2005 Baseball World Cup

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2005 Baseball World Cup
XXXVI World Cup Baseball
2005 Baseball World Cup logo.png
Tournament details
CountryFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Venue(s)5 (in 5 host cities)
Dates2–17 September
Teams18
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Cuba.svg  Cuba (25th title)
Runner-upFlag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
Third placeFlag of Panama.svg  Panama
Fourth placeFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Tournament statistics
Games played84
MVP Flag of Cuba.svg Eduardo Paret
  Flag of Cuba.svg 2003
Flag of the Republic of China.svg 2007  

The 2005 Baseball World Cup (BWC) was the 36th 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 second time, in the Netherlands, from September 2 to 17. Cuba defeated South Korea in the final, winning its 25th title.[ citation needed ]

Contents

There were 18 participating countries, split into two groups, with the first four of each group qualifying for the finals. Games were played in the Dutch cities of Rotterdam, Haarlem, Almere, Amsterdam and Eindhoven. [1]

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

First round

Pool A

Standings

PosTeamWLRSRA
1Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 807015
2Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 718118
3Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 625435
4Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea 533627
5Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 446341
6Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 354258
7Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 262853
8Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 172288
9Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 081576

Schedule and results

2 September 2005
19:15 (UTC+2)
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg13 – 3 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Neptunus Familiestadion, Rotterdam
Boxscore

3 September 2005
13:00 (UTC+2)
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg0 – 18 (F/7)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Neptunus Familiestadion, Rotterdam
Boxscore
3 September 2005
13:00 (UTC+2)
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg2 – 12 (F/7)Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba Pim Mulierstadion, Haarlem
Boxscore
3 September 2005
13:00 (UTC+2)
South Korea  Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg3 – 5 Flag of Panama.svg  Panama Sportpark Ookmeer, Amsterdam
Boxscore
3 September 2005
13:00 (UTC+2)
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg6 – 5 (F/15)Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Sportpark de Heihoef, Eindhoven
Boxscore

4 September 2005
13:00 (UTC+2)
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg6 – 2 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea Neptunus Familiestadion, Rotterdam
Boxscore
4 September 2005
13:00 (UTC+2)
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg2 – 1 Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Pim Mulierstadion, Haarlem
Boxscore
4 September 2005
13:00 (UTC+2)
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg10 – 0 (F/7)Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Sportpark Fanny Blankers-Koen, Almere
Boxscore
4 September 2005
19:00 (UTC+2)
Panama  Flag of Panama.svg2 – 6 Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba Pim Mulierstadion, Haarlem
Boxscore

5 September 2005
13:00 (UTC+2)
South Korea  Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg7 – 6 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Sportpark de Heihoef, Eindhoven
Boxscore
5 September 2005
19:00 (UTC+2)
Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg11 – 1 (F/7)Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Neptunus Familiestadion, Rotterdam
Boxscore
5 September 2005
19:00 (UTC+2)
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg1 – 11 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Sportpark Fanny Blankers-Koen, Almere
Boxscore
5 September 2005
19:00 (UTC+2)
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg1 – 11 (F/7)Flag of Panama.svg  Panama Sportpark de Heihoef, Eindhoven
Boxscore

6 September 2005
13:00 (UTC+2)
Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg15 – 0 (F/7)Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Neptunus Familiestadion, Rotterdam
Boxscore
6 September 2005
13:00 (UTC+2)
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg12 – 1 (F/7)Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Pim Mulierstadion, Haarlem
Boxscore
6 September 2005
19:00 (UTC+2)
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg4 – 5 Flag of Panama.svg  Panama Neptunus Familiestadion, Rotterdam
Boxscore
6 September 2005
19:00 (UTC+2)
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg7 – 0 Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Pim Mulierstadion, Haarlem
Boxscore

