1993 Intercontinental Cup (baseball)

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1993 IBAF Intercontinental Cup
1993 Intercontinental Cup baseball logo.png
Tournament details
CountryItaly
Dates23 June – 4 July
Teams10
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Cuba.svg  Cuba (7th title)
Runner-upFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Third placeFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
Fourth placeFlag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua
  1991
1995  

The 1993 IBAF Intercontinental Cup was the 11th edition of the baseball Intercontinental Cup. It was held in Italy from 23 June to 4 July in nine host cities: Macerata, Rimini, Bologna, Verona, Novara, Modena, Reggio Emilia, Milan and Parma. [1] [2]

Contents

The tournament, sanctioned by the International Baseball Federation, was contested between ten national teams: hosts Italy, Australia, Cuba, France, Japan, Mexico, Nicaragua, South Korea, Spain and United States. Cuba claimed the championship, defeating the United States in the final, while Japan secured the bronze medal by defeating Nicaragua. [3] [4]

Opening round

PosTeamPldWLRFRARDPCTGBQualification
1Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 9908210+721.000Advance to Knockout stage
2Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 9818121+60.8891
3Flag of the United States.svg  United States 9636131+30.6673
4Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 9544224+18.5564
5Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 9545632+24.5564
6Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 95441465.5564
7Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 936366024.3336
8Flag of Italy.svg  Italy (H)927415716.2227
9Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 927239067.2227
10Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 9092511792.0009
Source: IBAF
(H) Hosts

Knockout stage

Semifinals Final
    
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 10
Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 1
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 9
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 4
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 3
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 6Bronze medal game
Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 0
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 9

Semifinals

3 July 1993
15:30 (UTC+2)
United States  Flag of the United States.svg6 – 3 Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Nino Cavalli Stadium, Parma
Boxscore
3 July 1993
21:00 (UTC+2)
Nicaragua  Flag of Nicaragua.svg1 – 10 Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba Nino Cavalli Stadium, Parma
Boxscore

Bronze medal game

4 July 1993
15:30 (UTC+2)
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg9 – 0 Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua Nino Cavalli Stadium, Parma
Boxscore

Final

4 July 1993
21:00 (UTC+2)
United States  Flag of the United States.svg4 – 9 Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba Nino Cavalli Stadium, Parma
Boxscore

References

  1. "XI Intercontinental Cup - XI Copa Intercontinental Italia, 23/06 - 04/07/1993". baseball.ch. Archived from the original on 15 November 2002. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  2. "Poster of the 1993 11th Intercontinental Baseball Cup, Italy". Collections WA. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  3. Bjarkman, Peter (2007). A History of Cuban Baseball, 1864-2006. McFarland. p. 217. ISBN   0786428295.
  4. "XI Intercontinental Cup / XI Copa Intercontinental". baseball.ch. Archived from the original on 27 December 2002. Retrieved 26 March 2025.