In the World of Blacksmiths, the team is chasing a fourth straight Swedish Championship gold.
As you know, the team was over the 2020 season due to the corona pandemic.
Prior to that, the team has three straight golds, 2017, 2019 and 2019.
It may be time again in 2021.
After 45-45 at home against the Indians, the team secured the series victory, despite the fact that several teams have two games left to run.
Neither the second Dackarna nor the third Västervik can threaten the Eskilstuna team.
- I still think we make a pretty good match tonight.
There were small margins, and it feels like we have more to push for, says Jerker Eriksson to SVT Sport.
Smedstjärnan missed the match - became a father
The blacksmiths had to make a late change before the match, when Swedish star Pontus Aspgren was in charge of the match, when he became a father on Tuesday night.
At the same time as Smederna secured the series victory, Aspgren also became the father of a son.
Thus double happiness for the blacksmith star.
As the series winner, Smederna will face the quarter-finals, and step straight into the semi-finals, which begin on 28 September.
Eriksson has a good feeling before the playoffs.
- It feels good, we can keep all the old men in the team injury free so it looks good.
We have a good feeling in the group, and it feels like the old men really want to win for us.
It is important to have that feeling.
It feels like we are willing to give a little more than many other teams to win.
Then you should never be too sure, everything requires your job, says Jerker Eriksson.
In the playoffs, Pontus Aspgren is expected to be back in the team, and in addition, Smederna will match Russian star Grigory Laguta much harder than in the regular season.
Laguta who impressed on Tuesday night with 15 run-in points in five heats.
- We have used him a little sparingly, but it is on purpose.
I feel pretty safe with him and know what he can do.
In the playoffs, he is given.
Then he is a weapon, says Jerker Eriksson.