The Youth Baseball5 World Cup (YBWSC) is a mixed-gender Baseball5 world championship consisting of 16 teams that occurs every two years,[1] with the first edition in 2023. It is governed by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). The 2025 edition will act as a qualifier for the mixed-gender Dakar 2026 Youth Olympics Baseball5 event, which will be Baseball5's first appearance at the Youth Olympics, as well as the first appearance of a mixed-gender team sport at an Olympic event.[2][3]
History
The YB5WC was initially scheduled to occur in 2021, but was postponed to 2023 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] France and Turkey qualified from the first-ever U-17 European Baseball5 Championship in 2022 to play in the 2023 YB5WC.[4]
The 2025 edition will take place in Mexico.[5]
Format
The 16 countries participating in the Youth World Cup are geographically broken down as follows:[1]
- The host nation automatically qualifies.
- The host nation of the previous edition automatically qualifies.
- 4 countries from the Americas
- 3 from Europe
- 2 from Africa
- 3 from Asia
- 1 from Oceania
- 1 Wild Card (selected by WBSC)
The 16 countries play a total of 56 games over four or five days.[1]
Results
| Year | Host | Final | Third place game | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Score | Runners-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||||
| 2023 Details |
 Ankara |
 Cuba |
2–0 |  France |
 Mexico |
2–1 | Turkey | ||
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuba | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Mexico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Participating nations
- 1st — Champion
- 2nd — Runner-up
- 3rd — Third place
- 4th — Fourth place
- # — Position
- × — Withdrew
- — Hosts
| Teams | 2023 | Years |
|---|---|---|
 Australia
|
12th | 1 |
 China
|
5th | 1 |
 Chinese Taipei
|
6th | 1 |
 Cuba
|
1st | 1 |
 France
|
2nd | 1 |
 Ghana
|
7th | 1 |
 Malaysia
|
10th | 1 |
 Mexico
|
3rd | 1 |
 South Korea
|
9th | 1 |
 Tunisia
|
8th | 1 |
 Turkey
|
4th | 1 |
 Zambia
|
11th | 1 |
| No. of Teams |
12 |
See also
References
- ^ a b c "WBSC reveals Continent Quota for expanded Baseball5 and Youth Baseball5 World Cups". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
- ^ a b "Inaugural Baseball5 World Cup to take place in 2022". www.insidethegames.biz. 10 December 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-12-10. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
- ^ "High five: baseball5 hits the YOG". Olympics.com. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
- ^ "France, Türkiye first National Teams to qualify for inaugural WBSC Youth Baseball5 World Cup". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
- ^ "WBSC awards hosting rights: Youth Baseball5 World Cup 2025 to Mexico, Baseball5 World Cup 2026 to Italy". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 2024-10-23.