Baseball5 European Championship

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Baseball5 European Championship
Sport Baseball5
Founded2020
No. of teams13 (in 2023)
Continent Europe
Most recent
champion(s)		Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania (1st title)
Most titlesFlag of France.svg  France & Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania (1 title)
Sports current event.svg 2023 Baseball5 European Championship

The Baseball5 European Championship (European Men's Baseball5 Championship) is the main championship tournament between national Baseball5 teams in Europe, governed by the WBSC Europe. [1] The tournament serves as qualifier for the Baseball5 World Cup, with the top two teams qualifying for the world championship. France and Lithuania are the most successful teams, having won the championship once.

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History

The first championship was held in Vilnius, Lithuania in 2020 and was contested between 14 national teams. [2] The tournament was won by France, after defeating Lithuania in the final 2 matches to 0. Both teams qualified for the 2022 Baseball5 World Cup held in Mexico City. [3]

The second edition of the tournament was again held in Lithuania, this time in Druskininkai, and featured 13 teams. [4] The championship game was a replay of the 2020 final between France and Lithuania, this time won by the locals, defeating France. [5]

Results

YearHostFinalThird place game
ChampionsScoreRunners-upThird placeScoreFourth place
2020
Details 		Flag of Lithuania.svg
Vilnius 		Flag of France.svg
France 		2–0Flag of Lithuania.svg
Lithuania 		Flag of Russia.svg
Russia 		2–0Flag of Italy.svg
Italy
2023
Details 		Flag of Lithuania.svg
Druskininkai 		Flag of Lithuania.svg
Lithuania 		2–0Flag of France.svg
France 		Flag of Spain.svg
Spain 		2–1Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of France.svg  France 1102
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 1102
3Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 0011
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 0011
Totals (4 entries)2226

Participating teams

Teams Flag of Lithuania.svg
2020 		Flag of Lithuania.svg
2023 		Years
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 6th1
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 11th5th2
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 9th9th2
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 12th8th2
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 10th11th2
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 7th1
Flag of France.svg  France 1st2nd2
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 7th1
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 4th6th2
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 14th13th2
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 2nd1st2
Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 13th12th2
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 5th4th2
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 8th10th2
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 3rd1
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 3rd1
Total1413

See also

References

  1. ↑ "First Baseball5 European Championship starts on 28 February". World Baseball Softball Confederation . Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  2. ↑ "Playball for the first ever WBSC-Europe Baseball5 European Championship". WBSC Europe. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  3. ↑ "Baseball5 Euros: Crowning a European Champion". Extra Innings Baseball. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  4. ↑ "Lietuvai patikėta teisė antrą kartą iš eilės organizuoti Europos beisbolo-5 čempionatą" (in Lithuanian). 17 January 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  5. ↑ "Lithuania clinches gold at the Baseball5 European Championship 2023". WBSC Europe. 11 November 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
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