Royals into finals

The Royals lost in Baw Baw Squash but were able to displace the Sixers from the final six who won one less match.

In the first set of finals on Thursday, the Hurricanes play the Royals and the Thunder play the Heat.

The losers are eliminated and the winners play the top two teams, Stars and Blasters, on Tuesday of next week.

Order of play in all finals is 4-3-2-1. Play starts at 7.30pm. Results: Hurricanes 2/8/201 defeated Royals 2/7/180:

Cameron McConville 1/3/45 def. Ryan Witty 0/0/23, Luke Peters (fill in) 1/3/61 def. Lynton McPhail 0/1//43, Jeff Lyon (fill in) 1/3/69 def. Peter Cain 0/2/64, Bruce Barry (fill in) 1/3/45 def. Charlie Peppler 0/0/31. Heat 2/9/224 defeated Strikers 2/8/207: David Winterton 1/3/58 def. Steve Mooney 0/1/45, Joe Cicala 1/3/64 def. Lynton McPhail (fill in) 0/2/67, Daniel Myer 1/3/56 def. Luke Johnson 0/1/45, Anthony Walker 1/3/54 def. Chris Denny 0/1/42. Stars 3/11/205 defeated Sixers 1/4/176: Scott McArdle (fill in) 1/3/51 def. Nick Lonsdale 0/1/50, Michael Bellingham 1/3/45 def. Peter Young 0/0/26, Jeff Lyon 1/3/69 def. Peter Cain (fill in) 0/2/64, Bruce Barry 1/3/45 def. Charlie Peppler (fill in) 0/0/31.

Renegades 2/6/128 defeated Blasters 1/4/111:

Cameron McConville (fill in) 1/3/45 def. Ryan Witty 0/0/23, Michael Bellingham 1/3/45 def. Peter Young (fill in) 0/0/26, Bruce Bowering 1/3/57 def. Brendan Brentwood 0/1/43, there was no match between Max Cameron and Clio Milsome. Scorchers and Thunder had the bye. Player of the round: David Winterton. Ladder: Stars 55, Blasters 49, Hurricanes 48, Thunder 45, Heat 43, Royals 37, Strikers 36, Sixers 36, Renegades 30, Scorchers 29.