2011 Baseball World Cup
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The 2011 Baseball World Cup was an international baseball
tournament held from October 1 to October 15, 2011. It was the 39th Baseball World Cup. The International Baseball Federation
selected Panama
to host the tournament, turning down bids from Chinese Taipei
and Venezuela
. The Netherlands
defeated Cuba
2–1 to win their first World Cup title, and the first by a European nation since the inaugural event in 1938
won by Great Britain
.
s 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.
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.
of games shortened to seven innings, and the bronze medal game in the final round had to be canceled to allow the final to be played.
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*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.
announced the following awards at the completion of the tournament.
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
tournament held from October 1 to October 15, 2011. It was the 39th Baseball World Cup. The International Baseball Federation
International Baseball Federation
The International Baseball Federation is the worldwide governing body recognized by the International Olympic Committee as overseeing, deciding and executing the policy of the bat-and-ball sport of baseball at the international level...
selected Panama
Panama
Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...
to host the tournament, turning down bids from Chinese Taipei
Chinese Taipei
Chinese Taipei is the designated name used by the Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan, to participate in some international organizations and almost all sporting events, such as the Olympics, Paralympics, Asian Games and Asian Para Games...
and Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
. The Netherlands
Netherlands national baseball team
The Netherlands national baseball team is the national baseball team of the Netherlands. They are currently the top team in Europe and currently the sixth ranked men's baseball team in the IBAF World Rankings....
defeated Cuba
Cuba national baseball team
The Cuba national baseball team is the national team of Cuba. The team is made up of amateur players from the Cuban national baseball system, as there are no professional sports leagues in Cuba...
2–1 to win their first World Cup title, and the first by a European nation since the inaugural event in 1938
1938 Amateur World Series
The 1938 Amateur World Series was the inaugural tournament in what is known today as the Baseball World Cup. It was contested by Great Britain and the United States over a series of five games from August 13 through August 18 in England...
won by Great Britain
Great Britain national baseball team
The Great Britain national baseball team is the national baseball team of Great Britain. It is governed by the British Baseball Federation, which is a member nation of the Confederation of European Baseball.-History:...
.
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.| Round 1 | |||
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| Group 1 | Group 2 | ||
| 6th, 2010 Pan American Qualifying Tournament | Oceania qualifier | ||
| Asian qualifier |  2010 Pan American Qualifying Tournament |
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| 4th, 2010 European Championship 2010 European Baseball Championship The 2010 European Baseball Championship was an international baseball competition being held in Germany from July 23 to August 1, 2010. Originally the tournament was set to be held in 2009 with Russia as host. As of March 2008 the Confederation of European Baseball awarded the German Baseball and... |
 2010 Pan American Qualifying Tournament |
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| Asian qualifier |  2010 European Championship2010 European Baseball Championship The 2010 European Baseball Championship was an international baseball competition being held in Germany from July 23 to August 1, 2010. Originally the tournament was set to be held in 2009 with Russia as host. As of March 2008 the Confederation of European Baseball awarded the German Baseball and... |
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 2010 European Championship2010 European Baseball Championship The 2010 European Baseball Championship was an international baseball competition being held in Germany from July 23 to August 1, 2010. Originally the tournament was set to be held in 2009 with Russia as host. As of March 2008 the Confederation of European Baseball awarded the German Baseball and... |
 2010 European Championship2010 European Baseball Championship The 2010 European Baseball Championship was an international baseball competition being held in Germany from July 23 to August 1, 2010. Originally the tournament was set to be held in 2009 with Russia as host. As of March 2008 the Confederation of European Baseball awarded the German Baseball and... |
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| 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 |
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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 runEarned run
In baseball, an earned run is any run for which the pitcher is held accountable . Any runner who tags his base and reaches home plate is scored against the pitcher as an earned run...
s scored per offensive innings and earned runs allowed per defensive innings (ERTQB), (d) the highest batting average
Batting average
Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :...
in the games played among the tied teams, (e) a coin flip.
Venues
Panama CityPanama City
Panama is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Panama. It has a population of 880,691, with a total metro population of 1,272,672, and it is located at the Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal, in the province of the same name. The city is the political and administrative center of the...
was the primary city for the event, and also the host of Group 1, while Aguadulce, Coclé
Aguadulce, Coclé
Aguadulce is an agricultural city in the Coclé province in Panama. It is the capital of Aguadulce District and it is located on the Pan-American Highway, near but not on the coast on the Bahia de Parita.-References and agriculture:...
; Santiago de Veraguas
Santiago de Veraguas
Santiago de Veraguas is the capital of the Panamanian province Veraguas. Santiago is located in southern Veraguas near the provincial border with Herrera. The city has approximately 60,059 people according to the Panama 1990 Census. Santiago is one of the oldest settlements in Panama. The...
; and Chitré
Chitré
Chitré is the capital of the Panamanian province Herrera. Chitré is located about 7 km inland from the Gulf of Panama on the Azuero Peninsula The name Chitre comes from the native tribe Chitra . In the city, there is a district, also called Chitré, which is subdivided into five corregimientos...
, Herrera Province
Herrera Province
Herrera is a province in Panama. Named after General Tomás Herrera, the province was founded on January 18, 1915 after a division of the Los Santos province. The capital city of Herrera is Chitré, which is located near the province's coastline...
were host to Group 2.
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 doubleheadersDoubleheader (baseball)
A doubleheader is a set of two baseball games played between the same two teams on the same day in front of the same crowd. In addition, the term is often used unofficially to refer to a pair of games played by a team in a single day, but in front of different crowds and not in immediate...
of games shortened to seven innings, and the bronze medal game in the final round had to be canceled to allow the final to be played.
