The Madrid Toros hosting the Melbourne Renegades. Melbourne got 168 at the start from Charlie Thompson. Spencer Howard tallied 407 for Madrid, giving them the lead. Theodore White shot back with 536 for the Renegades, keeping the game competitive. Pepillo Gamboa took only 146 for the Toros, putting them behind. Sancho Ramos slapped another 434 for Melbourne, cementing their lead. Lennert Verheyen smacked 470 for Madrid, keeping them in striking range. Rana Naqvi hit 328 for the Renegades, a pleasant surprise to add to their lead. Thabo Chahine scored 274 for the Toros, putting them a bit farther back. Sikke Eichel stumbled with 106 for Melbourne, leaving them vulnerable. Guillem Gamboa posted 295 for Madrid, giving them a slight lead. Stanley Watts poked 387 to put the Renegades at 1959 total. Martin Badillo choked it away for the Toros with 48 points, leaving them at 1640 in the loss. Melbourne is now 17-6 while Madrid ends the season at 12-12, awaiting the game after next for the next critical moment.
Moving along, the Manila Pacmen welcome the Guatemala Conquistadors, trying to spoil the visitors' position. Frisco Romero struggled to a weak 36 points for Guatemala. Haejun Ki took only 208 for Manila. Eustacio Zarraga took 256 for the Conquistadors, putting them in a narrow lead. Porfirio Cazares had only 60 points for the Pacmen. Kenzo Hashimoto tapped 376 to get Guatemala back on track. Sander Verheyen scored 328 for Manila, unable to keep up with the pace. Curtis Caldwell finished at 192 for the Conquistadors, leaving them a bit vulnerable. Gerben Bovelt made him pay for it, slugging 975 for the Pacmen to take a dominating lead. Azul Mora chipped 220 for Guatemala, doing little to close the deficit. The speedy Dries Renard answered with 317 after cleverly keeping himself going with good bat work. Adrien Laurent's 51 left the Conquistadors at a loss with 1131. Richard Miller tacked on 144 to put the Pacmen at 2032. Manila is 10-13, sitting outside the playoffs, while Guatemala falls to 13-10.
The next big game is here, as the Melbourne Renegades bring in the Seoul Crushers, who need two wins to have a sniff of the playoffs. Natal Badillo took 330 for Seoul. Charlie Thompson hit 328 for Melbourne, making the game incredibly close at the start. Gwandoya Makeba ripped 650 for the Crushers. Theodore White managed only 233 for the Renegades, as they fall farther behind. Leandro Gamboa knocked another 298 for Seoul. Sancho Ramos tripped up with 168 for Melbourne. Max Jennings scored just 112 for the Crushers. Rana Naqvi got 188 back for the Renegades as the game reaches its late stages. Frank Schmidt tacked on 232 for Seoul to pad the lead. Sikke Eichel had just 21 for Melbourne, likely giving the game away. Zdenko Jansky supplied the Crushers with 155 to put them at a final of 1777. Stanley Watts put a scare in Seoul, rallying for 445 for the Renegades, but they took the loss with 1383. Seoul stays alive at 11-12, with their final game being the biggest of the season, while Melbourne likely gave away the chance to be the #1 seed, as they drop to 17-7.
Next up, the Prague Checkmates host the Guatemala Conquistadors. Frisco Romero scored just 188 for Guatemala. Pancho Barrios stepped up with 733 for Prague, getting them off to a good start in the game. The Conquistadors appear a bit flat, as Eustacio Zarraga managed only 128. Lucila Zavala blasted another 802 for the Checkmates as they take charge of the game. Kenzo Hashimoto had a meager 64 for Guatemala. Hyunjae Kwak tacked on 209 for Prague. Curtis Caldwell smacked 304 for the Conquistadors. Corentin Aerts put the Checkmates in cruise control with 193. Azul Mora got stuck with 128 for Guatemala, likely assuring the loss. Darryl Estrada poked 49 for Prague, keeping things respectful by not running up the score. Adrien Laurent had 168 for the Conquistadors, as they took the loss with 980, showing severe fatigue. Rayan Carranza posted 25 points for the Checkmates for their final of 2011 in the win. Prague jumps to 15-9, earning the third seed (Johannesburg now gets the fourth seed), while Guatemala falls to 13-11, entering a three-way tie for fifth through seventh that will be sorted by tiebreakers.
