The 2024 Baseball5 World Cup was the second edition of the Baseball5 World Cup, the mixed-gender Baseball5 (B5) world championship organized by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). It was held in Hong Kong from 7 to 12 October 2024. Twelve teams took part.
The tournament was won by Cuba in their second straight Baseball5 World Cup title. The Cuban team defeated Japan in the championship game, a replay of the 2022 final, 2 sets to 0 to finish the tournament undefeated with a 9–0 record. Cuban players Briandy Molina and Haila González received the Male MVP and Female MPV of the World Cup.
France claimed the bronze after defeating Venezuela in the bronze medal game, 2 sets to 0.
The 2024 World Cup cost $12 million to host, with the Baseball Association of Hong Kong providing half of the funding. The event has been given "M" Mark status (major sport event) by the Hong Kong government.
Qualification Event Dates Location(s) Berth(s) Qualified Host nation 1 Baseball5 European Championship 7–11 November 2023 Druskininkai 2 Baseball5 African Championship 5–8 February 2024 Praia 2 Baseball5 Asia Cup 13–16 April 2024 Seoul 3 Baseball5 Pan American Championship 26–30 June 2024 Barquisimeto 3 WBSC Oceania 1 Total12
Venues Group A, Group B, Super Round & Placement Round Hong Kong Central HarbourfrontCapacity: 36,000 sq,m
Opening round Group A
Group B
Second round Super round
Placement round
Medal games Bronze medal game
Final
Final standings PosTeamWL 9 0 7 2 6 3 4 6 3 5 4 4 6 3 5 7 4 4 8 4 4 9 4 4 10 2 6 11 1 7 12 0 8
Awards
+ Tournament Awards Award Player Female Most Valuable player Haila González Male Most Valuable player Briandy Molina Best Coach Sergio Pérez Echevarría #B5High5 Award Baseball Federation of Japan
+ All Star Team Player Harutomo Tsuji Omar Diodene Pacheco Humberto Molina Valeria Sánchez Hsieh Yu-ying
References
External links
Official website