Taipei and Taichung to host WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup 2023; starts 31 August

Taipei and Taichung to host WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup 2023; starts 31 August
28/04/2023
World No. 4 Chinese Taipei, the incumbent runners-up, will open the tournament at Tianmu Stadium in Taipei City.

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) announced that the Chinese Taipei Baseball Association (CTBA) will host the WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup 2023 from 31 August to 10 September in Taipei City and Taichung, two of the venues of the WBSC U-23 Baseball World Cup 2022.

The opening game is scheduled for Thursday, 31 August, at the Tianmu Stadium in Taipei City. World No. 4 Chinese Taipei, the XXX U-18 Baseball World Cup runners-up, will play the opener. The first full day of the competition will be Friday, 1 September. The final will take place on Sunday, 10 September.

Taipei City will host one of the two groups, the Super Round and the finals. It is a modern cosmopolitan metropolis with a lovely and diversified landscape home to over 2.6 million people. It is located in the Taipei Basin in the northern part, and it is bordered by the Xindian River on the south and the Tamsui River on the west.

Since baseball is the most popular among spectator sports, there are quite a few ballparks constructed throughout Taipei City. Tianmu Baseball Stadium is the home of the Wei Chuan Dragons of the Chinese Professional Baseball League. It was built in 1999 and is located in the Shilin District. Tianmu Baseball Stadium was the venue of the 2001 Baseball World Cup final. It has a 10,000-seat capacity.

Taichung City will host one of the groups and the placement round. It is a special municipality and the second most populous city on the island, with over two million residents. It is located in the Taichung Basin along the main western coastal plain. The central mountain range lies east of the city.

The city's main baseball venue, the Intercontinental Stadium, is the home of the CTBC Brothers of the CPBL. It has a 20,000-seat capacity and is located in the Beilun District.

The ballpark was inaugurated with the 2006 Intercontinental Cup. Most recently, it was one of the 2023 World Baseball Classic venues and was also a popular host of the WBSC Premier12 2019.

The United States won the XXX WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup last year on home soil in Florida.