2025 U-12 Baseball World Cup

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2025 U-12 Baseball World Cup
2025 U-12 Baseball World Cup.jpg
Tournament details
CountryTaiwan
DatesJuly 25 - August 3
Teams12
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of the United States.svg  United States (6th title)
Runners-upFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
Third placeFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Fourth placeFlag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
Tournament statistics
Games played50
Awards
MVP Flag of the United States.svg Christopher Chikodroff
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The 2025 U-12 Baseball World Cup or the VIII U-12 Baseball World Cup was an international baseball tournament held by the World Baseball Softball Confederation for players 12-year-old and younger. The 2025 edition was held in Tainan, Taiwan from July 25 to August 3, 2025. [1] [2]

Contents

Format

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.[ citation needed ]

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)[ citation needed ]

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.[ citation needed ]

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. [ citation needed ]

Teams

The following 12 teams qualified for the tournament. [3]

Pool APool B
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia 		Flag of the Czech Republic.svg
Czech Republic
Flag of Cuba.svg
Cuba 		Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg
Dominican Republic
Flag of Germany.svg
Germany 		Flag of South Korea.svg
South Korea
Flag of Japan.svg
Japan 		Flag of Panama.svg
Panama
Flag of Mexico.svg
Mexico 		Flag of South Africa.svg
South Africa
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg
Chinese Taipei 1		Flag of the United States.svg
United States

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.

First round

Qualified for the Super Round
Qualified for the Placement Round

Group A

Teams W L Pct. GB R RA
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 41.800—499
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 41.800—3413
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 41.800—4415
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 23.40022916
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 14.20031159
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 05.0004459
DateLocal timeRoad teamScoreHome teamInn.VenueGame durationAttendanceBoxscore
July 25, 202510:30 Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg0–10Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico  ASPAC Youth, Tainan City 500 Boxscore
July 25, 202514:30 Germany  Flag of Germany.svg0–17Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  ASPAC Youth, Tainan City 250 Boxscore
July 25, 202518:30 Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg3–6Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei  ASPAC Youth, Tainan City 2000 Boxscore
July 26, 202510:30 Germany  Flag of Germany.svg1–9Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico  ASPAC B, Tainan City 120 Boxscore
July 26, 202514:30 Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg0–4Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  ASPAC B, Tainan City 800 Boxscore
July 26, 202518:30 Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg13–0Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia  ASPAC Youth, Tainan City 3200 Boxscore
July 27, 202510:30 Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg3–0Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba  ASPAC Youth, Tainan City 75 Boxscore
July 27, 202518:30 Japan  Flag of Japan.svg7–2Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei  ASPAC Youth, Tainan City 5900 Boxscore
July 27, 202518:30 Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg9–2Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  ASPAC B, Tainan City 210 Boxscore
July 28, 202518:30 Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg17–0Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  ASPAC Youth, Tainan City 650 Boxscore
July 29, 202510:30 Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg0–15Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  ASPAC Youth, Tainan City   Boxscore
July 29, 202510:30 Germany  Flag of Germany.svg1–7Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba  ASPAC B, Tainan City   Boxscore
July 29, 202516:30 Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg5–6Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei  ASPAC Youth, Tainan City   Boxscore
July 30, 202510:30 Japan  Flag of Japan.svg6–7Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico  ASPAC Youth, Tainan City 350 Boxscore
July 30, 202510:30 Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg19–2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia  ASPAC B, Tainan City 150 Boxscore

Group B

Teams W L Pct. GB R RA
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 501.000—497
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 41.80014912
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 32.60025626
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 23.40032423
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 14.20042240
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 05.0005193
DateLocal timeRoad teamScoreHome teamInn.VenueGame durationAttendanceBoxscore
July 25, 202510:30 Dominican Republic  Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg14–8Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic  ASPAC B, Tainan City 75 Boxscore
July 25, 202514:30 United States  Flag of the United States.svg8–2Flag of Panama.svg  Panama  ASPAC B, Tainan City 350 Boxscore
July 25, 202519:30 South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg0–17Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea  ASPAC B, Tainan City 430 Boxscore
July 26, 202510:30 Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg0–6Flag of the United States.svg  United States  ASPAC Youth, Tainan City 600 Boxscore
July 26, 202514:30 South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg1–11Flag of Panama.svg  Panama  ASPAC Youth, Tainan City 250 Boxscore
July 26, 202518:30 South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg8–3Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic  ASPAC B, Tainan City 300 Boxscore
July 27, 202510:30 United States  Flag of the United States.svg26–0Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  ASPAC B, Tainan City 150 Boxscore
July 27, 202514:30 Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg0–14Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea  ASPAC Youth, Tainan City 250 Boxscore
July 27, 202514:30 Dominican Republic  Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg10–3Flag of Panama.svg  Panama  ASPAC B, Tainan City 150 Boxscore
July 28, 202510:30 Panama  Flag of Panama.svg6–0Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic  ASPAC Youth, Tainan City 110 Boxscore
July 28, 202510:30 South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg0–25Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic  ASPAC B, Tainan City 200 Boxscore
July 28, 202518:30 South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg6–2Flag of the United States.svg  United States  ASPAC B, Tainan City 300 Boxscore
July 29, 202513:30 Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg14–0Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa  ASPAC B, Tainan City   Boxscore
July 29, 202513:30 Dominican Republic  Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg4–7Flag of the United States.svg  United States  ASPAC Youth, Tainan City   Boxscore
July 29, 202516:30 Panama  Flag of Panama.svg2–4Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea  ASPAC B, Tainan City   Boxscore

