Most recent season or competition: 2022 Baseball5 World Cup | |
Sport | Baseball5 |
---|---|
Inaugural season | 2022 |
Administrator | World Baseball Softball Confederation |
No. of teams | 12 |
Most recent champion(s) | Cuba (1st title) (2022) |
Most titles | Cuba (1 title) |
Related competitions | Youth Baseball5 World Cup |
Official website | https://www.wbsc.org/baseball5-events-overview |
Tournaments |
---|
The Baseball5 World Cup (B5WC, and sometimes referred to as the Senior Baseball5 World Cup) [1] is a mixed-gender Baseball5 (B5) world championship that occurs every two years, with the first edition held in 2022 in Mexico and contested by 12 countries. [2] [3] It is governed by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). [4]
The 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 was won by Cuba, who finished the championship undefeated. [12]
The 12 countries participating in the World Cup are geographically broken down as follows: [6]
The following format is used for the World Cup: there are 12 countries that play a total of 50 games over seven days. The tournament will be played in three venues, with the 12 teams separated into two groups of 6 each playing a single round-robin, followed by a "super round" and then the finals. [1] The super round consists of the top three teams from each group, with the results of the group stage being used in the super round for any matchups between countries that played each other in the group stage. [13]
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] [14]
Players must be a minimum of 15 years old. [15]
Year | Host | Final | Third place game | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Champions | Score | Runners-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||||
2022 Details | Mexico City | Cuba | 2–0 | Japan | Chinese Taipei | 2–0 | Venezuela |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Cuba | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2 | Japan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
3 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (3 entries) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Teams | 2022 | Years |
---|---|---|
Australia | × | 0 |
Chinese Taipei | 3rd | 1 |
Cuba | 1st | 1 |
France | 9th | 1 |
Hong Kong | 12th | 1 |
Japan | 2nd | 1 |
Kenya | 8th | 1 |
Lithuania | 11th | 1 |
Mexico | 5th | 1 |
South Africa | 7th | 1 |
South Korea | 10th | 1 |
Tunisia | 6th | 1 |
Venezuela | 4th | 1 |
No. of Teams | 12 |
The World Baseball Softball Confederation Europe, known as WBSC Europe, was established on February 10, 2018, during a Congress of the Confederation of European Baseball and the European Softball Federation in Val d’Europe, France. the establishment of WBSC Europe followed the historic merger of the Confederation of European Baseball (CEB) and the European Softball Federation (ESF). As of September 2022, WBSC Europe counts 40 members for baseball and 39 for softball.
The WBSC World Rankings is a ranking system for national teams in baseball, softball, and baseball5. The teams of the member nations of the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC), baseball's world governing body, are ranked based on their tournament results with the most successful teams being ranked highest. A point system is used, with points being awarded based on the results of WBSC-recognized international tournaments. Under the existing system, rankings are based on a team's performance over the last four years, with major international tournaments awarded a higher weighting compared to minor international and continental tournaments.
World Baseball Softball Confederation is the world governing body for the sports of baseball, softball, and Baseball5. It was established in 2013 by the merger of the International Baseball Federation (IBAF) and International Softball Federation (ISF), the former world governing bodies for baseball and softball, respectively. Under WBSC's organizational structure, IBAF and ISF now serve as the Baseball Division and Softball Division of WBSC. Each division is governed by an executive committee, while the WBSC is governed by an executive board.
Baseball was featured at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Tokyo, for the first time since the 2008 Summer Olympics. Six national teams competed in the tournament: Israel, Japan (host), Mexico, South Korea, the United States, and the Dominican Republic.
Baseball5 (B5) is an internationally played safe haven game with many of the same rules as baseball and softball, which is governed alongside those sports by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC).
The 2021 Women's Baseball World Cup would have been the ninth edition of the WBSC Women's Baseball World Cup, the biennial international women's baseball world championship tournament. The competition was planned to be held in Tijuana, Mexico in late 2021, with dates to be announced. The competition was originally to be held in Monterrey, Mexico from 11 to 20 September 2020, and was initially rescheduled to be held in Tijuana from 1 to 9 March 2021, but was postponed both times due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The tournament was cancelled altogether in October 2021.
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport that has many recreational variants. The major sport most related to baseball is the Olympic discipline of softball, with the two sports being administered internationally alongside Baseball5 by the World Baseball Softball Confederation.
The 2020 U-23 Baseball World Cup, officially III U-23 Baseball World Cup, is the third edition of the U-23 Baseball World Cup tournament, fourth since the tournament's inception in 2014 as the 21U Baseball World Cup. Originally scheduled to take place in 2020, the event was postponed to 2021 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The tournament is held from September 23 to October 2, in Ciudad Obregón and Hermosillo, Mexico, with 12 teams participating.
The Youth Baseball5 World Cup (YBWSC) is a mixed-gender Baseball5 world championship consisting of 12 teams that will occur every two years, with the first edition starting in 2023. It is governed by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). The 2025 edition will act as a qualifier for the mixed-gender Dakar 2026 Youth Olympics Baseball5 event, which will be Baseball5's first appearance at the Youth Olympics, as well as the first appearance of a mixed-gender team sport at an Olympic event.
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. Twelve teams took part.
The 2022 Baseball5 Asia Cup was the first edition of the Baseball5 Asia Cup, a Baseball5 tournament organized by WBSC Asia. The championship was held from 16 to 19 August 2022, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and was contested between nine national teams.
The Baseball5 Asia Cup is the main Baseball5 tournament in Asia, governed by WBSC Asia. The top three teams qualify to the Baseball5 World Cup.
The Chinese Taipei national Baseball5 team represents the Republic of China (Taiwan) in international Baseball5 competitions. They are the current Asian champions.
The Japan national Baseball5 team represents Japan in international Baseball5 competitions.
The South Korea national Baseball5 team represents South Korea in international Baseball5 competitions.
The Hong Kong national Baseball5 team represents Hong Kong in international Baseball5 competitions.
The Cuba national Baseball5 team represents Cuba in international Baseball5 competitions. They are the current world champions.
The Lithuania national Baseball5 team represents Lithuania in international Baseball5 competitions.
The U-12 Softball World Cup is an international softball tournament for male and female players between age 10-12, and is the most elite and highest level of competition in its age category. It is organized by (WBSC). The tournament is held biennially, starting in 2019. The current champion is Chinese Taipei, who won the inaugural and the second competition as hosts.
The 2023 Youth Baseball5 World Cup is a mixed-gender Baseball5 tournament held in 2023 from 10 October to 15 October. 12 countries participated, with Cuba beating France in the final.