By the time they got to the final game they were exhausted, the pitchers had very little energy and the batters were almost incapable of swinging their bats. Moreover, New Zealand by virtue of being the Western champion earned a rest in the afternoon while the ROC battled Australia. But when they reached the field the ROC team reached deep down within themselves and came out fighting.
打到最後一仗，中華隊已成強弩之末，全隊筋疲力竭，投手威力大減，打擊也無法發揮；而紐西蘭在倒數第二場比賽（中澳對陣）時，由於可休息觀戰，體力上得到恢復，故較佔優勢。