2021 European Baseball Championship

2021 European Baseball Championship
Tournament details
CountryItaly
Dates12–19 September 2021
Teams16
Final positions
Champions Netherlands (24th title)
Runner-up Israel
Third place Italy
Fourth place Spain
Tournament statistics
Games played48
MVPNetherlands Roger Bernadina
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2023 →

The 2021 European Baseball Championship was an international baseball tournament organized by the Confederation of European Baseball. The 2021 Championship was held September 12–19, 2021, in Turin, Italy.

Qualification

The 12 teams of the 2019 European Championship qualified automatically for the tournament. Four additional teams, Russia, Ukraine, Slovakia, and Greece, qualified from the 17-team B-Pool tournament.

Team Qualification result Team Qualification result

Netherlands
Gold 2019 European Baseball Championship
Great Britain
9th, 2019 European Baseball Championship

Italy
Silver 2019 European Baseball Championship
Austria
10th, 2019 European Baseball Championship

Spain
Bronze 2019 European Baseball Championship
Croatia
11th, 2019 European Baseball Championship

Israel
4th, 2019 European Baseball Championship
Sweden
12th, 2019 European Baseball Championship

Czech Republic
5th, 2019 European Baseball Championship
Greece
Winner of the Utena qualification group against  Lithuania[1]

Germany
6th, 2019 European Baseball Championship
Russia
Winner of the Moscow qualification group against  Belarus[1]

Belgium
7th, 2019 European Baseball Championship
Slovakia
Winner of the Bratislava qualification group against  Ireland[1]

France
7th, 2019 European Baseball Championship
Ukraine
Winner of the Belgrade qualification group against  Serbia[1]

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB Qualification
1  Italy (H) 3 3 0 41 7 +34 1.000 Qualified for Quarterfinals
2  Belgium 3 1 2 19 30 −11 .333 2
3  Austria 3 1 2 26 39 −13 .333 2 Qualified for Relegation Round
4  Greece 3 1 2 21 31 −10 .333 2
Source: [2]
(H) Hosts
12 September 2021 (2021-09-12) Belgium  11–12  Austria Giovanni Paolo II municipal sports facility, Avigliana
Boxscore
12 September 2021 (2021-09-12) Greece  3–13
(7)
 Italy Stadio Valter Aluffi, Settimo Torinese
Boxscore

13 September 2021 (2021-09-13) Austria  13–14
(12)
 Greece Paschetto municipal stadium, Turin
Boxscore
13 September 2021 (2021-09-13) Italy  14–3
(7)
 Belgium Paschetto municipal stadium, Turin
Boxscore

14 September 2021 (2021-09-14) Greece  4–5  Belgium Giovanni Paolo II municipal sports facility, Avigliana
Boxscore
14 September 2021 (2021-09-14) Austria  1–14
(7)
 Italy Giovanni Paolo II municipal sports facility, Avigliana
Boxscore

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB Qualification
1  Spain 3 3 0 42 2 +40 1.000 Qualified for Quarterfinals
2  Croatia 3 2 1 17 17 0 .667 1
3  Germany 3 1 2 19 28 −9 .333 2 Qualified for Relegation Round
4  Ukraine 3 0 3 8 39 −31 .000 3
Source: [2]
12 September 2021 (2021-09-12) Germany  2–8  Croatia Paschetto municipal stadium, Turin
Boxscore
12 September 2021 (2021-09-12) Ukraine  0–15
(5)
 Spain Giovanni Paolo II municipal sports facility, Avigliana
Boxscore

13 September 2021 (2021-09-13) Croatia  9–3  Ukraine Giovanni Paolo II municipal sports facility, Avigliana
Boxscore
13 September 2021 (2021-09-13) Spain  15–2
(7)
 Germany Stadio Valter Aluffi, Settimo Torinese
Boxscore

14 September 2021 (2021-09-14) Ukraine  5–15
(7)
 Germany Giovanni Paolo II municipal sports facility, Avigliana
Boxscore
14 September 2021 (2021-09-14) Croatia  0–12
(7)
 Spain Paschetto municipal stadium, Turin
Boxscore

Group C

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB Qualification
1  Israel 3 3 0 23 5 +18 1.000 Qualified for Quarterfinals
2  Great Britain 3 1 2 17 20 −3 .333 2
3  Russia 3 1 2 12 13 −1 .333 2 Qualified for Relegation Round
4  France 3 1 2 7 21 −14 .333 2
Source: [2]


