2003 Baseball World Cup
The 2003 Baseball World Cup (BWC) was the 35th international Men's amateur baseball tournament. The tournament was sanctioned by the International Baseball Federation, which titled it the Amateur World Series from the 1938 tournament through the 1986 AWS. The tournament was held, for the ninth time, in Cuba, from October 12 to 25 in the cities of Havana, Matanzas, Santiago de Cuba and Holguín.[1]
| XXXV Copa del Mundo de Béisbol Cuba 2003 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Cuba |
| Venue(s) | 5 (in 4 host cities) |
| Dates | 12–25 October |
| Teams | 15 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Cuba (24th title) |
| Runners-up |  Panama |
| Third place |  Japan |
| Fourth place |  Chinese Taipei |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 60 |
| Most valuable player | Takashi Yoshiura |
Cuba defeated Panama in the final, winning its 24th title.
There were 15 participating countries, split into two groups, with the first four of each group qualifying for the finals. Guam qualified as runner up of the Oceania World Cup Qualifier but did not take part in the tournament.[2][3]
The next four competitions were also held as the BWC tournament, which was replaced in 2015 by the quadrennial WBSC Premier12.
Venues
| Pool A, Quarterfinals, Semifinals & Championship | Pool B | Pool B | Pool A & Quarterfinals |
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| Havana | Holguín | Santiago de Cuba | Matanzas |
| Estadio Latinoamericano | Estadio Calixto García | Estadio Guillermón Moncada | Estadio Victoria de Girón |
| Capacity: 55,000 | Capacity: 30,000 | Capacity: 25,000 | Capacity: 22,000 |
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First round
Standings
| Pos | Team | W | L | RS | RA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuba | 6 | 0 | 52 | 5 |
| 2 |  Nicaragua | 4 | 2 | 31 | 23 |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei | 3 | 3 | 29 | 23 |
| 4 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} South Korea | 3 | 3 | 51 | 25 |
| 5 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | 3 | 3 | 26 | 40 |
| 6 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Italy | 1 | 5 | 23 | 28 |
| 7 |  Russia | 1 | 5 | 12 | 80 |
Schedule and results
| 12 October 2003 15:00 (UTC–5) |
Cuba |
6 – 3 | Chinese Taipei |
Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana |
| Boxscore |
| 13 October 2003 14:00 (UTC–5) |
Italy |
9 – 1 | Russia |
Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana |
| Boxscore |
| 13 October 2003 20:00 (UTC–5) |
Nicaragua |
2 – 4 | Canada |
Estadio Victoria de Girón, Matanzas |
| Boxscore |
| 14 October 2003 14:00 (UTC–5) |
Russia |
0 – 10 (F/7) | Canada |
Ciudad Deportiva, Havana |
| Boxscore |
| 14 October 2003 14:00 (UTC–5) |
Chinese Taipei |
2 – 5 | Nicaragua |
Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana |
| Boxscore |
| 14 October 2003 20:00 (UTC–5) |
Cuba |
4 – 0 | South Korea |
Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana |
| Boxscore |
| 15 October 2003 14:00 (UTC–5) |
Nicaragua |
6 – 5 | Italy |
Ciudad Deportiva, Havana |
| Boxscore |
| 15 October 2003 20:00 (UTC–5) |
South Korea |
26 – 3 (F/7) | Russia |
Estadio Victoria de Girón, Matanzas |
| Boxscore |
| 15 October 2003 20:00 (UTC–5) |
Chinese Taipei |
10 – 2 | Canada |
Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana |
| Boxscore |
| 17 October 2003 14:00 (UTC–5) |
Italy |
3 – 5 | Canada |
Estadio Victoria de Girón, Matanzas |
| Boxscore |
| 17 October 2003 14:00 (UTC–5) |
Chinese Taipei |
8 – 2 | South Korea |
Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana |
| Boxscore |
| 17 October 2003 20:00 (UTC–5) |
Cuba |
20 – 1 (F/7) | Russia |
Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana |
| Boxscore |
| 18 October 2003 14:00 (UTC–5) |
Canada |
5 – 17 (F/7) | South Korea |
Ciudad Deportiva, Havana |
| Boxscore |
| 18 October 2003 20:00 (UTC–5) |
Russia |
3 – 14 | Nicaragua |
Estadio Victoria de Girón, Matanzas |
| Boxscore |
| 18 October 2003 20:00 (UTC–5) |
Cuba |
7 – 0 | Italy |
Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana |
| Boxscore |
| 19 October 2003 14:00 (UTC–5) |
South Korea |
2 – 3 | Nicaragua |
Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana |
| Boxscore |
| 19 October 2003 20:00 (UTC–5) |
Chinese Taipei |
5 – 4 | Italy |
Estadio Victoria de Girón, Matanzas |
| Boxscore |
| 19 October 2003 20:00 (UTC–5) |
Canada |
0 – 8 | Cuba |
Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana |
| Boxscore |
| 20 October 2003 14:00 (UTC–5) |
Russia |
4 – 1 | Chinese Taipei |
Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana |
| Boxscore |
| 20 October 2003 20:00 (UTC–5) |
South Korea |
4 – 2 | Italy |
Estadio Victoria de Girón, Matanzas |
| Boxscore |
| 20 October 2003 20:00 (UTC–5) |
Nicaragua |
1 – 7 | Cuba |
Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana |
| Boxscore |
Standings
| Pos | Team | W | L | RS | RA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 7 | 0 | 74 | 16 |
| 2 |  United States | 5 | 1 | 42 | 11 |
| 3 | Panama | 5 | 2 | 67 | 36 |
| 4 |  Brazil | 4 | 3 | 27 | 34 |
| 5 |  Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 35 | 26 |
| 6 |  Mexico | 2 | 5 | 35 | 30 |
| 7 |  China | 1 | 6 | 14 | 63 |
| 8 |  France | 0 | 7 | 13 | 91 |
Schedule and results
| 12 October 2003 20:00 (UTC–5) |
Japan |
12 – 2 (F/7) | Netherlands |
Estadio Guillermón Moncada, Santiago de Cuba |
| Boxscore |
| 12 October 2003 20:00 (UTC–5) |
Mexico |
0 – 4 | United States |
Estadio Calixto García, Holguín |
| Boxscore |
| 13 October 2003 20:00 (UTC–5) |
China |
6 – 5 | France |
Estadio Guillermón Moncada, Santiago de Cuba |
| Boxscore |
| 13 October 2003 20:00 (UTC–5) |
Brazil |
6 – 11 | Panama |
Estadio Calixto García, Holguín |
| Boxscore |
| 14 October 2003 14:00 (UTC–5) |
Netherlands |
12 – 5 | China |
Estadio Guillermón Moncada, Santiago de Cuba |
| Boxscore |
| 14 October 2003 14:00 (UTC–5) |
Panama |
7 – 3 | Mexico |
Estadio Calixto García, Holguín |
| Boxscore |
| 14 October 2003 20:00 (UTC–5) |
France |
0 – 18 (F/7) | Japan |
Estadio Guillermón Moncada, Santiago de Cuba |
| Boxscore |
| 14 October 2003 20:00 (UTC–5) |
United States |
7 – 1 | Brazil |
Estadio Calixto García, Holguín |
| Boxscore |
| 15 October 2003 14:00 (UTC–5) |
Netherlands |
12 – 0 (F/7) | France |
Estadio Guillermón Moncada, Santiago de Cuba |
| Boxscore |
| 15 October 2003 14:00 (UTC–5) |
Brazil |
5 – 3 | Mexico |
Estadio Calixto García, Holguín |
| Boxscore |
| 15 October 2003 20:00 (UTC–5) |
Japan |
16 – 1 (F/7) | China |
Estadio Guillermón Moncada, Santiago de Cuba |
| Boxscore |
| 15 October 2003 20:00 (UTC–5) |
Panama |
5 – 12 | United States |
Estadio Calixto García, Holguín |
| Boxscore |
| 17 October 2003 14:00 (UTC–5) |
Netherlands |
2 – 4 | Panama |
Estadio Guillermón Moncada, Santiago de Cuba |
| Boxscore |
| 17 October 2003 14:00 (UTC–5) |
United States |
14 – 2 (F/7) | France |
Estadio Calixto García, Holguín |
| Boxscore |
| 17 October 2003 20:00 (UTC–5) |
Japan |
8 – 2 | Brazil |
Estadio Guillermón Moncada, Santiago de Cuba |
| Boxscore |
| 17 October 2003 20:00 (UTC–5) |
Mexico |
5 – 0 | China |
Estadio Calixto García, Holguín |
| Boxscore |
| 18 October 2003 14:00 (UTC–5) |
Brazil |
2 – 1 | Netherlands |
Estadio Guillermón Moncada, Santiago de Cuba |
| Boxscore |
| 18 October 2003 14:00 (UTC–5) |
France |
0 – 15 (F/7) | Mexico |
Estadio Calixto García, Holguín |
| Boxscore |
| 18 October 2003 20:00 (UTC–5) |
Japan |
10 – 4 | Panama |
Estadio Guillermón Moncada, Santiago de Cuba |
| Boxscore |
| 18 October 2003 20:00 (UTC–5) |
United States |
4 – 1 | China |
Estadio Calixto García, Holguín |
| Boxscore |
| 19 October 2003 14:00 (UTC–5) |
Mexico |
3 – 6 | Netherlands |
Estadio Guillermón Moncada, Santiago de Cuba |
| Boxscore |
| 19 October 2003 14:00 (UTC–5) |
France |
4 – 7 | Brazil |
Estadio Calixto García, Holguín |
| Boxscore |
| 19 October 2003 20:00 (UTC–5) |
United States |
1 – 2 | Japan |
Estadio Guillermón Moncada, Santiago de Cuba |
| Boxscore |
| 19 October 2003 20:00 (UTC–5) |
China |
1 – 17 (F/8) | Panama |
Estadio Calixto García, Holguín |
| Boxscore |
| 20 October 2003 14:00 (UTC–5) |
Netherlands |
Rainout | United States |
