Last quarter-final match that was postponed few times due to other tournaments players had to attend in the past few weeks will finally take place tonight.

Israel have overachieved in this cup, surely. Noone expected them to even get out of the groupstage, but they continued to believe in themselves, stuck with their standard lineup, and it payed off. They have a very hard task ahead of them tonight. Once again they will go into the match as the underdogs, but it's where they feel comfortable, and they will be looking to make one more upset.

Denmark on the other hand are big favorites for this match, and even for the title. They have shown some great plays in their groupstage matches, comfortably finishing top of group D, and therefore skipped the first playoff round. Mixing 3 mTw.dk men with other talented Danish players proved to be a successful formula, and they will continue doing just that tonight.

Winner of this match next faces team Sweden in semifinals, and that alone should be a big reward for the winner of this match.

Good luck all, and have fun.

If you have few hours of spare time tonight, this is the best way of spending it. Two great CS nations will clash against each other in a battle for semifinal spot. Draw wanted them to meet before the final-four stage, but if you are to be the best, you have to be able to beat every team in this Cup.

Poland, at least in my opinion, have shown the best form so far in this cup. They've simply trashed everyone that stood in their way so far, including Team Austria and Team Norway.
They didn't change their lineup too much, mostly using standard ex-MYM trio, Neo, Loord and TaZ, and BEn and dOK from FX.
In their five groupstage matches they've only conceded 30 rounds in all, which averages 6 per match (out of 30). If they disappointed their fans last season, they surely are here to make up for it in this one.

Team Sweden on the other hand should have avoided this side of the draw if they had beaten Team France in their penultimate match, but they opted for the hard way towards the glory. Poland, and than potentially Denmark in the semi-finals should mean that they are here to beat everyone, and once again show the world who are the masters of this game.

Whatever happens, DO NOT miss this match as it promises to be a cracker.

Overshadowed by the Sweden-Poland match that's on schedule later on tonight, another great NC match is on schedule this evening. Surprise package of this years' NC, the Netherlands will be taking on team Finland in the first semifinal.

The Netherlands have skipped the first playoff round after finishing 1st in group C, in front of Team United Kingdom and...guess who!? Yes, your answer is correct, in front of Team Finland.

Losing to The Netherlands in the groupstage will surely mean that these guys are up for a revenge tonight. Unlike the groupstage match, Team Finland will be using their full-strength lineup tonight, so they should be treated as the favorites in this match.

Match we have been waiting for some time now will finally be played tonight. After the match had to be canceled last night due to Ukraine losing their internet connection, we are now ready for this first playoff round match.

Both teams have played 5 matches so far, but Sweden played a bit better, winning 4 of them and losing only once.

Ukraine on the other hand, had some problems getting out of the groupstage, being pushed all the way by teams like Switzerland, Slovakia and Bosnia and Herzegovina for that 3rd and final playoff spot.
Unlike Sweden, they didn't experiment with their lineup too much, so they might be feeling some chemistry within this team. We're expecting the same lineup again tonight.

I also have to mention that these two nations met in the same round last year, with Sweden winning easily on that occasion, two times 16-9.

We're hoping for much more exciting match this time round.