Baseball United Arab Classic

Baseball United Arab Classic

Tournament details
Country	United Arab Emirates
City	Dubai
Dates	November 7–10, 2024 (2024-11-07 – 2024-11-10)
Teams	9
Final positions
Champions	Pakistan
Runner-up	United Arab Emirates
Tournament statistics
Games played	21
Awards
MVP	Muhammad Hussain

The Baseball United Arab Classic was an international baseball tournament that took place between November 7 and November 10, 2024. Organized by Baseball United, the invitational tournament was held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, at the Baseball United Ballpark at The Sevens sports complex. ^[1] The tournament operates under World Baseball Classic rules. ^[2] It featured the international debut of the Saudi Arabia national baseball team and the United Arab Emirates national baseball team. ^{[3] [4] [5] [6]}

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	RF	RA	RD	PCT	GB
1	Pakistan	4	4	0	49	6	+43	1.000	—
2	United Arab Emirates (H)	4	3	1	34	13	+21	.750	1
3	India	4	2	2	21	21	0	.500	2
4	Bangladesh	4	1	3	15	28	−13	.250	3
5	Afghanistan	4	0	4	4	55	−51	.000	4

Source: Baseball United
(H) Hosts

7 November 2024 8:00 (UTC+4)	Afghanistan	1–11	India	The Sevens, Dubai

7 November 2024 10:30 (UTC+4)	Bangladesh	0–10	Pakistan	The Sevens, Dubai

7 November 2024 13:00 (UTC+4)	India	1–7	United Arab Emirates	The Sevens, Dubai

7 November 2024 20:30 (UTC+4)	United Arab Emirates	3–10	Pakistan	The Sevens, Dubai

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8 November 2024 8:00 (UTC+4)	Bangladesh	12–0	Afghanistan	The Sevens, Dubai

8 November 2024 14:00 (UTC+4)	Afghanistan	0–15	United Arab Emirates	The Sevens, Dubai

8 November 2024 20:00 (UTC+4)	Pakistan	12–0	India	The Sevens, Dubai

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9 November 2024 11:00 (UTC+4)	United Arab Emirates	9–2	Bangladesh	The Sevens, Dubai

9 November 2024 14:00 (UTC+4)	Pakistan	17–3	Afghanistan	The Sevens, Dubai

9 November 2024 20:00 (UTC+4)	India	9–1	Bangladesh	The Sevens, Dubai

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	RF	RA	RD	PCT	GB
1	Palestine	3	3	0	37	11	+26	1.000	—
2	Sri Lanka	3	2	1	32	14	+18	.667	1
3	Saudi Arabia	3	1	2	22	29	−7	.333	2
4	Nepal	3	0	3	4	41	−37	.000	3

Source: Baseball United

7 November 2024 15:30 (UTC+4)	Sri Lanka	15–6	Saudi Arabia	The Sevens, Dubai

7 November 2024 18:00 (UTC+4)	Nepal	2–17	Palestine	The Sevens, Dubai

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8 November 2024 11:00 (UTC+4)	Saudi Arabia	14–2	Nepal	The Sevens, Dubai

8 November 2024 17:00 (UTC+4)	Palestine	8–7	Sri Lanka	The Sevens, Dubai

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9 November 2024 8:00 (UTC+4)	Nepal	0–10	Sri Lanka	The Sevens, Dubai

9 November 2024 17:00 (UTC+4)	Saudi Arabia	2–12	Palestine	The Sevens, Dubai

Playoff bracket

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
							Sri Lanka	0
		India	0				Pakistan	3
		Sri Lanka	1									Pakistan	12
												United Arab Emirates	1
							United Arab Emirates	6
		Saudi Arabia	1				Palestine	1
		United Arab Emirates	9

Final standings

Rk Team W L   Pakistan 6 0   United Arab Emirates 5 2 Eliminated in Semifinals 3   Palestine 3 1 4   Sri Lanka 3 2 Eliminated in Quarterfinals 5   India 2 3 6   Saudi Arabia 1 3 Eliminated in Group stage 7   Bangladesh 1 3 8     Nepal 0 3 9   Afghanistan 0 4

Honors and awards

All-Star team Position Player C Shahid Ahmed 1B Gareth Grundlignh 2B Syam Lafi 3B Muhammad Hussain SS Chris Beyers Zan Shariff LF Dylan Ahmed CF Sameera Rathnayake RF Lorenzo Riddle Moosa Nonomiya DH Gabriel Reque P Aslam Muhammad [7]

Most Valuable Player Award Player Ref. Most Valuable Player Muhammad Hussain [8]

See also

• West Asia Baseball Cup
• WBSC Asia

References

1. "Schedule of 2024 Baseball United Arab Classic unveiled". Arab News. 10 October 2024.
2. "Baseball United charting a course for professionalism in the region, says Kash Shaikh". Arab News. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
3. "UAE launches first national baseball team". Middle East Monitor. 8 October 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
4. "UAE to get its first national baseball team". The National. 8 October 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
5. "Baseball United partners with Emirates Cricket Board to launch UAE's first national baseball team". Arabian Business. 8 October 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
6. "First National Baseball Team Formed Ahead of Arab Classic Tournament". CairoScene. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
7. Baseball United [@BaseballUnited] (November 13, 2024). "The best of the best ⭐️ Presenting your 2024 Baseball United Arab Classic All-Tournament Team!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
8. Baseball United [@BaseballUnited] (November 10, 2024). "The 2024 BU Arab Classic MVP … Muhammad Hussain" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

External links

• "2024 Arab Classic". Baseball United. Retrieved 12 October 2024.