Estadio Guillermón Moncada, Santiago de Cuba |
| Boxscore |
| 20 October 2003 14:00 (UTC–5) |
China |
0 – 4 | Brazil |
Estadio Calixto García, Holguín |
| Boxscore |
| 20 October 2003 20:00 (UTC–5) |
Mexico |
6 – 8 | Japan |
Estadio Guillermón Moncada, Santiago de Cuba |
| Boxscore |
| 20 October 2003 20:00 (UTC–5) |
Panama |
19 – 2 (F/7) | France |
Estadio Calixto García, Holguín |
| Boxscore |
Playoffs
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Cuba | 4 | |||||||||
| Brazil | 3 | |||||||||
| Cuba | 6 | |||||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | |||||||||
| United States | 1 | |||||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 2 | |||||||||
| Cuba | 4 | |||||||||
| Panama | 2 | |||||||||
| Nicaragua | 0 | |||||||||
| Panama | 5 | |||||||||
| Panama | 4 | |||||||||
| Japan | 1 | Third place | ||||||||
| Japan | 2 | |||||||||
 South Korea | 0 | |||||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | |||||||||
| Japan | 7 | |||||||||
| 5th–8th place | Fifth place | |||||
| Brazil | 4 | |||||
| United States | 13 | |||||
| United States | 13 | |||||
| Nicaragua | 2 | |||||
| Nicaragua | 5 | |||||
| South Korea | 3 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| Brazil | 8 | |||||
| South Korea | 3 | |||||
Quarter-finals
| 22 October 2003 14:00 (UTC–5) |
Nicaragua |
0 – 5 | Panama |
Estadio Victoria de Girón, Matanzas |
| Boxscore |
| 22 October 2003 14:00 (UTC–5) |
United States |
1 – 2 | Chinese Taipei |
Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana |
| Boxscore |
| 22 October 2003 20:00 (UTC–5) |
Japan |
2 – 0 | South Korea |
Estadio Victoria de Girón, Matanzas |
| Boxscore |
| 22 October 2003 20:05 (UTC–5) |
Cuba |
4 – 3 | Brazil |
Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana |
| Boxscore |
5th–8th place
| 23 October 2003 14:00 (UTC–5) |
Nicaragua |
5 – 3 | South Korea |
Ciudad Deportiva, Havana |
| Boxscore |
| 23 October 2003 20:00 (UTC–5) |
United States |
13 – 4 | Brazil |
Estadio Victoria de Girón, Matanzas |
| Boxscore |
Semi-finals
| 23 October 2003 14:00 (UTC–5) |
Panama |
4 – 1 | Japan |
Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana |
| Boxscore |
| 23 October 2003 20:05 (UTC–5) |
Chinese Taipei |
3 – 6 | Cuba |
Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana |
| Boxscore |
7th place game
| 24 October 2003 14:00 (UTC–5) |
South Korea |
3 – 8 | Brazil |
Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana |
| Boxscore |
5th place game
| 24 October 2003 20:05 (UTC–5) |
United States |
13 – 2 | Nicaragua |
Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana |
| Boxscore |
Bronze medal game
| 25 October 2003 14:00 (UTC–5) |
Chinese Taipei |
3 – 7 | Japan |
Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana |
| Boxscore |
Final standings
| Pos | Team | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Cuba | 9 | 0 |
 | Panama | 7 | 3 |
 | Japan | 9 | 1 |
| 4 | Chinese Taipei | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | United States | 7 | 2 |
| 6 | Nicaragua | 5 | 4 |
| 7 | Brazil | 5 | 5 |
| 8 | South Korea | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | Netherlands | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Canada | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | Mexico | 2 | 5 |
| 12 | Italy | 1 | 5 |
| 13 | Russia | 1 | 5 |
| 14 | China | 1 | 6 |
| 15 | France | 0 | 7 |
Awards
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References
- "XXXV BWC - Cuba 2003". baseball.ch. Archived from the original on 2 October 2003. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
- Bjarkman, Peter C. (2005). Diamonds Around the Globe: The Encyclopedia of International Baseball. Greenwood Press. p. 483. ISBN 0-313-32268-6.
- Jozsa, Frank P. Jr. (2006). Baseball, Inc.: The National Pastime as Big Business. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 145. ISBN 0-7864-2534-2.
- "XXXV Baseball World Cup - XXXV Copa del Mundo de Béisbol". Archived from the original on 14 February 2005. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
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