12 September 2021 (2021-09-12) Russia  1–2
(10)
 Israel Paschetto municipal stadium, Turin
Boxscore
12 September 2021 (2021-09-12) France  2–7  Great Britain Giovanni Paolo II municipal sports facility, Avigliana
Boxscore

13 September 2021 (2021-09-13) Great Britain  6–7  Russia Paschetto municipal stadium, Turin
Boxscore
13 September 2021 (2021-09-13) Israel  10–0  France Giovanni Paolo II municipal sports facility, Avigliana
Boxscore

14 September 2021 (2021-09-14) Great Britain  4–11  Israel Stadio Valter Aluffi, Settimo Torinese
Boxscore
14 September 2021 (2021-09-14) Russia  4–5  France Paschetto municipal stadium, Turin
Boxscore

Group D

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB Qualification
1  Netherlands 3 3 0 37 6 +31 1.000 Qualified for Quarterfinals
2  Czech Republic 3 2 1 20 15 +5 .667 1
3  Sweden 3 1 2 17 21 −4 .333 2 Qualified for Relegation Round
4  Slovakia 3 0 3 3 35 −32 .000 3
Source: [2]
12 September 2021 (2021-09-12) Czech Republic  6–1  Sweden Stadio Valter Aluffi, Settimo Torinese
Boxscore
12 September 2021 (2021-09-12) Slovakia  0–11
(7)
 Netherlands Paschetto municipal stadium, Turin
Boxscore

13 September 2021 (2021-09-13) Sweden  11–0
(7)
 Slovakia Stadio Valter Aluffi, Settimo Torinese
Boxscore
13 September 2021 (2021-09-13) Netherlands  11–1  Czech Republic Giovanni Paolo II municipal sports facility, Avigliana
Boxscore

14 September 2021 (2021-09-14) Sweden  5–15
(7)
 Netherlands Stadio Valter Aluffi, Settimo Torinese
Boxscore
14 September 2021 (2021-09-14) Slovakia  3–13
(7)
 Czech Republic Paschetto municipal stadium, Turin
Boxscore

Play-offs

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
16 September, 20:30
 
 
C1
 Israel
3
 
17 September, 20:30
 
D2
 Czech Republic
2
 
 Israel 11
 
16 September, 15:00
 
 Italy 5
 
A1
 Italy
8
 
19 September, 20:30
 
B2
 Croatia
5
 
 Israel4
 
16 September, 15:30
 
 Netherlands 9
 
B1
 Spain
5
 
17 September, 15:00
 
A2
 Belgium
2
 
 Spain 8
 
16 September, 20:30
 
 Netherlands 9 3rd Place
 
D1
 Netherlands
7
 
19 September, 15:00
 
C2
 Great Britain
5
 
 Italy 2
 
 
 Spain 0
 

Quarter-finals

16 September 2021 (2021-09-16)
15:00
Italy  8–5  Croatia Stadio Valter Aluffi, Settimo Torinese
Boxscore
16 September 2021 (2021-09-16)
15:30
Spain  5–2  Belgium Paschetto municipal stadium, Turin
Boxscore
16 September 2021 (2021-09-16)
20:30
Israel  3–2  Czech Republic Giovanni Paolo II municipal sports facility, Avigliana
Boxscore
16 September 2021 (2021-09-16)
20:30
Netherlands  7–5  Great Britain Paschetto municipal stadium, Turin
Boxscore

Semi-finals

17 September 2021 (2021-09-17)
16:00
Spain  8–9  Netherlands Giovanni Paolo II municipal sports facility, Avigliana
Boxscore
17 September 2021 (2021-09-17)
20:30
Israel  11–5  Italy Giovanni Paolo II municipal sports facility, Avigliana
Boxscore

Bronze-medal

19 September 2021 (2021-09-19)
15:00
Italy  2–0  Spain Paschetto municipal stadium, Turin
Boxscore

Final

19 September 2021 (2021-09-19)
20:30
Israel  4–9  Netherlands Paschetto municipal stadium, Turin
Boxscore

Placement round 5th–8th place

 
Classification games5th place
 
      
 
17 September, 15:30
 
 
 Czech Republic 17
 
18 September, 20:30
 
 Croatia 2
 
 Czech Republic 8
 
17 September, 15:00
 
 Great Britain 5
 
 Belgium 11
 
 
 Great Britain 12
 
7th place
 
 
18 September, 15:00
 
 
 Belgium 8
 
 
 Croatia 12

Classification games

17 September 2021 (2021-09-17)
15:00
Belgium  11–12  Great Britain Stadio Valter Aluffi, Settimo Torinese
Boxscore
17 September 2021 (2021-09-17)
15:30
Czech Republic  17–2  Croatia Paschetto municipal stadium, Turin
Boxscore

