2001 Baseball World Cup

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2001 Baseball World Cup
2001 Baseball World Cup poster.jpg
Poster of the tournament
Tournament details
CountryFlag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan
Dates6–18 November
Teams16
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Cuba.svg  Cuba (23rd title)
Runner-upFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Third placeFlag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
Fourth placeFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
Tournament statistics
Games played68
Awards
MVP Flag of Cuba.svg Luis Ulacia
  Flag of Italy.svg 1998
Flag of Cuba.svg 2003  

The 2001 Baseball World Cup (BWC) was the 34th 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 first time, in Taiwan, from 6 to 18 November. Cuba defeated the United States in the final, winning its 23rd title.

Contents

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

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

Venues

Taipei New Taipei City
Tianmu Stadium Xinzhuang Stadium
Capacity: 10,500Capacity: 12,500
Tianmu Baseball Stadium aerial photograph.jpg Xin Zhuang Qiu Chang .jpg
Kaohsiung Chiayi
Kaohsiung Stadium Chiayi Stadium
Capacity: 19,907Capacity: 10,000
MLB Taiwan Games 2010.jpg Jia Yi Shi Li Bang Qiu Chang  - panoramio (2).jpg

First round

Group A

PosTeamPldWLRFRARDPCTGBQualification
1Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei (H)7613813+25.857Advance to Knockout stage
2Flag of the United States.svg  United States 752529+43.7141
3Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 7523826+12.7141
4Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea 7524318+25.7141
5Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 7433328+5.5712
6Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 725223715.2864
7Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 716135744.1435
8Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 70775851.0006
Source: IBAF
(H) Hosts
6 November 2001
18:00 (UTC+8)
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg1 – 6 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei Tianmu Stadium, Tianmu
Boxscore

7 November 2001
12:00 (UTC+8)
Nicaragua  Flag of Nicaragua.svg5 – 1 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France Kaohsiung Stadium, Kaohsiung
Boxscore
7 November 2001
15:00 (UTC+8)
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg0 – 2 Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Chiayi Stadium, Chiayi
Boxscore
7 November 2001
18:00 (UTC+8)
United States  Flag of the United States.svg4 – 6 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic Kaohsiung Stadium, Kaohsiung
Boxscore

8 November 2001
12:00 (UTC+8)
France  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg0 – 10 (F/7)Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei Chiayi Stadium, Chiayi
Boxscore
8 November 2001
12:00 (UTC+8)
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg0 – 5 Flag of the United States.svg  United States Kaohsiung Stadium, Kaohsiung
Boxscore
8 November 2001
18:00 (UTC+8)
Nicaragua  Flag of Nicaragua.svg4 – 8 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic Chiayi Stadium, Chiayi
Boxscore
8 November 2001
18:00 (UTC+8)
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg10 – 0 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Kaohsiung Stadium, Kaohsiung
Boxscore

9 November 2001
12:00 (UTC+8)
Dominican Republic  Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg3 – 1 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France Chiayi Stadium, Chiayi
Boxscore
9 November 2001
12:00 (UTC+8)
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg11 – 2 Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Kaohsiung Stadium, Kaohsiung
Boxscore
9 November 2001
18:00 (UTC+8)
United States  Flag of the United States.svg11 – 0 Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Chiayi Stadium, Chiayi
Boxscore
9 November 2001
18:00 (UTC+8)
Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg4 – 2 Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua Kaohsiung Stadium, Kaohsiung
Boxscore

10 November 2001
12:00 (UTC+8)
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg3 – 5 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic Chiayi Stadium, Chiayi
Boxscore
10 November 2001
12:00 (UTC+8)
Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg8 – 2 Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Kaohsiung Stadium, Kaohsiung
Boxscore
10 November 2001
18:00 (UTC+8)
Nicaragua  Flag of Nicaragua.svg3 – 1 Flag of the United States.svg  United States Chiayi Stadium, Chiayi
Boxscore
10 November 2001
18:00 (UTC+8)
France  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg1 – 14 (F/7)Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Kaohsiung Stadium, Kaohsiung
Boxscore

11 November 2001
12:00 (UTC+8)
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg0 – 13 (F/7)Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua Chiayi Stadium, Chiayi
Boxscore
11 November 2001
12:00 (UTC+8)
France  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg1 – 5 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Kaohsiung Stadium, Kaohsiung
Boxscore
11 November 2001
18:00 (UTC+8)
Dominican Republic  Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg0 – 4 Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Chiayi Stadium, Chiayi
Boxscore
11 November 2001
18:00 (UTC+8)
Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg0 – 6 Flag of the United States.svg  United States Kaohsiung Stadium, Kaohsiung
Boxscore

13 November 2001
12:00 (UTC+8)
Dominican Republic  Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg1 – 5 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei Chiayi Stadium, Chiayi
Boxscore
13 November 2001
12:00 (UTC+8)
France  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg3 – 4 (F/13)Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Kaohsiung Stadium, Kaohsiung
Boxscore
13 November 2001
18:00 (UTC+8)
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg12 – 1 (F/7)Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua Chiayi Stadium, Chiayi
Boxscore
13 November 2001
18:00 (UTC+8)
Italy  Flag of Italy.svg0 – 8 Flag of the United States.svg  United States Kaohsiung Stadium, Kaohsiung
Boxscore

14 November 2001
12:00 (UTC+8)
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg5 – 15 (F/7)Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic Chiayi Stadium, Chiayi
Boxscore
14 November 2001
12:00 (UTC+8)
United States  Flag of the United States.svg17 – 0 (F/7)Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France Kaohsiung Stadium, Kaohsiung
Boxscore
14 November 2001
18:00 (UTC+8)
Nicaragua  Flag of Nicaragua.svg5 – 2 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Chiayi Stadium, Chiayi
Boxscore
14 November 2001
18:00 (UTC+8)
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg1 – 5 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei Kaohsiung Stadium, Kaohsiung
Boxscore

Group B

PosTeamPldWLRFRARDPCTGBQualification
1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 7706810+581.000Advance to Knockout stage
2Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 7615914+45.8571
3Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 7522827+1.7142
4Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 7434519+26.5713
5Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 73424328.4294
6Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 7252118+3.2865
7Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 716136653.1436
8Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 70777972.0007
Source: IBAF

Knockout stage

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 3
 
 
 
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 1
 
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 3
 
 
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 3
 
 
 
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 1
 
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 5
 
 
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 7
 
 
 
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 2
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 4
 
 
 
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 1 Third place
 
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 2
 
 
 
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 0
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 0
 
 
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 3
 
 
5th–8th placeFifth place
 
      
 
 
 
 
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 2
 
 
 
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 3
 
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2
 
 
 
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 3
 
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 5
 
 
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 0
 
Seventh place
 
 
 
 
 
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 3
 
 
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 7

Final standings

PosTeamWL
Med 1.png Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 91
Med 2.png Flag of the United States.svg  United States 73
Med 3.png Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 82.
4Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 82
5Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 73
6Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea 64
7Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 55
8Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 55
9Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 43
10Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 34
11Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 25
12Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 25
13Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 16
14Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 16
15Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France 07
16Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 07

Awards

See also

References

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