Facing the China Stars on Saturday, the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters charged into Sunday's championship game with their perfect Konami Cup Asia Series record intact.
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But with as the final score of the 6-1 game indicated, the Chinese were less like speed bumps than they had been in their previous games, against Taiwan's La New Bears and South Korea's Samsung Lions.