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Tournament details | |
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Country | Japan |
Dates | July 29 - August 7 |
Teams | 12 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Cuba (2nd title) |
Runner-up | Japan |
Third place | United States |
Fourth place | Panama |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 50 |
The 2016 U-15 Baseball World Cup or the III U-15 Baseball World Cup was an international baseball tournament held by the World Baseball Softball Confederation for players 15-year-old and younger. The 2016 edition was held in Iwaki, Japan from July 29 to August 7, 2016. [1]
First round: The twelve participating nations were drawn into two groups of 6, in which single round robin will occur. The top 3 nations from each group advances to the Super Round, while the bottom 3 nations from each group advance to the consolation round.
Consolation round: The 6 nations in this round play one game against the teams they have not played yet. (example: The 4th placed team from Group A will play the bottom three teams from Group B)
Super round: The format in the super round is similar to that of the consolation round. Each team plays the top three teams from the opposing group. (example: The 1st placed team from Group B will play the top three teams from Group A) The standings for this round will include the 2 games played against the 2 other second-round qualifiers from the team's first-round group, and the 3 games played in the second round, for a total of 5 games. The 3rd and 4th-place finishers advance to the bronze-medal game, and the 1st and 2nd-place finishers advance to the gold-medal game.
Finals: The Finals consist of the Bronze Medal Game, contested by the 3rd and 4th-place finishers, and the gold-medal game, contested by the 1st and 2nd-place finishers.
The following 12 teams qualified for the tournament.
Pool A | Pool B |
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Australia | Mexico |
Colombia | New Zealand |
Cuba | Panama |
Czech Republic | Chinese Taipei 1 |
Japan | United States |
South Korea | Venezuela |
1 Republic of China, commonly known as Taiwan, due to complicated relations with People's Republic of China, is recognized by the name Chinese Taipei by most of the international organizations in sports competitions. For more information, please see Cross-Strait relations.
Qualified for the Super Round | |
Qualified for the Placement Round |
Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB | R | RA |
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Japan | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | — | ||
Cuba | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2.0 | ||
Colombia | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2.0 | ||
South Korea | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3.0 | ||
Czech Republic | 1 | 4 | .200 | 4.0 | ||
Australia | 1 | 4 | .200 | 4.0 |
Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB | R | RA |
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United States | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | — | ||
Panama | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2.0 | ||
Venezuela | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2.0 | ||
Chinese Taipei | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3.0 | ||
Mexico | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3.0 | ||
New Zealand | 0 | 5 | .000 | 5.0 |
Qualified for the Final | |
Qualified for the Third-place game |
Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB | R | RA |
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Japan | 4 | 1 | .800 | - | ||
Cuba | 4 | 1 | .800 | - | ||
United States | 3 | 2 | .600 | 1.0 | ||
Panama | 2 | 3 | .400 | 2.0 | ||
Venezuela | 1 | 4 | .200 | 3.0 | ||
Colombia | 1 | 4 | .200 | 3.0 |
Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
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Aug 4, 2016 | 09:00 | Colombia | 4-14 | Panama | F/8 | Iwaki Green Stadium | 2:48 | 150 | Boxscore |
Aug 4, 2016 | 13:30 | Cuba | 11-2 | United States | Iwaki Green Stadium | 3:12 | 300 | Boxscore | |
Aug 4, 2016 | 18:00 | Venezuela | 0-8 | Japan | Iwaki Green Stadium | 2:45 | 800 | Boxscore | |
Aug 5, 2016 | 09:00 | Cuba | 5-2 | Panama | Iwaki Green Stadium | 3:02 | 160 | Boxscore | |
Aug 5, 2016 | 15:00 | Colombia | 3-5 | Venezuela | Nambu Stadium | 2:41 | 150 | Boxscore | |
Aug 5, 2016 | 18:00 | United States | 5-2 | Japan | Iwaki Green Stadium | 2:56 | 4500 | Boxscore | |
Aug 6, 2016 | 09:00 | Venezuela | 2-4 | Cuba | Iwaki Green Stadium | 2:46 | 120 | Boxscore | |
Aug 6, 2016 | 13:30 | Colombia | 7-5 | United States | F/10 | Iwaki Green Stadium | 3:20 | 105 | Boxscore |
Aug 6, 2016 | 18:00 | Panama | 1-2 | Japan | Iwaki Green Stadium | 2:28 | 2000 | Boxscore |
Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB | R | RA |
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Chinese Taipei | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | - | ||
South Korea | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2.0 | ||
Mexico | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2.0 | ||
Czech Republic | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3.0 | ||
Australia | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3.0 | ||
New Zealand | 0 | 5 | .000 | 5.0 |
Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
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Aug 4, 2016 | 10:00 | New Zealand | 0-10 | Czech Republic | F/7 | Nambu Stadium | 2:06 | 50 | Boxscore |
Aug 4, 2016 | 13:30 | Australia | 2-8 | Chinese Taipei | Taira Baseball Stadium | 2:57 | 25 | Boxscore | |
Aug 4, 2016 | 15:00 | Mexico | 4-14 | South Korea | F/7 | Nambu Stadium | 3:13 | 100 | Boxscore |
Aug 5, 2016 | 10:00 | Australia | 25-11 | New Zealand | Nambu Stadium | 150 | Boxscore | ||
Aug 5, 2016 | 13:30 | Czech Republic | 4-9 | Mexico | Taira Baseball Stadium | 3:28 | 70 | Boxscore | |
Aug 5, 2016 | 13:30 | South Korea | 4-5 | Chinese Taipei | Iwaki Green Stadium | 3:10 | 200 | Boxscore | |
Aug 6, 2016 | 10:00 | New Zealand | 0-10 | South Korea | F/7 | Nambu Stadium | 2:04 | 50 | Boxscore |
Aug 6, 2016 | 13:30 | Czech Republic | 0-10 | Chinese Taipei | F/8 | Taira Baseball Stadium | 2:34 | 70 | Boxscore |
Aug 6, 2016 | 15:00 | Australia | 5-8 | Mexico | Nambu Stadium | 2:48 | 100 | Boxscore |
Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
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Aug 7, 2016 | 10:00 | Panama | 3-8 | United States | Iwaki Green Stadium | 2:50 | 500 | Boxscore |
Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
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Aug 7, 2016 | 14:30 | Cuba | 9-4 | Japan | Iwaki Green Stadium | 2:54 | 3000 | Boxscore |
Rk | Team | W | L | ||
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1 | Cuba | 7 | 2 | ||
Lost in Final | |||||
2 | Japan | 7 | 2 | ||
Failed to qualify for the Final | |||||
3 | United States | 7 | 2 | ||
Lost in 3rd Place Game | |||||
4 | Panama | 4 | 5 | ||
Failed to qualify for the finals | |||||
5 | Venezuela | 4 | 4 | ||
6 | Colombia | 4 | 4 | ||
Failed to qualify for the super round | |||||
7 | Chinese Taipei | 5 | 3 | ||
8 | South Korea | 4 | 4 | ||
9 | Mexico | 4 | 4 | ||
10 | Czech Republic | 2 | 6 | ||
11 | Australia | 2 | 6 | ||
12 | New Zealand | 0 | 8 |
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