2023 U-12 Baseball World Cup
Tournament details | |
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Country | Taiwan |
Dates | July 28 - August 6 |
Teams | 12 |
Final positions | |
Champions | United States (5th title) |
Runner-up | Chinese Taipei |
Third place | Venezuela |
Fourth place | Japan |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 50 |
The 2023 U-12 Baseball World Cup or the VII U-12 Baseball World Cup was an international baseball tournament held by the World Baseball Softball Confederation for players 12-year-old and younger. The 2023 edition was held in Tainan, Taiwan from July 28 to August 6, 2023.[1]
Format
First round: The twelve participating nations were drawn into two groups of 6, in which single round robin will occur. The top 3 nations from each group advances to the Super Round, while the bottom 3 nations from each group advance to the consolation round.[citation needed]
Consolation round: The 6 nations in this round play one game against the teams they have not played yet. (example: The 4th placed team from Group A will play the bottom three teams from Group B)[citation needed]
Super round: The format in the super round is similar to that of the consolation round. Each team plays the top three teams from the opposing group. (example: The 1st placed team from Group B will play the top three teams from Group A) The standings for this round will include the 2 games played against the 2 other second-round qualifiers from the team's first-round group, and the 3 games played in the second round, for a total of 5 games. The 3rd and 4th-place finishers advance to the bronze-medal game, and the 1st and 2nd-place finishers advance to the gold-medal game.[citation needed]
Finals: The Finals consist of the Bronze Medal Game, contested by the 3rd and 4th-place finishers, and the gold-medal game, contested by the 1st and 2nd-place finishers.[citation needed]
Teams
The following 12 teams qualified for the tournament.[2]
Pool A | Pool B |
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Australia |
Czech Republic |
Germany |
Dominican Republic |
Japan |
South Korea |
Mexico |
New Zealand |
Chinese Taipei1 |
Panama |
Venezuela |
United States |
1Republic of China, commonly known as Taiwan, due to complicated relations with People's Republic of China, is recognized by the name Chinese Taipei by most of the international organizations in sports competitions. For more information, please see Cross-Strait relations.
First round
- The top three teams in each pool will qualify for the second round.
Qualified for the Super Round | |
Qualified for the Placement Round |
Group A
Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB | R | RA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chinese Taipei | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | — | 43 | 9 |
Venezuela | 4 | 1 | .800 | 1.0 | 49 | 8 |
Japan | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2.0 | 46 | 16 |
Mexico | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3.0 | 33 | 27 |
Germany | 1 | 4 | .200 | 4.0 | 10 | 53 |
Australia | 0 | 5 | .000 | 5.0 | 5 | 73 |
Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
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Jul 29, 2023 | 14:30 | Australia | 3-7 | Germany | ASPAC B | 2:05 | 200 | Boxscore | |
Jul 29, 2023 | 14:30 | Venezuela | 10-0 | Mexico | ASPAC Youth | 1:48 | 400 | Boxscore | |
Jul 29, 2023 | 18:30 | Japan | 2-3 | Chinese Taipei | F/7 | ASPAC Youth | 1:40 | 6000 | Boxscore |
