2024 U-23 Baseball World Cup

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2024 U-23 Baseball World Cup
Tournament details
CountryChina
DatesSeptember 6 – 15
Teams12
Defending champions Japan
Final positions
Champions Japan (3rd title)
Runners-up Puerto Rico
Third place Nicaragua
Fourth place China
Tournament statistics
Games played50
Attendance26,823 (536 per game)
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The 2024 U-23 Baseball World Cup, officially V U-23 Baseball World Cup, is the fifth edition of the U-23 Baseball World Cup tournament, sixth since the tournament's inception in 2014 as the 21U Baseball World Cup. The tournament will be held at Shaoxing Baseball and Softball Sports Culture Center in Shaoxing, China.[1]

Venues

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The tournament will be held at Shaoxing Baseball and Softball Sports Culture Center Field No.1 and No.2. The field No.1 will host the Super Round, the Bronze Medal Game and the Championship Game while the field No.2 will host the Placement Round.

Teams

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The WBSC World Rankings as of the time of the competition is specified in parentheses.[2]

Africa

 South Africa (31)

Americas

 Venezuela (5)
 Puerto Rico (10)
 Colombia (11)
 Nicaragua (17)

Asia

 Japan (1)
 Chinese Taipei (3)
 South Korea (6)
 China (24)

Europe

 Netherlands (7)
 Great Britain (18)

Oceania

 Australia (15)

First round

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W L RF RA PCT GB Qualification
1  Puerto Rico 5 4 1 29 15 .800[a] — Advance to super round
2  Japan 5 4 1 18 9 .800[a] —
3  China (H) 5 3 2 17 17 .600[b] 1
4  Australia 5 3 2 24 26 .600[b] 1 Advance to placement round
5  Colombia 5 1 4 14 22 .200 3
6  Great Britain 5 0 5 23 36 .000 4
Source: WBSC
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head result: Puerto Rico 6–1 Japan
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head result: Australia 1–4 China
Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
Sep 6, 2024 10:00 Australia  4 – 2  Colombia F/7 Field No.1 2:20 1,096 Boxscore
Sep 6, 2024 19:00 China  5 – 3  Great Britain F/8 Field No.1 2:24 1,761 Boxscore
Sep 6, 2024 19:00 Puerto Rico  6 – 1  Japan F/7 Field No.2 2:11 120 Boxscore
Sep 7, 2024 14:30 China  0 – 2  Japan F/7 Field No.1 1:29 3,312 Boxscore
Sep 7, 2024 14:30 Great Britain  4 – 6  Colombia F/7 Field No.2 2:36 780 Boxscore
Sep 7, 2024 19:00 Puerto Rico  4 – 5  Australia F/9 Field No.2 3:07 225 Boxscore
Sep 8, 2024 10:00 Colombia  3 – 4  China F/7 Field No.1 2:15 1,513 Boxscore
Sep 8, 2024 14:30 Great Britain  3 – 8  Puerto Rico F/7 Field No.2 2:15 140 Boxscore
Sep 8, 2024 19:00 Japan  4 – 1  Australia F/7 Field No.1 2:21 1,898 Boxscore
Sep 9, 2024 10:00 China  4 – 8  Puerto Rico F/7 Field No.1 2:32 165 Boxscore
Sep 9, 2024 14:30 Great Britain  12 – 13  Australia F/7 Field No.2 2:46 106 Boxscore
Sep 9, 2024 19:00 Colombia  1 – 7  Japan F/7 Field No.1 1:51 110 Boxscore
Sep 10, 2024 10:00 Australia  1 – 4  China F/7 Field No.1 1:44 263 Boxscore
Sep 10, 2024 14:30 Puerto Rico  3 – 2  Colombia F/7 Field No.1 2:05 290 Boxscore
Sep 10, 2024 19:00 Japan  4 – 1  Great Britain F/5 Field No.2 1:35 70 Boxscore


Group B

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Pos Team Pld W L RF RA PCT GB Qualification
1  Nicaragua 5 5 0 23 7 1.000 — Advance to super round
2  Venezuela 5 3 2 30 19 .600[a] 2
3  South Korea 5 3 2 18 18 .600[a] 2
4  Netherlands 5 2 3 28 22 .400[b] 3 Advance to placement round
5  Chinese Taipei 5 2 3 23 14 .400[b] 3
6  South Africa 5 0 5 4 46 .000 5
Source: WBSC
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head result: Venezuela 8–4 South Korea
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head result: Netherlands 7–5 Chinese Taipei
Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
Sep 6, 2024 10:00 South Africa  1 – 8  Nicaragua F/7 Field No.2 2:03 46 Boxscore
Sep 6, 2024 14:30 South Korea  3 – 1  Chinese Taipei F/7 Field No.1 2:18 1,000 Boxscore
Sep 6, 2024 14:30 Netherlands  9 – 10  Venezuela F/7 Field No.2 2:39 137 Boxscore
Sep 7, 2024 10:00 Venezuela  2 – 3  Nicaragua F/7 Field No.1 2:12 719 Boxscore
Sep 7, 2024 10:00 South Korea  6 – 1  South Africa F/7 Field No.2 2:17 200 Boxscore
Sep 7, 2024 19:00 Netherlands  7 – 5  Chinese Taipei F/7 Field No.1 3:06 3,087 Boxscore
Sep 8, 2024 10:00 South Africa  0 – 10  Venezuela F/6 Field No.2 2:10 41 Boxscore
Sep 8, 2024 14:30 Netherlands  1 – 4  South Korea F/7 Field No.1 2:40 1,842 Boxscore
Sep 8, 2024 19:00 Nicaragua  4 – 3  Chinese Taipei F/7 Field No.2 2:42 185 Boxscore
Sep 9, 2024 10:00 Venezuela  8 – 4  South Korea F/7 Field No.2 3:07 25 Boxscore
Sep 9, 2024 14:30 Nicaragua  1 – 0  Netherlands F/7 Field No.1 1:54 151 Boxscore
Sep 9, 2024 19:00 Chinese Taipei  11 – 0  South Africa F/5 Field No.2 1:37 228 Boxscore
Sep 10, 2024 10:00 Nicaragua  7 – 1  South Korea F/7 Field No.2 2:31 78 Boxscore
Sep 10, 2024 14:30 South Africa  2 – 11  Netherlands F/7 Field No.2 2:29 51 Boxscore
Sep 10, 2024 19:00 Chinese Taipei  3 – 0  Venezuela F/7 Field No.1 2:15 271 Boxscore

