2001 Baseball World Cup

The 2001 Baseball World Cup (BWC) was the 34th 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 first time, in Taiwan, from 6 to 18 November. Cuba defeated the United States in the final, winning its 23rd title.

2001 Baseball World Cup
Tournament details
Host countryTaiwan
Dates6 November – 18 November
Teams16
Final positions
Champions Cuba (23rd title)
Runners-up United States
Third place Chinese Taipei
Fourth place Japan
Tournament statistics
Games played68
Most valuable playerCuba Luis Ulacia

There were 16 participating countries, split into two groups, with the first four of each group qualifying for the finals.

The next five competitions were also held as the BWC tournament, which was replaced in 2015 by the quadrennial WBSC Premier12.

First round

Pool A

Pos Team W L RS RA
1 Chinese Taipei613813
2 United States52529
3 Dominican Republic523826
4 South Korea524318
5 Nicaragua433328
6 Italy252237
7 South Africa161357
8 France07758

Pool B

Pos Team W L RS RA
1 Japan706810
2 Cuba614313
3 Panama522827
4 Netherlands434519
5 Australia342432
6 Canada252118
7 Russia161366
8 Philippines07779

Playoffs

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
 Cuba3
 
 
 
 Dominican Republic1
 
 Cuba3
 
 
 
 Japan1
 
 Japan3
 
 
 
 South Korea1
 
 Cuba5
 
 
 
 United States3
 
 United States7
 
 
 
 Panama2
 
 United States4
 
 
 
 Chinese Taipei1 Third place
 
 Chinese Taipei2
 
 
 
 Netherlands0
 
 Japan0
 
 
 Chinese Taipei3
 
 
5th–8th placeFifth place
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Dominican Republic2
 
 
 
 South Korea3
 
 South Korea2
 
 
 
 Panama3
 
 Panama5
 
 
 Netherlands0
 
Seventh place
 
 
 
 
 
 Dominican Republic3
 
 
 Netherlands7

Final standings

Pos Team W L
 Cuba91
 United States73
 Chinese Taipei82.
4 Japan82
5 Panama73
6 South Korea64
7 Netherlands55
8 Dominican Republic55
9 Nicaragua43
10 Australia34
11 Canada25
12 Italy25
13 South Africa16
14 Russia16
15 France07
16 Philippines07

Awards

See also

References

  1. "XXXIV Baseball World Cup - XXXIV Copa del Mundo de Béisbol". Archived from the original on 14 February 2005. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
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