Thanks to the Cardinals sweeping the Luzern Eagles on Saturday, the Challengers clinched the playoff berth without playing. With both the Cardinals and the Challengers with a 9-9 record and two games left and the Eagles already finished their preeliminary round with a 9-11 record, the C’s can’t finish worse than in fourth place. Depending on the outcome of their last games the C’s will face either the Therwil Flyers or the Zürich Barracudas in the semi-final series starting at August 22.