The 2006 IBAF Intercontinental Cup was held in Taichung, Taiwan from November 9–19. Eight countries contested the tournament, which was played at Taichung Baseball Field and the newly built Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium. The participating countries were Cuba, Australia, Italy, the Netherlands, Japan, South Korea, and the Philippines in addition to the hosts from Chinese Taipei (Taiwan). The tournament was sanctioned by the International Baseball Federation.
Round robin
The eight teams played a round-robin format.
DateTimeVenueHome Guest Result11/910:00TFCubaThe Netherlands 3-211/913:00IBCSouth KoreaThe Philippines 10-0 (6½ innings)11/914:00TFAustraliaJapan 3-4 (10 innings)11/919:30IBCChinese Taipei (Taiwan)Italy 3-13 11/1013:00IBCThe PhilippinesAustralia 2-12 (8 innings)11/1013:00TFSouth KoreaCuba 1-811/1018:30IBCJapanChinese Taipei (Taiwan) 4-311/1018:30TFThe NetherlandsItaly 10-811/1113:00IBCItalyCuba 0-911/1113:00TFChinese Taipei (Taiwan)Australia 4-211/1118:30TFThe PhilippinesThe Netherlands 0-22 (7 innings)11/1118:30IBCJapanSouth Korea 2-111/1213:00IBCSouth KoreaChinese Taipei (Taiwan) 7-9 (12 innings)11/1213:00TFThe NetherlandsJapan 0-311/1218:30TFThe PhilippinesCuba 0-24 (7 innings)11/1218:30IBCAustraliaItaly 8-7 (13 innings)11/13Rest Day11/1413:00IBCCubaJapan 6-311/1413:00TFItalyThe Philippines 9-011/1418:30IBCAustraliaSouth Korea 10-911/1418:30TFChinese Taipei (Taiwan)The Netherlands 2-4 (10 innings)11/1513:00TFItalyJapan 3-611/1513:00IBCSouth KoreaThe Netherlands 2-13 (8 innings)11/1518:30IBCCubaAustralia 13-0 (4½ innings)111/1518:30TFThe PhilippinesChinese Taipei (Taiwan) 0-14 (6 innings)111/1613:00IBCItalySouth Korea 1-511/1613:00TFJapanThe Philippines 17-0 (6½ innings)11/1618:30TFThe NetherlandsAustralia 4-3 (11 innings) 211/1618:30IBCChinese Taipei (Taiwan)Cuba 4-3
1 Game called due to bad weather condition. 2 Dutch manager ejected in the top of the eleventh for obscenities in argument with an umpire.
TF = Taichung Baseball Field IBC = Intercontinental Baseball Stadium
Round Robin Results
RankCountryWLPct.RSRADIRA/9DI1Cuba61.8576610561.612Japan61.8573916602.403The Netherlands52.7145521513.054Chinese Taipei (Taiwan)43.5713933644.645Australia34.429384362.36.216South Korea25.2863543626.247Italy25.2864141645.778Philippines07.00021084820.25
DI = Innings played on defense RA/9DI = Runs allowed for every nine defensive innings played Tiebreaker Head-to-head RA/9DI Notes Cuba won tiebreaker over Japan based on head-to-head result South Korea won tiebreaker over Italy based on head-to-head result
Classification round
The teams that finish in fifth through eighth place in the round robin will face off in the consolation round. All consolation round matches will be played at Taichung Baseball Field.
Medal round
The top four teams from the round robin entered the medal round of the competition. All medal round games were played at the Intercontinental Baseball Stadium.
Final line score
Final standings
RankCountry1 Cuba2 The Netherlands3 Chinese Taipei (Taiwan)4 Japan5 Australia6 Italy7 South Korea8 Philippines
Trivia This tournament marked the official opening of Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium Asia's big three teams were all short-handed, as 2006 Taiwan Series champions La New Bears, Japan Series champions Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters, and South Korea champions Samsung Lions were all participating in the 2006 Konami Cup Asia Series in Tokyo, Japan, which started on the same day.
See also Intercontinental Cup (baseball) List of sporting events in Taiwan
External links Official website (Traditional Chinese)