The 2003 Baseball World Cup (BWC) was the 35th international Men's amateur baseball tournament. The tournament was sanctioned by the International Baseball Federation, which titled it the Amateur World Series from the 1938 tournament through the 1986 AWS. The tournament was held, for the ninth time, in Cuba, from October 12 to 25 in the cities of Havana, Matanzas, Santiago de Cuba and Holguín.
Cuba defeated Panama in the final, winning its 24th title.
There were 15 participating countries, split into two groups, with the first four of each group qualifying for the finals. Guam qualified as runner up of the Oceania World Cup Qualifier but did not take part in the tournament.
The next four competitions were also held as the BWC tournament, which was replaced in 2015 by the quadrennial WBSC Premier12.
Qualification Confederation Berth(s) Team Qualification method Ref. Americas 7 Qualified as hosts 2003 Pan American Games runners-up 2003 Pan American Games third place 2003 Pan American Games fourth place 2003 Pan American Games fifth place 2003 Pan American Games sixth place Defeated Puerto Rico in qualifying series Asia 4 2002 Asian Games winners 2002 Asian Games runners-up 2002 Asian Games third place 2002 Asian Games fourth place Europe 4 2001 European Championship winners 2001 European Championship runners-up 2001 European Championship third place 2001 European Championship fourth place
Venues Pool A, Quarterfinals, Semifinals & ChampionshipPool BPool BPool A & QuarterfinalsHavanaHolguínSantiago de CubaMatanzasEstadio LatinoamericanoEstadio Calixto GarcíaEstadio Guillermón MoncadaEstadio Victoria de GirónCapacity: 55,000Capacity: 30,000Capacity: 25,000Capacity: 22,000
First round Pool A
Pool B Standings Pos Team W L RS RA 1 7 0 74 16 2 5 1 42 11 3 5 2 67 36 4 4 3 27 34 5 3 3 35 26 6 2 5 35 30 7 1 6 14 63 8 0 7 13 91
Schedule and results
Playoffs Bracket
Quarter-finals
5th–8th place
Semi-finals
7th place game
5th place game
Bronze medal game
Final
Final standings Pos Team W L 9 0 7 3 9 1 4 4 5 5 7 2 6 5 4 7 5 5 8 3 6 9 3 3 10 3 3 11 2 5 12 1 5 13 1 5 14 1 6 15 0 7
Awards
+ Tournament Awards Award Player MVP Takashi Yoshiura Leading hitter Michel Enríquez Pitcher with best ERA Vicyohandri Odelín Pitcher with best win/loss average Kléber Ojima Most Runs batted in Takashi Yoshiura Most Home runs Takashi Yoshiura Most Stolen bases Eduardo Paret Most Runs scored Omar Moreno Outstanding defensive player Eduardo Paret
+ All Star Team Position Player Pitchers John Cannon Kléber Ojima Catcher Choi Ki-moon First base Sharnol Adriana Second base Daisuke Kusano Third base Michel Enríquez Shortstop Eduardo Paret Outfield Takashi Yoshiura Frederich Cepeda Rubén Rivera Designated hitter Audes de León
References
External links XXXV Baseball World Cup - XXXV Copa del Mundo de Béisbol