2022 Baseball5 World Cup

Baseball5 tournament
2022 Baseball5 World Cup
Tournament details
CountryMexico
Dates7–12 November
Teams12
Final positions
Champions Cuba (1st title)
Runner-up Japan
Third place Chinese Taipei
Fourth place Venezuela
Tournament statistics
Games played50
MVPCuba Briandy Molina
Japan Ayako Rokkaku
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The 2022 Baseball5 World Cup was the first edition of the Baseball5 World Cup, the mixed-gender Baseball5 (B5) world championship organized by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). It was held in Mexico City from 7 to 12 November 2022.[1] Twelve teams took part.[2][3]

Cuba won the tournament, beating Japan in the final 2 matches to 0.[4] Chinese Taipei finished third defeating Venezuela 2 matches to 0 in the bronze medal game.[5]

Qualification

Event Dates Location(s) Berth(s) Qualified
Host nation — — 1  Mexico
Baseball5 European Championship 28 February–1 March 2020 Lithuania Vilnius 2  France
 Lithuania
Baseball5 African Championship 23–26 May 2022[6] Tanzania Dar es Salaam 2  South Africa
 Kenya
Baseball5 Asia Cup 17–19 August 2022[7] Malaysia Kuala Lumpur 4  Chinese Taipei
 Japan
 South Korea
 Hong Kong2
WBSC Americas1 — — 2  Cuba
 Venezuela
WBSC Oceania1 — — 1  Australia
Wild card — — 1  Tunisia
Total 12

1There was no qualification event for WBSC Americas and WBSC Oceania. Teams were selected by World Baseball Softball Confederation.[7][8]
2In October 2022, WBSC chose Hong Kong to replace Australia.[9]

Venues

Group A, Group B, Super Round & Placement Round
Mexico Mexico City, Mexico
Zócalo
Capacity: 4,000 (in two courts)[10]

Opening round

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB Qualification
1  Cuba 5 5 0 93 8 +85 1.000 — Advance to Super round
2  Japan 5 3 2 35 23 +12 .600 2
3  Mexico (H) 5 3 2 24 52 −28 .600 2
4  Lithuania 5 2 3 45 48 −3 .400 3 Advance to Placement round
5  South Africa 5 2 3 32 45 −13 .400 3
6  Hong Kong 5 0 5 10 63 −53 .000 5
Source: WBSC
(H) Hosts

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB Qualification
1  Venezuela 5 5 0 53 32 +21 1.000 — Advance to Super round
2  Chinese Taipei 5 4 1 69 21 +48 .800 1
3  Tunisia 5 2 3 47 39 +8 .400 3
4  France 5 2 3 42 62 −20 .400 3 Advance to Placement round
5  Kenya 5 2 3 34 57 −23 .400 3
6  South Korea 5 0 5 13 47 −34 .000 5
Source: WBSC

Second round

Super round

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB Qualification
1  Cuba 5 5 0 94 7 +87 1.000 — Advance to Gold medal game
2  Japan 5 4 1 40 36 +4 .800 1
3  Venezuela 5 3 2 34 44 −10 .600 2 Advance to Bronze medal game
4  Chinese Taipei 5 2 3 45 45 0 .400 3
5  Mexico (H) 5 1 4 13 65 −52 .200 4
6  Tunisia 5 0 5 30 59 −29 .000 5
Source: WBSC
(H) Hosts

Placement round

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB
1  South Africa 5 5 0 47 20 +27 1.000 —
2  Kenya 5 4 1 49 32 +17 .800 1
3  France 5 2 3 43 38 +5 .400 3
4  South Korea 5 2 3 33 40 −7 .400 3
5  Lithuania 5 1 4 36 53 −17 .200 4
6  Hong Kong 5 1 4 33 58 −25 .200 4
Source: WBSC

Final standings

Pos Team W L
 Cuba 9 0
 Japan 6 3
 Chinese Taipei 6 3
4  Venezuela 6 3
5  Mexico 4 4
6  Tunisia 2 6
7  South Africa 5 3
8  Kenya 4 4
9  France 3 5
10  South Korea 2 6
11  Lithuania 2 6
12  Hong Kong 1 7

Awards

Tournament Awards[11]
Award Player
Outstanding Female Player Japan Ayako Rokkaku [ja]
Outstanding Male Player Cuba Briandy Molina
Best Coach Japan Ayako Rokkaku [ja]
#B5High5 Award Japan Takeru Miyanohara [ja]
All Star Team[11]
Player
Cuba Briandy Molina
Japan Ayako Rokkaku [ja]
Chinese Taipei Chi-Ting-Huan Shih
Mexico Marián Castro
South Africa Louis Michael Albertyn

References

  1. ^ "WBSC Baseball5 World Cup Highlights - Three great unforgettable souvenirs". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
  2. ^ "Baseball5 World Cup 2022: Mexico v Lithuania to open historic edition at famous Zócalo as groups & schedule confirmed". World Baseball Softball Confederation. 14 October 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Mexico City, home of the Baseball5 World Cup maiden edition". World Baseball Softball Confederation. 23 October 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Cuba crowned first ever WBSC Baseball5 World Champions". World Baseball Softball Confederation. 12 November 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Chinese Taipei claim historic WBSC Baseball5 World Cup bronze medal". World Baseball Softball Confederation. 12 November 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  6. ^ "South Africa defeats Kenya to win historical first-ever Baseball5 African Championship, both qualify for WBSC Baseball5 World Cup". World Baseball Softball Confederation. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  7. ^ a b "Asia Cup champions Chinese Taipei qualify for inaugural WBSC Baseball5 World Cup along with 2nd Place Japan, 3rd Place Korea". World Baseball Softball Confederation. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  8. ^ "Mexico's El Zocalo to host Baseball5 World Cup 2022 from 7-13 November, Australia confirmed as sixth qualifier". World Baseball Softball Confederation. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  9. ^ "Act Now! Inaugural WBSC Baseball5 World Cup (Open) - Player Recruitment". Hong Kong Baseball Association. 16 October 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  10. ^ "Baseball5 World Cup 2022 at El Zocalo by the Numbers". World Baseball Softball Confederation. 6 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  11. ^ a b "All-Star team sprinkles stardust on inaugural WBSC Baseball5 World Cup". World Baseball Softball Confederation. 12 November 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2022.

External links

  • Official website