2016 23U Baseball World Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |
 Mexico |
| Dates | October 28 - November 6 |
| Teams | 12 (from 6 continents) |
| Defending champions |
 Japan (2016) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 50 |
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The 2016 U-23 World Baseball Cup is the second edition of the U-23 World Cup since its inception in 2014 as the U-21 Baseball World Cup. The competition is taking place in Mexico. A total of 50 games are to be played in three host cities.[1]
Venues
Monterrey, Saltillo, and Cadereyta are the three cities where games were played. In Monterrey, games were played at the 27,000-seat Estadio de Beisbol Monterrey, home of Sultannes Monterrey of the Mexican Baseball League. In Saltillo, games were played at Estadio Francisco I. Madero, home of the Saraperos de Saltillo of the Mexican Baseball League. In Caderetya, games were played at Unidad Deportiva Alfonso Martinez Dominguez.
Teams
Twelve nations competed in the tournament, from 6 continents:[2]
World No. 1 Japan, No. 3 Korea, No. 4 Chinese Taipei, No. 7 Venezuela, No. 8 Mexico, No. 13 Australia, No. 14 Czech Republic, No. 15 Panama, No. 18 Nicaragua, No. 27 Argentina, No. 33 Austria, and No. 36 South Africa.
Group Stage
Two groups of six teams played in a round-robin format, with the top three teams from each group advancing to the Super Round. The bottom three teams from each group went to the consolation round. The rankings of teams in each group were determined by the win-loss record of all games played. If two or more teams had the same win-loss record, rankings were determined as follows:
- win-loss record in games between the tied teams;
- team's quality balance (TQB) and game results between teams tied;
- earned runs team's quality balance (ER-TQB);
- highest batting average in games between the teams tied;
- a coin flip.
| Pool A | Pool B |
|---|---|
 South Korea |
Japan |
 Venezuela |
 Chinese Taipei |
| Mexico |
 Australia |
 Czech Republic |
 Nicaragua |
 Panama |
 Argentina |
 South Africa |
 Austria |
Opening round
| Advanced to Super Round | Went to Consolation Round |
Pool A
| Rk | W | L | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panama |
5 | 0 |
| 2 | South Korea |
4 | 1 |
| 3 | Mexico |
3 | 2 |
| 4 | Venezuela |
2 | 3 |
| 5 | Czech Republic |
1 | 4 |
| 6 | South Africa |
0 | 5 |
Pool B
| Rk | W | L | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan |
5 | 0 |
| 2 | Australia |
4 | 1 |
| 3 | Nicaragua |
3 | 2 |
| 4 | Chinese Taipei |
2 | 3 |
| 5 | Argentina |
1 | 4 |
| 6 | Australia |
0 | 5 |
Super Round
In the Super Round, each the three teams that advanced from Group A play one game against each of the three teams that advanced from Group B.
At the end of this round, four teams will qualify for the finals, based on the results of five total games: the two First Round games between the three qualified teams, plus the three games of the Super Round.
The first and second place teams will play in the Gold Medal Game, the third and fourth place teams will played in the Bronze Medal Game.
| Advances to Gold Medal Game | |
| Advances to Bronze Medal Game | |
| Eliminated |
| Rk | W | L | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan |
3 | 0 |
| 2 | Panama |
2 | 1 |
| 3 | Australia |
1 | 2 |
| 4 | Mexico |
1 | 2 |
| 5 | Nicaragua |
1 | 2 |
| 6 | South Korea |
1 | 2 |
References
- ↑ "WBSC announces dates, venues for new U23 Baseball World Cup 2016". 24 March 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- ↑ "WBSC unveils nations, Logo for inaugural U-23 Baseball World Cup 2016 in Monterrey, Mexico". 29 August 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2016.