2024 U-23 Baseball World Cup

2024 U-23 Baseball World Cup
Tournament details
Country	China
Dates	September 6 – 15
Teams	12
Defending champions	Japan
Final positions
Champions	Japan (3rd title)
Runners-up	Puerto Rico
Third place	Nicaragua
Fourth place	China
Tournament statistics
Games played	50
Attendance	26,823 (536 per game)
Awards
MVP	Edgardo Villegas

The 2024 U-23 Baseball World Cup, officially V U-23 Baseball World Cup, is the fifth edition of the U-23 Baseball World Cup tournament, sixth since the tournament's inception in 2014 as the 21U Baseball World Cup. The tournament will be held at Shaoxing Baseball and Softball Sports Culture Center in Shaoxing, China.^[1]

Venues

The tournament will be held at Shaoxing Baseball and Softball Sports Culture Center Field No.1 and No.2. The field No.1 will host the Super Round, the Bronze Medal Game and the Championship Game while the field No.2 will host the Placement Round.

Teams

The WBSC World Rankings as of the time of the competition is specified in parentheses.^[2]

Africa

South Africa (31)

Americas

Venezuela (5)

Puerto Rico (10)

Colombia (11)

Nicaragua (17)

Asia

Japan (1)

Chinese Taipei (3)

South Korea (6)

China (24)

Europe

Netherlands (7)

Great Britain (18)

Oceania

Australia (15)

First round

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	RF	RA	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Puerto Rico	5	4	1	29	15	.800^[a]	—	Advance to super round
2	Japan	5	4	1	18	9	.800^[a]	—
3	China (H)	5	3	2	17	17	.600^[b]	1
4	Australia	5	3	2	24	26	.600^[b]	1	Advance to placement round
5	Colombia	5	1	4	14	22	.200	3
6	Great Britain	5	0	5	23	36	.000	4

Source: WBSC
(H) Hosts
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head result: Puerto Rico 6–1 Japan
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head result: Australia 1–4 China

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00).

Date	Local time	Road team	Score	Home team	Inn.	Venue	Game duration	Attendance	Boxscore
Sep 6, 2024	10:00	Australia	4 – 2	Colombia	F/7	Field No.1	2:20	1,096	Boxscore
Sep 6, 2024	19:00	China	5 – 3	Great Britain	F/8	Field No.1	2:24	1,761	Boxscore
Sep 6, 2024	19:00	Puerto Rico	6 – 1	Japan	F/7	Field No.2	2:11	120	Boxscore
Sep 7, 2024	14:30	China	0 – 2	Japan	F/7	Field No.1	1:29	3,312	Boxscore
Sep 7, 2024	14:30	Great Britain	4 – 6	Colombia	F/7	Field No.2	2:36	780	Boxscore
Sep 7, 2024	19:00	Puerto Rico	4 – 5	Australia	F/9	Field No.2	3:07	225	Boxscore
Sep 8, 2024	10:00	Colombia	3 – 4	China	F/7	Field No.1	2:15	1,513	Boxscore
Sep 8, 2024	14:30	Great Britain	3 – 8	Puerto Rico	F/7	Field No.2	2:15	140	Boxscore
Sep 8, 2024	19:00	Japan	4 – 1	Australia	F/7	Field No.1	2:21	1,898	Boxscore
Sep 9, 2024	10:00	China	4 – 8	Puerto Rico	F/7	Field No.1	2:32	165	Boxscore
Sep 9, 2024	14:30	Great Britain	12 – 13	Australia	F/7	Field No.2	2:46	106	Boxscore
Sep 9, 2024	19:00	Colombia	1 – 7	Japan	F/7	Field No.1	1:51	110	Boxscore
Sep 10, 2024	10:00	Australia	1 – 4	China	F/7	Field No.1	1:44	263	Boxscore
Sep 10, 2024	14:30	Puerto Rico	3 – 2	Colombia	F/7	Field No.1	2:05	290	Boxscore
Sep 10, 2024	19:00	Japan	4 – 1	Great Britain	F/5	Field No.2	1:35	70	Boxscore

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	RF	RA	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Nicaragua	5	5	0	23	7	1.000	—	Advance to super round
2	Venezuela	5	3	2	30	19	.600^[a]	2
3	South Korea	5	3	2	18	18	.600^[a]	2
4	Netherlands	5	2	3	28	22	.400^[b]	3	Advance to placement round
5	Chinese Taipei	5	2	3	23	14	.400^[b]	3
6	South Africa	5	0	5	4	46	.000	5

Source: WBSC
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head result: Venezuela 8–4 South Korea
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head result: Netherlands 7–5 Chinese Taipei

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00).

