Roster Announced
2nd IBAF 15U Baseball World Cup team members
6/23/2014
The members of the Samurai Japan 15U National Team, who will appear in the 2nd IBAF 15U Baseball World Cup, have been chosen.
However, the city for the tournament has been changed.
2nd IBAF 15U Baseball World Cup 15U National Team members
2nd IBAF 15U Baseball World Cup
Summary of Tournament
Tournament Name |
2nd IBAF 15U Baseball World Cup |
Schedule |
July 31 - August 10, 2014 (Local dates) |
Location |
Mazatlan City, Culiacan City, Mexico |
Number of participating countries |
18 Countries |
Tournament form
Group A |
Group B |
Group C |
Chinese Taipei (4th) |
United States (1st) |
Cuba (3rd) *Previous runner up |
Italy (11th) |
Japan (2nd)*First appearance |
Venezuela (10th) *Previous winner |
Mexico (12th) |
Panama (13th) |
Australia (14th) |
Brazil (15th) |
Germany (19th) |
Argentina (22nd) |
Czech Republic (27th) |
New Zealand (28th) |
Hong Kong (29th) |
Tunisia (75th) |
South Africa(31st) |
Lithuania (54th) |
*Numbers in parentheses are IBAF World Rankings(Current as of April 6, 2014)
1st Round
After a round robin within each group, the two highest placed teams will go on to the 2nd round.
2nd Round
The two highest ranked teams from each group from the 1st round, 6 teams total, will participate in an irregular round robin.(*)
*The teams will not play opponents from the 1st round. The results from the 1st round will be reflected in the 2nd round.
The 1st and 2nd place teams within the group will move on to the final. The 3rd and 4th place teams will move on to a deciding game.
3rd place runoff game
To be held between the 3rd and 4th place teams from the 2nd round
Final
To be held between the 1st and 2nd place teams from the 2nd round