2007 Baseball World Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Chinese Taipei
Dates	6 - 18 November
Teams	16 (from 5 continents)
Venues	4 (in 3 host cities)
Defending champions	Cuba (2005)
Final positions
Champions	United States (3rd title)
Runner-up	Cuba
Third place	Japan
Fourth place	Netherlands
Tournament statistics
Games played	68
Most Valuable Player	Jayson Nix

The XXXVII International Baseball Federation (IBAF) Baseball World Cup was held in Taiwan from November 6 through November 18, 2007. Four stadiums hosted. Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium and Taichung Baseball Field in Taichung City, Tianmu Baseball Stadium in Taipei City and Sinjhuang City all played host to the tournament. Sixteen teams participated. At one time, Venezuela’s participation was in question due to possible sanctions to be considered by the International Baseball Federation in the wake of their refusal to grant visas to a youth team from Taichung to participate in the Youth World Baseball championships in August, 2007,^[1] but they were allowed to participate. China was originally scheduled to participate in Pool B, but dropped out and was replaced by Thailand, who placed fifth behind China at the Asian Games.

[edit] Group A

[edit] Table^[2]

Pool A

Rank	Team	Wins	Losses	Runs Allowed	Run Ratio
1	United States	6	1	18	2.70
2	Chinese Taipei 1	5	2	25	3.69
3	Japan	5	2	20	3.16
4	Mexico	4	3	32	5.24
5	Panama 2	3	4	39	5.85
6	Italy	3	4	31	4.73
7	Spain	2	5	58	9.49
8	South Africa	0	7	72	11.57

Note 1: Chinese Taipei is the official IBAF designation for the team representing the state officially referred to as the Republic of China, more commonly known as Taiwan. (See also political status of Taiwan for details.)
Note 2: The IBAF, in agreement with the IBAF Executive Committee, has ruled on Panama starting play with five players without insurance cover on Nov. 7 and 8 during the 37th Baseball World Cup:
1. These five players were not eligible to play in the Games #3 and #11.
2. The Panama team must forfeit both Games #3 and #11.
3. The official result for Game #3 will be Spain 9, Panama 0.
4. The official result for Game #11 will be USA 9, Panama 0.
5. The official record and final standings will reflect these changes.

[edit] Schedule

With the exception of the opening game of the tournament, all group A games are played at Taichung Baseball Field, Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium and Douliou Baseball Stadium.

The local crowd celebrates as the Taiwanese defeat the visitors from Japan 6-1 in the opening round of the 2007 Baseball World Cup

Team 1		Team 2	Time (Venue)
November 7
Spain	0-5	Panama	12:00 Intercontinental
South Africa	1-11	Japan	15:00 Taichung
Mexico	0-3	United States	18:00 Intercontinental
November 8
Italy	11-1	Spain	12:00 Taichung
United States	7-0	Panama	12:00 Intercontinental
Japan	15-3	Mexico	18:00 Taichung
South Africa	1-16	Chinese Taipei	18:00 Intercontinental
November 9
Italy	6-2	United States	12:00 Taichung
Spain	7-4	South Africa	12:00 Intercontinental
Panama	3-2	Mexico	18:00 Taichung
Chinese Taipei	6-1	Japan	18:00 Intercontinental
November 10
Spain	4-8	Chinese Taipei	12:00 Intercontinental
Mexico	13-3	South Africa	12:00 Taichung
Italy	0-6	Panama	18:00 Taichung
United States	5-1	Japan	18:00 Intercontinental
November 11
South Africa	0-8	Italy	12:00 Taichung
Chinese Taipei	5-9	Mexico	12:00 Intercontinental
Spain	2-12	United States	18:00 Taichung
Japan	6-2	Panama	18:00 Intercontinental
November 12
Chinese Taipei	1-0	Italy	18:00 Tianmu
November 13
United States	4-2	South Africa	12:00 Taichung
Italy	0-10	Japan	18:00 Douliou
Mexico	19-1	Spain	18:00 Taichung
Panama	0-10	Chinese Taipei	18:00 Intercontinental
November 14
Japan	4-3	Spain	12:00 Taichung
Mexico	11-2	Italy	12:00 Intercontinental
Panama	13-3	South Africa	18:00 Taichung
Chinese Taipei	7-10	United States	18:00 Intercontinental

