Baseball5 World Cup
Most recent season or competition: 2022 Baseball5 World Cup | |
Sport | Baseball5 |
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First season | 2022 |
Administrator | World Baseball Softball Confederation |
No. of teams | 12 |
Most recent champion(s) | Cuba (1st title) (2022) |
Most titles | Cuba (1 title) |
Related competitions | Youth Baseball5 World Cup |
Official website | baseball5 |
Tournaments |
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The Baseball5 World Cup (B5WC, and sometimes referred to as the Senior Baseball5 World Cup)
History
The B5WC was originally planned to happen in December 2020 in Mexico.[5] The COVID-19 pandemic led to the delay of the B5WC to June 2021;[6] however, the continued impact of the pandemic delayed the B5WC further. It was later decided that the WC would be played every two years, starting in 2022.[3]
The 14-team
The first edition of the tournament was won by Cuba, who finished the championship undefeated.[12]
Format
The 12 countries participating in the World Cup are geographically broken down as follows:[6]
- The host nation automatically qualifies.
- 3 countries from the Americas
- 2 from Europe
- 2 from Africa
- 3 from Asia
- 1 from Oceania
The following format is used for the World Cup: there are 12 countries that play a total of 50 games over seven days. The tournament will be played in three venues, with the 12 teams separated into two groups of 6 each playing a
Each team has five active players and eight players total on the roster, with the mixed-gender nature of the tournament requiring teams to have half of their roster to be of each gender, and at least two active players per gender in the game.[5][14]
Players must be a minimum of 15 years old.[15]
Results
Year | Host | Final | Third place game | ||||||
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Champions | Score | Runners-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||||
2022 Details |
Mexico City |
Cuba |
2–0 | Japan |
Chinese Taipei |
2–0 | Venezuela |
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Cuba | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2 | Japan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
3 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (3 entries) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Participating nations
- 1st — Champion
- 2nd — Runner-up
- 3rd — Third place
- # — Position
- × — Withdrew
- — Hosts
Teams | 2022 | Years |
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Australia | × | 0 |
Chinese Taipei | 3rd | 1 |
Cuba | 1st | 1 |
France | 9th | 1 |
Hong Kong | 12th | 1 |
Japan | 2nd | 1 |
Kenya | 8th | 1 |
Lithuania | 11th | 1 |
Mexico | 5th | 1 |
South Africa | 7th | 1 |
South Korea | 10th | 1 |
Tunisia | 6th | 1 |
Venezuela | 4th | 1 |
No. of Teams |
12 |
See also
References
- ^ a b WBSC Baseball5 World Cups Hosting Bid Outline (Archived 8 May 2021 at the Wayback Machine) World Baseball Softball Confederation
- ^ a b "WBSC Asia Baseball5 World Cup Qualifier to take place in Malaysia". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
- ^ a b "Inaugural Baseball5 World Cup to take place in 2022". www.insidethegames.biz. 10 December 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-12-10. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
- ^ "New bidding guidelines revealed for WBSC Baseball, Softball, Baseball5 World Cups – Asia Softball Confederation". Retrieved 2021-10-07.
- ^ a b "Continental quota confirmed for Baseball5 World Cup & Youth Baseball5 World Cup". wbsc.org. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
- ^ a b "WBSC Executive Board postpones Baseball5 World Cups to June 2021". wbsc.org. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
- ^ "France win inaugural Baseball5 European title by defeating Lithuania". www.insidethegames.biz. 1 March 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-04-23. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
- ^ "France are the first Baseball5 European champions". wbsc.org. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
- ^ "Baseball Australia". baseball.com.au. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
- ^ "OCA » Kuala Lumpur to host first continental qualifier for Baseball5 World Cup". ocasia.org. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
- ^ "Asia Cup Baseball5, qualifiers for WBSC World Cup, postponed to a later date". wbsc.org. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
- ^ "Cuba crowned first ever WBSC Baseball5 World Champions". World Baseball Softball Confederation. 12 November 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
- ^ "Ten days to go: 10 things to know about the Baseball5 World Cup". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
- ^ OFFICIAL WBSC BASEBALL5 RULEBOOK 2021 (Archived 26 December 2019 at the Wayback Machine) World Baseball Softball Confederation "In mixed gender competitions the defensive team must have at all times a minimum of two athletes per gender on the field."
- ^ "Baseball5 World Cup 2022 at El Zocalo by the Numbers". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
External links
- Official website
- Baseball5 at WBSC.org