Baseball5 World Cup

Mixed-gender Baseball5 tournament

Baseball5 World CupMost recent season or competition:
2024 Baseball5 World Cup

Sport| Baseball5
First season| 2022
Administrator| World Baseball Softball Confederation
No. of teams| 12
Most recent
champion(s)|  Cuba (1st title)
(2022)
Most titles|  Cuba (1 title)
Related
competitions| Youth Baseball5 World Cup
Official website| baseball5.wbsc.org
Tournaments

* 2022
* 2024
* 2026
* 2028

The Baseball5 World Cup (B5WC, and sometimes referred to as the Senior Baseball5 World Cup)[1] is a mixed-gender Baseball5 (B5) world championship that occurs every two years, with the first edition held in 2022 in Mexico and contested by 12 countries.[2][3] It is governed by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC).[4]

## History

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The inaugural B5WC was originally planned to happen in December 2020 in Mexico.[5] The COVID-19 pandemic led to the delay of the B5WC to June 2021;[6] however, the continued impact of the pandemic delayed the B5WC further. It was later decided that the WC would be played every two years, starting in 2022.[3]

The 14-team 2020 European Baseball5 Championship held in February and March saw France and Lithuania take the two available Europe berths to qualify for the inaugural B5WC.[7][8] The Oceania qualifier was scheduled to be played in Australia in 2021.[9] The Asia qualifiers were scheduled to be played in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in April 2021,[10] but were then postponed due to COVID-19 to August 17–19, 2022.[11][2]

The first edition of the tournament was won by Cuba, who finished the championship undefeated.[12]

In April 2023, it was confirmed that Hong Kong will host the second edition of the tournament, from October 7 to 12, 2024.[13]

## Format

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The 12 countries participating in the World Cup are geographically broken down as follows:[6]

* The host nation automatically qualifies.
* 3 countries from the Americas
* 2 from Europe
* 2 from Africa
* 3 from Asia
* 1 from Oceania

The following format is used for the World Cup: there are 12 countries that play a total of 50 games over seven days. The tournament will be played in three venues, with the 12 teams separated into two groups of 6 each playing a single round-robin, followed by a "super round" and then the finals.[1] The super round consists of the top three teams from each group, with the results of the group stage being used in the super round for any matchups between countries that played each other in the group stage.[14]

Each team has five active players and eight players total on the roster, with the mixed-gender nature of the tournament requiring teams to have half of their roster to be of each gender, and at least two active players per gender in the game.[5][15]

Players must be a minimum of 15 years old.[16]

## Results

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Year  | Host  |  | Final  |  | Third place game

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Champions  | Score  | Runners-up  | Third place  | Score  | Fourth place
2022
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Mexico City |
Cuba | 2–0 |
Japan |
Chinese Taipei | 2–0 |
Venezuela
2024
Details |
Hong Kong |  |  |  |  |  |

### Medal table

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Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  Cuba| 1| 0| 0| 1
2|  Japan| 0| 1| 0| 1
3|  Chinese Taipei| 0| 0| 1| 1
Totals (3 entries)| 1| 1| 1| 3

## Participating nations

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* 1st — Champion

* 2nd — Runner-up

* 3rd — Third place

* # — Position

* × — Withdrew

* -- Hosts

Teams  | 2022 | 2024 | Years

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Australia | ×  |  | 0
Chinese Taipei | 3rd  |  | 1
Cuba | 1st  |  | 1
France | 9th  |  | 1
Hong Kong | 12th  |  | 1
Japan | 2nd  |  | 1
Kenya | 8th  |  | 1
Lithuania | 11th  |  | 1
Mexico | 5th  |  | 1
South Africa | 7th  |  | 1
South Korea | 10th  |  | 1
Tunisia | 6th  |  | 1
Venezuela | 4th  |  | 1
No. of
Teams  | 12  | 12  |

## See also

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* Youth Baseball5 World Cup
* Baseball5 Asia Cup
* Baseball5 European Championship

## References

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1. ^ a b WBSC Baseball5 World Cups Hosting Bid Outline (Archived 8 May 2021 at the Wayback Machine) World Baseball Softball Confederation
2. ^ a b "WBSC Asia Baseball5 World Cup Qualifier to take place in Malaysia". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
3. ^ a b "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.
4. ^ "New bidding guidelines revealed for WBSC Baseball, Softball, Baseball5 World Cups – Asia Softball Confederation". Retrieved 2021-10-07.
5. ^ a b "Continental quota confirmed for Baseball5 World Cup & Youth Baseball5 World Cup". wbsc.org. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
6. ^ a b "WBSC Executive Board postpones Baseball5 World Cups to June 2021". wbsc.org. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
7. ^ "France win inaugural Baseball5 European title by defeating Lithuania". www.insidethegames.biz. 1 March 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-04-23. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
8. ^ "France are the first Baseball5 European champions". wbsc.org. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
9. ^ "Baseball Australia". baseball.com.au. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
10. ^ "OCA » Kuala Lumpur to host first continental qualifier for Baseball5 World Cup". ocasia.org. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
11. ^ "Asia Cup Baseball5, qualifiers for WBSC World Cup, postponed to a later date". wbsc.org. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
12. ^ "Cuba crowned first ever WBSC Baseball5 World Champions". World Baseball Softball Confederation. 12 November 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
13. ^ Tavarez, Tuto (2023-04-20). "Copa Mundial de Béisbol 5 será en Hong Kong 2024". Momento Deportivo RD (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-05-05.
14. ^ "Ten days to go: 10 things to know about the Baseball5 World Cup". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
15. ^ OFFICIAL WBSC BASEBALL5 RULEBOOK 2021 (Archived 26 December 2019 at the Wayback Machine) World Baseball Softball Confederation "In mixed gender competitions the defensive team must have at all times a minimum of two athletes per gender on the field."
16. ^ "Baseball5 World Cup 2022 at El Zocalo by the Numbers". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 2022-11-07.

