2023 Youth Baseball5 World Cup
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Turkey |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 10–15 October 2023 |
| Teams | 12 (from 5 confederations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Cuba (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  France |
| Third place |  Mexico |
| Fourth place |  Turkey |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 50 |
| Awards | |
| MVP | Haila Gonzalez Jadier Ulloa |
The 2023 Youth Baseball5 World Cup (2023 YB5WC) was the first edition of the Youth Baseball5 World Cup, a mixed-gender Baseball5 tournament held in 2023 from 10 to 15 October.[1] 12 countries participated, with Cuba beating France in the final.[2][3]
Cuba won the tournament, having gone unbeaten the entire time and only losing one game in a best-of-three against Mexico.[4]
| Event | Dates | Location(s) | Berth(s) | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youth Baseball5 European Championship | 16–19 November 2022 |  Sofia |
2 | France Turkey |
| Youth Baseball5 Asia Cup | 8–11 February 2023 |  Kuala Lumpur |
3 |  Chinese Taipei China South Korea |
| Youth Baseball5 African Championship | 16–21 May 2023 |  Cape Coast |
2 | Ghana Tunisia |
| WBSC Americas1 | N/a | N/a | 2 | Cuba Mexico |
| WBSC Oceania1 | N/a | N/a | 1 |  Australia |
| Wild card | N/a | N/a | 2 |  Zambia Malaysia |
| Total | 12 | |||
1There was no qualification event for WBSC Americas and WBSC Oceania. Teams were selected by World Baseball Softball Confederation.
Format
The 12 teams were divided into two groups. After the 30-game Opening Round concluded on 12 October, the top three finishers from each group advanced to the Super Round. The top two teams from the Super Round competed in the final on 15 October.[5]
There was also a Placement Round to determine which of the teams that didn't advance to the Super Round finished in 7th to 12th place.[6]
Teams
Group A: China, Cuba, Malaysia, Tunisia, Turkey and Zambia
Group B: Australia, France, Ghana, Korea, Mexico and Chinese Taipei
Opening round
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuba |
5 | 5 | 0 | 93 | 12 | +81 | 1.000 | — | Advance to Super round |
| 2 | Turkey (H) |
5 | 4 | 1 | 58 | 51 | +7 | .800 | 1 | |
| 3 | China |
5 | 3 | 2 | 75 | 61 | +14 | .600 | 2 | |
| 4 | Tunisia |
5 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 43 | −3 | .400 | 3 | Advance to Placement round |
| 5 | Zambia |
5 | 1 | 4 | 38 | 89 | −51 | .200 | 4 | |
| 6 | Malaysia |
5 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 69 | −48 | .000 | 5 |
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Oct | 9:30 | Cuba |
2-0 | China |
10-0 | 11-1 | 21-1 | Report | |
| 10 Oct | 11:30 | Malaysia |
0-2 | Tunisia |
2-3 | 1-4 | 3-7 | Report | |
| 10 Oct | 13:00 | Zambia |
0-2 | Cuba |
1-16 | 0-3 | 1-19 | Report | |
| 10 Oct | 15:30 | China |
2-0 | Malaysia |
5-1 | 12-0 | 17-1 | Report | |
| 10 Oct | 20:30 | Turkey |
2-0 | Zambia |
9-7 | 9-6 | 18-13 | Report | |
| 11 Oct | 11:00 | China |
2-1 | Zambia |
9-0 | 6-8 | 13-0 | 28-8 | Report |
| 11 Oct | 11:30 | Turkey |
2-0 | Malaysia |
6-4 | 5-2 | 11-6 | Report | |
| 11 Oct | 15:30 | Zambia |
0-2 | Tunisia |
0-10 | 2-3 | 2-13 | Report | |
| 11 Oct | 16:00 | Cuba |
2-0 | Turkey |
6-4 | 10-0 | 16-4 | Report | |
| 11 Oct | 19:00 | Tunisia |
0-2 | Cuba |
0-8 | 6-9 | 6-17 | Report | |
| 12 Oct | 10:00 | China |
0-2 | Turkey |
9-10 | 6-8 | 15-18 | Report | |
| 12 Oct | 12:30 | Zambia |
2-1 | Malaysia |
2-3 | 3-1 | 9-7 | 14-11 | Report |
| 12 Oct | 15:30 | Tunisia |
1-2 | China |
5-2 | 1-4 | 7-8 | 13-14 | Report |
| 12 Oct | 17:30 | Malaysia |
0-2 | Cuba |
0-8 | 0-12 | 0-20 | Report | |
| 12 Oct | 19:00 | Turkey |
2-0 | Tunisia |
5-1 | 2-0 | 7-1 | Report |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France |
5 | 5 | 0 | 53 | 16 | +37 | 1.000 | — | Advance to Super round |
| 2 | Mexico |
5 | 4 | 1 | 45 | 22 | +23 | .800 | 1 | |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei |
5 | 3 | 2 | 49 | 47 | +2 | .600 | 2 | |
| 4 | Ghana |
5 | 2 | 3 | 42 | 48 | −6 | .400 | 3 | Advance to Placement round |
| 5 | South Korea |
5 | 1 | 4 | 42 | 60 | −18 | .200 | 4 | |
| 6 | Australia |
5 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 51 | −38 | .000 | 5 |
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Oct | 10:00 | France |
2-0 | Mexico |
4-1 | 5-1 | 9-2 | Report | |
| 10 Oct | 11:00 | South Korea |
2-0 | Australia |
11-6 | 7-0 | 18-6 | Report | |
| 10 Oct | 12:30 | Ghana |
0-2 | France |
1-3 | 0-5 | 1-8 | Report | |
| 10 Oct | 16:00 | Mexico |
2-0 | South Korea |
4-3 | 11-1 | 15-4 | Report | |
| 10 Oct | 17:00 | Australia |
0-2 | Chinese Taipei |
1-2 | 4-5 | 5-7 | Report | |
| 11 Oct | 10:00 | Ghana |
2-0 | Australia |
4-0 | 8-0 | 12-0 | Report | |
| 11 Oct | 13:00 | France |
2-0 | Chinese Taipei |
10-4 | 2-0 | 12-4 | Report | |
| 11 Oct | 17:00 | Chinese Taipei |
2-1 | Ghana |
12-3 | 5-7 | 4-2 | 21-12 | Report |
| 11 Oct | 17:30 | South Korea |
1-2 | France |
2-4 | 5-4 | 0-6 | 7-14 | Report |
| 11 Oct | 18:30 | Australia |
0-2 | Mexico |
0-2 | 0-2 | 0-4 | Report | |
| 12 Oct | 11:00 | South Korea |
1-2 | Chinese Taipei |
2-1 | 0-7 | 3-4 | 5-12 | Report |
| 12 Oct | 11:30 | Mexico |
2-0 | Ghana |
4-3 | 7-1 | 11-4 | Report | |
| 12 Oct | 13:00 | Australia |
0-2 | France |
2-7 | 0-3 | 2-10 | Report | |
| 12 Oct | 16:00 | Chinese Taipei |
0-2 | Mexico |
4-6 | 1-7 | 5-13 | Report | |
| 12 Oct | 17:30 | Ghana |
2-0 | South Korea |
5-2 | 8-6 | 13-8 | Report |