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 | |
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Host country | Taiwan |
Dates | October 13 – October 23, 2022 |
Teams | 12 |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 50 |
Most valuable player | Ryusei Gonda |
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 |
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Douliu Baseball Stadium | Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium | Tianmu Baseball Stadium |
Capacity: 15,000 | Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 10,500 |
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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 |
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![]() | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | - | 30 | 7 |
![]() | 4 | 1 | .800 | 1.0 | 25 | 6 |
![]() | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2.0 | 28 | 17 |
![]() | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3.0 | 28 | 20 |
![]() | 1 | 4 | .200 | 4.0 | 13 | 23 |
![]() | 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 |
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Oct 13, 2022 | 18:30 | Colombia ![]() |
2 – 6 | ![]() |
F/7 | Tianmu | 2:18 | 1250 | Boxscore |
Oct 14, 2022 | 12:00 | South Africa ![]() |
0 – 9 | ![]() |
F/7 | Douliu | 1:48 | 45 | Boxscore |
Oct 14, 2022 | 17:00 | Japan ![]() |
6 – 0 | ![]() |
F/7 | Douliu | 1:57 | 48 | Boxscore |
Oct 15, 2022 | 10:00 | South Africa ![]() |
0 – 10 | ![]() |
F/6 | Taichung | 2:15 | 78 | Boxscore |
Oct 15, 2022 | 14:30 | Japan ![]() |
5 – 2 | ![]() |
F/7 | Taichung | 2:07 | 150 | Boxscore |
Oct 15, 2022 | 19:00 | Germany ![]() |
0 – 3 | ![]() |
F/7 | Taichung | 2:15 | 525 | Boxscore |
Oct 16, 2022 | 10:00 | Venezuela ![]() |
7 – 8 | ![]() |
F/8 | Taichung | 2:44 | 120 | Boxscore |
Oct 16, 2022 | 14:30 | South Africa ![]() |
0 – 10 | ![]() |
F/6 | Taichung | 2:22 | 232 | Boxscore |
Oct 16, 2022 | 19:00 | Chinese Taipei ![]() |
3 – 1 | ![]() |
F/7 | Taichung | 2:16 | 2800 | Boxscore |
Oct 17, 2022 | 10:00 | Germany ![]() |
3 – 7 | ![]() |
F/7 | Taichung | 2:49 | 42 | Boxscore |
Oct 17, 2021 | 14:30 | Colombia ![]() |
1 – 4 | ![]() |
F/7 | Taichung | 2:21 | 120 | Boxscore |
Oct 17, 2022 | 19:00 | Chinese Taipei ![]() |
14 – 1 | ![]() |
F/5 | Taichung | 1:59 | 125 | Boxscore |
Oct 18, 2022 | 10:00 | Germany ![]() |
0 – 7 | ![]() |
F/7 | Taichung | 2:18 | 50 | Boxscore |
Oct 18, 2022 | 14:30 | Japan ![]() |
9 – 0 | ![]() |
F/7 | Taichung | 2:11 | 94 | Boxscore |
Oct 18, 2022 | 19:00 | Venezuela ![]() |
3 – 4 | ![]() |
F/8 | Taichung | 3:23 | 350 | Boxscore |
Group B
Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB | R | RA |
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![]() | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | - | 16 | 5 |
![]() | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3.0 | 19 | 14 |
![]() | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3.0 | 9 | 8 |
![]() | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3.0 | 11 | 16 |
![]() | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3.0 | 7 | 13 |
![]() | 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 |
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Oct 14, 2022 | 10:00 | Puerto Rico ![]() |
5 – 0 | ![]() |
F/7 | Tianmu | 2:26 | 132 | Boxscore |
Oct 14, 2022 | 14:30 | Mexico ![]() |
3 – 2 | ![]() |
F/8 | Tianmu | 2:12 | 145 | Boxscore |
Oct 14, 2022 | 19:00 | South Korea ![]() |
4 – 0 | ![]() |
F/7 | Tianmu | 1:55 | 157 | Boxscore |
Oct 16, 2021 | 16:00 | Netherlands ![]() |
0 – 4 | ![]() |
F/7 | Douliu | 1:57 | 325 | Boxscore |
Oct 16, 2022 | 19:00 | Cuba ![]() |
0 – 4 | ![]() |
F/7 | Douliu | 2:53 | 190 | Boxscore |
Oct 17, 2022 | 12:30 | Mexico ![]() |
2 – 3 | ![]() |
F/8 | Douliu | 2:02 | 45 | Boxscore |
Oct 17, 2022 | 15:30 | Netherlands ![]() |
3 – 2 | ![]() |
F/7 | Douliu | 2:15 | 75 | Boxscore |
Oct 17, 2022 | 18:30 | Australia ![]() |
3 – 4 | ![]() |
F/7 | Douliu | 2:31 | 174 | Boxscore |
Oct 18, 2022 | 10:00 | Cuba ![]() |
2 – 0 | ![]() |
F/7 | Tianmu | 2:10 | 40 | Boxscore |
Oct 18, 2022 | 13:00 | Puerto Rico ![]() |
