2020 Baseball5 European Championship

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2020 Baseball5 European Championship
2020 European Baseball5 Championship logo.png
Tournament details
Host countryLithuania
Dates28 February–1 March
Teams14
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of France.svg  France (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania
Third placeFlag of Russia.svg  Russia
Fourth placeFlag of Italy.svg  Italy

The 2020 Baseball5 European Championship was an international baseball5 tournament organized by the WBSC Europe. The championship was held from 28 February to 1 March 2020, in Vilnius, Lithuania and was contested between 14 national teams. [1]

Contents

France won the tournament, beating Lithuania in the final 2 matches to 0. Russia finished third defeating Italy 2 matches to 0 in the Bronze medal game. [2]

Venues

Flag of Lithuania.svg Vilnius
Litexpo
Litexpo by Augustas Didzgalvis.jpg

Round 1

Pool A

Standings

Qualified for Quarterfinals
Qualified for Relegation Round
Teams W L R RA
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 607110
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 514619
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 332826
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 332633
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 244148
Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 151350
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 151343

Pool B

Standings

Qualified for Quarterfinals
Qualified for Relegation Round
Teams W L R RA
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 60489
Flag of France.svg  France 516817
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 425636
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 332929
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 243843
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 152671
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 061575

Play-offs

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
               
A1 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 97
B4 Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 3 3
A1 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 4 63
B2 Flag of France.svg  France 72 7
B2 Flag of France.svg  France 58
A3 Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 1 1
B2 Flag of France.svg  France

2012
B3 Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 10 1
B1 Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1014
A4 Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 1 1
B1 Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1 2 3rd Place
B3 Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 63
A2 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 6 2 A1 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 3 0
B3 Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 106B1 Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 135

Final standings

RkTeamNote
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of France.svg France Qualified for
2022 Baseball5 World Cup [3]
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of Russia.svg Russia
4 Flag of Italy.svg Italy
5 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
6 Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus
7 Flag of Israel.svg Israel
8 Flag of Romania.svg Romania
9 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria
10 Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia
11 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
12 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic
13 Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova
14 Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia

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