Now, the biggest game of the season, as the Seoul Crushers welcome the Manila Pacmen, who will look to spoil the hosts' attempts to get in the playoffs. Haejun Ki had just 28 for Manila, a weak start in his homecoming game. Natal Badillo answered with 351 for Seoul. Porfirio Cazares grabbed 184 for the Pacmen, slightly shrinking the deficit. Gwandoya Makeba was victimized by a bad bounce, taking only 113 for the Crushers. Sander Verheyen kept Manila going with 376, edging them to a lead. Leandro Gamboa hit only 66 for Seoul, putting them behind. Gerben Bovelt lined 495 for the Pacmen, building up their lead. Max Jennings couldn't keep up, scoring 128 for the Crushers. Dries Renard hit just 36 points for Manila, failing to secure the game. Frank Schmidt pulled Seoul into the lead by slugging 688, hoping it will hold. Richard Miller had a measly 69, giving the Pacmen the loss with 1188. Zdenko Jansky's 108 made it 1454 in the win for the Crushers. Seoul enters a tie for the eighth and final playoff spot at 12-12 with Madrid, while Manila ends the season 10-14.
Finally, the Toronto Mounties look to clinch first by bringing in the Brussels Chocolatiers. Patrido Salazar lifted 64 for Brussels. Cyril Hendrickx batted 288 for Toronto to lead off. Florent Claes took only 120 for the Chocolatiers. Curro Garza scored 195 for the Mounties. Dobromil Zeman supplied 168 for Brussels, keeping them just slightly behind the pace. Axel Maes chipped 211 for Toronto to add onto the lead. Rodas Cazares crushed 697 for the Chocolatiers. Tabor Laureano shocked everyone with 793 to regain the lead for the Mounties, previously never topping 500 points in a single game and regularly struggling to hit 100. Eric Zaragoza had just 98 for Brussels. Jax Puente slapped 225 for Toronto. Jaturun Choen had only 164 for the Chocolatiers, as they lost with 1311. Antoine Hendrickx finished big for the Mounties with 617, giving them a final of 2329 in the win. Toronto is the one seed, with an 18-6 record, while Brussels falls to 9-15 in eleventh place.
Here's the standings with seedings. To note: The 5-7 tiebreaker is split by points, with Bangkok taking fifth, American taking sixth, and Guatemala taking seventh. Also, the Seoul Crushers make the playoffs on points over the Madrid Toros. The quarterfinals matchups are Toronto/Seoul, Melbourne/Guatemala, Prague/American, and Johannesburg/Bangkok.
| Team | Wins | Losses | Win % |
| Toronto Mounties | 18 | 6 | 0.750 |
| Melbourne Renegades | 17 | 7 | 0.708 |
| Prague Checkmates | 15 | 9 | 0.625 |
| Johannesburg Lions | 14 | 10 | 0.583 |
| Bangkok Sixes | 13 | 11 | 0.542 |
| American Rebels | 13 | 11 | 0.542 |
| Guatemala Conquistadors | 13 | 11 | 0.542 |
| Seoul Crushers | 12 | 12 | 0.500 |
| Madrid Toros | 12 | 12 | 0.500 |
| Manila Pacmen | 10 | 14 | 0.417 |
| Brussels Chocolatiers | 9 | 15 | 0.375 |
| Caracas Hitmen | 5 | 19 | 0.208 |
| Amsterdam Hotstove | 5 | 19 | 0.208 |
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