2023 BPL Cup: Semi finalists locked in
The 2023 BPL Cup national finals is down to four semi finalists, after three impressive days of sectional competition wrapped up at Club Pine Rivers on Tuesday.
After five rounds of sectional play, Grange (SA), Victoria Park Carlisle (WA), Ettalong (NSW) and Young (NSW) booked their spots in respective top two places in each of the two sections.
Ettalong impressed to go through section two unbeaten, while Victoria Park Carlisle survived a final round scare to progress.
The Western Australians had lost only to Ettalong going into the final game, but a loss at the hands of Westbury threatened to derail their campaign.
Marlin Coast, finished their campaign in fine form, winning their last three games to miss out on a semi final berth by two net set points.
Section one was full of drama, with four of the six teams in the section capable of playing finals with one round to play.
Grange took on Club Sunbury in the last round, with the winner guaranteed a finals berth. Grange held on to win and top the section.
Two losses on the final day of sectional action took South Perth out of the mix, with Young storming in to second spot to join Grange in the semis.
Young also snuck through with a tiebreak win over South Perth. Sunbury and South Perth fell 1 net set point out of the top two.
Grange will face Victoria Park Carlisle while Ettalong battles Young in the semi finals, played at 2.30pm AEST on Wednesday.
The winners will meet in the 2023 BPL Cup final to be broadcast live on Fox Sports & Kayo at 1pm on Thursday, November 16.
2023 BPL Cup national semi finalists:
Grange (SA): Nathan Black, Ben Bowman, Jayden Zeller & Charlie Hicks
Victoria Park Carlisle (WA): Patrick Keeffe, Graeme Wishart & Lee Such
Ettalong: Darren Morrison, Lee Threthowan & Nathan Malloy
Young: Damien Miller, Jonathon Watson & David Quigley
