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International baseball tournament
2018 U-23 Baseball World Cup Country Colombia Dates October 19 – 28 Teams 12 Champions Mexico (1st title) Runner-up Japan Third place Venezuela Fourth place South Korea Games played 50
The 2018 U-23 Baseball World Cup , officially II U-23 Baseball World Cup , is the second edition of the U-23 Baseball World Cup tournament, third since the tournament's inception in 2014 as the 21U Baseball World Cup. The tournament was held in Barranquilla and Montería , Colombia .
Originally the host to the tournament was awarded to Nicaragua and would be held in Managua ,[ 1] but due to 2018–2020 Nicaraguan protests , WBSC subsequently decided to move the tournament to Colombia.[ 2]
Mexico defeated Japan with a score of 2:1 in the Championship game to win the Gold medal. Venezuela won the Bronze medal by defeating Korea in the Third-place game with a score of 4:5.
Teams
First round
Group A
Date
Local time
Road team
Score
Home team
Inn.
Venue
Game duration
Attendance
Boxscore
Oct 19, 2018
10:00
Chinese Taipei
1–2
Mexico
Edgar Rentería Baseball Stadium
2:58
62
Boxscore
Oct 19, 2018
15:00
South Africa
0–13
Japan
F/7
Edgar Rentería Baseball Stadium
1:50
300
Boxscore
Oct 19, 2018
20:00
Netherlands
5–9
Colombia
Edgar Rentería Baseball Stadium
3:27
3,500
Boxscore
Oct 20, 2018
10:00
Japan
3–1
Chinese Taipei
Edgar Rentería Baseball Stadium
2:15
130
Boxscore
Oct 20, 2018
15:00
Mexico
14–7
Netherlands
Edgar Rentería Baseball Stadium
3:34
500
Boxscore
Oct 20, 2018
20:00
Colombia
11–0
South Africa
F/7
Edgar Rentería Baseball Stadium
2:07
3,500
Boxscore
Oct 21, 2018
10:00
Mexico
2–7
Japan
Edgar Rentería Baseball Stadium
3:15
250
Boxscore
Oct 22, 2018
10:00
Netherlands
0–5
Japan
Edgar Rentería Baseball Stadium
2:28
120
Boxscore
Oct 22, 2018
15:00
South Africa
0–12
Chinese Taipei
F/7
Edgar Rentería Baseball Stadium
1:59
250
Boxscore
Oct 22, 2018
20:00
Colombia
6–7
Mexico
Edgar Rentería Baseball Stadium
4:01
4,000
Boxscore
Oct 23, 2018
10:00
Chinese Taipei
9–10
Netherlands
F/10
Edgar Rentería Baseball Stadium
3:06
100
Boxscore
Oct 23, 2018
15:00
South Africa
3–13
Mexico
F/7
Edgar Rentería Baseball Stadium
2:11
102
Boxscore
Oct 23, 2018
20:00
Japan
7–2
Colombia
Edgar Rentería Baseball Stadium
2:58
6,000
Boxscore
Oct 24, 2018
8:00
Netherlands
7–3
South Africa
Edgar Rentería Baseball Stadium
2:59
85
Boxscore
Oct 24, 2018
11:00
Chinese Taipei
6–5
Colombia
F/10
Edgar Rentería Baseball Stadium
3:27
250
Boxscore
Group B
Date
Local time
Road team
Score
Home team
Inn.
Venue
Game duration
Attendance
Boxscore
Oct 19, 2018
10:00
Australia
2–4
Venezuela
18 de Junio Baseball Stadium
2:40
101
Boxscore
Oct 19, 2018
15:00
Czech Republic
3–14
South Korea
F/7
18 de Junio Baseball Stadium
2:29
200
Boxscore
Oct 19, 2018
20:00
Dominican Republic
9–6
Puerto Rico
18 de Junio Baseball Stadium
3:52
–
Boxscore
Oct 20, 2018
10:00
Australia
5–3
Czech Republic
18 de Junio Baseball Stadium
2:38
114
Boxscore
Oct 20, 2018
15:00
Dominican Republic
8–2
South Korea
18 de Junio Baseball Stadium
3:29
952
Boxscore
Oct 20, 2018
20:00
Venezuela
7–2
Puerto Rico
18 de Junio Baseball Stadium
4:05
1,550
Boxscore
Oct 21, 2018
10:00
Dominican Republic
3–4
Australia
18 de Junio Baseball Stadium
2:52
150
Boxscore
Oct 21, 2018
15:00
Puerto Rico
3–6
South Korea
18 de Junio Baseball Stadium
3:32
987
Boxscore
Oct 21, 2018
20:00
Czech Republic
2–8
Venezuela
18 de Junio Baseball Stadium
3:15
855
Boxscore
Oct 22, 2018
10:00
South Korea
14–7
Australia
18 de Junio Baseball Stadium
3:34
150
Boxscore
Oct 22, 2018
15:00
Venezuela
7–2
Dominican Republic
18 de Junio Baseball Stadium
3:09
800
Boxscore
Oct 22, 2018
20:00
Puerto Rico
20–0
Czech Republic
F/5
18 de Junio Baseball Stadium
1:59
205
Boxscore
Oct 23, 2018
10:00
South Korea
2–9
Venezuela
18 de Junio Baseball Stadium
3:30
700
Boxscore
Oct 23, 2018
15:00
Czech Republic
7–8
Dominican Republic
F/10
18 de Junio Baseball Stadium
3:12
496
Boxscore
Oct 23, 2018
20:00
Puerto Rico
3–2
Australia
18 de Junio Baseball Stadium
2:40
452
Boxscore
Consolation round
Date
Local time
Road team
Score
Home team
Inn.
