History
The inaugural B5WC was originally planned to happen in December 2020 in Mexico. [5] The COVID-19 pandemic led to the delay of the B5WC to June 2021; [6] however, the continued impact of the pandemic delayed the B5WC further. It was later decided that the WC would be played every two years, starting in 2022. [3]
The 14-team 2020 European Baseball5 Championship held in February and March saw France and Lithuania take the two available Europe berths to qualify for the inaugural B5WC. [7] [8] The Oceania qualifier was scheduled to be played in Australia in 2021. [9] The Asia qualifiers were scheduled to be played in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in April 2021, [10] but were then postponed due to COVID-19 to August 17–19, 2022. [11] [2]
The first edition of the tournament, held in Mexico City, was won by Cuba, who finished the championship undefeated. [12]
In April 2023, it was confirmed that Hong Kong will host the second edition of the tournament, from October 7 to 12, 2024. [13] On the eve of the tournament, it was announced that future editions will have 16 teams (split into four groups) and play 56 games total. [14]
In October 2024 it was announced that Rome will host the 2026 tournament. [15]
The 16 countries participating in the World Cup are geographically broken down as follows: [16]
- The host nation automatically qualifies.
- The host nation of the previous edition automatically qualifies.
- 4 countries from the Americas
- 3 from Europe
- 2 from Africa
- 3 from Asia
- 1 from Oceania
- 1 Wild Card (selected by WBSC)
The 16 countries play a total of 56 games over four or five days. [16]
Each team has five active players and eight players total on the roster, with the mixed-gender nature of the tournament requiring teams to have half of their roster to be of each gender, and at least two active players per gender in the game. [5] [17]
Players must be a minimum of 15 years old (though they can be 14 during the tournament and turn 15 later in the year). [18]
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