| Most recent season or competition: 2023 Youth Baseball5 World Cup | |
| Sport | Baseball5 |
|---|---|
| First season | 2023 |
| No. of teams | 12 |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Cuba (1st title) (2022) |
| Most titles | Cuba (1 title) |
| Related competitions | Baseball5 World Cup |
| Official website | https://www.wbsc.org/en/organisation/wbsc-events/youth-baseball5-world-cup |
The Youth Baseball5 World Cup (YBWSC) is a mixed-gender Baseball5 world championship consisting of 16 teams that occurs every two years, with the first edition in 2023. It is governed by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). The 2025 edition will act as a qualifier for the mixed-gender Dakar 2026 Youth Olympics Baseball5 event, which will be Baseball5's first appearance at the Youth Olympics, as well as the first appearance of a mixed-gender team sport at an Olympic event.
History
The YB5WC was initially scheduled to occur in 2021, but was postponed to 2023 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. France and Turkey qualified from the first-ever U-17 European Baseball5 Championship in 2022 to play in the 2023 YB5WC.
The 2025 edition will take place in Mexico.
Format
The 16 countries participating in the Youth World Cup are geographically broken down as follows:
- The host nation automatically qualifies.
- The host nation of the previous edition automatically qualifies.
- 4 countries from the Americas
- 3 from Europe
- 2 from Africa
- 3 from Asia
- 1 from Oceania
- 1 Wild Card (selected by WBSC)
The 16 countries play a total of 56 games over four or five days.
Results
| Year | Host | Final | Third place game | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Score | Runners-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||||
| 2023 Details |
 Ankara |
Cuba |
2–0 |  France |
 Mexico |
2–1 | Turkey | ||
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuba | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Mexico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Participating nations
- 1st — Champion
- 2nd — Runner-up
- 3rd — Third place
- 4th — Fourth place
- # — Position
- × — Withdrew
- — Hosts
| Teams | 2023 | Years |
|---|---|---|
 Australia
|
12th | 1 |
 China
|
5th | 1 |
 Chinese Taipei
|
6th | 1 |
 Cuba
|
1st | 1 |
 France
|
2nd | 1 |
 Ghana
|
7th | 1 |
 Malaysia
|
10th | 1 |
 Mexico
|
3rd | 1 |
 South Korea
|
9th | 1 |
 Tunisia
|
8th | 1 |
 Turkey
|
4th | 1 |
 Zambia
|
11th | 1 |
| No. of Teams |
12 |
See also
References
- ^ "WBSC reveals Continent Quota for expanded Baseball5 and Youth Baseball5 World Cups". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
- ^ "Inaugural Baseball5 World Cup to take place in 2022". www.insidethegames.biz. 10 December 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-12-10. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
- "High five: baseball5 hits the YOG". Olympics.com. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
- "France, Türkiye first National Teams to qualify for inaugural WBSC Youth Baseball5 World Cup". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
- "WBSC awards hosting rights: Youth Baseball5 World Cup 2025 to Mexico, Baseball5 World Cup 2026 to Italy". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
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