7 September 2005
18:00 (UTC+2)
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg8 – 12 Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba Sportpark Ookmeer, Amsterdam
Boxscore
7 September 2005
19:00 (UTC+2)
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg2 – 20 (F/7)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Neptunus Familiestadion, Rotterdam
Boxscore
7 September 2005
19:00 (UTC+2)
Panama  Flag of Panama.svg13 – 6 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Pim Mulierstadion, Haarlem
Boxscore
7 September 2005
19:00 (UTC+2)
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg0 – 4 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea Sportpark de Heihoef, Eindhoven
Boxscore

9 September 2005
19:00 (UTC+2)
Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg4 – 1 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea Neptunus Familiestadion, Rotterdam
Boxscore
9 September 2005
19:00 (UTC+2)
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg3 – 7 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Pim Mulierstadion, Haarlem
Boxscore
9 September 2005
19:00 (UTC+2)
Panama  Flag of Panama.svg8 – 5 Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Sportpark Fanny Blankers-Koen, Almere
Boxscore
9 September 2005
19:00 (UTC+2)
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg5 – 7 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Sportpark de Heihoef, Eindhoven
Boxscore

10 September 2005
13:00 (UTC+2)
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg0 – 7 Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba Sportpark Ookmeer, Amsterdam
Boxscore
10 September 2005
18:00 (UTC+2)
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg4 – 10 Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Sportpark Ookmeer, Amsterdam
Boxscore
10 September 2005
19:00 (UTC+2)
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg9 – 5 Flag of Panama.svg  Panama Pim Mulierstadion, Haarlem
Boxscore
10 September 2005
19:00 (UTC+2)
South Korea  Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg3 – 1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Sportpark de Heihoef, Eindhoven
Boxscore

11 September 2005
13:00 (UTC+2)
Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg3 – 1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Neptunus Familiestadion, Rotterdam
Boxscore
11 September 2005
13:00 (UTC+2)
South Korea  Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg4 – 3 (F/13)Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Sportpark de Heihoef, Eindhoven
Boxscore
11 September 2005
18:00 (UTC+2)
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg2 – 14 (F/7)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Sportpark Ookmeer, Amsterdam
Boxscore
11 September 2005
19:00 (UTC+2)
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg11 – 4 Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Neptunus Familiestadion, Rotterdam
Boxscore

12 September 2005
13:00 (UTC+2)
Panama  Flag of Panama.svg5 – 1 Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Neptunus Familiestadion, Rotterdam
Boxscore
12 September 2005
13:00 (UTC+2)
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg2 – 12 (F/8)Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea Pim Mulierstadion, Haarlem
Boxscore
12 September 2005
19:00 (UTC+2)
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg4 – 12 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Neptunus Familiestadion, Rotterdam
Boxscore

Pool B

Standings

PosTeamWLRSRA
1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 717319
2Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 625327
3Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 625334
4Flag of the United States.svg  United States 626140
5Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 444126
6Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 354839
7Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 263261
8Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 262562
9Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 081391

Schedule and results

3 September 2005
19:00 (UTC+2)
Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg10 – 1 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Neptunus Familiestadion, Rotterdam
Boxscore
3 September 2005
19:00 (UTC+2)
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg4 – 2 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico Pim Mulierstadion, Haarlem
Boxscore
3 September 2005
19:00 (UTC+2)
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg2 – 9 Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Sportpark Fanny Blankers-Koen, Almere
Boxscore

4 September 2005
13:00 (UTC+2)
Puerto Rico  Flag of Puerto Rico.svg5 – 4 Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Sportpark Ookmeer, Amsterdam
Boxscore
4 September 2005
18:30 (UTC+2)
United States  Flag of the United States.svg12 – 1 (F/7)Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Sportpark de Heihoef, Eindhoven
Boxscore
4 September 2005
19:00 (UTC+2)
Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg5 – 15 (F/8)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Neptunus Familiestadion, Rotterdam
Boxscore
4 September 2005
19:00 (UTC+2)
Nicaragua  Flag of Nicaragua.svg2 – 0 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Sportpark Fanny Blankers-Koen, Almere
Boxscore

