Youth Baseball5 World Cup

Last updated
Youth Baseball5 World Cup
Most recent season or competition:
2023 Youth Baseball5 World Cup
Sport Baseball5
First season2023
No. of teams12
Most recent
champion(s)
Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba (1st title)
(2022)
Most titles Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba (1 title)
Related
competitions
Baseball5 World Cup
Official website https://www.wbsc.org/en/organisation/wbsc-events/youth-baseball5-world-cup

The Youth Baseball5 World Cup (YBWSC) is a mixed-gender Baseball5 world championship consisting of 16 teams that occurs every two years, [1] with the first edition 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. [2] [3]

Contents

History

The YB5WC was initially scheduled to occur in 2021, but was postponed to 2023 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2] France and Turkey qualified from the first-ever U-17 European Baseball5 Championship in 2022 to play in the 2023 YB5WC. [4]

The 2025 edition will take place in Mexico. [5]

Format

The 16 countries participating in the Youth World Cup are geographically broken down as follows: [1]

The 16 countries play a total of 56 games over four or five days. [1]

Results

YearHostFinalThird place game
ChampionsScoreRunners-upThird placeScoreFourth place
2023
Details
Flag of Turkey.svg
Ankara
Flag of Cuba.svg
Cuba
2–0 Flag of France.svg
France
Flag of Mexico.svg
Mexico
2–1 Flag of Turkey.svg
Turkey

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 1001
2Flag of France.svg  France 0101
3Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 0011
Totals (3 entries)1113

Participating nations

Teams 2023 Years
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 12th1
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 5th1
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei 6th1
Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba 1st1
Flag of France.svg France 2nd1
Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana 7th1
Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia 10th1
Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico 3rd1
Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea 9th1
Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia 8th1
Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey 4th1
Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia 11th1
No. of
Teams
12

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "WBSC reveals Continent Quota for expanded Baseball5 and Youth Baseball5 World Cups". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
  2. 1 2 "Inaugural Baseball5 World Cup to take place in 2022". www.insidethegames.biz. 10 December 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-12-10. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
  3. "High five: baseball5 hits the YOG". Olympics.com. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
  4. "France, Türkiye first National Teams to qualify for inaugural WBSC Youth Baseball5 World Cup". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
  5. "WBSC awards hosting rights: Youth Baseball5 World Cup 2025 to Mexico, Baseball5 World Cup 2026 to Italy". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 2024-10-23.