2020_U-23_Baseball_World_Cup
The 2020 U-23 Baseball World Cup, officially III U-23 Baseball World Cup, is the third edition of the U-23 Baseball World Cup tournament, fourth since the tournament's inception in 2014 as the 21U Baseball World Cup. Originally scheduled to take place in 2020, the event was postponed to 2021 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] The tournament is held from September 23 to October 2, in Ciudad Obregón and Hermosillo, Mexico, with 12 teams participating.[2]
Quick Facts Tournament details, Country ...
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Mexico |
| Dates | September 23 – October 2, 2021 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Venezuela (1st title) |
| Runner-up |  Mexico |
| Third place |  Colombia |
| Fourth place |  Cuba |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 50 |
| Attendance | 21,425 (429 per game) |
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Consequently, the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has expanded the age category to include players up to the age of 24 who would have missed the competition in 2020, and players born from 1997 to 2003 will be eligible to participate.[3]
Venezuela defeated Mexico with a score of 4-0 in the world championship game at Estadio Sonora.[4] Colombia won the bronze medal against Cuba with a 5-3 score.[5]
This edition was played in two Mexican baseball temples. Estadio Yaquis in Ciudad Obregón hosted Group A and the Placement Round, while Estadio Sonora in Hermosillo hosted Group B, the Super Round, the Bronze Medal Game and the Championship Game.
More information Ciudad Obregón, Hermosillo ...
| Ciudad Obregón | Hermosillo |
|---|---|
| Estadio Yaquis | Estadio Sonora |
| Capacity: 16,000 | Capacity: 16,000 |
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The WBSC World Rankings as of the time of the competition is specified in parentheses.
Asia
Chinese Taipei (3)
South Korea (2)
Europe
Netherlands (8)
Czech Republic (16)
Germany (18)
Americas
- The top three teams in each pool will qualify for the final round.
| Qualified for the Super Round | |
| Qualified for the Consolation round |
Group A
More information Teams, W ...
| Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB | R | RA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico (H) | 4 | 1 | .800 | - | 20 | 8 |
| Cuba | 4 | 1 | .800 | - | 25 | 12 |
 Chinese Taipei | 3 | 2 | .600 | 1.0 | 17 | 6 |
 Dominican Republic | 2 | 3 | .500 | 2.0 | 14 | 23 |
 Germany | 1 | 4 | .200 | 3.0 | 14 | 32 |
 Czech Republic | 1 | 4 | .200 | 3.0 | 11 | 20 |
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H: Host
- All times are Mountain Standard Time (UTC-07:00).
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| Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 2021 | 10:30 | Germany |
0 – 7 | Chinese Taipei |
F/7 | Estadio Yaquis | 2:23 | 100 | Boxscore |
| Sep 23, 2021 | 19:30 | Czech Republic |
5 – 1 | Mexico |
F/7 | Estadio Yaquis | 2:09 | 2,223 | Boxscore |
| Sep 24, 2021 | 10:30 | Dominican Republic |
8 – 4 | Germany |
F/7 | Estadio Yaquis | 2:57 | 100 | Boxscore |
| Sep 24, 2021 | 15:00 | Czech Republic |
1 – 4 | Chinese Taipei |
F/7 | Estadio Yaquis | 2:02 | 78 | Boxscore |
| Sep 24, 2021 | 19:30 | Mexico |
5 – 0 | Cuba |
F/7 | Estadio Yaquis | 2:09 | 1,651 | Boxscore |
| Sep 25, 2021 | 10:30 | Germany |
6 – 4 | Czech Republic |
F/7 | Estadio Yaquis | 2:34 | 59 | Boxscore |
| Sep 25, 2021 | 15:00 | Chinese Taipei |
1 – 2 | Cuba |
F/7 | Estadio Yaquis | 2:07 | 100 | Boxscore |
| Sep 25, 2021 | 19:30 | Mexico |
8 – 2 | Dominican Republic |
F/7 | Estadio Yaquis | 2:21 | 2,717 | Boxscore |
| Sep 26, 2021 | 10:30 | Cuba |
10 – 3 | Germany |
F/7 | Estadio Yaquis | 2:12 | 78 | Boxscore |
| Sep 26, 2021 | 15:00 | Czech Republic |
0 – 2 | Dominican Republic |
F/7 | Estadio Yaquis | 2:23 | 120 | Boxscore |
| Sep 26, 2021 | 19:30 | Chinese Taipei |
0 – 3 | Mexico |
F/7 | Estadio Yaquis | 2:09 | 2,177 | Boxscore |
| Sep 27, 2021 | 10:30 | Cuba |
7 – 1 | Czech Republic |
F/7 | Estadio Yaquis | 2:24 | 85 | Boxscore |
| Sep 27, 2021 | 15:00 | Dominican Republic |
0 – 5 | Chinese Taipei |
F/7 | Estadio Yaquis | 2:12 | 57 | Boxscore |
| Sep 27, 2021 | 19:30 | Germany |
1 – 3 | Mexico |
F/7 | Estadio Yaquis | 2:08 | 1,556 | Boxscore |
| Sep 28, 2021 | 10:30 | Cuba |
6 – 2 | Dominican Republic |
F/7 | Estadio Yaquis | 2:08 | 48 | Boxscore |
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Group B
More information Teams, W ...
| Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB | R | RA |
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| Venezuela | 4 | 1 | .800 | - | 23 | 12 |
| Colombia | 4 | 1 | .800 | - | 34 | 8 |
 Panama | 3 | 2 | .600 | 1.0 | 23 | 21 |
 Nicaragua | 2 | 3 | .400 | 2.0 | 21 | 34 |
 South Korea | 1 | 4 | .200 | 2.5 | 18 | 26 |
 Netherlands | 1 | 4 | .200 | 3.0 | 16 | 34 |
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- All times are Mountain Standard Time (UTC-07:00).
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| Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 2021 | 10:30 | Panama |
1 – 7 | Colombia |
F/7 | Estadio Sonora | 1:55 | 50 | Boxscore |
| Sep 23, 2021 | 15:00 | Nicaragua |
6 – 4 | South Korea |
F/7 | Estadio Sonora | 2:52 | 103 | Boxscore |
| Sep 23, 2021 | 19:30 | Netherlands |
4 – 9 | Venezuela |
F/7 | Estadio Sonora | 2:20 | 328 | Boxscore |
| Sep 24, 2021 | 10:30 | Panama |
13 – 6 | Nicaragua |
F/8 | Estadio Sonora | 3:00 | 15 | Boxscore |
| Sep 24, 2021 | 15:00 | Netherlands |
7 – 8 | South Korea |
F/8 | Estadio Sonora | 3:06 | 32 | Boxscore |
| Sep 24, 2021 | 19:30 | Venezuela |
3 – 2 | Colombia |
F/7 | Estadio Sonora | 2:33 | 280 | Boxscore |
| Sep 25, 2021 | 10:30 | South Korea |
2 – 5 | Panama |
F/7 | Estadio Sonora | 2:21 | 129 | Boxscore |
| Sep 25, 2021 | 15:00 | Colombia |
10 – 0 | Netherlands |
F/6 | Estadio Sonora | 1:51 | 166 | Boxscore |
| Sep 25, 2021 | 19:30 | Venezuela |
6 – 3 | Nicaragua |
F/7 | Estadio Sonora | 2:22 | 468 | Boxscore |
| Sep 26, 2021 | 10:30 | Netherlands |
4 – 1 | Panama |
F/7 | Estadio Sonora | 2:35 | 133 | Boxscore |
| Sep 26, 2021 | 15:00 | Nicaragua |
0 – 10 | Colombia |
F/6 | Estadio Sonora | 2:19 | 266 | Boxscore |
| Sep 26, 2021 | 19:30 | South Korea |
0 – 3 | Venezuela |
F/7 | Estadio Sonora | 1:55 | 619 | Boxscore |
| Sep 27, 2021 | 10:30 | Nicaragua |
6 – 1 | Netherlands |
F/7 | Estadio Sonora | 2:18 | 37 | Boxscore |
| Sep 27, 2021 | 15:00 | Panama |
3 – 2 | Venezuela |
F/7 | Estadio Sonora | 1:53 | 42 | Boxscore |
| Sep 27, 2021 | 19:30 | Colombia |
5 – 4 | South Korea |
F/7 | Estadio Sonora | 2:41 | 278 | Boxscore |
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More information Teams, W ...
| Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB | R | RA |
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| Nicaragua | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | - | 30 | 6 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1 | .800 | 1.0 | 29 | 17 |
| Dominican Republic | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2.0 | 19 | 27 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3.0 | 23 | 26 |
| Germany | 1 | 4 | .200 | 4.0 | 14 | 29 |
| Czech Republic | 0 | 5 | .000 | 5.0 | 16 | 26 |
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- All times are Mountain Standard Time (UTC-07:00).