5 September 2005
13:00 (UTC+2)
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg19 – 0 (F/7)Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Neptunus Familiestadion, Rotterdam
Boxscore
5 September 2005
13:00 (UTC+2)
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg2 – 12 (F/7)Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei Pim Mulierstadion, Haarlem
Boxscore
5 September 2005
18:00 (UTC+2)
Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg0 – 10 (F/8)Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico Sportpark Ookmeer, Amsterdam
Boxscore
5 September 2005
19:00 (UTC+2)
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg4 – 6 Flag of the United States.svg  United States Pim Mulierstadion, Haarlem
Boxscore

6 September 2005
13:00 (UTC+2)
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg12 – 0 (F/7)Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Sportpark Ookmeer, Amsterdam
Boxscore
6 September 2005
13:00 (UTC+2)
Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg4 – 6 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico Sportpark de Heihoef, Eindhoven
Boxscore
6 September 2005
18:00 (UTC+2)
United States  Flag of the United States.svg11 – 1 (F/7)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Sportpark Ookmeer, Amsterdam
Boxscore
6 September 2005
19:00 (UTC+2)
Nicaragua  Flag of Nicaragua.svg1 – 0 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Sportpark Fanny Blankers-Koen, Almere
Boxscore

7 September 2005
13:00 (UTC+2)
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg2 – 5 Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua Neptunus Familiestadion, Rotterdam
Boxscore
7 September 2005
13:00 (UTC+2)
Puerto Rico  Flag of Puerto Rico.svg6 – 12 Flag of the United States.svg  United States Pim Mulierstadion, Haarlem
Boxscore
7 September 2005
13:00 (UTC+2)
Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg1 – 7 Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Sportpark Fanny Blankers-Koen, Almere
Boxscore
7 September 2005
19:00 (UTC+2)
Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg0 – 14 (F/7)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Sportpark Fanny Blankers-Koen, Almere
Boxscore

8 September 2005
18:00 (UTC+2)
Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg2 – 12 (F/8)Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua Sportpark Ookmeer, Amsterdam
Boxscore

9 September 2005
13:00 (UTC+2)
United States  Flag of the United States.svg2 – 14 Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua Neptunus Familiestadion, Rotterdam
Boxscore
9 September 2005
13:00 (UTC+2)
Puerto Rico  Flag of Puerto Rico.svg11 – 1 (F/8)Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Pim Mulierstadion, Haarlem
Boxscore
9 September 2005
13:00 (UTC+2)
Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg3 – 2 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei Sportpark de Heihoef, Eindhoven
Boxscore
9 September 2005
18:00 (UTC+2)
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg4 – 2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Sportpark Ookmeer, Amsterdam
Boxscore

10 September 2005
13:00 (UTC+2)
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg4 – 11 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei Neptunus Familiestadion, Rotterdam
Boxscore
10 September 2005
13:00 (UTC+2)
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg6 – 4 Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Pim Mulierstadion, Haarlem
Boxscore
10 September 2005
19:00 (UTC+2)
Nicaragua  Flag of Nicaragua.svg5 – 6 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico Neptunus Familiestadion, Rotterdam
Boxscore
10 September 2005
19:00 (UTC+2)
United States  Flag of the United States.svg6 – 7 Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Sportpark Fanny Blankers-Koen, Almere
Boxscore

11 September 2005
19:00 (UTC+2)
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg11 – 3 Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua Pim Mulierstadion, Haarlem
Boxscore
11 September 2005
19:00 (UTC+2)
Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg3 – 14 Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Sportpark Fanny Blankers-Koen, Almere
Boxscore
11 September 2005
19:00 (UTC+2)
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg8 – 0 Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Sportpark de Heihoef, Eindhoven
Boxscore

