2021 European Baseball Championship schedule revealed

2021 European Baseball Championship schedule revealed
17/05/2021
An expanded field of 16 nations will compete in Italy for the top prize in European baseball.

The 2021 European Baseball Championship schedule has been revealed by the Confederation of European Baseball (CEB) and host Italian Baseball and Softball Federation (FIBS).

The event recently expanded from 12 to 16 participating teams, will take place over 48 games in Torino, Settimo Torinese and Avigliana in the Piemonte Region, from 12 to 19 September.

The participating National Teams will be split into four groups to start the continental championship:

  • Group A: Italy, Belgium, Austria plus the winner or the Utena, Lithuania, Qualifier
  • Group B: Spain, Germany, Croatia plus the winner of the Beograd, Serbia, Qualifier
  • Group C: Israel, France, Great Britain plus the winner of the Moscow, Russia, Qualifier
  • Group D: The defending champions Netherlands, Sweden, Czech Republic, winner of Bratislava, Slovakia, Qualifier

The four qualifiers are scheduled from 29 June to 4 July. However, participating National Teams and schedules have not been confirmed yet.

THE SCHEDULE

Italy will also host the U-23 and U-18 European Baseball Championships. Both tournaments are qualifiers to the respective WBSC Baseball World Cups.

The U-18 European Championship is scheduled from 5 to 11 July in Macerata and Montegranara.

The 10 participating National Teams have been split into two groups.

  • Group A: Italy, the defending champions Netherlands, France, Lithuania, Israel.
  • Group B: Spain, Czech Republic, Ireland, Germany, Austria.

THE SCHEDULE

The U-23 European Baseball Championship is scheduled from 24 to 28 August in Verona and San Martino Buonalbergo.

The eight participating National Teams will be split into two groups to start the continental championship:

  • Group A: Italy, the defensing champions Czech Republic, France and Great Britain.
  • Group B: Germany, Ukraine, Belgium, The Netherlands.

THE SCHEDULE

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