18/10/2023
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Chinese Taipei, France, Cuba top three in latest WBSC Baseball5 World Rankings
The WBSC Baseball5 World Rankings include 47 programmes in total across the five continents with No. 40 Australia and No 47 Togo featuring for the first time. Four continents are represented across the top four teams.
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17/10/2023
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WBSC President Riccardo Fraccari: Baseball5 set to play "key role" in Youth Olympic Games Dakar 2026 success
"The next WBSC Youth Baseball5 World Cup in 2025 will be a qualifier for the Youth Olympic Games and judging by the popularity of Baseball5 around the world, and especially in Africa, we expect it to be a massive hit with both fans and athletes," said President Fraccari.
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15/10/2023
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Cuba win WBSC Youth Baseball5 World Cup to add to 2022 World Championship crown
World No. 6 Cuba went through the tournament unbeaten, dropping only one set against Mexico during the Super Round. The silver medal for France was their first ever WBSC World Cup medal.
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14/10/2023
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WBSC Youth Baseball5 World Cup: China finish fifth, Chinese Taipei sixth; Placement Round positions finalised with Finals set for Sunday
Mexico went down to Cuba in three sets on Saturday, the first set Cuba has lost all tournament. The bronze medal game between Turkiye and Mexico will take place at 11:00 on Sunday and the final between Cuba and France starts at 15:00.
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13/10/2023
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Youth Baseball5 World Cup: Cuba & France confirmed in final, Mexico and Türkiye to play for bronze
Saturday will see the last Super Round and Placement Round games take place before the two medal games are held on Sunday.
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12/10/2023
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WBSC Youth Baseball5 World Cup Super Round teams confirmed, schedule announced
After an intense last day of Opening Round play, the six teams to advance to Super Round were confirmed as well as the six teams for the Placement Round.
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11/10/2023
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Youth Baseball5 World Cup Day Two: Unbeaten France and Cuba book Super Round spots
France beat Chinese Taipei in the feature game of the day between the top two ranked teams in the world. Day three on Thursday will feature 10 more Opening Round games to determine the top three teams in each group, who will advance to the Super Round.
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10/10/2023
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Cuba and France lead the way after first day of the Youth Baseball5 World Cup
WBSC President Riccardo Fraccari said the opening day of the WBSC Youth Baseball5 World Cup was a “momentous day for the sport of Baseball5”
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09/10/2023
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Youth Baseball5 World Cup press conference: "The future of Baseball5 is extremely bright" - WBSC President Riccardo Fraccari
Speaking during the official press conference ahead of the WBSC Youth Baseball5 World Cup, which starts in Ankara, Turkiye on Tuesday, President Fraccari said he was "delighted" to have 12 countries from all five continents, including three from Africa. The WBSC Youth Baseball5 World Cup trophy was also officially unveiled during the press conference.
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06/10/2023
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WBSC Youth Baseball5 World Cup starts in four days: Ankara set to welcome the world
Ancient city Ankara, 2nd largest in Turkey with a population of 5.7 million will welcome 12 teams from all around the world for the first edition of Youth Baseball5 World Cup.
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