Venue
Game duration
Attendance
Boxscore
Oct 25, 2018
10:00
Czech Republic
4–3
Netherlands
18 de Junio Baseball Stadium
2:58
102
Boxscore
Oct 25, 2018
15:00
South Africa
5–7
Puerto Rico
18 de Junio Baseball Stadium
2:50
200
Boxscore
Oct 25, 2018
20:00
Australia
5–18
Colombia
F/7
18 de Junio Baseball Stadium
2:45
2,850
Boxscore
Oct 26, 2018
10:00
South Africa
9–2
Czech Republic
18 de Junio Baseball Stadium
2:46
110
Boxscore
Oct 26, 2018
15:00
Australia
16–3
Netherlands
F/7
18 de Junio Baseball Stadium
2:28
100
Boxscore
Oct 26, 2018
20:00
Colombia
3–1
Puerto Rico
F/11
18 de Junio Baseball Stadium
3:23
2,423
Boxscore
Oct 27, 2018
10:00
South Africa
4–9
Australia
18 de Junio Baseball Stadium
2:56
58
Boxscore
Oct 27, 2018
15:00
Netherlands
3–11
Puerto Rico
18 de Junio Baseball Stadium
2:54
–
Boxscore
Oct 27, 2018
20:00
Czech Republic
2–12
Colombia
F/8
18 de Junio Baseball Stadium
2:17
1,221
Boxscore
Super round
Date
Local time
Road team
Score
Home team
Inn.
Venue
Game duration
Attendance
Boxscore
Oct 25, 2018
10:00
South Korea
2–3
Japan
Edgar Rentería Baseball Stadium
3:24
200
Boxscore
Oct 25, 2018
15:00
Chinese Taipei
3–1
Dominican Republic
F/10
Edgar Rentería Baseball Stadium
2:53
155
Boxscore
Oct 25, 2018
20:00
Mexico
10–4
Venezuela
Edgar Rentería Baseball Stadium
3:13
1,200
Boxscore
Oct 26, 2018
10:00
Chinese Taipei
2–5
South Korea
Edgar Rentería Baseball Stadium
2:53
150
Boxscore
Oct 26, 2018
15:00
Venezuela
3–6
Japan
Edgar Rentería Baseball Stadium
2:58
150
Boxscore
Oct 26, 2018
18:30
Dominican Republic
1–3
Mexico
Edgar Rentería Baseball Stadium
2:33
850
Boxscore
Oct 27, 2018
10:00
Dominican Republic
0–4
Japan
Edgar Rentería Baseball Stadium
2:10
183
Boxscore
Oct 27, 2018
15:00
Chinese Taipei
3–4
Venezuela
Edgar Rentería Baseball Stadium
2:34
400
Boxscore
Oct 27, 2018
20:00
South Korea
3–2
Mexico
Edgar Rentería Baseball Stadium
2:48
2,100
Boxscore
Finals
Third place game
Date
Local time
Road team
Score
Home team
Inn.
Venue
Game duration
Attendance
Boxscore
Oct 28, 2018
13:00
South Korea
4–5
Venezuela
Edgar Rentería Baseball Stadium
2:51
645
Boxscore
Championship
Date
Local time
Road team
Score
Home team
Inn.
Venue
Game duration
Attendance
Boxscore
Oct 28, 2018
20:00
Mexico
2–1
Japan
F/10
Edgar Rentería Baseball Stadium
3:06
6,500
Boxscore
Final standings