Tournament details | |
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Country | Mexico |
Dates | 7–12 November |
Teams | 12 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Cuba (1st title) |
Runner-up | Japan |
Third place | Chinese Taipei |
Fourth place | Venezuela |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 50 |
MVP | Briandy Molina Ayako Rokkaku |
The 2022 Baseball5 World Cup was the first edition of the Baseball5 World Cup, the mixed-gender Baseball5 (B5) world championship organized by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). It was held in Mexico City from 7 to 12 November 2022. [1] Twelve teams took part. [2] [3]
Cuba won the tournament, beating Japan in the final 2 matches to 0. [4] Chinese Taipei finished third defeating Venezuela 2 matches to 0 in the bronze medal game. [5]
Event | Dates | Location(s) | Berth(s) | Qualified |
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Host nation | — | — | 1 | Mexico |
Baseball5 European Championship | 28 February–1 March 2020 | Vilnius | 2 | France Lithuania |
Baseball5 African Championship | 23–26 May 2022 [6] | Dar es Salaam | 2 | South Africa Kenya |
Baseball5 Asia Cup | 17–19 August 2022 [7] | Kuala Lumpur | 4 | Chinese Taipei Japan South Korea Hong Kong 2 |
WBSC Americas 1 | — | — | 2 | Cuba Venezuela |
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Wild card | — | — | 1 | Tunisia |
Total | 12 |
1There was no qualification event for WBSC Americas and WBSC Oceania. Teams were selected by World Baseball Softball Confederation. [7] [8]
2In October 2022, WBSC chose Hong Kong to replace Australia. [9]
Group A, Group B, Super Round & Placement Round |
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Mexico City, Mexico |
Zócalo |
Capacity: 4,000 (in two courts) [10] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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1 | Cuba | 5 | 5 | 0 | 93 | 8 | +85 | 1.000 | — | Advance to Super round |
2 | Japan | 5 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 23 | +12 | .600 | 2 | |
3 | Mexico (H) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 52 | −28 | .600 | 2 | |
4 | Lithuania | 5 | 2 | 3 | 45 | 48 | −3 | .400 | 3 | Advance to Placement round |
5 | South Africa | 5 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 45 | −13 | .400 | 3 | |
6 | Hong Kong | 5 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 63 | −53 | .000 | 5 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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1 | Venezuela | 5 | 5 | 0 | 53 | 32 | +21 | 1.000 | — | Advance to Super round |
2 | Chinese Taipei | 5 | 4 | 1 | 69 | 21 | +48 | .800 | 1 | |
3 | Tunisia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 47 | 39 | +8 | .400 | 3 | |
4 | France | 5 | 2 | 3 | 42 | 62 | −20 | .400 | 3 | Advance to Placement round |
5 | Kenya | 5 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 57 | −23 | .400 | 3 | |
6 | South Korea | 5 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 47 | −34 | .000 | 5 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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1 | Cuba | 5 | 5 | 0 | 94 | 7 | +87 | 1.000 | — | Advance to Gold medal game |
2 | Japan | 5 | 4 | 1 | 40 | 36 | +4 | .800 | 1 | |
3 | Venezuela | 5 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 44 | −10 | .600 | 2 | Advance to Bronze medal game |
4 | Chinese Taipei | 5 | 2 | 3 | 45 | 45 | 0 | .400 | 3 | |
5 | Mexico (H) | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 65 | −52 | .200 | 4 | |
6 | Tunisia | 5 | 0 | 5 | 30 | 59 | −29 | .000 | 5 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | PCT | GB |
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1 | South Africa | 5 | 5 | 0 | 47 | 20 | +27 | 1.000 | — |
2 | Kenya | 5 | 4 | 1 | 49 | 32 | +17 | .800 | 1 |
3 | France | 5 | 2 | 3 | 43 | 38 | +5 | .400 | 3 |
4 | South Korea | 5 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 40 | −7 | .400 | 3 |
5 | Lithuania | 5 | 1 | 4 | 36 | 53 | −17 | .200 | 4 |
6 | Hong Kong | 5 | 1 | 4 | 33 | 58 | −25 | .200 | 4 |
Pos | Team | W | L |
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Cuba | 9 | 0 | |
Japan | 6 | 3 | |
Chinese Taipei | 6 | 3 | |
4 | Venezuela | 6 | 3 |
5 | Mexico | 4 | 4 |
6 | Tunisia | 2 | 6 |
7 | South Africa | 5 | 3 |
8 | Kenya | 4 | 4 |
9 | France | 3 | 5 |
10 | South Korea | 2 | 6 |
11 | Lithuania | 2 | 6 |
12 | Hong Kong | 1 | 7 |
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