The 2001 Baseball World Cup (BWC) was the 34th 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 first time, in Taiwan, from 6 to 18 November. Cuba defeated the United States in the final, winning its 23rd title.
There were 16 participating countries, split into two groups, with the first four of each group qualifying for the finals.
The next five competitions were also held as the BWC tournament, which was replaced in 2015 by the quadrennial WBSC Premier12.
Venues Taipei New Taipei City Tianmu Stadium Xinzhuang Stadium Capacity: 10,500 Capacity: 12,500 Kaohsiung Chiayi Kaohsiung Stadium Chiayi Stadium Capacity: 19,907 Capacity: 10,000
First round Group A
Group B
Knockout stage
Final standings Pos Team W L 9 1 7 3 8 2. 4 8 2 5 7 3 6 6 4 7 5 5 8 5 5 9 4 3 10 3 4 11 2 5 12 2 5 13 1 6 14 1 6 15 0 7 16 0 7
Awards
+ Tournament Awards Award Player MVP Luis Ulacia Leading hitter Luis Ulacia Pitcher with best ERA Samuel Meurant Pitcher with best win/loss average Chang Chih-chia Most Runs batted in Chin-Feng Chen Yohanny Valera Most Home runs Evert-Jan 't Hoen Most Stolen bases Ralph Milliard Most Runs scored Yoshinobu Takahashi Outstanding defensive player Kevin Nicholson
+ All Star Team Position Player Pitchers José Contreras Jason Stanford Catcher Ken Huckaby First base Orestes Kindelán Second base Antonio Pacheco Third base Akihiro Higashide Shortstop Hirokazu Ibata Outfield Chin-Feng Chen Mark Budzinski Yoshinobu Takahashi Designated hitter Chuan-Chia Wang
See also List of sporting events in Taiwan
References
External links Official website (Archive) XXXIV Baseball World Cup - XXXIV Copa del Mundo de Béisbol