2024 Baseball5 World Cup
Appearance
Tournament details | |
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Country | China |
Dates | 7–12 October |
Teams | 12 |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 50 |
The 2024 Baseball5 World Cup is the second edition of the Baseball5 World Cup, the mixed-gender Baseball5 (B5) world championship organized by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). It will be held in Hong Kong from 7 to 12 October 2024. Twelve teams will take part.[1][2]
Qualification
[edit]Event | Dates | Location(s) | Berth(s) | Qualified |
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Host nation | — | — | 1 | Hong Kong |
Baseball5 European Championship | 7–11 November 2023 | Druskininkai | 2 | France Lithuania |
Baseball5 African Championship | 5–8 February 2024 | Praia | 2 | South Africa Tunisia |
Baseball5 Asia Cup | 13–16 April 2024 | Seoul | 3 | Chinese Taipei Japan China |
Baseball5 Pan American Championship | 26–30 June 2024 | Barquisimeto[3] | 3 | Cuba Mexico Venezuela |
WBSC Oceania | — | — | 1 | Australia |
Total | 12 |
Venues
[edit]Group A, Group B, Super Round & Placement Round |
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Hong Kong, China |
Central Harbourfront |
Capacity: 36,000 sq,m[4] |
Opening round
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Second round
[edit]Super round
[edit]Final standings
[edit]Pos | Team | W | L |
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12 |
Awards
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History
[edit]The 2024 World Cup cost $12 million to host, with the Baseball Association of Hong Kong providing half of the funding.[5] The event has been given "M" Mark status (major sport event) by the Hong Kong government.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Hong Kong to host WBSC Baseball5 World Cup 2024". InsideTheGames.
- ^ Standard, The. "Hong Kong to host the WBSC Baseball5 World Cup 2024". The Standard. Retrieved 2024-10-02.
- ^ "WBSC Baseball5 World Cup Americas qualifier set to begin in Barquisimeto, Venezuela". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 2024-10-02.
- ^ "WBSC Baseball5 World Cup 2024 takes centre stage at Central Harbourfront Event Space". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 2024-10-02.
- ^ "Baseball5 World Cup will show Hong Kong can host top events, organisers say". South China Morning Post. 2024-10-05. Retrieved 2024-10-05.
- ^ "Baseball5 event awarded 'M' Mark". Hong Kong's Information Services Department (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 2024-10-05.