2010 World University Baseball Championship

2010 World University Baseball Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Japan
Dates	30 July - 7 August
Teams	8
Defending champions	United States (2008)
Final positions
Champions	Cuba (2nd title)
Runner-up	United States
Third place	Japan
Fourth place	South Korea
Tournament statistics
Games played	24
Attendance	41,050 (1,710 per game)
← 2008

The 2010 World University Baseball Championship is an under-23 college baseball competition being held at Meiji Jingu Stadium in Shinjuku, Yokohama Stadium in Naka-ku, Yokohama, Utsumi-Shimaoka Ballpark in Fuchū and KAIT Stadium in Atsugi, Japan from July 30 to August 7, 2010.^[1]

Teams

The following 8 nations will be represented at the tournament.^[2]

Group A	Group B
Canada	China
Chinese Taipei	Cuba
Sri Lanka	Japan
United States	South Korea

First round

Group A

Standings

Teams	W	L	Pct.	GB	R	RA
United States	3	0	1.000	–	31	8
Canada	2	1	.667	1	22	10
Chinese Taipei	1	2	.333	2	25	11
Sri Lanka	0	3	.000	3	0	49

Schedule

July 30, 2010	Chinese Taipei	2 – 3	Canada	Meiji Jingu Stadium, Shinjuku, Tokyo Attendance: 300
		Boxscore

July 30, 2010	United States	15 – 0 (F/5)	Sri Lanka	Utsumi-Shimaoka Ballpark, Fuchū, Tokyo Attendance: 50
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July 31, 2010	Canada	18 – 0 (F/5)	Sri Lanka	Utsumi-Shimaoka Ballpark, Fuchū, Tokyo Attendance: 140
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August 1, 2010	United States	8 – 7 (F/11)	Chinese Taipei	Meiji Jingu Stadium, Shinjuku, Tokyo Attendance: 300
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August 2, 2010	Sri Lanka	0 – 16 (F/5)	Chinese Taipei	Yokohama Stadium, Naka-ku, Yokohama Attendance: 100
		Boxscore

August 2, 2010	Canada	1 – 8	United States	Yokohama Stadium, Naka-ku, Yokohama Attendance: 500
		Boxscore

Group B

Standings

Teams	W	L	Pct.	GB	R	RA
Cuba	3	0	1.000	–	45	7
Japan	2	1	.667	1	26	12
South Korea	1	2	.333	2	13	26
China	0	3	.000	3	4	43

Schedule

July 30, 2010	Japan	4 – 0	South Korea	Meiji Jingu Stadium, Shinjuku, Tokyo Attendance: 5,000
		Boxscore

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July 31, 2010	South Korea	0 – 18 (F/5)	Cuba	Meiji Jingu Stadium, Shinjuku, Tokyo Attendance: 500
		Boxscore

July 31, 2010	China	0 – 15 (F/6)	Japan	Meiji Jingu Stadium, Shinjuku, Tokyo Attendance: 3,900
		Boxscore

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August 1, 2010	Japan	7 – 12	Cuba	Meiji Jingu Stadium, Shinjuku, Tokyo Attendance: 8,000
		Boxscore

August 1, 2010	South Korea	13 – 4	China	Utsumi-Shimaoka Ballpark, Fuchū, Tokyo Attendance: 100
		Boxscore

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August 2, 2010	Cuba	15 – 0 (F/5)	China	KAIT Stadium, Atsugi, Kanagawa Attendance: 460
		Boxscore

Finals

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

B1

Cuba

14

A4

Sri Lanka

0

WQF3

Cuba

11

WQF2

South Korea

1

A2

Canada

4

B3

South Korea

7

WSF1

Cuba

4

WSF2

United States

3

A1

United States

11

B4

China

0

WQF1

United States

4

Third place

WQF4

Japan

2

B2

Japan

13

LSF2

Japan

9

A3

Chinese Taipei

0

LSF1

South Korea

0

Quarterfinals

August 3, 2010	United States	11 – 0 (F/7)	China	Yokohama Stadium, Naka-ku, Yokohama Attendance: 400
		Boxscore

August 3, 2010	Canada	4 – 7	South Korea	KAIT Stadium, Atsugi, Kanagawa Attendance: 320
		Boxscore

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August 4, 2010	Cuba	14 – 0 (F/7)	Sri Lanka	Yokohama Stadium, Naka-ku, Yokohama Attendance: 500
		Boxscore

August 4, 2010	Japan	13 – 0 (F/7)	Chinese Taipei	Yokohama Stadium, Naka-ku, Yokohama Attendance: 5,000
		Boxscore

Ranking deciders

August 4, 2010	China	3 – 17 (F/7)	Canada	KAIT Stadium, Atsugi, Kanagawa Attendance: 110
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August 5, 2010	Chinese Taipei	21 – 0 (F/5)	Sri Lanka	KAIT Stadium, Atsugi, Kanagawa Attendance: 100
		Boxscore

Semifinals

August 5, 2010	Cuba	11 – 1 (F/8)	South Korea	Yokohama Stadium, Naka-ku, Yokohama Attendance: 1,500
		Boxscore

August 5, 2010	United States	4 – 2	Japan	Yokohama Stadium, Naka-ku, Yokohama Attendance: 6,500
		Boxscore

7th place match

August 6, 2010	China	10 – 0 (F/8)	Sri Lanka	Utsumi-Shimaoka Ballpark, Fuchū, Tokyo Attendance: 120
		Boxscore

5th place match

August 6, 2010	Chinese Taipei	14 – 15	Canada	Meiji Jingu Stadium, Shinjuku, Tokyo Attendance: 50
		Boxscore

Bronze medal match

August 7, 2010	Japan	9 – 0	South Korea	Meiji Jingu Stadium, Shinjuku, Tokyo Attendance: 3,500
		Boxscore

Gold medal match

August 7, 2010	Cuba	4 – 3 (F/10)	United States	Meiji Jingu Stadium, Shinjuku, Tokyo Attendance: 4,000
		Boxscore

Final standings

Rk Team W L 01 !  Cuba 6 0 Lost in Final 02 !  United States 5 1 Failed to qualify for Final 03 !  Japan 4 2 4  South Korea 2 4 Failed to qualify for the Semifinals 5  Canada 4 2 6  Chinese Taipei 2 4 Failed to qualify for the 5th place game 7  China 1 5 8  Sri Lanka 0 6

2010 World University Baseball Champions  Cuba 2nd title

See also

• 2010 World University Boxing Championship
• 2010 World University Rugby Sevens Championship

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2010 World University Baseball Championship.

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