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07/02/2020 1 Minute Read

U-23 Baseball World Cup 2020: Americas Qualifier schedule revealed

The Opening Round will be played in Nicaragua and Honduras from 21 to 25 February. Nicaragua will host the Super Round and Finals from 27 February to 1 March. Three nations from the Americas will advance to the U-23 World Cup in Mexico this October.

The Pan American Baseball Federation (COPABE) revealed the groups and schedule of the WBSC U-23 Baseball World Cup 2020 Americas Qualifier. The 12-team continental tournament, where the top three nations will qualify for the U-23 World Cup, is scheduled from 21 February to 1 March and is being co-hosted in Nicaragua and Honduras.

  • Group A in Managua, Nicaragua: World No. 15 Nicaragua, No. 9 Venezuela, No. 10 Dominican Republic, No. 22 Brazil, No. 43 Peru and No. 65 El Salvador.
  • Group B in Tegucigalpa, Honduras: World No. 54 Honduras, No. 8 Cuba, No. 13 Panama, No. 14 Colombia, No. 24 Argentina and No. 59 Guatemala.

OPENING ROUND SCHEDULE

Friday, 21 February

Dominican Republic-Venezuela
Brazil-El Salvador
Peru-Nicaragua
Colombia-Guatemala
Cuba-Panama
Honduras-Argentina

Saturday, 22 February

Venezuela-Brazil
Peru-El Salvador
Nicaragua-Dominican Republic
Guatemala-Cuba
Argentina-Colombia
Panama-Honduras

Sunday, 23 February

El Salvador-Venezuela
Dominican Republic-Peru
Brazil-Nicaragua
Cuba-Colombia
Argentina-Panama
Honduras-Guatemala

Monday, 24 February

El Salvador-Dominican Republic
Brazil-Peru
Nicaragua-Venezuela
Cuba-Argentina
Guatemala-Panama
Colombia-Honduras

Tuesday, 25 February

Dominican Republic-Brazil
Venezuela-Peru
Nicaragua-El Salvador
Argentina-Guatemala
Panama-Colombia
Honduras-Cuba

SUPER ROUND

The Super Round between the top three finishers of each group is scheduled for 27-29 February, in Managua, Nicaragua. The top two teams in the final Super Round standings will compete for the Pan-American U-23 Title and will advance to the WBSC U-23 Baseball World Cup. The winner of the bronze medal game will claim the 12th and final spot in the WBSC U-23 Baseball World Cup. The Finals will take place at Dennis Martinez Stadium on Sunday, 1 March.

The III WBSC U-23 Baseball World Cup is scheduled from 2 to 11 October in Mexico, while the host cities have yet to be awarded.

WBSC U-23 BASEBALL WORLD CUP 2020 -  QUALIFIED TEAMS BY CONTINENT

  • Africa (1): No. 23 South Africa
  • Americas (4): No. 5 Mexico (host), plus three from the Americas Qualifier
  • Asia (3): No. 1 Japan, No. 4 Chinese Taipei and No. 21 China
  • Europe (2): No. 16 Czech Republic and No. 19 Germany
  • Oceania (1): No. 48 New Zealand
  • Wild Card (1): No. 3 Korea