2024 U-23 Baseball World Cup

2024 U-23 Baseball World Cup
Tournament details
Country	China
Dates	September 6 – 15
Teams	12
Tournament statistics
Games played	10
Attendance	9,171 (917 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

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

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

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

Teams	W	L	Pct.	GB	R	RA
Puerto Rico	1	0	1.000	-	6	1
Australia	1	0	1.000	-	4	2
Colombia	1	1	.500	0.5	8	8
China (H)	1	1	.500	0.5	5	5
Japan	1	1	.500	0.5	3	6
Great Britain	0	2	.000	1.5	7	11

H: Host

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00).

Date	Local time	Road team	Score	Home team	Inn.	Venue	Game duration	Attendance	Boxscore
Sep 6, 2024	10:00	Australia	4 – 2	Colombia	7	Field No.1	2:20	1,096	Boxscore
Sep 6, 2024	19:00	China	5 – 3	Great Britain	8	Field No.1	2:24	1,761	Boxscore
Sep 6, 2024	19:00	Puerto Rico	6 – 1	Japan	7	Field No.2	2:11	120	Boxscore
Sep 7, 2024	14:30	China	0 – 2	Japan	7	Field No.1	1:29	3,312	Boxscore
Sep 7, 2024	14:30	Great Britain	4 – 6	Colombia	7	Field No.2	2:36	780	Boxscore
Sep 7, 2024	19:00	Puerto Rico	–	Australia		Field No.2			[Boxscore]
Sep 8, 2024	10:00	Colombia	–	China		Field No.1			[Boxscore]
Sep 8, 2024	14:30	Great Britain	–	Puerto Rico		Field No.2			[Boxscore]
Sep 8, 2024	19:00	Japan	–	Australia		Field No.1			[Boxscore]
Sep 9, 2024	10:00	China	–	Puerto Rico		Field No.1			[Boxscore]
Sep 9, 2024	14:30	Great Britain	–	Australia		Field No.2			[Boxscore]
Sep 9, 2024	19:00	Colombia	–	Japan		Field No.1			[Boxscore]
Sep 10, 2024	10:00	Australia	–	China		Field No.1			[Boxscore]
Sep 10, 2024	14:30	Puerto Rico	–	Colombia		Field No.1			[Boxscore]
Sep 10, 2024	19:00	Japan	–	Great Britain		Field No.2			[Boxscore]

Group B

Teams	W	L	Pct.	GB	R	RA
Nicaragua	2	0	1.000	-	11	3
South Korea	2	0	1.000	-	9	2
Venezuela	1	1	.500	0.5	12	12
Netherlands	0	1	.000	1.5	9	10
Chinese Taipei	0	1	.000	1.5	1	3
South Africa	0	2	.000	2.0	2	14

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00).

Date	Local time	Road team	Score	Home team	Inn.	Venue	Game duration	Attendance	Boxscore
Sep 6, 2024	10:00	South Africa	1 – 8	Nicaragua	7	Field No.2	2:03	46	Boxscore
Sep 6, 2024	14:30	South Korea	3 – 1	Chinese Taipei	7	Field No.1	2:18	1,000	Boxscore
Sep 6, 2024	14:30	Netherlands	9 – 10	Venezuela	7	Field No.2	2:39	137	Boxscore
Sep 7, 2024	10:00	Venezuela	2 – 3	Nicaragua	7	Field No.1	2:12	719	Boxscore
Sep 7, 2024	10:00	South Korea	6 – 1	South Africa	7	Field No.2	2:17	200	Boxscore
Sep 7, 2024	19:00	Netherlands	–	Chinese Taipei		Field No.1			[Boxscore]
Sep 8, 2024	10:00	South Africa	–	Venezuela		Field No.2			[Boxscore]
Sep 8, 2024	14:30	Netherlands	–	South Korea		Field No.1			[Boxscore]
Sep 8, 2024	19:00	Nicaragua	–	Chinese Taipei		Field No.2			[Boxscore]
Sep 9, 2024	10:00	Venezuela	–	South Korea		Field No.2			[Boxscore]
Sep 9, 2024	14:30	Nicaragua	–	Netherlands		Field No.1			[Boxscore]
Sep 9, 2024	19:00	Chinese Taipei	–	South Africa		Field No.2			[Boxscore]
Sep 10, 2024	10:00	Nicaragua	–	South Korea		Field No.2			[Boxscore]
Sep 10, 2024	14:30	South Africa	–	Netherlands		Field No.2			[Boxscore]
Sep 10, 2024	19:00	Chinese Taipei	–	Venezuela		Field No.1			[Boxscore]

