1998 Baseball World Cup

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1998 Baseball World Cup
1998 Baseball World Cup logo.jpg
Tournament details
CountryFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Dates21 July – 2 August
Teams16
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Cuba.svg  Cuba (22nd title)
Runner-upFlag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
Third placeFlag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua
Fourth placeFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Tournament statistics
Games played68
MVP Flag of Cuba.svg Antonio Pacheco
  1994
2001  

The 1998 Baseball World Cup (BWC) was the 33rd international Men's amateur baseball tournament. The tournament was sanctioned by the International Baseball Federation, which titled it the Amateur World Series from the 1938 tournament through the 1986 AWS. The tournament was held, for the third time, in Italy, from July 21 to August 2. The final was a repeat of the previous BWC tournament, with Cuba again defeating South Korea in the final, winning its 22nd title.

Contents

There were 16 participating countries, split into two groups, with the first four of each group qualifying for the finals.

This was the first edition of the tournament that allowed professional players to take part in the competition. [1]

The next six competitions were also held as the BWC tournament, which was replaced in 2015 by the quadrennial WBSC Premier12.

Stadiums

First round

Pool A

PosTeamWLRSRA
1Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 708410
2Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 614620
3Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 525635
4Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 343364
5Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 343936
6Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 252038
7Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 253567
8Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 071255

Pool B

PosTeamWLRSRA
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 524832
2Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 526934
3Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea 433526
4Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 434549
5Flag of the United States.svg  United States 433828
6Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 342731
7Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 343635
8Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 071275

Final round

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 12
 
 
 
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1
 
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 14
 
 
 
Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 2
 
Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 12
 
 
 
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 4
 
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 7
 
 
 
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 1
 
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 5
 
 
 
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea 8
 
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea 8
 
 
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2 Third place
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 8
 
 
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 9
 
Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 5
 
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1
 
 
5th–8th placeFifth place
 
      
 
 
 
 
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 7
 
 
 
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 3
 
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 3
 
 
 
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 9
 
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 11
 
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 6
 
Seventh place
 
 
 
 
 
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 2
 
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 9

Final standings

PosTeamWL
Med 1.png Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 100
Med 2.png Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea 64
Med 3.png Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 73
4Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 46
5Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 82
6Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 55
7Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 64
8Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 55
9Flag of the United States.svg  United States 43
10Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 34
11Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 34
12Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 34
13Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 25
14Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 25
15Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 07
16Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 07

Awards

References

  1. "Timeline". WBSC.org. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  2. 1 2 "XXXIII Baseball World Cup - XXXIII Copa del Mundo de Béisbol". Archived from the original on 14 February 2005. Retrieved 28 July 2022.