The Challengers gave up four runs in the bottom of the first inning on Tuesday, August 26 en route to a 1-7 loss against the first placed Zürich Barracudas. The C's couldn't convert their scoring chances, as they produced only one run on twelve hits. The Barracudas (18-5) will finish the qualification round in first place and will have home field advantage thoughout the playoffs, while the Challengers (14-9) will battle with the Therwil Flyers (13-7) for second place.