Standings
| Teams | Pct. Winning percentage In sports, a winning percentage is the fraction of games or matches a team or individual has won. It is defined as wins divided by wins plus losses . Ties count as a ½ loss and a ½ win... |
GB Games behind In sports, the phrase games behind or games back , is a common way to reflect the gap between a leading team and another team in a sports league, conference, or division... |
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| 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
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Standings
| Teams | Pct. Winning percentage In sports, a winning percentage is the fraction of games or matches a team or individual has won. It is defined as wins divided by wins plus losses . Ties count as a ½ loss and a ½ win... |
GB Games behind In sports, the phrase games behind or games back , is a common way to reflect the gap between a leading team and another team in a sports league, conference, or division... |
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| 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
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Standings
| Teams | Pct. Winning percentage In sports, a winning percentage is the fraction of games or matches a team or individual has won. It is defined as wins divided by wins plus losses . Ties count as a ½ loss and a ½ win... |
GB Games behind In sports, the phrase games behind or games back , is a common way to reflect the gap between a leading team and another team in a sports league, conference, or division... |
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| 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
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7th place game
5th place game
Bronze medal game
Final
Final standings
| Rk | Team | ||||||
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| 1 | 11 | 1 |  |
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| 2 | 10 | 2 |  |
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| 3* | 8 | 3 |  |
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| 4 | 7 | 4 | |||||
| Failed to qualify for Bronze medal game | |||||||
| 5 | 7 | 5 | |||||
| 6 | 6 | 6 | |||||
| Failed to qualify for 5th place game | |||||||
| 7 | 6 | 6 | |||||
| 8 | 6 | 6 | |||||
| Failed to qualify for Round 2 | |||||||
| Rk | Team | ||||||
| 9 | 3 | 4 | 1-0 | (52/59)−(28/58) = .398 | |||
| 10 | 3 | 4 | 0-0 | (28/62)−(26/61) = .26 | |||
| 11 | 3 | 4 | 0-1 | (27/61)−(28/62) = −.9 | |||
| 12 | 2 | 5 | 1-0 | ||||
| 13 | 2 | 5 | 0-1 | ||||
| 14 | 1 | 6 | |||||
| 15 | 0 | 7 | 0-0 | (26/62)−(58/59) = −.564 | |||
| 16 | 0 | 7 | 0-0 | (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 IBAFInternational Baseball Federation
The International Baseball Federation is the worldwide governing body recognized by the International Olympic Committee as overseeing, deciding and executing the policy of the bat-and-ball sport of baseball at the international level...
announced the following awards at the completion of the tournament.
| Position | Player |
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| Starting Pitcher |  Oh Hyoun-TaekOh Hyoun-Taek Oh Hyoun-Taek is a South Korean sidearm relief pitcher who plays for the Doosan Bears in the South Korean professional baseball league. He bats and throws right-handed.-Professional career:... |
| Relief Pitcher |  Yadier PedrosoYadier Pedroso Yadier Pedroso González is a right-handed pitcher for the Cuban national baseball team and La Habana of the Cuban National Series... |
| Catcher |  Dámaso EspinoDamaso Espino Damaso Matias Espino , is a professional baseball catcher, who is a free agent.-Cincinnati Reds organization:Espino was originally signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an undrafted free agent infielder in 1999... |
| First Base | José Dariel Abreu |
| Second Base |  Joe ThurstonJoe Thurston Joseph William Thurston is an American professional baseball utility player for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball. He has previously played for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies, Boston Red Sox, St... |
| Third Base | Mo Chang-Min Mo Chang-Min Mo Chang-Min is an infielder who plays for the SK Wyverns in the South Korean professional baseball league. He bats and throws right-handed.-Amateur career:... |
| Short Stop |  Jonathan Malo |
| Outfield | Rusney Castillo |
 Tom Brice |
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| Conceptión Rodríguez |
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| Designated Hitter | Fernando Seguignol Fernando Seguignol Fernando Alfredo Seguignol is a Major League Baseball first baseman and outfielder who is currently a free agent. In 2010 he played for the Orix Buffaloes in the Japanese Pacific League, where he had previously played in 2002, After playing for the Newark Bears... |
| Award | Player |
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| MVP Most Valuable Player In sports, a Most Valuable Player award is an honor typically bestowed upon the best performing player or players on a specific team, in an entire league, or for a particular contest or series of contests... |
 Curt SmithCurt Smith (baseball) Curt Smith is a Dutch minor league baseball player in the St. Louis Cardinals organization who is also a member of the Dutch national team. Smith was selected by the St... |
| Leading Batter | Rusney Castillo |
| Best ERA Earned run average In baseball statistics, earned run average is the mean of earned runs given up by a pitcher per nine innings pitched. It is determined by dividing the number of earned runs allowed by the number of innings pitched and multiplying by nine... (Pitcher) |
Tom Stuifbergen Tom Stuifbergen Tom Stuifbergen is a right-handed pitcher in the Minnesota Twins organization. His repertoire includes a fastball that ranges from high 80s to low 90s, a changeup and a curveball. He is 6'4" and 240 lbs... |
| Best Win/Loss Average (Pitcher) | Miguel Lahera Miguel Lahera Miguel Lahera is a baseball player for Cuba. He was part of the Cuban team which won a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:... |
| Most Runs Batted In | Curt Smith Curt Smith (baseball) Curt Smith is a Dutch minor league baseball player in the St. Louis Cardinals organization who is also a member of the Dutch national team. Smith was selected by the St... |
| Most Home Runs |  Wuillians Vasquez |
| Most Stolen Bases | Jordan Danks |
| Most Runs Scored | José Macías José Macías José Prado Macías Salazar is a Major League Baseball player. He currently plays for the Piratas de Campeche in the Mexican League... |
| Outstanding Defensive Player | Yuliesky Gourriel |