The 2019 U-18 Baseball World Cup or the XXVIV U-18 Baseball World Cup was an international baseball tournament held by the World Baseball Softball Confederation for players 18-year-old and younger. The 2019 edition was held in Gijang , South Korea from August 30 to September 8, 2019.
First Round: The twelve participating nations were drawn into two groups of 6, in which single round robin will occur. The top 3 nations from each group advances to the Super Round, while the bottom 3 nations from each group advance to the Consolation Round.
Consolation Round: The 6 nations in this round play one game against the teams they have not played yet. (example: The 4th placed team from Group A will play the bottom three teams from Group B)
Super Round: The format in the Super Round is similar to that of the Consolation Round. Each team plays the top three teams from the opposing group. (example: The 1st placed team from Group B will play the top three teams from Group A) The standings for this round will include the 2 games played against the 2 other Second Round qualifiers from the team's First Round group, and the 3 games played in the Second Round, for a total of 5 games. The 3rd and 4th place finishers advance to the Bronze Medal Game, and the 1st and 2nd place finishers advance to the Gold Medal Game.
Finals: The Finals consist of the Bronze Medal Game, contested by the 3rd and 4th place finishers, and the Gold Medal Game, contested by the 1st and 2nd place finishers.
Qualification [ edit ] Qualified teams [ edit ] Team Qualified as Qualification date Appearance in finals Last appearance Consecutive streak Previous best performance South Korea Hosts 13 July 2018 20th 2017 16 Champions (1981 , 1994 , 2000 , 2006 , 2008 ) Netherlands 2018 U-18 European Baseball Championship champions 15 July 2018 – 2017 2 – Spain 2018 U-18 European Baseball Championship runners-up 15 July 2018 – – 1 – Chinese Taipei [a] 2018 U-18 Asian Baseball Championship runners-up 10 September 2018 – – – Champions (1983 , 2010 ) Japan 2018 U-18 Asian Baseball Championship 3rd place 10 September 2018 9th 2017 5 Runners-up (1982 , 2004 , 2013 , 2015 ) China 2018 U-18 Asian Baseball Championship 4th place 10 September 2018 – – 1 – United States 2018 U-18 Pan American Baseball Championship champions 2 December 2018 29th 2017 29 Champions (1982 , 1988 , 1989 , 1995 , 1999 , 2012 , 2013 , 2012 , 2017 ) Panama 2018 U-18 Pan American Baseball Championship runners-up 2 December 2018 13th 2012 1 Fourth place (1984 , 1999 ) Canada 2018 U-18 Pan American Baseball Championship 3rd place 2 December 2018 – – – Champions (1991 ) Nicaragua 2018 U-18 Pan American Baseball Championship 4th place 2 December 2018 – 2017 2 – Australia 2019 U-18 Oceania Baseball Championship champions 27 January 2019 – – – Runners-up (2010 ) South Africa 2018 U-18 African Baseball Championship champions – – – – –
Notes Round 1 [ edit ] Group A [ edit ] Standings [ edit ] Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore Aug 30, 2019 09:30 China 3-17 Canada F/7 Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark III 2:13 108 Boxscore Aug 30, 2019 14:00 Nicaragua 3-2 Australia Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark III 2:24 168 Boxscore Aug 30, 2019 19:00 Netherlands 4-5 South Korea Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark 2:49 5,324 Boxscore Aug 31, 2019 15:30 Netherlands 0-11 Canada F/7 Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark II 1:58 100 Boxscore Aug 31, 2019 18:00 South Korea 0-1 Australia Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark 2:33 2,165 Boxscore Aug 31, 2019 18:00 China 3-6 Nicaragua Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark II 2:26 102 Boxscore Sep 1, 2019 12:00 Canada 5-8 South Korea Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark 2:45 700 Boxscore Sep 1, 2019 12:00 Nicaragua 2-4 Netherlands Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark II 2:30 84 Boxscore Sep 1, 2019 15:30 Australia 13-2 China Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark III 2:19 247 Boxscore Sep 2, 2019 18:00 Nicaragua 0-9 South Korea F/6 (rain) Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark 1:40 120 Boxscore Sep 3, 2019 10:00 Netherlands 4-3 Australia Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark III 2:10 80 Boxscore Sep 3, 2019 12:00 South Korea 7-2 China Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark 2:46 150 Boxscore Sep 3, 2019 15:30 Canada 9-0 Nicaragua Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark III 2:56 93 Boxscore Sep 4, 2019 11:00 China 6-10 Netherlands Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark III 2:56 247 Boxscore Sep 4, 2019 11:00 Australia 7-6 Canada Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark II 2:39 80 Boxscore
