U-23 Baseball World Cup

The U-23 Baseball World Cup is a biennial, professional-level, National Team, baseball world championship of the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC), replacing Baseball World Cup.

U-23 Baseball World Cup
Most recent season or competition:
2024 U-23 Baseball World Cup
Formerly21U Baseball World Cup (2014)
SportBaseball
Founded2014
No. of teams12
ContinentInternational
Most recent
champion(s)
 Japan (3rd title)
Most titles Japan (3 titles)
Official website2024 U-23 Baseball World Cup

The inaugural tournament was held in November 2014, in Taichung, Taiwan, as the 21U Baseball World Cup, with each team made of 21-year-old and younger players but allowed for six players to be 23-year-old and younger.[1] Starting with the 2016 edition—in Monterrey, Mexico—the tournament has been expanded to permit nations to select players up to 23 years old for their entire rosters.[2] Players must also possess valid passports of the nations they are representing, in line with Olympic standards. The U-23 Baseball World Cup is the third-most-important international baseball tournament in terms of distribution of world ranking points, following the Premier12 and the World Baseball Classic.

The rosters of national teams that participated in the tournament included professional players from clubs affiliated to the Australian Baseball League, Chinese Professional Baseball League, Korea Baseball Organization, Major League Baseball, Mexican Baseball League, Nicaraguan Professional Baseball League, and Nippon Professional Baseball.

Results

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21U Baseball World Cup
Year Period Final Host Medalists
Gold Silver Bronze
2014[3]
Details
November 7 – 16  
Taichung
  Chinese Taipei   Japan   South Korea
U-23 Baseball World Cup
2016[4][5]
Details
October 28 – November 6  
Monterrey
  Japan   Australia   South Korea
2018[6]
Details
October 19 – 28  
Barranquilla
  Mexico   Japan   Venezuela
2020[7]
Details[R 1]
September 23 – October 2, 2021  
Ciudad Obregon
Hermosillo
  Venezuela   Mexico   Colombia
2022[8]
Details
October 14 – October 23  
Taipei, Taichung, Yunlin[9]
  Japan   South Korea   Chinese Taipei
2024[10]
Details
September 6 – 15  
Shaoxing[11]
  Japan   Puerto Rico   Nicaragua
Notes
  1. ^ Originally scheduled to be held in 2020, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, postponed to September 2021.

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Japan3205
2  Mexico1102
3  Chinese Taipei1012
  Venezuela1012
5  South Korea0123
6  Australia0101
  Puerto Rico0101
8  Colombia0011
  Nicaragua0011
Totals (9 entries)66618

Participating nations

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0Host country0

Nation 2014 2016 2018 2021 2022 2024 Years
  Argentina 10 1
  Australia 6   9 6 9 5
  Austria 12 1
  China 4 1
  Chinese Taipei   7 5 6   8 6
  Colombia 7   5 10 4
  Cuba 4 10 2
  Czech Republic 5 10 12 12 4
  Dominican Republic 6 9 2
  Great Britain 11 1
  Germany 11 11 2
  Italy 7 1
  Japan           5
  Mexico 11 5     4 5
  Netherlands 9 10 10 8 7 5
  New Zealand 10 1
  Nicaragua 4 6 7   4
  Panama 4 5 2
  Puerto Rico 8 9   3
  South Africa 11 11 12 12 4
  South Korea     4 8   6 6
  Venezuela 8 8     7 5 6
Nations 11 12 12 12 12 12

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Chinese Taipei defeat new world No. 1 Japan to capture 21U Baseball World Cup crown". WBSC. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
  2. ^ "WBSC announces dates, venues for new U-23 Baseball World Cup 2016 Monterrey, MEX". WBSC. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
  3. ^ 2014 U-21 Baseball World Cup
  4. ^ "WBSC unveils nations, Logo for inaugural U-23 Baseball World Cup 2016 in Monterrey, Mexico". WBSC. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
  5. ^ 2016 U-23 Baseball World Cup>
  6. ^ 2018 II U-23 Baseball World Cup
  7. ^ 2021 III U-23 Baseball World Cup
  8. ^ "World Baseball Softball Confederation".
  9. ^ "Taipei, Taichung and Douliu: Getting to know the IV WBSC U-23 Baseball World Cup host cities". U-23 Baseball World Cup. World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). Retrieved October 10, 2022.
  10. ^ "World Baseball Softball Confederation".
  11. ^ "China to host V WBSC U-23 Baseball World Cup in 2024". WBSC. World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). Retrieved April 7, 2023.
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