Groups, schedule announced for WBSC U-15 Baseball World Cup, play opens 26 August in Hermosillo, Mexico

Groups, schedule announced for WBSC U-15 Baseball World Cup, play opens 26 August in Hermosillo, Mexico
26/07/2022
The USA Baseball U-15 National Team will enter the tournament as the defending World Champions in the category.

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) today revealed the groups, schedule and tournament format of the V WBSC U-15 Baseball World Cup, which will take place from 26 August to 4 September in Hermosillo, Mexico.

Based on results from the qualifiers and allocation of wild cards, the world championship event in Hermosillo will feature the world's best teams and players in the respective youth category:

Africa (1) No. 26 South Africa
Americas (7) No. 4 Mexico, No. 5 USA, No. 6 Venezuela, No. 9 Cuba, No. 11 Colombia, No. 13 Panama, No. 16 Puerto Rico,
Asia (2) No. 1 Japan, No. 2 Chinese Taipei
Europe (2) No. 14 Czech Republic, No. 22 France
Oceania (1) No. 38 Guam

The V U-15 Baseball World Cup this year will feature 13 teams. In addition to the host and the 11 teams qualified/confirmed via the Continental Associations, the WBSC, together with the LOC, invited defending champions USA after the cancellation of the 2020 edition, in which the USA Baseball U-15 National Team had already qualified.

The 13 teams will be split into three groups to open the tournament:

  • Group A: Mexico, Chinese Taipei, Cuba and Czech Republic
  • Group B: Panama, Japan, Colombia and France
  • Group C: USA, South Africa, Venezuela, Puerto Rico and Guam

Opening Day is set for 26 August, with the Opening Ceremony scheduled at 6.30 pm local time. Two games will officially open the U-15 World Cup at 10:30 a.m. local time, when South Africa squares off against USA and Puerto Rico takes on Venezuela.

The top two finishers of each group in the Opening Round will advance to the Super Round from 31 August to 2 September.

First- and second-place finishers from the Super Round will compete for the U-15 Baseball World Title, while third- and fourth-place National Teams will play for bronze. The Finals are scheduled on 4 September.