Date	Local time	Road team	Score	Home team	Inn.	Venue	Game duration	Attendance	Boxscore
Sep 6, 2024	10:00	South Africa	1 – 8	Nicaragua	F/7	Field No.2	2:03	46	Boxscore
Sep 6, 2024	14:30	South Korea	3 – 1	Chinese Taipei	F/7	Field No.1	2:18	1,000	Boxscore
Sep 6, 2024	14:30	Netherlands	9 – 10	Venezuela	F/7	Field No.2	2:39	137	Boxscore
Sep 7, 2024	10:00	Venezuela	2 – 3	Nicaragua	F/7	Field No.1	2:12	719	Boxscore
Sep 7, 2024	10:00	South Korea	6 – 1	South Africa	F/7	Field No.2	2:17	200	Boxscore
Sep 7, 2024	19:00	Netherlands	7 – 5	Chinese Taipei	F/7	Field No.1	3:06	3,087	Boxscore
Sep 8, 2024	10:00	South Africa	0 – 10	Venezuela	F/6	Field No.2	2:10	41	Boxscore
Sep 8, 2024	14:30	Netherlands	1 – 4	South Korea	F/7	Field No.1	2:40	1,842	Boxscore
Sep 8, 2024	19:00	Nicaragua	4 – 3	Chinese Taipei	F/7	Field No.2	2:42	185	Boxscore
Sep 9, 2024	10:00	Venezuela	8 – 4	South Korea	F/7	Field No.2	3:07	25	Boxscore
Sep 9, 2024	14:30	Nicaragua	1 – 0	Netherlands	F/7	Field No.1	1:54	151	Boxscore
Sep 9, 2024	19:00	Chinese Taipei	11 – 0	South Africa	F/5	Field No.2	1:37	228	Boxscore
Sep 10, 2024	10:00	Nicaragua	7 – 1	South Korea	F/7	Field No.2	2:31	78	Boxscore
Sep 10, 2024	14:30	South Africa	2 – 11	Netherlands	F/7	Field No.2	2:29	51	Boxscore
Sep 10, 2024	19:00	Chinese Taipei	3 – 0	Venezuela	F/7	Field No.1	2:15	271	Boxscore

Placement round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	RF	RA	PCT	GB
1	Netherlands	5	4	1	29	14	.800	—
2	Chinese Taipei	5	3	2	31	12	.600^[a]	1
3	Australia	5	3	2	31	23	.600^[a]	1
4	Colombia	5	2	3	23	28	.400^[b]	2
5	Great Britain	5	2	3	26	29	.400^[b]	2
6	South Africa	5	1	4	15	49	.200	3

Source: WBSC
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head result: Chinese Taipei 4–3 Australia
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head result: Great Britain 4–6 Colombia

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00).

Date	Local time	Road team	Score	Home team	Inn.	Venue	Game duration	Attendance	Boxscore
Sep 12, 2024	10:00	Great Britain	6 – 8	South Africa	F/7	Field No.2	2:40	25	Boxscore
Sep 12, 2024	14:30	Chinese Taipei	10 – 0	Colombia	F/7	Field No.2	2:28	70	Boxscore
Sep 12, 2024	14:30	Netherlands	3 – 2	Australia	F/7	Field No.1	2:15	271	Boxscore
Sep 13, 2024	10:00	Great Britain	2 – 1	Netherlands	F/7	Field No.2	2:10	33	Boxscore
Sep 13, 2024	10:00	South Africa	3 – 12	Colombia	F/7	Field No.1	2:23	63	Boxscore
Sep 13, 2024	14:30	Chinese Taipei	4 – 3	Australia	F/7	Field No.2	2:39	73	Boxscore
Sep 14, 2024	10:00	Colombia	3 – 7	Netherlands	F/7	Field No.2	2:18	65	Boxscore
Sep 14, 2024	10:00	South Africa	2 – 9	Australia	F/7	Field No.1	2:12	115	Boxscore
Sep 14, 2024	14:30	Great Britain	2 – 1	Chinese Taipei	F/7	Field No.2	2:11	155	Boxscore

Super round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	RF	RA	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Puerto Rico	5	5	0	21	6	1.000	—	Advance to final
2	Japan	5	4	1	19	9	.800	1	Advance to final
3	China (H)	5	2	3	16	22	.400^[a]	3	Advance to third-place game
4	Nicaragua	5	2	3	11	17	.400^[a]	3	Advance to third-place game
5	Venezuela	5	1	4	16	21	.200^[b]	4
6	South Korea	5	1	4	14	22	.200^[b]	4

Source: WBSC
(H) Hosts
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head result: China 4–0 Nicaragua
^ ^a ^b Head-to-head result: Venezuela 8–4 South Korea

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00).