More information Date, Local time ...
| Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
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| Sep 29, 2021 | 10:30 | Netherlands |
5 – 2 | Germany |
F/7 | Estadio Yaquis | 2:43 | 45 | Boxscore |
| Sep 29, 2021 | 15:00 | Czech Republic |
0 – 3 | Nicaragua |
F/7 | Estadio Yaquis | 2:10 | 82 | Boxscore |
| Sep 29, 2021 | 19:30 | South Korea |
10 – 4 | Dominican Republic |
F/7 | Estadio Yaquis | 2:44 | 130 | Boxscore |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 10:30 | Czech Republic |
8 – 9 | Netherlands |
F/7 | Estadio Yaquis | 3:23 | 42 | Boxscore |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 15:00 | Germany |
1 – 9 | South Korea |
F/7 | Estadio Yaquis | 2:14 | 63 | Boxscore |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 19:30 | Nicaragua |
12 – 3 | Dominican Republic |
F/7 | Estadio Yaquis | 2:42 | 71 | Boxscore |
| Oct 1, 2021 | 10:30 | Czech Republic |
4 – 6 | South Korea |
F/7 | Estadio Yaquis | 2:24 | 41 | Boxscore |
| Oct 1, 2021 | 15:00 | Netherlands |
1 – 2 | Dominican Republic |
F/7 | Estadio Yaquis | 2:07 | 45 | Boxscore |
| Oct 1, 2021 | 19:30 | Germany |
1 – 3 | Nicaragua |
F/7 | Estadio Yaquis | 1:32 | 184 | Boxscore |
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| Qualified for the Final | |
| Qualified for the Third place game |
More information Teams, W ...
| Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB | R | RA |
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| Venezuela | 4 | 1 | .800 | - | 28 | 8 |
| Mexico (H) | 3 | 2 | .500 | 1.0 | 12 | 11 |
| Colombia | 3 | 2 | .600 | 1.0 | 22 | 12 |
| Cuba | 2 | 3 | .400 | 2.0 | 12 | 31 |
| Panama | 2 | 3 | .400 | 2.0 | 17 | 23 |
| Chinese Taipei | 1 | 4 | .200 | 3.0 | 12 | 18 |
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H: Host
- All times are Mountain Standard Time (UTC-07:00).
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| Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
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| Sep 29, 2021 | 10:30 | Chinese Taipei |
4 – 5 | Colombia |
F/7 | Estadio Sonora | 2:16 | 38 | Boxscore |
| Sep 29, 2021 | 15:00 | Cuba |
0 – 11 | Venezuela |
F/5 | Estadio Sonora | 1:48 | 66 | Boxscore |
| Sep 29, 2021 | 19:30 | Panama |
2 – 0 | Mexico |
F/7 | Estadio Sonora | 1:59 | 1,096 | Boxscore |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 10:30 | Cuba |
1 – 6 | Colombia |
F/7 | Estadio Sonora | 2:44 | 66 | Boxscore |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 15:00 | Panama |
3 – 5 | Chinese Taipei |
F/7 | Estadio Sonora | 2:10 | 66 | Boxscore |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 19:30 | Venezuela |
7 – 1 | Mexico |
F/7 | Estadio Sonora | 2:18 | 1,248 | Boxscore |
| Oct 1, 2021 | 10:30 | Panama |
8 – 9 | Cuba |
F/8 | Estadio Sonora | 2:51 | 49 | Boxscore |
| Oct 1, 2021 | 15:00 | Chinese Taipei |
2 – 5 | Venezuela |
F/7 | Estadio Sonora | 2:13 | 55 | Boxscore |
| Oct 1, 2021 | 19:30 | Colombia |
2 – 3 | Mexico |
F/7 | Estadio Sonora | 2:03 | 1,245 | Boxscore |
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Third place game
Championships
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More information Position, Player ...
| Position | Player [6] |
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| C | Alvaro Rubi |
| 1B | Robert Pérez Jr. |
| 2B | Adrian Montero |
| 3B | Milkar Pérez |
| SS | Javier Salazar |
| OF | Jesus Lujano |
| Jesus Marriaga | |
| Gustavo Campero | |
| DH | Erasmo Caballero |
| P | Chen Yu-Hung |
| Jhon Peluffo |
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