| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Republic of China |
| Dates | July 23 - August 2 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  United States (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Chinese Taipei |
| Third place |  Nicaragua |
| Fourth place |  Cuba |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 50 |
| Attendance | 53,022 (1,060 per game) |
The 2015 12U Baseball World Cup was an under-12 international baseball tournament held from July 23 to August 2 in Taipei City, Taiwan. [1]
Twelve teams qualified for the tournament. The number in parentheses is their nations ranking in the WBSC World Rankings [2] prior to the start of the tournament.
| Pool A | Pool B |
|---|---|
 Brazil |  Australia |
 Chinese Taipei 1 |  France |
 Cuba |  Japan |
 Russia |  Mexico |
 South Korea |  Nicaragua |
 Venezuela |  United States |
| Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese Taipei | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | -- |
| Cuba | 4 | 1 | .800 | 1.0 |
 Venezuela | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2.0 |
 South Korea | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3.0 |
 Brazil | 1 | 4 | .200 | 4.0 |
 Russia | 0 | 5 | .000 | 5.0 |
| Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | -- |
| Nicaragua | 4 | 1 | .800 | 1.0 |
 Japan | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2.0 |
 Mexico | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3.0 |
 Australia | 1 | 4 | .200 | 4.0 |
 France | 0 | 5 | .000 | 5.0 |
| Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese Taipei | 4 | 1 | .800 | -- |
| United States | 4 | 1 | .800 | -- |
| Nicaragua | 3 | 2 | .600 | 1.0 |
| Cuba | 2 | 3 | .400 | 2.0 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 4 | .200 | 3.0 |
| Japan | 1 | 4 | .200 | 4.0 |
| Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | -- |
| South Korea | 4 | 1 | .800 | 1.0 |
| Brazil | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2.0 |
| Australia | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3.0 |
| France | 1 | 4 | .200 | 4.0 |
| Russia | 0 | 5 | .000 | 5.0 |
Both the Gold and Bronze medal game were played at Tainan Municipal Stadium in Tainan.
| Sunday, August 2nd 14:00 | Cuba | 0-2 | Nicaragua | Tainan Municipal Stadium Attendance: 3,100 |
| Sunday, August 2nd 18:30 | United States | 7-2 | Chinese Taipei | Tainan Municipal Stadium Attendance: 11,000 |
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