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2023 U-18 Baseball World Cup

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2023 U-18 Baseball World Cup
Tournament details
CountryTaiwan
DatesAugust 31 - September 10
Teams12
Final positions
Champions Japan (1st title)
Runner-up Chinese Taipei
Third place South Korea
Fourth place United States
Tournament statistics
Games played50
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The 2023 U-18 Baseball World Cup or the XXXI U-18 Baseball World Cup was an international baseball tournament held by the World Baseball Softball Confederation for players 18-year-old and younger. The 2023 edition was held in Taipei and Taichung, Taiwan from August 31 to September 10, 2023. [1]

Format

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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.

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)

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.

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.

Teams

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The following 12 teams qualified for the tournament.

Pool A Pool B

Australia

Spain

Czech Republic

Japan

South Korea

Netherlands

Mexico

Panama

Puerto Rico

United States

Chinese Taipei1

Venezuela

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

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  • 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

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Teams W L Pct. GB R RA
 Chinese Taipei 5 0 1.000 33 5
 South Korea 4 1 .800 1.0 28 9
 Puerto Rico 3 2 .600 2.0 16 26
 Mexico 1 4 .200 4.0 8 12
 Czech Republic 1 4 .200 4.0 10 30
 Australia 1 4 .200 4.0 6 19
Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
Aug 31, 2023 18:30 Australia  0–3  Chinese Taipei   Taipei Tianmu Baseball Stadium 1:45 2524 Boxscore
Sep 2, 2023 10:30 Mexico  2-4  Australia   Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium 1:48 145 Boxscore
Sep 2, 2023 14:30 Czech Republic  2-6  Puerto Rico   Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium 2:11 300 Boxscore
Sep 2, 2023 19:30 South Korea  1-6  Chinese Taipei   Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium 2:33 3000 Boxscore
Sep 3, 2023 09:00 Australia  0-6  Puerto Rico   Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium 1:59 150 Boxscore
Sep 3, 2023 12:00 Chinese Taipei  4-1  Mexico   Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium 2:41 750 Boxscore
Sep 3, 2023 17:00 South Korea  14-1  Czech Republic   Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium 2:51 120 Boxscore
Sep 4, 2023 13:30 Puerto Rico  1-0  Mexico   Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium 1:57   Boxscore
Sep 4, 2023 16:30 Australia  0-3  South Korea   Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium 2:21   Boxscore
Sep 4, 2023 19:30 Chinese Taipei  4–1  Czech Republic   Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium 2:01   Boxscore
Sep 5, 2023 09:00 Mexico  1-2  South Korea   Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium 1:59 75 Boxscore
Sep 5, 2023 12:00 Czech Republic  5-2  Australia   Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium 2:16 100 Boxscore
Sep 6, 2023 09:00 Puerto Rico  2-16  Chinese Taipei F/5 Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium 1:54 200 Boxscore
Sep 7, 2023 09:00 Puerto Rico  1-8  South Korea   Taichung Stadium 2:19 120 Boxscore
Sep 8, 2023 09:00 Czech Republic  1-4  Mexico   Taichung Stadium 1:39 20 Boxscore

Group B

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Teams W L Pct. GB R RA
 United States 4 1 .800 22 12
 Japan 4 1 .800 31 4
 Netherlands 4 1 .800 19 7
 Panama 2 3 .400 2.0 23 22
 Venezuela 1 4 .200 3.0 13 36
 Spain 0 5 .000 4.0 4 31
Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
Sep 1, 2023 10:30 Netherlands  1-2  United States   Taipei Tianmu Baseball Stadium 2:10 170 Boxscore
Sep 1, 2023 14:30 Panama  13-4  Venezuela   Taipei Tianmu Baseball Stadium 2:47 110 Boxscore
Sep 1, 2023 18:30 Spain  0-10  Japan F/6 Taipei Tianmu Baseball Stadium 1:41 450 Boxscore
Sep 2, 2023 10:30 Venezuela  2-8  Netherlands   Taipei Tianmu Baseball Stadium 2:31 80 Boxscore
Sep 2, 2023 14:30 United States  7–2  Spain   Taipei Tianmu Baseball Stadium 2:02 180 Boxscore
Sep 2, 2023 18:30 Panama  0–7  Japan   Taipei Tianmu Baseball Stadium 2:07 888 Boxscore
Sep 3, 2023 09:00 Spain  1-6  Venezuela   Taipei Tianmu Baseball Stadium 2:08 44 Boxscore
Sep 3, 2023 13:35 Netherlands  4-3  Panama   Taipei Tianmu Baseball Stadium 2:10 573 Boxscore
Sep 3, 2023 16:30 Japan  4-3  United States   Taipei Tianmu Baseball Stadium 2:24 1352 Boxscore
Sep 4, 2023 14:00 Spain  0–5  Netherlands   Taipei Tianmu Baseball Stadium 1:40 500 Boxscore
Sep 4, 2023 17:00 United States  6-4  Panama   Taipei Tianmu Baseball Stadium 2:21 369 Boxscore
Sep 4, 2023 20:00 Japan  10-0  Venezuela   Taipei Tianmu Baseball Stadium 2:15 484 Boxscore
Sep 5, 2023 10:30 Panama  3-1  Spain   Taipei Tianmu Baseball Stadium 1:45 230 Boxscore
Sep 5, 2023 14:30 Venezuela  1-4  United States   Taipei Tianmu Baseball Stadium 1:43 250 Boxscore
Sep 5, 2023 18:30 Netherlands  1-0  Japan   Taipei Tianmu Baseball Stadium 1:31 593 Boxscore