Super round

Qualified for the Final
Qualified for the Third-place game
Teams W L Pct. GB R RA
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 41.800—216
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 32.60011414
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 32.60012515
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 32.60011416
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 14.2003625
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 14.20031923
DateLocal timeRoad teamScoreHome teamInn.VenueGame durationAttendanceBoxscore
July 31, 202510:30 United States  Flag of the United States.svg7–1Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico  ASPAC Youth, Tainan City 200 Boxscore
July 31, 202514:30 South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg0–4Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  ASPAC Youth, Tainan City 568 Boxscore
July 31, 202518:30 Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg9–4Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic  ASPAC Youth, Tainan City 1572 Boxscore
Aug 1, 202514:30 Dominican Republic  Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg6–10Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  ASPAC Youth, Tainan City 232 Boxscore
Aug 1, 202518:30 Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg5–6Flag of the United States.svg  United States  ASPAC Youth, Tainan City 2373 Boxscore
Aug 1, 202518:30 Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg1–9Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea  ASPAC B, Tainan City 160 Boxscore
Aug 2, 202518:15 Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg11–5Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea  ASPAC Youth, Tainan City   Boxscore
Aug 2, 202518:30 United States  Flag of the United States.svg8–0Flag of Japan.svg  Japan  ASPAC Youth, Tainan City 75 Boxscore
Aug 3, 202514:45 Dominican Republic  Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg9–4Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico  ASPAC Youth, Tainan City 75 Boxscore

Placement Round

Teams W L Pct. GB R RA
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 501.000—362
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 31.7501.51511
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 22.5002.51415
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 23.40031421
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 13.2503.5815
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 04.0004.5326
DateLocal timeRoad teamScoreHome teamInn.VenueGame durationAttendanceBoxscore
July 31, 202510:30 South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg3–6Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  ASPAC B, Tainan City 72 Boxscore
July 31, 202514:30 Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg11–2Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic  ASPAC Youth, Tainan City 145 Boxscore
July 31, 202518:30 Panama  Flag of Panama.svg2–8Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba  ASPAC B, Tainan City 75 Boxscore
Aug 1, 202510:30 Germany  Flag of Germany.svg–Flag of Panama.svg  Panama  ASPAC Youth, Tainan City   
Aug 1, 202510:30 South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg–Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia  ASPAC B, Tainan City   
Aug 1, 202514:30 Czech Republic  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg0–8Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba  ASPAC B, Tainan City 168 Boxscore
Aug 3, 202512:15 Germany  Flag of Germany.svg2–12Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic  ASPAC Youth, Tainan City   Boxscore
Aug 3, 202512:15 Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg3–13Flag of Panama.svg  Panama  ASPAC B, Tainan City   Boxscore
Aug 3, 202514:45 South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg0–20Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba  ASPAC B, Tainan City 50 Boxscore

Finals

Third-place game

DateLocal timeRoad teamScoreHome teamInn.VenueGame durationAttendanceBoxscore
Aug 3, 202510:00 South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg2–0Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei  ASPAC Youth, Tainan City   Boxscore

Championship

DateLocal timeRoad teamScoreHome teamInn.VenueGame durationAttendanceBoxscore
Aug 3, 202510:00 Japan  Flag of Japan.svg1–7Flag of the United States.svg  United States  ASPAC B, Tainan City   Boxscore

Final standings

RkTeamWL
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the United States.svg  United States 81
Lost in Final
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Japan.svg  Japan 63
Failed to qualify for the Final
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 72
Lost in 3rd Place Game
4Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 63
Failed to qualify for the finals
5Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 44
6Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 44
Failed to qualify for the super round
7Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 53
8Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 34
9Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 25
10Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 26
11Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 16
12Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 07

References

  1. ↑ "South Africa to complete U-12 Baseball World Cup preparation in Tainan". wbsc.org. Retrieved 2025-07-24.
  2. ↑ "CHAMPS! Team USA Wins Gold, Three-Peats as World Champions". USA Baseball. Retrieved 2025-08-03.
  3. ↑ "Where to Watch the WBSC U-12 Baseball World Cup 2025". wbsc.org. Retrieved 2025-07-24.
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