2001 Baseball World Cup

The 2001 Baseball World Cup (XXXIV Baseball World Cup) took place in Taiwan from 6 to 18 November 2001. Participating countries (16 in total) were split in two groups, with the first four of each group qualifying for the finals.

First round

Results for Group A:

  1.  Chinese Taipei
  2.  United States
  3.  Dominican Republic
  4.  South Korea
  5.  Nicaragua
  6.  Italy
  7.  South Africa
  8.  France

Results for Group B:

  1.  Japan
  2.  Cuba
  3.  Panama
  4.  Netherlands
  5.  Australia
  6.  Canada
  7.  Russia
  8.  Philippines

Playoffs

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
         
  Cuba  3
 
  Dominican Republic  1  
  Cuba  3
 
    Japan  1  
  Japan  3
 
  South Korea  1  
  Cuba  5
 
    United States  3
  United States  7
 
  Panama  2  
  United States  4 Third place
 
    Chinese Taipei  1  
  Chinese Taipei  2   Chinese Taipei  3
  Netherlands  0     Japan  0
 
5th–8th place Fifth place
  Panama  5  
  Netherlands  0  
 
      Panama  3
    South Korea  2
Seventh place
  South Korea  3   Netherlands  7
  Dominican Republic  2     Dominican Republic  3