7th place

18 September 2021 (2021-09-18)
15:00
Belgium  8–12  Croatia Stadio Valter Aluffi, Settimo Torinese
Boxscore

5th place

18 September 2021 (2021-09-18)
20:30
Great Britain  5–8  Czech Republic Giovanni Paolo II municipal sports facility, Avigliana
Boxscore

Relegation rounds

 
Relegation round9–12th places9th place
 
          
 
15 September, 16:00
 
 
A3
 Austria
4
 
16 September, 10:30
 
D4
 Slovakia
3
 
 Austria 4
 
15 September, 15:00
 
 Russia 14
 
C3
 Russia
15
 
18 September, 15:30
 
B4
 Ukraine
5
 
 Russia 1
 
15 September, 15:30
 
 Germany 4
 
D3
 Sweden
10
 
16 September, 16:00
 
A4
 Greece
0
 
 Sweden 2
 
15 September, 20:30
 
 Germany 13 11th place
 
B3
 Germany
3
 
18 September, 11:00
 
C4
 France
2
 
 Austria 5
 
 
 Sweden 0
 

Relegation round

15 September 2021 (2021-09-15)
15:00
Russia  15–5
(7)
 Ukraine Stadio Valter Aluffi, Settimo Torinese
Boxscore
15 September 2021 (2021-09-15)
15:30
Germany  3–2  France Paschetto municipal stadium, Turin
Boxscore
15 September 2021 (2021-09-15)
16:00
Austria  4–3  Slovakia Giovanni Paolo II municipal sports facility, Avigliana
Boxscore
15 September 2021 (2021-09-15)
20:30
Sweden  10–0
(7)
 Greece Giovanni Paolo II municipal sports facility, Avigliana
Boxscore

9–12th places classification

16 September 2021 (2021-09-16)
10:30
Austria  4–14
(7)
 Russia Paschetto municipal stadium, Turin
Boxscore
16 September 2021 (2021-09-16)
16:00
Sweden  2–13
(7)
 Germany Giovanni Paolo II municipal sports facility, Avigliana
Boxscore

11th place

18 September 2021 (2021-09-18)
11:00
Austria  5–0  Sweden Giovanni Paolo II municipal sports facility, Avigliana
Boxscore

9th place

18 September 2021 (2021-09-18)
15:30
Russia  1–4  Germany Paschetto municipal stadium, Turin
Boxscore

13–16th places classification

 
13–16th places13th place
 
      
 
17 September, 10:00
 
 
 Slovakia 4
 
18 September, 10:30
 
 Ukraine 5
 
 Ukraine 5
 
17 September, 10:30
 
 Greece 4
 
 Greece 12
 
 
 France 9
 
15th place
 
 
18 September, 10:00
 
 
 Slovakia 5
 
 
 France 6


17 September 2021 (2021-09-17)
10:00
Slovakia  4–5  Ukraine Stadio Valter Aluffi, Settimo Torinese
Boxscore
17 September 2021 (2021-09-17)
10:30
Greece  12–9  France Paschetto municipal stadium, Turin
Boxscore

15th place

18 September 2021 (2021-09-18)
10:00
Slovakia  5–6  France Stadio Valter Aluffi, Settimo Torinese
Boxscore

13th place

18 September 2021 (2021-09-18)
10:30
Ukraine  5–4  Greece Paschetto municipal stadium, Turin
Boxscore

Final standings

Rk Team W L Pct. R RA
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Netherlands 6 0 1.0 62 23
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Israel 5 1 .833 42 21
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Italy 5 1 .833 56 23
4  Spain 4 2 .667 55 15
5  Czech Republic 4 2 .667 47 25
6  Great Britain 2 4 .333 39 46
7  Croatia 3 3 .500 36 50
8  Belgium 1 5 .167 40 59
9  Germany 4 2 .667 39 33
10  Russia 3 3 .500 42 26
11  Austria 3 3 .500 39 56
12  Sweden 2 4 .333 29 39
13  Ukraine 2 4 .333 23 52
14  Greece 2 4 .333 37 54
15  France 2 4 .333 24 41
16  Slovakia 0 6 .000 15 50

Statistics leaders

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Russia, Ukraine, Slovakia and Greece qualified for the European Baseball Championship 2021". Confederation of European Baseball. 4 July 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d "Standings". Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Stats". Retrieved 9 September 2021.