2022 Baseball5 African Championship

2022 Baseball5 African Championship

Tournament details
Country	Tanzania
Dates	23–26 May
Teams	10
Final positions
Champions	South Africa (1st title)
Runners-up	Kenya
Third place	Tunisia
Fourth place	Uganda
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The 2022 Baseball5 African Championship was the first edition of the Baseball5 African Championship, a Baseball5 tournament organized by WBSC Africa. The championship was held from 23 to 26 May 2022, in the Tanzania National Indoor Stadium in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and was contested between ten national teams. ^{[1] [2]}

South Africa won the tournament, defeating Kenya in the final 2 matches to 0. Tunisia finished third beating Uganda 2 matches to 0 in the bronze medal game. ^[3]

South Africa and Kenya automatically qualified to the 2022 Baseball5 World Cup held in Mexico City, while Tunisia was given a wild card spot in the world tournament by the World Baseball Softball Confederation. ^[4]

Round robin

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	South Africa	4	4	0	1.000	—	Advance to Knockout stage
2	Uganda	4	3	1	.750	1
3	Tunisia	4	2	2	.500	2
4	Ghana	4	1	3	.250	3
5	Zimbabwe	4	0	4	.000	4

Source: WBSC Africa

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Kenya	4	4	0	1.000	—	Advance to Knockout stage
2	Tanzania (H)	4	3	1	.750	1
3	Zambia	4	2	2	.500	2
4	Burkina Faso	4	1	3	.250	3
5	Egypt	4	0	4	.000	4

Source: WBSC Africa
(H) Hosts

Knockout stage

	Quarter finals				Semifinals				Final
	Burkina Faso	0
	South Africa	2
					South Africa	2
					Tunisia	1
	Tunisia	2
	Tanzania	1
									South Africa	2
									Kenya	0
	Ghana	0
	Kenya	2
					Kenya	2			Bronze medal game
					Uganda	0
	Zambia	0							Uganda	0
	Uganda	2							Tunisia	2

Final standings

Pos	Team	W	L	Qualification
	South Africa	7	0	Qualified for 2022 Baseball5 World Cup
	Kenya	6	1
	Tunisia	4	3
4	Uganda	4	3
5	Tanzania	3	2
6	Zambia	2	3
7	Ghana	1	4
8	Burkina Faso	1	4
9	Zimbabwe	1	4
10	Egypt	0	5

References

1. "Historic: First ever Baseball5 African Championship to open on Monday 23 May". World Baseball Softball Confederation. 22 May 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
2. "Schedule unveiled for first-ever Baseball5 African Championship". World Baseball Softball Confederation. 16 May 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
3. "South Africa defeats Kenya to win historical first-ever Baseball5 African Championship, both qualify for WBSC Baseball5 World Cup". World Baseball Softball Confederation. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
4. "Tunisia receives WBSC Baseball5 World Cup wild card, completes 12 team line-up". World Baseball Softball Confederation. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2023.