Date	Local time	Road team	Score	Home team	Inn.	Venue	Game duration	Attendance	Boxscore
Sep 12, 2024	10:00	China	2 – 7	South Korea	F/7	Field No.1	2:06	223	Boxscore
Sep 12, 2024	19:00	Puerto Rico	1 – 0	Nicaragua	F/7	Field No.2	1:44	59	Boxscore
Sep 12, 2024	19:00	Venezuela	1 – 5	Japan	F/7	Field No.1	2:14	356	Boxscore
Sep 13, 2024	14:30	Japan	9 – 1	Nicaragua	F/7	Field No.1	2:14	215	Boxscore
Sep 13, 2024	19:00	South Korea	1 – 3	Puerto Rico	F/7	Field No.2	1:44	27	Boxscore
Sep 13, 2024	19:00	China	6 – 5	Venezuela	F/7	Field No.1	2:11	499	Boxscore
Sep 14, 2024	14:30	Venezuela	0 – 3	Puerto Rico	F/7	Field No.1	1:58	244	Boxscore
Sep 14, 2024	19:00	South Korea	1 – 2	Japan	F/7	Field No.2	2:17	193	Boxscore
Sep 14, 2024	19:00	China	4 – 0	Nicaragua	F/7	Field No.1	2:23	1,404	Boxscore

Finals

Third place game

Date	Local time	Road team	Score	Home team	Inn.	Venue	Game duration	Attendance	Boxscore
Sep 15, 2024	9:00	Nicaragua	3–1	China	F/7	Field No.2	2:20	1,550	Boxscore

Championship

Date	Local time	Road team	Score	Home team	Inn.	Venue	Game duration	Attendance	Boxscore
Sep 15, 2024	9:00	Japan	5–0	Puerto Rico	F/7	Field No.1	2:04	1,273	Boxscore

Final standings

Rk	Team	W	L
	Japan	8	1
Lost in Final
	Puerto Rico	7	2
Won in 3rd-place game
	Nicaragua	6	3
Lost in 3rd-place game
4	China	5	4
Failed to qualify for the finals
5	Venezuela	3	5
6	South Korea	4	4
Failed to qualify for the super round
7	Netherlands	4	4
8	Chinese Taipei	4	4
9	Australia	4	4
10	Colombia	2	6
11	Great Britain	2	6
12	South Africa	1	7

2024 U-23 Baseball World Cup
Japan 3rd title

Awards

U23 All-World Team

All World Team from this article.^[3]

Position	Player
C	Si-ang Kim
1B	Ryo Imazato
2B	Odlany Matamoros
3B	Brainer Bonaci
SS	Gedionne Marlin
OF	Xudong Zhu
	Jean Henao
	Edgardo Villegas
DH	Godwin Bennett
P	Jorhan LaBoy
P	Hyun-seok Choi

References

^ "China to host V WBSC U-23 Baseball World Cup in 2024". WBSC. World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). 6 April 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
^ "WBSC/KONAMI Men's Baseball World Ranking update: Japan remains on top as Chinese Taipei, Puerto Rico and Colombia biggest climbers inside top 12". WBSC. World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). 3 September 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.
^ https://www.wbsc.org/en/events/2024-v-u-23-baseball-world-cup/news/puerto-ricos-edgardo-villegas-named-wbsc-u-23-baseball-world-cup-mvp

External links

Official website

[table_hth_PUR0.87916383933237-3] Head-to-head result: Puerto Rico 6–1 Japan

[table_hth_CHN0.87916383933237-4] Head-to-head result: Australia 1–4 China

[table_hth_VEN0.64685222536645-5] Head-to-head result: Venezuela 8–4 South Korea

[table_hth_NED0.64685222536645-6] Head-to-head result: Netherlands 7–5 Chinese Taipei

[table_hth_TPE0.48022563731308-7] Head-to-head result: Chinese Taipei 4–3 Australia

[table_hth_COL0.48022563731308-8] Head-to-head result: Great Britain 4–6 Colombia

[table_hth_CHN0.46034032453799-9] Head-to-head result: China 4–0 Nicaragua

[table_hth_VEN0.46034032453799-10] Head-to-head result: Venezuela 8–4 South Korea

[1] "China to host V WBSC U-23 Baseball World Cup in 2024". WBSC. World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). 6 April 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2024.

[2] "WBSC/KONAMI Men's Baseball World Ranking update: Japan remains on top as Chinese Taipei, Puerto Rico and Colombia biggest climbers inside top 12". WBSC. World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). 3 September 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2024.

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