2001 Baseball World Cup

The 2001 Baseball World Cup (BWC) was the 34th international Men's amateur baseball tournament. The tournament was sanctioned by the International Baseball Federation, which titled it the Amateur World Series from the 1938 tournament through the 1986 AWS. The tournament was held, for the first time, in Taiwan, from 6 to 18 November. Cuba defeated the United States in the final, winning its 23rd title.

2001 Baseball World Cup
Tournament details
CountryTaiwan
Dates6–18 November
Teams16
Final positions
Champions Cuba (23rd title)
Runner-up United States
Third place Chinese Taipei
Fourth place Japan
Tournament statistics
Games played68
MVPCuba Luis Ulacia
← Italy 1998
Cuba 2003 →

There were 16 participating countries, split into two groups, with the first four of each group qualifying for the finals.

The next five competitions were also held as the BWC tournament, which was replaced in 2015 by the quadrennial WBSC Premier12.

First round

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Pool A

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Pos Team W L RS RA
1   Chinese Taipei 6 1 38 13
2   United States 5 2 52 9
3   Dominican Republic 5 2 38 26
4   South Korea 5 2 43 18
5   Nicaragua 4 3 33 28
6   Italy 2 5 22 37
7   South Africa 1 6 13 57
8   France 0 7 7 58

Pool B

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Pos Team W L RS RA
1   Japan 7 0 68 10
2   Cuba 6 1 43 13
3   Panama 5 2 28 27
4   Netherlands 4 3 45 19
5   Australia 3 4 24 32
6   Canada 2 5 21 18
7   Russia 1 6 13 66
8   Philippines 0 7 7 79

Playoffs

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
  Cuba3
 
 
 
  Dominican Republic1
 
  Cuba3
 
 
 
  Japan1
 
  Japan3
 
 
 
  South Korea1
 
  Cuba5
 
 
 
  United States3
 
  United States7
 
 
 
  Panama2
 
  United States4
 
 
 
  Chinese Taipei1 Third place
 
  Chinese Taipei2
 
 
 
  Netherlands0
 
  Japan0
 
 
  Chinese Taipei3
 
 
5th–8th placeFifth place
 
      
 
 
 
 
  Dominican Republic2
 
 
 
  South Korea3
 
  South Korea2
 
 
 
  Panama3
 
  Panama5
 
 
  Netherlands0
 
Seventh place
 
 
 
 
 
  Dominican Republic3
 
 
  Netherlands7

Final standings

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Pos Team W L
    Cuba 9 1
    United States 7 3
    Chinese Taipei 8 2.
4   Japan 8 2
5   Panama 7 3
6   South Korea 6 4
7   Netherlands 5 5
8   Dominican Republic 5 5
9   Nicaragua 4 3
10   Australia 3 4
11   Canada 2 5
12   Italy 2 5
13   South Africa 1 6
14   Russia 1 6
15   France 0 7
16   Philippines 0 7

Awards

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "XXXIV Baseball World Cup - XXXIV Copa del Mundo de Béisbol". Archived from the original on 14 February 2005. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
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