The 2011 Baseball World Cup (BWC) was the 39th 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. Panama were first-time hosts (beating out bids from Chinese Taipei and Venezuela), with games held in four cities, from October 1 to 15.
The Netherlands defeated Cuba in the final, winning its first title, and only the second ever for a European team, after Great Britain's win of the inaugural 1938 AWS.
There were 16 participating countries, split into two groups for Round 1, with the first four of each group qualifying for an amalgamated Round 2, which determined the single-game matchups for the finals. Games were played in the Panamanian cities of Aguadulce, Chitré, Panama City and Santiago de Veraguas. The final two medals games were held in Panama City.
This was the final BWC tournament, which was replaced in 2015 by the quadrennial WBSC Premier12.
Teams Sixteen teams qualified for the tournament, placing high enough in regional tournaments that doubled as qualifying tournaments for the event or by automatic qualification by hosting the tournament.IBAF Baseball World Cup Groups Announced
Round 1Group 1Group 2 6th, 2010 Pan American Qualifying Tournament Oceania qualifier Asian qualifier 2010 Pan American Qualifying Tournament 4th, 2010 European Championship 2010 Pan American Qualifying Tournament Asian qualifier 2010 European Championship 2010 European Championship 2010 European Championship Host nation 8th, 2010 Pan American Qualifying Tournament 7th, 2010 Pan American Qualifying Tournament Asian qualifier 2010 Pan American Qualifying Tournament 2010 Pan American Qualifying Tournament
Format The 16 participating teams were divided into two round robin pools, the top four of each pool advancing to the second round, in which each qualified team played each of the qualified teams from the other pool. The top two teams in the standings after the second round then qualified for the championship final.
Tie-breaking rules Standings were determined by the win–loss records over all games played within a pool. In case of a tie, the order of the teams tied was determined by, in this sequence, (a) the win–loss record of the games played among the tied teams (=head-to-head HTH), (b) the highest difference between the ratios of runs scored per offensive innings and runs allowed per defensive innings (=Team's Quality Balance TQB), (c) the highest difference between the ratios of earned runs scored per offensive innings and earned runs allowed per defensive innings (ERTQB), (d) the highest batting average in the games played among the tied teams, (e) a coin flip.IBAF Official competitions technical/organizational norms applicable to the 2011 Baseball World Cup
Venues Panama City was the primary city for the event, and also the host of Group 1, while Aguadulce, Coclé; Santiago de Veraguas; and Chitré, Herrera Province were host to Group 2.International Baseball Federation. "Panama to host 2011 World Cup." Jan. 30, 2011. Accessed Jan. 31, 2011. http://www.ibaf.org/en/article-detail.aspx?id=10cfa2f5-1d41-4b04-8236-aecfde9e111d
Conditions The tournament was marred by inclement weather, causing a number of rainout games that had to be made up, increasing the pressure on the tournament schedule. In the end, eleven of the sixteen second-round games needed to be played within two days, requiring teams to play doubleheaders of games shortened to seven innings,International Baseball Federation. "Wednesday rained out at 2011 IBAF Baseball World Cup". Oct. 13, 2011. Accessed October 15, 2011. http://www.ibaf.org/en/news/2011/10/13/wednesday-rained-out-at-2011-ibaf-baseball-world-c/72852a2d-425e-487c-ae2b-06b0bada7ff9 and the bronze medal game in the final round had to be canceled to allow the final to be played.
Round 1
Group 1
Standings Teams Pct. GB 6 1 .857 — 42 21 1-0 6 1 .857 — 49 16 0-1 5 2 .714 1 47 30 4 3 .571 2 40 25 3 4 .429 3 28 26 2 5 .286 4 20 32 1-0 2 5 .286 4 29 39 0-1 0 7 .000 6 10 76
Schedule and results
Group 2
Standings Teams Pct. GB 7 0 1.000 — 54 6 5 2 .714 2 35 49 1-0 5 2 .714 2 34 22 0-1 4 3 .571 3 39 47 3 4 .429 4 52 28 1-0 3 4 .429 4 27 28 0-1 1 6 .143 6 18 47 0 7 .000 7 26 58
Schedule and results
Round 2
Group 3
Standings Teams Pct. GB 6 1 .857 — 41 18 1-0 6 1 .857 — 56 18 0-1 4 3 .571 2 27 32 1-0 4 3 .571 2 30 27 0-1 3 4 .429 3 29 30 2 5 .286 4 20 25 1-0 2 5 .286 4 36 35 0-1 1 6 .143 5 17 69
Schedule and results
Final round
7th place game
5th place game
Bronze medal game
Final
Final standings
RkTeam1111Lost in the Final2102Failed to qualify for Final3*83474Failed to qualify for Bronze medal game575666Failed to qualify for 5th place game766866Failed to qualify for Round 2RkTeam934(52/59)−(28/58) = .3981034(28/62)−(26/61) = .261134(27/61)−(28/62) = −.91225132514161507(26/62)−(58/59) = −.5641607(10/55)−(76/53) = −1.258
*Canada awarded third place and bronze medal by rule C12 of the IBAF tournament rules, which states that the ordinary tie-breaking procedure applies in case of a rainout in the final round.
Awards The IBAF announced the following awards at the completion of the tournament.
+ All Star Team Position Player Starting Pitcher Oh Hyoun-Taek Relief Pitcher Yadier Pedroso Catcher Dámaso Espino First Base José Dariel Abreu Second Base Joe Thurston Third Base Mo Chang-Min Short Stop Jonathan Malo Outfield Rusney Castillo Tom Brice Conceptión Rodríguez Designated Hitter Fernando Seguignol
+ Tournament Awards Award Player MVP Curt Smith Leading Batter Rusney Castillo Best ERA (Pitcher) Tom Stuifbergen Best Win/Loss Average (Pitcher) Miguel Lahera Most Runs Batted In Curt Smith Most Home Runs Wuillians Vasquez Most Stolen Bases Jordan Danks Most Runs Scored José Macías Outstanding Defensive Player Yuliesky Gourriel
References
External links Official site IBAF coverage Final Report