Jul 30, 2023 | 11:00 | Venezuela | 19-2 | Australia | F/4 | ASPAC B | 1:30 | 200 | Boxscore |
Jul 30, 2023 | 14:30 | Chinese Taipei | 5-3 | Mexico | ASPAC Youth | 2:21 | 4000 | Boxscore | |
Jul 30, 2023 | 18:30 | Germany | 0-16 | Japan | F/4 | ASPAC Youth | 1:20 | 500 | Boxscore |
Jul 31, 2023 | 11:00 | Mexico | 14-0 | Australia | F/5 | ASPAC Youth | 1:40 | 120 | Boxscore |
Jul 31, 2023 | 14:30 | Japan | 1-7 | Venezuela | ASPAC B | 1:32 | 200 | Boxscore | |
Jul 31, 2023 | 18:30 | Chinese Taipei | 13-2 | Germany | F/5 | ASPAC Youth | 1:40 | 1000 | Boxscore |
Aug 1, 2023 | 11:00 | Australia | 0-15 | Japan | F/4 | ASPAC Youth | 1:10 | 150 | Boxscore |
Aug 1, 2023 | 14:30 | Germany | 0-10 | Mexico | F/5 | ASPAC B | 2:08 | 100 | Boxscore |
Aug 1, 2023 | 18:30 | Venezuela | 2-4 | Chinese Taipei | ASPAC Youth | 1:45 | 2500 | Boxscore | |
Aug 2, 2023 | 11:00 | Mexico | 6-12 | Japan | ASPAC Youth | 2:35 | 200 | Boxscore | |
Aug 2, 2023 | 18:30 | Germany | 1-11 | Venezuela | F/5 | ASPAC B | 1:49 | 200 | Boxscore |
Aug 2, 2023 | 18:30 | Australia | 0-18 | Chinese Taipei | F/4 | ASPAC Youth | 1:08 | 3000 | Boxscore |
Group B
Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB | R | RA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dominican Republic | 4 | 1 | .800 | — | 70 | 26 |
United States | 4 | 1 | .800 | — | 88 | 19 |
South Korea | 4 | 1 | .800 | — | 53 | 21 |
Panama | 2 | 3 | .400 | 2.0 | 41 | 28 |
Czech Republic | 1 | 4 | .200 | 3.0 | 17 | 78 |
New Zealand | 0 | 5 | .000 | 4.0 | 11 | 108 |
Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul 29, 2023 | 11:00 | United States | 43-1 | New Zealand | F/4 | ASPAC B | 2:22 | 200 | Boxscore |
Jul 29, 2023 | 11:00 | South Korea | 11-3 | Panama | ASPAC Youth | 2:13 | 200 | Boxscore | |
Jul 29, 2023 | 18:30 | Czech Republic | 0-19 | Dominican Republic | F/4 | ASPAC B | 1:40 | 200 | Boxscore |
Jul 30, 2023 | 11:00 | Panama | 4-6 | United States | ASPAC Youth | 2:20 | 600 | Boxscore | |
Jul 30, 2023 | 14:30 | New Zealand | 7–8 | Czech Republic | ASPAC B | 2:04 | 200 | Boxscore | |
Jul 30, 2023 | 18:30 | Dominican Republic | 8-9 | South Korea | ASPAC B | 2:43 | 300 | Boxscore | |
Jul 31, 2023 | 11:00 | New Zealand | 0-19 | Panama | F/4 | ASPAC B | 1:13 | 200 | Boxscore |
Jul 31, 2023 | 14:30 | Czech Republic | 5-17 | South Korea | F/5 | ASPAC Youth | 2:20 | 350 | Boxscore |
Jul 31, 2023 | 18:30 | United States | 9-13 | Dominican Republic | ASPAC B | 2:43 | 300 | Boxscore | |
Aug 1, 2023 | 11:00 | Panama | 10-4 | Czech Republic | ASPAC B | 2:10 | 120 | Boxscore | |
Aug 1, 2023 | 14:30 | Dominican Republic | 23-3 | New Zealand | F/4 | ASPAC Youth | 2:05 | 150 | Boxscore |
Aug 1, 2023 | 18:30 | South Korea | 1-5 | United States | ASPAC B | 2:07 | 150 | Boxscore | |
Aug 2, 2023 | 11:00 | Panama | 5-7 | Dominican Republic | ASPAC B | 2:35 | 150 | Boxscore | |
Aug 2, 2023 | 14:30 | New Zealand | 0-15 | South Korea | F/4 | ASPAC B | 1:26 | 500 | Boxscore |
Aug 2, 2023 | 14:30 | Czech Republic | 0-25 | United States | F/4 | ASPAC Youth | 1:42 | 200 | Boxscore |
Super round
Qualified for the Final | |
Qualified for the Third-place game |
Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB | R | RA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chinese Taipei | 4 | 1 | .800 | - | 15 | 15 |
United States | 3 | 2 | .600 | 1.0 | 36 | 28 |
Japan | 3 | 2 | .600 | 1.0 | 30 | 15 |
Venezuela | 3 | 2 | .600 | 1.0 | 26 | 22 |
South Korea | 1 | 4 | .200 | 3.0 | 18 | 26 |
Dominican Republic | 1 | 4 | .200 | 3.0 | 24 | 43 |
Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aug 3, 2023 | 11:00 | South Korea | 4-7 | Japan | ASPAC Youth | 2:06 | 1000 | Boxscore | |
Aug 3, 2023 | 14:30 | Venezuela | 4-11 | United States | ASPAC Youth | 2:07 | 1500 | Boxscore | |
Aug 3, 2023 | 18:30 | Chinese Taipei | 4-0 | Dominican Republic | ASPAC Youth | 1:56 | 2500 | Boxscore | |
Aug 4, 2023 | 11:00 | Japan | 7-0 | United States | ASPAC Youth | 2:05 | 1500 | Boxscore | |
Aug 4, 2023 | 14:30 | Venezuela | 8-2 | Dominican Republic | F/7 | ASPAC Youth | 2:19 | 1000 | Boxscore |
Aug 4, 2023 | 18:30 | South Korea | 0-1 | Chinese Taipei | ASPAC Youth | 1:23 | 3000 | Boxscore | |
Aug 5, 2023 | 11:00 | Japan | 13-1 | Dominican Republic | F/5 | ASPAC Youth | 1:32 | 1000 | Boxscore |
Aug 5, 2023 | 14:30 | South Korea | 4-5 | Venezuela | F/7 | ASPAC Youth | 1:58 | 1500 | Boxscore |
Aug 5, 2023 | 18:30 | United States | 11-3 | Chinese Taipei | ASPAC Youth | 2:08 | 6000 | Boxscore |
Placement Round
Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB | R | RA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mexico | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | - | 71 | 2 |
Panama | 4 | 1 | .800 | 1.0 | 53 | 12 |
Germany | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2.0 | 26 | 27 |
Czech Republic | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3.0 | 19 | 38 |
Australia | 1 | 4 | .200 | 4.0 | 23 | 40 |
New Zealand | 0 | 5 | .000 | 5.0 | 11 | 84 |
Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aug 3, 2023 | 11:00 | Panama | 2-3 | Mexico | ASPAC B | 2:09 | 200 | Boxscore | |
Aug 3, 2023 | 14:30 | Australia | 17-2 | New Zealand | F/4 | ASPAC B | 1:34 | 200 | Boxscore |
Aug 3, 2023 | 18:30 | Czech Republic | 3-6 | Germany | ASPAC B | 2:10 | 200 | Boxscore | |
Aug 4, 2023 | 11:00 | Australia | 3-13 | Panama | F/5 | ASPAC B | 1:48 | 200 | Boxscore |
Aug 4, 2023 | 14:30 | Czech Republic | 0-15 | Mexico | F/4 | ASPAC B | 1:20 | 200 | Boxscore |
Aug 4, 2023 | 18:30 | New Zealand | 2-11 | Germany | ASPAC B | 1:46 | 200 | Boxscore | |
Aug 5, 2023 | 11:00 | Australia | 0-4 | Czech Republic | ASPAC B | 1:40 | 300 | Boxscore | |
Aug 5, 2023 | 14:30 | New Zealand | 0-29 | Mexico | F/4 | ASPAC B | 1:49 | 300 | Boxscore |
Aug 5, 2023 | 18:30 | Germany | 2-9 | Panama | ASPAC B | 1:59 | 300 | Boxscore |
Finals
Third-place game
Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aug 6, 2023 | 14:30 | Venezuela | 9-8 | Japan | ASPAC Youth | 1:59 | 1000 | Boxscore |
Championship
Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aug 6, 2023 | 18:30 | United States | 10-4 | Chinese Taipei | ASPAC Youth | 2:20 | 8500 | Boxscore |
Final standings
Rk | Team | W | L | ||
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United States | 7 | 2 | |||
Lost in Final | |||||
Chinese Taipei | 7 | 2 | |||
Failed to qualify for the Final | |||||
Venezuela | 7 | 2 | |||
Lost in 3rd Place Game | |||||
4 | Japan | 6 | 3 | ||
Failed to qualify for the finals | |||||
5 | South Korea | 4 | 4 | ||
6 | Dominican Republic | 4 | 4 | ||
Failed to qualify for the super round | |||||
7 | Mexico | 5 | 3 | ||
8 | Panama | 4 | 4 | ||
9 | Germany | 3 | 5 | ||
10 | Czech Republic | 2 | 6 | ||
11 | Australia | 1 | 7 | ||
12 | New Zealand | 0 | 8 |
References
- ^ "Dates announced for VII WBSC U-12 Baseball World Cup 2023 in Tainan, Taiwan". wbsc.org. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
- ^ "WBSC confirms U-12 Baseball World Cup participants and groups". wbsc.org. Retrieved 2024-09-22.