(2) Sweden 3 (7) Phillipines 6

VWBC
UlaanBaatar - In front of a roaring crowd of passionate Phillipines fans, which included, though you couldn't tell it by using your ears, a sizable portion of Sweden supporters, the 2 seeded Swedish team became the second 2 seed to lose in the VWBC. This loss came after the Swedes barely survived the first round, beating Norway after an extended clash that lasted 16 innings, during which Sweden expended most of their top pitchers. Although the 9 day gap between games allowed the Swedes what should have been plenty of time to rest all their pitchers, many commentators suspect that the usage of so many pitchers in their first round was a main reason for their early exit. One reason that is not in question, though, is that the 7 seeded Phillipines team is proving that they are a force to be reckoned with. Not once in this game did they trail, and their offense was dominating, while their defense held the Swedes to only 3 runs. This emerging power faces 3 seed Indonesia in the next round, another match that is sure to test them.