## External links

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* Official website
* Baseball5 at WBSC.org

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WBSC

* Baseball at the Summer Olympics
* Softball at the Summer Olympics
* Baseball5 at the Youth Olympics

Codes|

* Baseball
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Confederations|

* WBSC Africa
* WBSC Americas
* WBSC Asia
* WBSC Europe
* WBSC Oceania

Baseball tournaments|

| International|

* World Baseball Classic
* Women's Baseball World Cup
* WBSC Premier12
* U-23 Baseball World Cup
* U-18 Baseball World Cup
* U-15 Baseball World Cup
* U-12 Baseball World Cup

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Club|

* Baseball Champions League Americas
* European Champions Cup

Softball tournaments|

* Women's Softball World Cup
* Men's Softball World Cup
* U-23 Men's Softball World Cup
* U-18 Women's Softball World Cup
* U-18 Men's Softball World Cup
* U-15 Women's Softball World Cup
* U-12 Softball World Cup
* Coed Slow Pitch World Cup

Baseball5 tournaments|

* Baseball5 World Cup
* Youth Baseball5 World Cup

Presidents|

| IBAF|

* Leslie Mann (1938–40)
* Jaime Mariné (1940–43)
* Jorge Reyes (1943–45)
* Pablo Morales (1945–47)
* Chale Pereira (1947–50)
* Pablo Morales (1950–52)
* Carlos Zecca (1952–69)
* Juan Isa (1969–76)
* William Fehring (1973–75)
* Carlos García (1975–76)
* Manuel González (1976–80)
* Robert Smith (1980–93)
* Aldo Notari (1993–2006)
* Harvey Schiller (2006–09)
* Riccardo Fraccari (2009–13)

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WBSC|

* Riccardo Fraccari (2013–present)

Rankings|

* WBSC World Rankings

1938—2013: International Baseball Federation (IBF / FIBA / AINBA / IBAF)

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World championships

* List of world sports championships

Olympic sports|

| Team|

* Association football
* men
* men's club
* women
* women's club
* Baseball
* men
* women
* Basketball
* men
* women
* 3x3 basketball
* club
* Beach volleyball
* Curling
* mixed doubles
* mixed
* Field hockey
* men
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* Handball
* men
* women
* Ice hockey
* men
* women
* Rugby 7s
* Softball
* men
* women
* Volleyball
* men
* men's club
* women
* women's club
* Water polo
* men
* women

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Individual|

* Aquatic sports
* Archery
* Athletics
* outdoor
* race walking
* Badminton
* men
* women
* mixed
* individual
* Biathlon
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* Boxing
* women
* Canoeing
* slalom
* sprint
* Cycling
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* road
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* Dance sport
* breakdancing
* Equestrianism
* dressage
* eventing
* show jumping
* Fencing
* Golf
* men
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* Gymnastics
* artistic
* rhythmic
* trampoline
* Ice skating
* figure
* short track
* speed
* Judo
* Luge
* artificial track
* natural track
* Modern pentathlon
* Rowing
* Sailing
* Olympic Class Combined Worlds
* Shooting
* Skateboarding
* Skiing
* alpine
* Nordic
* freestyle
* snowboarding
* Sport climbing
* Surfing
* Table tennis
* Taekwondo
* Tennis
* men
* women
* Triathlon
* mixed relay
* Weightlifting
* Wrestling

Discontinued|

* Basque pelota
* Croquet
* singles
* team
* Karate
* Lacrosse
* men
* women
* Polo
* Rackets
* Real tennis
* Tug of war
* outdoor
* indoor

Paralympic sports|

| Team|

* Blind football
* Para ice hockey
* men
* women
* Wheelchair basketball
* Wheelchair handball
* Wheelchair rugby
* Wheelchair curling
* mixed team
* Goalball
* Sitting volleyball

|

Individual|

* Archery
* Athletics
* Badminton
* Bobsleigh and skeleton
* Climbing
* Cycling
* track cycling
* road cycling
* Powerlifting
* Shooting
* Snowboard
* Skiing
* alpine
* Nordic
* Swimming
* Table tennis

Combat sports|

* Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
* Ju-Jitsu World Championships
* Kendo
* Kickboxing (amateur)
* Muaythai
* Sambo
* Sumo
* Wrestling
* beach wrestling
* Wushu