Group B [ edit ] Standings [ edit ] Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore Aug 30, 2019 12:00 Panama 1-4 Chinese Taipei Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark 2:48 1,032 Boxscore Aug 30, 2019 12:00 Spain 2-4 Japan Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark II 2:08 230 Boxscore Aug 30, 2019 19:00 South Africa 0-11 United States F/7 Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark II 1:56 70 Boxscore Aug 31, 2019 10:00 Spain 12-3 Panama Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark III 3:35 80 Boxscore Aug 31, 2019 12:00 Chinese Taipei 1-8 United States Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark II 2:44 400 Boxscore Aug 31, 2019 12:00 Japan 19-0 South Africa F/6 Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark 2:09 517 Boxscore Sep 1, 2019 10:00 South Africa 2-17 Panama F/5 Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark III 1:29 258 Boxscore Sep 1, 2019 18:00 United States 7-16 Japan Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark 3:32 400 Boxscore Sep 1, 2019 18:00 Spain 4-5 Chinese Taipei Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark II 3:22 70 Boxscore Sep 2, 2019 18:00 Japan 1-3 Chinese Taipei F/6 (rain) Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark II 1:58 75 Boxscore Sep 3, 2019 12:00 United States 8-3 Spain Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark II 2:58 112 Boxscore Sep 3, 2019 18:00 Japan 5-1 Panama F/6 (rain) Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark 2:39 90 Boxscore Sep 3, 2019 18:00 Chinese Taipei 15-0 South Africa F/5 Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark II 1:36 80 Boxscore Sep 4, 2019 15:00 Panama 3-5 United States Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark II 2:52 102 Boxscore Sep 4, 2019 15:00 South Africa 8-16 Spain Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark III 3:16 73 Boxscore
Super round [ edit ] Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore Sep 5, 2019 12:00 Australia 1-2 United States Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark II 2:07 285 Boxscore Sep 5, 2019 12:00 Chinese Taipei 7-2 South Korea Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark 2:52 787 Boxscore [1] Sep 5, 2019 18:00 Canada 1-5 Japan Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark 2:31 687 Boxscore Sep 6, 2019 12:00 Chinese Taipei 12-0 Australia F/7 Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark II 1:55 233 Boxscore [2] Sep 6, 2019 12:00 United States 10-0 Canada F/7 Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark 1:58 102 Boxscore Sep 6, 2019 18:00 Japan 4-5 South Korea F/10 Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark 3:35 4,039 Boxscore Sep 7, 2019 12:30 United States 8-5 South Korea Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark 3:23 650 Boxscore [3] Sep 7, 2019 12:30 Australia 4-1 Japan Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark II 3:02 469 Boxscore Sep 7, 2019 18:00 Chinese Taipei 7-12 Canada Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark 3:04 80 Boxscore
Consolation round [ edit ] Third place game [ edit ] Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore Sep 8, 2019 12:00 South Korea 6-5 Australia Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark 2:44 1,008 Boxscore [4]
Championship [ edit ] Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore Sep 8, 2019 18:00 Chinese Taipei 2-1 United States Gijang-Hyundai Dream Ballpark 2:52 3,223 Boxscore [5]
Final standings [ edit ] U-18 All-World Team [ edit ] Statistics leaders [ edit ] Batting [ edit ] * Minimum 2.7 plate appearances per game
Pitching [ edit ] * Minimum 0.8 innings pitched per game ** They are tied with others with a 0.00 ERA but they pitched the most innings (10.0)
References [ edit ] External links [ edit ]
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