[edit] Group B

[edit] Table^[2]

Pool B

Rank	Team	Wins	Losses	Runs Allowed	Run Ratio
1	Cuba	6	1	13	1.95
2	Australia	6	1	20	2.81
3	Netherlands	5	2	22	3.30
4	Korea	4	3	17	2.55
5	Canada	4	3	22	3.36
6	Venezuela	2	5	37	5.55
7	Germany	1	6	52	7.80
8	Thailand	0	7	108	20.68

[edit] Schedule

All group B games are played either at Tienmu Baseball Stadium in Taipei City or at Hsinjuang Baseball Stadium in Taipei County.

Team 1		Team 2	Time (Venue)
November 7
Cuba	3-2	Australia	12:00 Tianmu
Netherlands	16-0	Thailand	12:00 Sinjhuang
Korea	5-0	Canada	18:00 Tianmu
Germany	0-8	Venezuela	18:00 Sinjhuang
November 8
Venezuela	0-4	Korea	12:00 Tianmu
Thailand	0-18	Canada	12:00 Sinjhuang
Australia	4-3	Netherlands	18:00 Tianmu
Germany	3-7	Cuba	18:00 Sinjhuang
November 9
Korea	18-2	Thailand	12:00 Tianmu
Australia	7-4	Venezuela	12:00 Sinjhuang
Netherlands	15-5	Germany	18:00 Tianmu
Cuba	6-3	Canada	18:00 Sinjhuang
November 10
Venezuela	4-7	Netherlands	12:00 Tianmu
Canada	10-0	Germany	12:00 Sinjhuang
Cuba	7-2	Korea	18:00 Tianmu
Thailand	1-26	Australia	18:00 Sinjhuang
November 11
Australia	2-1	Korea	12:00 Tianmu
Netherlands	1-7	Canada	12:00 Sinjhuang
Germany	2-0	Thailand	18:00 Tianmu
Venezuela	0-10	Cuba	18:00 Sinjhuang
November 13
Thailand	1-11	Cuba	12:00 Tianmu
Australia	4-2	Germany	12:00 Sinjhuang
Canada	6-3	Venezuela	18:00 Tianmu
Korea	1-5	Netherlands	18:00 Sinjhuang
November 14
Cuba	1-2	Netherlands	12:00 Tianmu
Germany	1-8	Korea	12:00 Sinjhuang
Canada	6-7	Australia	18:00 Tianmu
Venezuela	17-3	Thailand	18:00 Sinjhuang

[edit] Knockout Rounds

	Quarter finals				Semi finals				Final
	November 16 18:00 (Sinjhuang)
	United States	3
					November 17 18:00 (Tianmu)
	Korea	1
					United States	5
	November 16 12:00 (Tianmu)
					Netherlands	0
	Chinese Taipei	3
									November 18 16:30 (Tianmu)
	Netherlands	6
									United States	6
	November 16 12:00 (Sinjhuang)
									Cuba	3
	Australia	0
					November 17 18:00 (Sinjhuang)
	Japan	3
					Japan	3			Third place
	November 16 18:00 (Tianmu)
					Cuba	5
	Cuba	6							Netherlands	0
	México	0							Japan	5
									November 18 10:00 (Tianmu)

	5th to 8th				5th
	November 17 12:00 (Tianmu)
	Chinese Taipei	0
	South-Korea	3
					November 18 13:00 (Sinjhuang)
					South-Korea	5
					Australia	2
					7th
	November 17 12:00 (Sinjhuang)			November 18 09:00 (Sinjhuang)
	Australia	7		Chinese Taipei	4
	Mexico	1			Mexico	6

[edit] Awards

The IBAF announced the following awards at the completion of the tournament.^[3][4]

All Star Team Position Player Catcher Sidney de Jong First Base Yasuyuki Saigo Second Base Jayson Nix Third Base Efren Rodriguez Espinosa Short Stop Sy Hyun Son Outfield Trent Oeltjen Frederich Cepeda Colby Rasmus Designated Hitter Max di Biase

Tournament Awards Award Player MVP Jayson Nix Batting Award Trent Oeltjen Fielding Award Hainley Statia Pitching Award Tadashi Settsu Aroldis Chapman

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