12 September 2005
15:00 (UTC+2)
Nicaragua  Flag of Nicaragua.svg11 – 4 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei Sportpark Fanny Blankers-Koen, Almere
Boxscore
12 September 2005
18:00 (UTC+2)
Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg3 – 7 Flag of the United States.svg  United States Sportpark Ookmeer, Amsterdam
Boxscore
12 September 2005
19:00 (UTC+2)
Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg1 – 5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Pim Mulierstadion, Haarlem
Boxscore
12 September 2005
19:00 (UTC+2)
Puerto Rico  Flag of Puerto Rico.svg7 – 4 Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Sportpark de Heihoef, Eindhoven
Boxscore

13 September 2005
15:00 (UTC+2)
Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg4 – 5 Flag of the United States.svg  United States Pim Mulierstadion, Haarlem
Boxscore

Playoffs

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 11
 
 
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3
 
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba (7 inn.)15
 
 
 
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 2
 
Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 1
 
 
 
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 2
 
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 3
 
 
 
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 0
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1
 
 
 
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 5
 
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 7
 
 
 
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 0 Third place
 
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands (8 inn.)10
 
 
 
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 0
 
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 7
 
 
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 6
 
 
5th–8th placeFifth place
 
      
 
 
 
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0
 
 
 
Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 9
 
Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 1
 
 
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 8
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 5
 
 
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 0
 
Seventh place
 
 
 
 
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 11
 
 
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 3

Quarter-finals

14 September 2005
19:00 (UTC+2)
Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg11 – 3 Flag of the United States.svg  United States Neptunus Familiestadion, Rotterdam
Boxscore
14 September 2005
19:00 (UTC+2)
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg1 – 5 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea Sportpark de Heihoef, Eindhoven
Boxscore
14 September 2005
19:00 (UTC+2)
Nicaragua  Flag of Nicaragua.svg1 – 2 Flag of Panama.svg  Panama Sportpark Fanny Blankers-Koen, Almere
Boxscore
14 September 2005
19:00 (UTC+2)
Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg10 – 0 (F/8)Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico Pim Mulierstadion, Haarlem
Boxscore

5th–8th place

16 September 2005
13:00 (UTC+2)
United States  Flag of the United States.svg0 – 9 Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua Sportpark Ookmeer, Amsterdam
16 September 2005
13:00 (UTC+2)
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg5 – 0 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico Pim Mulierstadion, Haarlem
Boxscore

Semi-finals

16 September 2005
19:00 (UTC+2)
Panama  Flag of Panama.svg2 – 15 (F/7)Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba Pim Mulierstadion, Haarlem
Boxscore
16 September 2005
19:10 (UTC+2)
South Korea  Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg7 – 0 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Neptunus Familiestadion, Rotterdam
Boxscore

7th place game

17 September 2005
10:30 (UTC+2)
United States  Flag of the United States.svg11 – 3 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico Sportpark Ookmeer, Amsterdam
Boxscore

5th place game

17 September 2005
14:30 (UTC+2)
Nicaragua  Flag of Nicaragua.svg1 – 8 Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Sportpark Ookmeer, Amsterdam
Boxscore

Bronze medal game

17 September 2005
13:00 (UTC+2)
Panama  Flag of Panama.svg7 – 6 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Pim Mulierstadion, Haarlem
Boxscore

Final

17 September 2005
19:00 (UTC+2)
South Korea  Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg0 – 3 Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba Neptunus Familiestadion, Rotterdam
Boxscore

Final standings

PosTeamWL
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 110
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea 74
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 83
4Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 83
5Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 92
6Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 74
7Flag of the United States.svg  United States 74
8Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 65
9Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 44
10Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 44
11Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 35
12Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 35
13Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 26
14Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 26
15Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 26
16Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 17
17Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 08
18Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 08

Awards

References

  1. "XXXVI World Cup Baseball". worldcupbaseball2005.com. Archived from the original on 1 March 2006. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  2. 1 2 "XXXVI Baseball World Cup - XXXVI Copa del Mundo de Béisbol". Archived from the original on 13 July 2007. Retrieved 1 August 2022.