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2023 Youth Baseball5 World Cup
Tournament details
CountryTurkey
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates10–15 October 2023
Teams12 (from 5 confederations)
Final positions
Champions Cuba Cuba (1st title)
Runner-up France France
Third place Mexico Mexico
Fourth place Turkey Turkey
Tournament statistics
Games played50
MVP Cuba Haila Gonzalez
Cuba Jadier Ulloa

The 2023 Youth Baseball5 World Cup (2023 YB5WC) is a mixed-gender Baseball5 tournament held in 2023 from 10 October to 15 October. [1] 12 countries participated, with Cuba beating France in the final. [2] [3]

Format

The 12 teams were divided into two groups. After the 30-game Opening Round concluded on 12 October, the top three finishers from each group advanced to the Super Round. The top two teams from the Super Round competed in the final on 15 October. [4]

There was also a Placement Round to determine which of the teams that didn't advance to the Super Round finished in 7th to 12th place. [5]

Teams

Group A: China, Cuba, Malaysia, Tunisia, Turkey and Zambia

Group B: Australia, France, Ghana, Korea, Mexico and Chinese Taipei

Results

Cuba won the tournament, having gone unbeaten the entire time and only losing one game in a best-of-three against Mexico. [6]

Finals round

Third place play-off

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg
Mexico Mexico 2–1 Turkey Turkey 2–3 ( F/6) 7–1 4–2

Final

15 October 2023 15:00 at Yenimahalle Spor Kompleksi Fair, 22 °C (72 °F), 57% humidity
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
France France 0 3 0 0 0 3 9 1
Cuba Cuba 5 0 1 0 X 6 12 0
Umpires: Alessia Cicconi (HP), Tony Jones (1F), Thalia Villavicencio (2F), Batuhan Akkaya (3F)
Boxscore
15 October 2023 15:30 at Yenimahalle Spor Kompleksi Fair, 22 °C (72 °F), 57% humidity
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
France France 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 0
Cuba Cuba ( 6) 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 7 0
Umpires: Alessia Cicconi (HP), Tony Jones (1F), Thalia Villavicencio (2F), Batuhan Akkaya (3F)
Boxscore

References

  1. ^ "Baseball5 to make another hit in Ankara, a city of cultural significance". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
  2. ^ "Youth Baseball5 World Cup press conference: "The future of Baseball5 is extremely bright" - WBSC President Riccardo Fraccari". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
  3. ^ "Cuba win first Youth Baseball5 World Cup after France victory". www.insidethegames.biz. 2023-10-15. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
  4. ^ "Where to watch: Inaugural WBSC Youth Baseball5 World Cup streamed live and free". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
  5. ^ "WBSC Youth Baseball5 World Cup: China finish fifth, Chinese Taipei sixth; Placement Round positions finalised with Finals set for Sunday". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
  6. ^ "Cuba win Youth Baseball5 World Cup to add to 2022 World Championship crown". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 2023-10-15.


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