Cue sports|

* Carom billiards
* Three-cushion
* men
* women
* team
* Five-pins
* individual
* team
* artistic
* English billiards
* amateurs
* women
* Pool
* blackball
* chinese eight ball
* eight-ball
* men nine-ball
* women nine-ball
* team nine-ball
* pyramid
* ten-ball
* straight pool
* Snooker
* men
* women
* team
* amateurs
* six-red

Mind sports|

* Backgammon
* Bridge
* Chess
* open
* women
* team
* Draughts
* men
* women
* checkers
* draughts-64
* draughts-64 women
* Go
* Puzzles
* Scrabble
* Sudoku
* Xiangqi

Motorsport|

| Auto racing|

* Formula E
* Formula One
* Hill climb
* Karting
* Rallying
* Rallycross
* Rally raid
* Bajas
* Sports Car Endurance
* Touring Car

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Motorcycle sports|

* Endurance
* Enduro
* SuperEnduro
* Hard Enduro
* team endurance
* Ice racing
* individual
* team
* Grand Prix
* MotoGP
* Moto2
* Moto3
* MotoE
* Motocross
* individual
* women
* nations
* Supercross
* SuperMotocross
* Sidecarcross
* Snowcross
* Production
* Superbike
* Supersport
* Supersport 300
* Women
* Rally raid
* Bajas
* Sidecar
* Speedway
* individual
* team
* long track
* team long track
* flat track
* Supermoto
* team
* Trial
* nations
* E-Bike
* cross

Other|

* Aeroplane sport
* Aerobatic
* Aerobatic GP
* Powerboating
* Aquabike
* F1
* F4s
* offshore
* Radio-controlled racing
* 1:10 electric off-road
* 1:8 nitro off-road
* Tank biathlon

Other sports|

| Team|

* American football
* men
* women
* Australian football
* Baseball5
* Ball hockey
* Bandy
* men
* men's club
* women
* women's club
* Cricket
* Test
* ODI (men)
* ODI (women)
* T20 (men)
* T20 (women)
* Beach handball
* Beach soccer
* Beach tennis
* Canoe polo
* Dancesport
* Formation Latin
* Dodgeball
* Fistball
* Flag football
* Floorball
* men
* women
* Futsal
* men
* women
* men's club
* women
* Indoor hockey
* men
* women
* Inline hockey
* Kabaddi
* Circle
* Standard
* Korfball
* Lacrosse
* indoor
* Life saving
* Minifootball
* Netball
* Padel tennis
* Quidditch/Quadball
* Ringette
* Rogaining
* Roll Ball
* Roller derby
* men
* women
* Roller hockey
* men
* women
* Rugby league
* men
* men's club
* women
* Rugby union
* men
* women
* Sailing
* Yachts
* Dinghies
* Sepaktakraw
* Socca
* Synchronized skating
* Tchoukball
* Underwater hockey
* Underwater rugby

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Individual|

* Air sports
* ballooning
* gliding
* parachuting
* paragliding
* Aquatics
* water skiing
* Armwrestling
* Archery
* indoor
* 3D
* field
* Athletics
* cross country
* half marathon
* indoor
* women's decathlon
* relays
* 100 km
* mountain running
* long distance mountain running
* snowshoe running
* skyrunning
* trail running
* Bowling
* Tenpin
* Ninepin (singles, team)
* Bowls
* indoor
* outdoor
* Canoeing
* marathon
* ocean race
* wildwater
* SUP
* canoe sailing
* freestyle
* waveski
* Crokinole
* Cycling
* cyclo-cross
* indoor
* mountain bike marathon
* trials
* Darts
* BDO
* PDC
* team
* Finswimming
* Fishing
* freshwater
* fly fishing
* Gymnastics
* acrobatic
* aerobic
* parkour
* Ice Climbing
* Modern pentathlon
* biathle
* triathle
* laser run
* Mounted games
* Orienteering
* foot
* ski
* mountain bike
* trail
* Pétanque
* Powerlifting
* Racquetball
* Roller Sports
* artistic skating
* inline alpine
* inline downhill
* inline speed skating
* roller freestyle
* scooter
* Rowing
* coastal
* indoor
* Shooting
* practical handgun
* practical rifle
* practical shotgun
* Skiing
* flying
* speed
* ski mountaineering
* telemarking
* Squash
* individual
* doubles
* team
* Summer biathlon
* Surfing
* short board
* long board
* big wave
* SUP/paddleboard
* Swimming
* short course
* Teqball
* Triathlon
* Aquathlon
* Duathlon
* Ironman
* Ironman 70.3
* cross
* cross duathlon
* long distance
* long distance duathlon
* sprint
* winter
* Yo-yo

Esports|

* Call of Duty
* Counter-Strike
* Dota 2
* eSailing
* FIFA
* Fortnite
* League of Legends
* Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
* NES Tetris
* Overwatch
* Pro Evolution Soccer
* Rainbow Six Siege
* Rocket League
* Smite
* StarCraft II
* Valorant

* See also: World cups

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