1 - The XXXI WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup will have only one game on opening day - Chinese Taipei v Australia is scheduled on Thursday, 31 August.
2 - The number of host cities - Taipei City and Taichung.
2 - Taichung will host the XXXI U-18 Baseball World Cup in two venues. The old Sports University field, known as Taichung Stadium, will host the first day of Group A and the Placement Round. The Intercontinental Stadium will host the other four days of Group A games.
3 - The hosts Chinese Taipei, the defending champions USA and Korea are the three participants who have previously won the WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup.
4 - The Chinese Taipei Baseball Association hosts the WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup for the fourth time after the 1999 (Kaohsiung), 2004 (Taipei City) and 2013 (Taichung) editions.
5 - Five baseball programmes overall have won the WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup. Cuba (11 wins) and Canada (1) failed to qualify.
6 - The regular day of competition will include six games. They will all be streamed live on the WBSC GameTime OTT platform.
7 - Australia and Japan are the other two participants who have medalled at the U-18 Baseball World Cup. Including the winners, the total of participating former medallists makes five.
7 - The XXXI WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup games will last seven innings.
8 - Eight of the top 10 baseball programmes in the world will compete in the XXXI WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup:: No. 1 Japan, No. 2 USA, No. 3 Mexico, No. 4 Korea, No. 5 Chinese Taipei, No. 6 Venezuela, No. 7 Netherlands, and No. 9 Australia.
8- Eight of the 12 participants from the XXX edition are returning in 2023. No. 21 Spain, No. 6 Venezuela, No. 15 Czechia and No. 13 Puerto Rico didn't participate in 2022.
9 - Nine players will be fielding at all times. The lineups may or may not include a 10th player.
10 - The United States has won the U-18 Baseball World Cup 10 times, the last on home soil in 2022. Korea won the tournament five times and Chinese Taipei three.
50 - The total number of games played in the WBSC Baseball World Cup.
122 - The distance in metres (400 feet) the distance from home plate to the centre field wall at all three venues.
165 - The distance in kilometres, or 103 miles, which separate the two hosts cities Taipei City and Taichung.
1935 - The year when the Taichung Stadium opened in Taichung's Northern District.
2013 - The year when Taichung earned the World Baseball City accolade.
8,500 - The number of spectators the Taichung Stadium, after 2013 officially named Taichung Baseball Field of Sport Administration, MOE, can host.
10,500 - Capacity of Tianmu Stadium in the Shilin District, Taipei City
20,000 - The number of fans which can sit in the Intercontinental Stadium in Beitun District, Taichung.
2 million - The number of people who live in Taichung, the Most Liveable City in Taiwan.
2.5 million - The population of Taipei City. 6.9 million in the greater metropolitan area.
