Japan national under-18 baseball team

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The Japan national under-18 baseball team is the national under-18 team representing Japan in international baseball competitions. The organization is currently ranked 1st in the world by the World Baseball Softball Confederation. [2] They compete in the bi-annual U-18 Baseball World Cup. They have finished 2nd in the tournament four times. [3]

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Competitive record

U-18 Baseball World Cup record
YearRoundPositionWLRSRA
1982Final2nd
19995th
2004Final2nd
2012Round 26th543825
2013Final2nd727019
2015Final2nd81815
2017Super Round3rd635224
2019Super Round5th535523
Total

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References

  1. "The WBSC World Ranking". WBSC. 18 December 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  2. "Rankings". WBSC. Archived from the original on 28 October 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  3. "U-18 Baseball World Cup". www.wbsc.org. WBSC. Archived from the original on 9 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.