Placement Round

Teams	W	L	Pct.	GB	R	RA
A4	0	0	0	-	0	0
B4	0	0	0	-	0	0
A5	0	0	0	-	0	0
B5	0	0	0	-	0	0
A6	0	0	0	-	0	0
B6	0	0	0	-	0	0

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00).

Date	Local time	Road team	Score	Home team	Venue	Boxscore
Sep 12, 2024	TBD	A6	–	B6	Field No.2	[ Boxscore]
Sep 12, 2024	TBD	A5	–	B5	Field No.2	[ Boxscore]
Sep 12, 2024	TBD	A4	–	B4	Field No.2	[ Boxscore]
Sep 13, 2024	TBD	B6	–	A5	Field No.2	[ Boxscore]
Sep 13, 2024	TBD	A6	–	B4	Field No.2	[ Boxscore]
Sep 13, 2024	TBD	B5	–	A4	Field No.2	[ Boxscore]
Sep 14, 2024	TBD	A6	–	B5	Field No.2	[ Boxscore]
Sep 14, 2024	TBD	B6	–	A4	Field No.2	[ Boxscore]
Sep 14, 2024	TBD	A5	–	B4	Field No.2	[ Boxscore]

Super Round

	Qualified for the Final
	Qualified for the Third-place game

Teams	W	L	Pct.	GB	R	RA
A1	0	0	0	-	0	0
B1	0	0	0	-	0	0
A2	0	0	0	-	0	0
B2	0	0	0	-	0	0
A3	0	0	0	-	0	0
B3	0	0	0	-	0	0

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00).

Date	Local time	Road team	Score	Home team	Venue	Boxscore
Sep 12, 2024	TBD	A3	–	B3	Field No.1	[ Boxscore]
Sep 12, 2024	TBD	A2	–	B2	Field No.1	[ Boxscore]
Sep 12, 2024	TBD	A1	–	B1	Field No.1	[ Boxscore]
Sep 13, 2024	TBD	A3	–	B2	Field No.1	[ Boxscore]
Sep 13, 2024	TBD	A2	–	B1	Field No.1	[ Boxscore]
Sep 13, 2024	TBD	A1	–	B3	Field No.1	[ Boxscore]
Sep 14, 2024	TBD	A3	–	B1	Field No.1	[ Boxscore]
Sep 14, 2024	TBD	B3	–	A2	Field No.1	[ Boxscore]
Sep 14, 2024	TBD	B2	–	A1	Field No.1	[ Boxscore]

Finals

Third place game

Date	Local time	Road team	Score	Home team	Inn.	Venue	Game duration	Attendance	Boxscore
Sep 15, 2024	12:00		–			Field No.1			[ Boxscore]

Championship

Date	Local time	Road team	Score	Home team	Inn.	Venue	Game duration	Attendance	Boxscore
Sep 15, 2024	18:00		–			Field No.1			[ Boxscore]

Final standings

Awards

References

^ "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.
^ "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.

External links

Official website

[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.

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v t e International baseball
WBSC World Rankings Teams
WBSC Events	World Baseball Classic Summer Olympics Premier 12 U23 World Cup U18 World Cup U15 World Cup U12 World Cup Women's Baseball World Cup Global Baseball Games
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Africa	WBSC Africa – African Championship All-Africa Games
Americas	WBSC Americas – Pan American Games Bolivarian Games Caribbean Series Central American Games Central American and Caribbean Games South American Championship U-23 U-18 U-15 U-12
Asia	WBSC Asia – Asian Championship U-18 U-15 U-12 Asian Cup Women's Asian Cup Asian Games Southeast Asian Games SAARC Baseball Championship Asia Series
Europe	WBSC Europe – European Championship U-23 U-21 U-18 U-15 U-12 European Championship Women Super 6 Champions Cup Confederation Cup Federation Cup
Oceania	WBSC Oceania – Oceania Championship U-18 U-15 U-12 Pacific Games