2022 Baseball5 World Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Mexico |
| Dates | 7–12 November |
| Teams | 12 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Cuba (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Japan |
| Third place |  Chinese Taipei |
| Fourth place |  Venezuela |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 50 |
| Awards | |
| MVP | Briandy Molina Ayako Rokkaku |
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 |  Vilnius | 2 |  France Lithuania |
| Baseball5 African Championship | 23–26 May 2022[6] |  Dar es Salaam | 2 |  South Africa Kenya |
| Baseball5 Asia Cup | 17–19 August 2022[7] |  Kuala Lumpur | 4 | Chinese Taipei Japan South Korea Hong Kong2 |
| WBSC Americas1 | — | — | 2 | Cuba Venezuela |
| — | — | .svg.png){kind=small} 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 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 |
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 |
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
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References
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