2003 European Baseball Championship – Qualification

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The qualification for the 2003 European Baseball Championship was held from 29 July to 4 August 2002 in Alby, Sweden and Nagykovácsi, Hungary. Seventeen nations, divided into two pools, competed for two spots in the final tournament in the Netherlands.[1]

CountriesSweden
Hungary
Dates29 July – 4 August 2002
Teams17
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2003 European Baseball Championship
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CountriesSweden
Hungary
Dates29 July – 4 August 2002
Teams17
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The tournament marked the debut of the Greece national team in international competitions. The Greek team, that was also preparing for its participation in the 2004 Summer Olympics, won the Nagykovácsi Pool, securing its place in the final championship.[2][3] Sweden won the Alby Pool, also qualifying for the tournament.[1]

Pool A

All Pool A matches were played in Alby, Sweden.

Group 1

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Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB Qualification  SWE  POL  DEN  NOR
1  Sweden (H) 3 3 0 46 4 +42 1.000 — Advance to Semifinals — 14–0 16–1 16–3
2  Poland 3 2 1 17 27 −10 .667 1 0–14 — 9–6 8–7
3  Denmark 3 1 2 11 28 −17 .333 2 1–16 6–9 — 4–3
4  Norway 3 0 3 13 28 −15 .000 3 3–16 7–8 3–4 —
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Source: European Baseball Confederation
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Group 2

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Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB Qualification  AUT  IRL  LTU  FIN
1  Austria 3 3 0 25 17 +8 1.000 — Advance to Semifinals — 8–4 9–6 8–7
2  Ireland 3 2 1 22 24 −2 .667 1 4–8 — 8–7 10–9
3  Lithuania 3 1 2 35 19 +16 .333 2 6–9 7–8 — 22–2
4  Finland 3 0 3 18 40 −22 .000 3 7–8 9–10 2–22 —
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Source: European Baseball Confederation

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Sweden18
 
 
 
 Ireland1
 
 Sweden13
 
 
 
 Austria2
 
 Austria8
 
 
 Poland2
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
 Ireland5
 
 
 Poland7

Sweden qualified for the 2003 European Baseball Championship as winner of the Alby Pool.

Pool B

All Pool B matches were played in Nagykovácsi, Hungary.

Group 1

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Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB Qualification  UKR  BLR  SLO  YUG
1  Ukraine 3 3 0 29 0 +29 1.000 — Advance to Semifinals — 5–0 12–0 12–0
2  Belarus 3 2 1 23 21 +2 .667 1 0–5 — 13–8 10–8
3  Slovenia 3 1 2 22 32 −10 .333 2 0–12 8–13 — 14–7
4  Yugoslavia 3 0 3 15 36 −21 .000 3 0–12 8–10 7–14 —
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Source: European Baseball Confederation

Group 2

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Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB Qualification  GRE  SVK  HUN  BUL  ROM
1  Greece 4 4 0 85 8 +77 1.000 — Advance to Semifinals — 16–3 20–1 23–0 26–4
2  Slovakia 4 2 2 28 23 +5 .500 2 3–16 — 12–5 11–1 2–11
3  Hungary (H) 4 2 2 26 39 −13 .500 2 1–20 5–12 — 11–0 9–7
4  Bulgaria 4 1 3 10 49 −39 .250 3 0–23 1–11 0–11 — 9–4
5  Romania 4 1 3 26 46 −20 .250 3 4–26 11–2 7–9 4–9 —
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Source: European Baseball Confederation
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Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Ukraine7
 
 
 
 Slovakia11
 
 Slovakia0
 
 
 
 Greece21
 
 Greece15
 
 
 Belarus0
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
 Ukraine20
 
 
 Belarus6

Greece qualified for the 2003 European Baseball Championship as winner of the Nagykovácsi Pool.

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