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]

2020 U-23 Baseball World Cup
Tournament details
Host countryMexico
DatesSeptember 23 – October 2, 2021
Teams12
Final positions
Champions Venezuela (1st title)
Runners-up Mexico
Third place Colombia
Fourth place Cuba
Tournament statistics
Games played50
Attendance21,425 (429 per game)

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]

Venues

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.

Ciudad Obregón Hermosillo
Estadio Yaquis Estadio Sonora
Capacity: 16,000 Capacity: 16,000

Teams

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

 Venezuela (10)
 Mexico (5)
 Colombia (15)
 Dominican Republic (6)
 Cuba (11)
 Nicaragua (14)
 Panama (13)

First round
  • 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
Teams W L Pct. GB R RA
 Mexico (H)41.800-208
 Cuba41.800-2512
 Chinese Taipei32.6001.0176
 Dominican Republic23.5002.01423
 Germany14.2003.01432
 Czech Republic14.2003.01120

H: Host

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

Group B
Teams W L Pct. GB R RA
 Venezuela41.800-2312
 Colombia41.800-348
 Panama32.6001.02321
 Nicaragua23.4002.02134
 South Korea14.2002.51826
 Netherlands14.2003.01634
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

Consolation round
Teams W L Pct. GB R RA
 Nicaragua501.000-306
 South Korea41.8001.02917
 Dominican Republic32.6002.01927
 Netherlands23.4003.02326
 Germany14.2004.01429
 Czech Republic05.0005.01626
Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
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

Super Round
Qualified for the Final
Qualified for the Third place game
Teams W L Pct. GB R RA
 Venezuela41.800-288
 Mexico (H)32.5001.01211
 Colombia32.6001.02212
 Cuba23.4002.01231
 Panama23.4002.01723
 Chinese Taipei14.2003.01218

H: Host

Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
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

Finals

Third place game
Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
Oct 2, 2021 13:00  Cuba 3 – 5  Colombia F/7 Estadio Sonora 2:15 92 Boxscore

Championships
Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
Oct 2, 2021 19:30  Mexico 0 – 4  Venezuela F/7 Estadio Sonora 1:40 2,606 Boxscore

Final standings

U-23 All-World Team
PositionPlayer [6]
C Nicaragua Alvaro Rubi
1B Venezuela Robert Pérez Jr.
2B Panama Adrian Montero
3B Nicaragua Milkar Pérez
SS Mexico Javier Salazar
OF Venezuela Jesus Lujano
Colombia Jesus Marriaga
Colombia Gustavo Campero
DH Panama Erasmo Caballero
P Chinese Taipei Chen Yu-Hung
Colombia Jhon Peluffo

References
  1. "Under-23 Baseball World Cup in Mexico postponed until 2021". Insidethegames. Retrieved 14 Sep 2021.
  2. "III WBSC U-23 Baseball World Cup to open on 23 September". III U-23 Baseball World Cup 2021. World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  3. "24-year-olds eligible to play in postponed 2020 U-23 Baseball World Cup". Retrieved 14 Sep 2021.
  4. "Venezuela wins WBSC U-23 Baseball World Cup". III U-23 Baseball World Cup 2020. World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  5. "Colombia beats Cuba, earns historic U-23 Baseball World Cup bronze medal". III U-23 Baseball World Cup 2020. World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  6. "All World Team". III U-23 Baseball World Cup 2020. World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). Retrieved 4 October 2021.

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