2022 U-23 Baseball World Cup
The 2022 U-23 Baseball World Cup, officially IV U-23 Baseball World Cup, is the fourth edition of the U-23 Baseball World Cup tournament. It was held in Taipei, Taichung, and Yunlin in Taiwan.[1][2] Players born between 1999 and 2004 are eligible to play the tournament.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Taiwan |
| Dates | October 13 – October 23, 2022 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Japan (2nd title) |
| Runner-up | South Korea |
| Third place | Chinese Taipei |
| Fourth place | Mexico |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 50 |
| MVP | Ryusei Gonda |
| All statistics correct as of 2022-10-24. | |
Venues
Tianmu Baseball Stadium hosted the opening ceremony and is scheduled to host all of the Group B games and medal games. Douliu Baseball Stadium and Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium were scheduled to host all of the Group A games.[3]
| Douliu | Taichung | Taipei |
|---|---|---|
| Douliu Baseball Stadium | Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium | Tianmu Baseball Stadium |
| Capacity: 15,000 | Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 10,500 |
Teams
China and Nicaragua were replaced in the tournament by Puerto Rico and Colombia due to COVID-19 restrictions in those countries.[3] The WBSC World Rankings as of the time of the competition is specified in parentheses.
Africa
- South Africa (26)
Americas
- Mexico (4)
- Venezuela (6)
- Cuba (9)
- Colombia (11)
- Puerto Rico (16)
Asia
- Japan (1)
- Chinese Taipei (2)
- South Korea (3)
Europe
- Netherlands (8)
- Germany (18)
Oceania
- Australia (10)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese Taipei (H) | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | - | 30 | 7 |
| Japan | 4 | 1 | .800 | 1.0 | 25 | 6 |
| Colombia | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2.0 | 28 | 17 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3.0 | 28 | 20 |
| Germany | 1 | 4 | .200 | 4.0 | 13 | 23 |
| South Africa | 0 | 5 | .000 | 5.0 | 1 | 52 |
H: Host
- All times are Taipei Standard Time (UTC+08:00).
| Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 2022 | 18:30 | Colombia | 2 – 6 | Chinese Taipei | F/7 | Tianmu | 2:18 | 1250 | Boxscore |
| Oct 14, 2022 | 12:00 | South Africa | 0 – 9 | Venezuela | F/7 | Douliu | 1:48 | 45 | Boxscore |
| Oct 14, 2022 | 17:00 | Japan | 6 – 0 | Germany | F/7 | Douliu | 1:57 | 48 | Boxscore |
| Oct 15, 2022 | 10:00 | South Africa | 0 – 10 | Colombia | F/6 | Taichung | 2:15 | 78 | Boxscore |
| Oct 15, 2022 | 14:30 | Japan | 5 – 2 | Venezuela | F/7 | Taichung | 2:07 | 150 | Boxscore |
| Oct 15, 2022 | 19:00 | Germany | 0 – 3 | Chinese Taipei | F/7 | Taichung | 2:15 | 525 | Boxscore |
| Oct 16, 2022 | 10:00 | Venezuela | 7 – 8 | Colombia | F/8 | Taichung | 2:44 | 120 | Boxscore |
| Oct 16, 2022 | 14:30 | South Africa | 0 – 10 | Germany | F/6 | Taichung | 2:22 | 232 | Boxscore |
| Oct 16, 2022 | 19:00 | Chinese Taipei | 3 – 1 | Japan | F/7 | Taichung | 2:16 | 2800 | Boxscore |
| Oct 17, 2022 | 10:00 | Germany | 3 – 7 | Venezuela | F/7 | Taichung | 2:49 | 42 | Boxscore |
| Oct 17, 2021 | 14:30 | Colombia | 1 – 4 | Japan | F/7 | Taichung | 2:21 | 120 | Boxscore |
| Oct 17, 2022 | 19:00 | Chinese Taipei | 14 – 1 | South Africa | F/5 | Taichung | 1:59 | 125 | Boxscore |
| Oct 18, 2022 | 10:00 | Germany | 0 – 7 | Colombia | F/7 | Taichung | 2:18 | 50 | Boxscore |
| Oct 18, 2022 | 14:30 | Japan | 9 – 0 | South Africa | F/7 | Taichung | 2:11 | 94 | Boxscore |
| Oct 18, 2022 | 19:00 | Venezuela | 3 – 4 | Chinese Taipei | F/8 | Taichung | 3:23 | 350 | Boxscore |
Group B
| Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB | R | RA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | - | 16 | 5 |
| Australia | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3.0 | 19 | 14 |
| Mexico | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3.0 | 9 | 8 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3.0 | 11 | 16 |
| Cuba | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3.0 | 7 | 13 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3.0 | 11 | 17 |
- All times are Taipei Standard Time (UTC+08:00).
| Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14, 2022 | 10:00 | Puerto Rico | 5 – 0 | Cuba | F/7 | Tianmu | 2:26 | 132 | Boxscore |
| Oct 14, 2022 | 14:30 | Mexico | 3 – 2 | Australia | F/8 | Tianmu | 2:12 | 145 | Boxscore |
| Oct 14, 2022 | 19:00 | South Korea | 4 – 0 | Netherlands | F/7 | Tianmu | 1:55 | 157 | Boxscore |
| Oct 16, 2021 | 16:00 | Netherlands | 0 – 4 | Mexico | F/7 | Douliu | 1:57 | 325 | Boxscore |
| Oct 16, 2022 | 19:00 | Cuba | 0 – 4 | South Korea | F/7 | Douliu | 2:53 | 190 | Boxscore |
| Oct 17, 2022 | 12:30 | Mexico | 2 – 3 | Puerto Rico | F/8 | Douliu | 2:02 | 45 | Boxscore |
| Oct 17, 2022 | 15:30 | Netherlands | 3 – 2 | Cuba | F/7 | Douliu | 2:15 | 75 | Boxscore |
| Oct 17, 2022 | 18:30 | Australia | 3 – 4 | South Korea | F/7 | Douliu | 2:31 | 174 | Boxscore |
| Oct 18, 2022 | 10:00 | Cuba | 2 – 0 | Mexico | F/7 | Tianmu | 2:10 | 40 | Boxscore |
| Oct 18, 2022 | 13:00 | Puerto Rico | 2 – 3 | South Korea | F/8 | Tianmu | 2:20 | 60 | Boxscore |
| Oct 18, 2022 | 16:00 | Australia | 5 – 4 | Netherlands | F/7 | Tianmu | 2:26 | 106 | Boxscore |
| Oct 18, 2021 | 19:00 | Puerto Rico | 0 – 8 | Australia | F/7 | Tianmu | 2:13 | 87 | Boxscore |
| Oct 19, 2021 | 10:00 | Australia | 1 – 3 | Cuba | F/7 | Tianmu | 2:36 | 101 | Boxscore |
| Oct 19, 2022 | 12:30 | Netherlands | 4 – 1 | Puerto Rico | F/8 | Tianmu | 2:36 | 70 | Boxscore |
| Oct 19, 2022 | 15:00 | South Korea | 1 – 0 | Mexico | F/8 | Tianmu | 2:24 | 151 | Boxscore |
Placement round
| Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB | R | RA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venezuela | 4 | 1 | .800 | - | 23 | 7 |
| Netherlands | 4 | 1 | .800 | - | 23 | 9 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 2 | .600 | 1.0 | 21 | 9 |
| Cuba | 3 | 2 | .600 | 1.0 | 16 | 10 |
| Germany | 1 | 4 | .200 | 3.0 | 16 | 16 |
| South Africa | 0 | 5 | .000 | 4.0 | 3 | 55 |
- All times are Taipei Standard Time (UTC+08:00).
| Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 2022 | 11:00 | Netherlands | 0 – 3 | Venezuela | F/7 | Douliu | 1:53 | 30 | Boxscore |
| Oct 20, 2022 | 14:00 | Germany | 2 – 3 | Cuba | F/7 | Douliu | 1:49 | 45 | Boxscore |
| Oct 20, 2022 | 17:00 | South Africa | 0 – 10 | Puerto Rico | F/5 | Douliu | 1:39 | 34 | Boxscore |
| Oct 21, 2022 | 11:00 | Cuba | 2 – 0 | Venezuela | F/7 | Douliu | 1:57 | - | Boxscore |
| Oct 21, 2022 | 14:00 | South Africa | 3 – 17 | Netherlands | F/5 | Douliu | 1:51 | - | Boxscore |
| Oct 21, 2022 | 17:00 | Puerto Rico | 3 – 1 | Germany | F/7 | Douliu | 2:10 | - | Boxscore |
| Oct 22, 2022 | 11:00 | South Africa | 0 – 9 | Cuba | F/7 | Douliu | 1:52 | - | Boxscore |
| Oct 22, 2022 | 14:00 | Puerto Rico | 2 – 4 | Venezuela | F/7 | Douliu | 2:15 | - | Boxscore |
| Oct 22, 2022 | 17:00 | Germany | 0 – 3 | Netherlands | F/7 | Douliu | 2:02 | - | Boxscore |
Super Round
| Qualified for the Final | |
| Qualified for the Third-place game |
| Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB | R | RA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 4 | 1 | .800 | - | 13 | 8 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1 | .800 | - | 17 | 11 |
| Mexico | 3 | 2 | .600 | 1.0 | 11 | 11 |
| Chinese Taipei (H) | 2 | 3 | .400 | 2.0 | 12 | 16 |
| Colombia | 1 | 4 | .200 | 3.0 | 18 | 25 |
| Australia | 1 | 4 | .200 | 3.0 | 15 | 17 |
H: Host
- All times are Taipei Standard Time (UTC+08:00).
| Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 2022 | 10:00 | Colombia | 3 – 4 | Mexico | F/7 | Tianmu | 2:12 | 32 | Boxscore |
| Oct 20, 2022 | 14:30 | Australia | 1 – 2 | Japan | F/7 | Tianmu | 1:52 | 97 | Boxscore |
| Oct 20, 2022 | 19:00 | South Korea | 6 – 2 | Chinese Taipei | F/7 | Tianmu | 2:40 | 3,921 | Boxscore |
| Oct 21, 2022 | 10:00 | Colombia | 8 – 6 | Australia | F/7 | Tianmu | 2:25 | - | Boxscore |
| Oct 21, 2022 | 14:30 | Japan | 2 – 1 | South Korea | F/7 | Tianmu | 2:22 | - | Boxscore |
| Oct 21, 2022 | 19:00 | Mexico | 2 – 1 | Chinese Taipei | F/8 | Tianmu | 2:59 | - | Boxscore |
| Oct 22, 2022 | 10:00 | Colombia | 4 – 5 | South Korea | F/8 | Tianmu | 2:33 | - | Boxscore |
| Oct 22, 2022 | 13:00 | Mexico | 2 – 4 | Japan | F/7 | Tianmu | 2:25 | - | Boxscore |
| Oct 22, 2022 | 16:00 | Australia | 3 – 0 | Chinese Taipei | F/7 | Tianmu | 2:16 | - | Boxscore |
Finals
Third-place game
| Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23, 2022 | 14:30 | Chinese Taipei | 3 – 1 | Mexico | F/7 | Tianmu | 2:26 | 481 | Boxscore |
Championships
| Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23, 2022 | 19:00 | South Korea | 0 – 3 | Japan | F/7 | Tianmu | 1:52 | 388 | Boxscore |
Final standings
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Awards
U23 All-World Team
| Position | Player |
|---|---|
| C | David Garcia |
| 1B | Jesus Chirinos |
| 2B | Carlos Arroyo |
| 3B | Hiroki Nakagawa |
| SS | Christian Rodriguez |
| OF | Chen Tso Tseng |
| Ezequiel Pagan | |
| Christopher Burke | |
| DH | Ren Onishi |
| P | Ren Tomida |
| Ryusei Gonda |
Individual Award
See also
References
- "WBSC - Baseball World Cups 2021-2029". wbsc.org. Archived from the original on 2021-04-11. Retrieved 2021-10-03.
- "Event Info". U-23 Baseball World Cup. World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). Retrieved 24 September 2022.
- "Groups, schedule revealed for WBSC U-23 Baseball World Cup this October in Taipei". World Baseball Softball Confederation. September 20, 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.