2 – 3 | ![]() |
F/8 | Tianmu | 2:20 | 60 | Boxscore |
Oct 18, 2022 | 16:00 | Australia ![]() |
5 – 4 | ![]() |
F/7 | Tianmu | 2:26 | 106 | Boxscore |
Oct 18, 2021 | 19:00 | Puerto Rico ![]() |
0 – 8 | ![]() |
F/7 | Tianmu | 2:13 | 87 | Boxscore |
Oct 19, 2021 | 10:00 | Australia ![]() |
1 – 3 | ![]() |
F/7 | Tianmu | 2:36 | 101 | Boxscore |
Oct 19, 2022 | 12:30 | Netherlands ![]() |
4 – 1 | ![]() |
F/8 | Tianmu | 2:36 | 70 | Boxscore |
Oct 19, 2022 | 15:00 | South Korea ![]() |
1 – 0 | ![]() |
F/8 | Tianmu | 2:24 | 151 | Boxscore |
Placement round
Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB | R | RA |
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![]() | 4 | 1 | .800 | - | 23 | 7 |
![]() | 4 | 1 | .800 | - | 23 | 9 |
![]() | 3 | 2 | .600 | 1.0 | 21 | 9 |
![]() | 3 | 2 | .600 | 1.0 | 16 | 10 |
![]() | 1 | 4 | .200 | 3.0 | 16 | 16 |
![]() | 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 |
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Oct 20, 2022 | 11:00 | ![]() |
0 – 3 | ![]() |
F/7 | Douliu | 1:53 | 30 | Boxscore |
Oct 20, 2022 | 14:00 | ![]() |
2 – 3 | ![]() |
F/7 | Douliu | 1:49 | 45 | Boxscore |
Oct 20, 2022 | 17:00 | ![]() |
0 – 10 | ![]() |
F/5 | Douliu | 1:39 | 34 | Boxscore |
Oct 21, 2022 | 11:00 | ![]() |
2 – 0 | ![]() |
F/7 | Douliu | 1:57 | - | Boxscore |
Oct 21, 2022 | 14:00 | ![]() |
3 – 17 | ![]() |
F/5 | Douliu | 1:51 | - | Boxscore |
Oct 21, 2022 | 17:00 | ![]() |
3 – 1 | ![]() |
F/7 | Douliu | 2:10 | - | Boxscore |
Oct 22, 2022 | 11:00 | ![]() |
0 – 9 | ![]() |
F/7 | Douliu | 1:52 | - | Boxscore |
Oct 22, 2022 | 14:00 | ![]() |
2 – 4 | ![]() |
F/7 | Douliu | 2:15 | - | Boxscore |
Oct 22, 2022 | 17:00 | ![]() |
0 – 3 | ![]() |
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 |
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![]() | 4 | 1 | .800 | - | 13 | 8 |
![]() | 4 | 1 | .800 | - | 17 | 11 |
![]() | 3 | 2 | .600 | 1.0 | 11 | 11 |
![]() | 2 | 3 | .400 | 2.0 | 12 | 16 |
![]() | 1 | 4 | .200 | 3.0 | 18 | 25 |
![]() | 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 |
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Oct 20, 2022 | 10:00 | ![]() |
3 – 4 | ![]() |
F/7 | Tianmu | 2:12 | 32 | Boxscore |
Oct 20, 2022 | 14:30 | ![]() |
1 – 2 | ![]() |
F/7 | Tianmu | 1:52 | 97 | Boxscore |
Oct 20, 2022 | 19:00 | ![]() |
6 – 2 | ![]() |
F/7 | Tianmu | 2:40 | 3,921 | Boxscore |
Oct 21, 2022 | 10:00 | ![]() |
8 – 6 | ![]() |
F/7 | Tianmu | 2:25 | - | Boxscore |
Oct 21, 2022 | 14:30 | ![]() |
2 – 1 | ![]() |
F/7 | Tianmu | 2:22 | - | Boxscore |
Oct 21, 2022 | 19:00 | ![]() |
2 – 1 | ![]() |
F/8 | Tianmu | 2:59 | - | Boxscore |
Oct 22, 2022 | 10:00 | ![]() |
4 – 5 | ![]() |
F/8 | Tianmu | 2:33 | - | Boxscore |
Oct 22, 2022 | 13:00 | ![]() |
2 – 4 | ![]() |
F/7 | Tianmu | 2:25 | - | Boxscore |
Oct 22, 2022 | 16:00 | ![]() |
3 – 0 | ![]() |
F/7 | Tianmu | 2:16 | - | Boxscore |
Finals
Third-place game
Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
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Oct 23, 2022 | 14:30 | ![]() |
3 – 1 | ![]() |
F/7 | Tianmu | 2:26 | 481 | Boxscore |
Championships
Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
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Oct 23, 2022 | 19:00 | ![]() |
0 – 3 | ![]() |
F/7 | Tianmu | 1:52 | 388 | Boxscore |
Final standings
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Awards
U23 All-World Team
Position | Player |
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C | ![]() |
1B | ![]() |
2B | ![]() |
3B | ![]() |
SS | ![]() |
OF | ![]() |
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DH | ![]() |
P | ![]() |
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Individual Award
Award | Player | Statistics |
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Leading Hitter | ![]() |
.500 |
Best ERA | ![]() |
0.00 (13 innings pitched) |
Best Pitching Record | ![]() |
2W 0L |
Most RBI | ![]() |
8 |
Most HR | ![]() |
2 |
Most Stolen Bases | ![]() |
5 |
Most Runs Scored | ![]() |
7 |
Outstanding Defensive Player | ![]() |
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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.