Placement round

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Pos Team Pld W L RF RA PCT GB
1  Netherlands 5 4 1 29 14 .800 —
2  Chinese Taipei 5 3 2 31 12 .600[a] 1
3  Australia 5 3 2 31 23 .600[a] 1
4  Colombia 5 2 3 23 28 .400[b] 2
5  Great Britain 5 2 3 26 29 .400[b] 2
6  South Africa 5 1 4 15 49 .200 3
Source: WBSC
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head result: Chinese Taipei 4–3 Australia
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head result: Great Britain 4–6 Colombia
Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
Sep 12, 2024 10:00 Great Britain  6 – 8  South Africa F/7 Field No.2 2:40 25 Boxscore
Sep 12, 2024 14:30 Chinese Taipei  10 – 0  Colombia F/7 Field No.2 2:28 70 Boxscore
Sep 12, 2024 14:30 Netherlands  3 – 2  Australia F/7 Field No.1 2:15 271 Boxscore
Sep 13, 2024 10:00 Great Britain  2 – 1  Netherlands F/7 Field No.2 2:10 33 Boxscore
Sep 13, 2024 10:00 South Africa  3 – 12  Colombia F/7 Field No.1 2:23 63 Boxscore
Sep 13, 2024 14:30 Chinese Taipei  4 – 3  Australia F/7 Field No.2 2:39 73 Boxscore
Sep 14, 2024 10:00 Colombia  3 – 7  Netherlands F/7 Field No.2 2:18 65 Boxscore
Sep 14, 2024 10:00 South Africa  2 – 9  Australia F/7 Field No.1 2:12 115 Boxscore
Sep 14, 2024 14:30 Great Britain  2 – 1  Chinese Taipei F/7 Field No.2 2:11 155 Boxscore

Super round

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Pos Team Pld W L RF RA PCT GB Qualification
1  Puerto Rico 5 5 0 21 6 1.000 — Advance to final
2  Japan 5 4 1 19 9 .800 1
3  China (H) 5 2 3 16 22 .400[a] 3 Advance to third-place game
4  Nicaragua 5 2 3 11 17 .400[a] 3
5  Venezuela 5 1 4 16 21 .200[b] 4
6  South Korea 5 1 4 14 22 .200[b] 4
Source: WBSC
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head result: China 4–0 Nicaragua
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head result: Venezuela 8–4 South Korea
Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
Sep 12, 2024 10:00 China  2 – 7  South Korea F/7 Field No.1 2:06 223 Boxscore
Sep 12, 2024 19:00 Puerto Rico  1 – 0  Nicaragua F/7 Field No.2 1:44 59 Boxscore
Sep 12, 2024 19:00 Venezuela  1 – 5  Japan F/7 Field No.1 2:14 356 Boxscore
Sep 13, 2024 14:30 Japan  9 – 1  Nicaragua F/7 Field No.1 2:14 215 Boxscore
Sep 13, 2024 19:00 South Korea  1 – 3  Puerto Rico F/7 Field No.2 1:44 27 Boxscore
Sep 13, 2024 19:00 China  6 – 5  Venezuela F/7 Field No.1 2:11 499 Boxscore
Sep 14, 2024 14:30 Venezuela  0 – 3  Puerto Rico F/7 Field No.1 1:58 244 Boxscore
Sep 14, 2024 19:00 South Korea  1 – 2  Japan F/7 Field No.2 2:17 193 Boxscore
Sep 14, 2024 19:00 China  4 – 0  Nicaragua F/7 Field No.1 2:23 1,404 Boxscore

Finals

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Third place game

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Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
Sep 15, 2024 9:00 Nicaragua  3–1  China F/7 Field No.2 2:20 1,550 Boxscore

Championship

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Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
Sep 15, 2024 9:00 Japan  5–0  Puerto Rico F/7 Field No.1 2:04 1,273 Boxscore

Final standings

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Awards

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U23 All-World Team

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All World Team nominated from this article. [3]

Position Player
C South Korea Siang Kim
1B Japan Ryo Imazato
2B Nicaragua Odlany Matamoros Caceres
3B Venezuela Brainer Bonaci Marin
SS Netherlands Gedionne Michael Marlin
OF China Xudong Zhu
Colombia Jean Pierre Henao Ortega
Puerto Rico Edgardo Villegas Rosado
DH Nicaragua Godwin Bennett Cooper
P Puerto Rico Jorhan Laboy Melendez
South Korea Hyunseok Choi

References

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  1. ^ "China to host V WBSC U-23 Baseball World Cup in 2024". WBSC. World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). 6 April 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  2. ^ "WBSC/KONAMI Men's Baseball World Ranking update: Japan remains on top as Chinese Taipei, Puerto Rico and Colombia biggest climbers inside top 12". WBSC. World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). 3 September 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
  3. ^ https://www.wbsc.org/en/events/2024-v-u-23-baseball-world-cup/news/puerto-ricos-edgardo-villegas-named-wbsc-u-23-baseball-world-cup-mvp
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