2024 Baseball5 World Cup

2024 Baseball5 World Cup
Tournament details
Country	China
Dates	7–12 October
Teams	12
Tournament statistics
Games played	50
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The 2024 Baseball5 World Cup is the second edition of the Baseball5 World Cup, the mixed-gender Baseball5 (B5) world championship organized by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). It will be held in Hong Kong from 7 to 12 October 2024. Twelve teams will take part.^[1]^[2]

Qualification

Event	Dates	Location(s)	Berth(s)	Qualified
Host nation	—	—	1	Hong Kong
Baseball5 European Championship	7–11 November 2023	Druskininkai	2	France Lithuania
Baseball5 African Championship	5–8 February 2024	Praia	2	South Africa Tunisia
Baseball5 Asia Cup	13–16 April 2024	Seoul	3	Chinese Taipei Japan China
Baseball5 Pan American Championship	26–30 June 2024	Barquisimeto^[3]	3	Cuba Mexico Venezuela
WBSC Oceania	—	—	1	Australia
Total			12

Venues

Group A, Group B, Super Round & Placement Round
Hong Kong, China
Central Harbourfront
Capacity: 36,000 sq,m^[4]

Opening round

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	RF	RA	RD	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Cuba	4	4	0	83	11	+72	1.000	—	Advance to Super round
2	Chinese Taipei	3	2	1	37	22	+15	.667	1.5
3	Venezuela	3	2	1	43	18	+25	.667	1.5
4	Hong Kong (H)	3	1	2	15	59	−44	.333	2.5	Advance to Placement round
5	Lithuania	3	1	2	27	46	−19	.333	2.5
6	South Africa	4	0	4	23	72	−49	.000	4

Updated to match(es) played on 8 October 2024. Source: WBSC
(H) Hosts

7 October 9:30 (UTC+8)	Cuba	2–0	Lithuania	Asia’s World City Court, Central Harbourfront, Hong Kong, China
		Boxscore

7 October 11:30 (UTC+8)	Chinese Taipei	1–2	Venezuela	Bauhinia Court, Central Harbourfront, Hong Kong, China
		Boxscore

7 October 13:00 (UTC+8)	South Africa	0–2	Cuba	Bauhinia Court, Central Harbourfront, Hong Kong, China
		Boxscore

7 October 15:00 (UTC+8)	Lithuania	0–2	Chinese Taipei	Asia’s World City Court, Central Harbourfront, Hong Kong, China
		Boxscore

7 October 19:30 (UTC+8)	Hong Kong	2–0	South Africa	Bauhinia Court, Central Harbourfront, Hong Kong, China
		Boxscore

8 October 11:00 (UTC+8)	Lithuania	2–0	South Africa	Asia’s World City Court, Central Harbourfront, Hong Kong, China
		Boxscore

8 October 11:30 (UTC+8)	Hong Kong	0–2	Chinese Taipei	Bauhinia Court, Central Harbourfront, Hong Kong, China
		Boxscore

8 October 15:30 (UTC+8)	South Africa	0–2	Venezuela	Asia’s World City Court, Central Harbourfront, Hong Kong, China
		Boxscore

8 October 16:30 (UTC+8)	Cuba	2–0	Hong Kong	Bauhinia Court, Central Harbourfront, Hong Kong, China
		Boxscore

8 October 19:00 (UTC+8)	Venezuela	0–2	Cuba	Bauhinia Court, Central Harbourfront, Hong Kong, China
		Boxscore

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	RF	RA	RD	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Japan	3	3	0	53	15	+38	1.000	—	Advance to Super round
2	France	4	3	1	57	40	+17	.750	0.5
3	Mexico	3	2	1	38	24	+14	.667	1
4	China	3	1	2	42	35	+7	.333	2	Advance to Placement round
5	Tunisia	3	1	2	40	45	−5	.333	2
6	Australia	4	0	4	6	77	−71	.000	3.5

Updated to match(es) played on 8 October 2024. Source: WBSC

7 October 10:00 (UTC+8)	France	2–0	Tunisia	Bauhinia Court, Central Harbourfront, Hong Kong, China
		Boxscore

7 October 11:00 (UTC+8)	Mexico	2–0	Australia	Asia’s World City Court, Central Harbourfront, Hong Kong, China
		Boxscore

7 October 12:30 (UTC+8)	China	1–2	France	Asia’s World City Court, Central Harbourfront, Hong Kong, China
		Boxscore

7 October 15:30 (UTC+8)	Tunisia	0–2	Mexico	Bauhinia Court, Central Harbourfront, Hong Kong, China
		Boxscore

7 October 16:30 (UTC+8)	Australia	0–2	Japan	Asia’s World City Court, Central Harbourfront, Hong Kong, China
		Boxscore

8 October 10:00 (UTC+8)	China	2–0	Australia	Bauhinia Court, Central Harbourfront, Hong Kong, China
		Boxscore

8 October 13:00 (UTC+8)	France	1–2	Japan	Bauhinia Court, Central Harbourfront, Hong Kong, China
		Boxscore

8 October 17:00 (UTC+8)	Japan	2–0	China	Asia’s World City Court, Central Harbourfront, Hong Kong, China
		Boxscore

8 October 17:30 (UTC+8)	Mexico	0–2	France	Bauhinia Court, Central Harbourfront, Hong Kong, China
		Boxscore

8 October 18:30 (UTC+8)	Australia	0–2	Tunisia	Asia’s World City Court, Central Harbourfront, Hong Kong, China
		Boxscore

Second round

Super round

Final standings

Pos	Team	W	L



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Awards

History

The 2024 World Cup cost $12 million to host, with the Baseball Association of Hong Kong providing half of the funding.^[5] The event has been given "M" Mark status (major sport event) by the Hong Kong government.^[6]

References

^ "Hong Kong to host WBSC Baseball5 World Cup 2024". InsideTheGames.
^ Standard, The. "Hong Kong to host the WBSC Baseball5 World Cup 2024". The Standard. Retrieved 2024-10-02.
^ "WBSC Baseball5 World Cup Americas qualifier set to begin in Barquisimeto, Venezuela". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 2024-10-02.
^ "WBSC Baseball5 World Cup 2024 takes centre stage at Central Harbourfront Event Space". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 2024-10-02.
^ "Baseball5 World Cup will show Hong Kong can host top events, organisers say". South China Morning Post. 2024-10-05. Retrieved 2024-10-05.
^ "Baseball5 event awarded 'M' Mark". Hong Kong's Information Services Department (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 2024-10-05.

External links

Official website

[1] "Hong Kong to host WBSC Baseball5 World Cup 2024". InsideTheGames.

[2] Standard, The. "Hong Kong to host the WBSC Baseball5 World Cup 2024". The Standard. Retrieved 2024-10-02.

[3] "WBSC Baseball5 World Cup Americas qualifier set to begin in Barquisimeto, Venezuela". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 2024-10-02.

[4] "WBSC Baseball5 World Cup 2024 takes centre stage at Central Harbourfront Event Space". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 2024-10-02.

[5] "Baseball5 World Cup will show Hong Kong can host top events, organisers say". South China Morning Post. 2024-10-05. Retrieved 2024-10-05.

[6] "Baseball5 event awarded 'M' Mark". Hong Kong's Information Services Department (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 2024-10-05.

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