Super round

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Qualified for the Final
Qualified for the Third-place game
Teams W L Pct. GB R RA
 Chinese Taipei 5 0 1.000 - 36 5
 Japan 3 2 .600 2.0 23 10
 United States 2 3 .400 3.0 13 13
 South Korea 2 3 .400 3.0 14 20
 Puerto Rico 2 3 .400 3.0 10 39
 Netherlands 1 4 .00 4.0 5 14
Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
Sep 7, 2023 11:30 Puerto Rico  3-2  Netherlands   Taipei Tianmu Baseball Stadium 2:23 160 Boxscore
Sep 7, 2023 14:30 South Korea  1-7  Japan   Taipei Tianmu Baseball Stadium 1:46 514 Boxscore
Sep 7, 2023 18:30 Chinese Taipei  3-0  United States   Taipei Tianmu Baseball Stadium 2:08 647 Boxscore
Sep 8, 2023 10:30 Puerto Rico  0-10  Japan F/5 Taipei Tianmu Baseball Stadium 1:39 186 Boxscore
Sep 8, 2023 14:30 South Korea  1-5  United States   Taipei Tianmu Baseball Stadium 1:51 287 Boxscore
Sep 8, 2023 18:30 Netherlands  0-6  Chinese Taipei   Taipei Tianmu Baseball Stadium 1:57 390 Boxscore
Sep 9, 2023 10:00 Puerto Rico  4–3  United States   Taipei Tianmu Baseball Stadium 2:20 230 Boxscore
Sep 9, 2023 14:30 Netherlands  1-3  South Korea   Taipei Tianmu Baseball Stadium 2:15 317 Boxscore
Sep 9, 2023 18:00 Japan  2-5  Chinese Taipei   Taipei Tianmu Baseball Stadium 1:55 7014 Boxscore

Placement Round

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Teams W L Pct. GB R RA
 Panama 4 1 .800 - 24 15
 Mexico 3 2 .600 1.0 22 17
 Czech Republic 3 2 .600 1.0 18 10
 Australia 3 2 .600 1.0 17 10
 Venezuela 2 3 .400 2.0 16 31
 Spain 0 5 .000 3.0 7 21
Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
Sep 7, 2023 09:30 Spain  0-4  Czech Republic   Taichung Stadium 1:56 50 Boxscore
Sep 7, 2023 12:30 Venezuela  5-2  Mexico   Taichung Stadium 2:17 30 Boxscore
Sep 7, 2023 15:30 Panama  2-1  Australia F/8 Taichung Stadium 2:07 75 Boxscore
Sep 8, 2023 12:00 Spain  5-6  Mexico   Taichung Stadium 1:54 100 Boxscore
Sep 8, 2023 15:00 Czech Republic  1–4  Panama   Taichung Stadium 1:45 50 Boxscore
Sep 9, 2023 09:00 Mexico  8-2  Panama   Taichung Stadium 2:00   Boxscore
Sep 9, 2023 11:30 Spain  0-2  Australia   Taichung Stadium 1:42 75 Boxscore
Sep 10, 2023 09:00 Venezuela  1-8  Australia   Taichung Stadium 1:53 53 Boxscore
Sep 10, 2023 11:00 Czech Republic  7-0  Venezuela   Taichung Stadium 2:21 30 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 10, 2023 14:00 South Korea  4-0  United States   Taipei Tianmu Baseball Stadium 2:03 460 Boxscore

Championship

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Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
Sep 10, 2023 18:00 Japan  2–1  Chinese Taipei   Taipei Tianmu Baseball Stadium 2:17 9,502 Boxscore

Medalists

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Final standings

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Rk Team W L
1  Japan 7 2
Lost in Final
2  Chinese Taipei 8 1
Failed to qualify for the Final
3  South Korea 6 3
Lost in 3rd Place Game
4  United States 5 4
Failed to qualify for the finals
5  Puerto Rico 5 3
6  Netherlands 4 4
Failed to qualify for the super round
7  Panama 4 4
8  Mexico 3 5
9  Czech Republic 3 5
10  Australia 3 5
11  Venezuela 2 6
12  Spain 0 8

References

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  1. ^ "Taipei and Taichung to host WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup 2023; starts 31 August". wbsc.org. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
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