U-23 Men's Softball World Cup

U-23 Men's Softball World Cup
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2023 U-23 Men's Softball World Cup
SportSoftball
Founded2023; 1 year ago (2023)
Organising bodyWBSC
No. of teams12 (Finals)
ContinentInternational
Most recent
champion(s)		 Australia (1st title)
(2023)
Most titles Australia (1 title)
Related
competitions		Men's Softball World Cup
Official websitewbsc.org/u-23-mens-softball-world-cup

The U-23 Men's Softball World Cup is the softball world championship tournament for World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) members’ men's national teams with players under the age of 23, held every four years.[1][2] The competition will have its inaugural tournament in 2023 in Argentina.[3]

History

The inaugural tournament will be held in Paraná, Argentina from 15 to 23 July 2023. 12 teams will compete in the 2023 event. Due to originally be held in Paraná, Argentina, in October 2022,[4] the tournament was postponed for a number of reasons.[5][6] The bidding process was reopened and once again awarded to Paraná in Argentina.[7]

Results

Year Final Host Medalists
Champions Final Runners-up 3rd place
2023
Details1 		Argentina
Paraná 		 Australia 1–0  Japan  Argentina

1 Originally scheduled to be held in October 2022, but due to a number of reasons, postponed to April 2023.[8]

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Australia1001
2 Japan0101
3 Argentina0011
Totals (3 entries)1113

Participating nations

  • 1st — Champion
  • 2nd — Runner-up
  • 3rd — Third place
  • # — Position
  • q — Qualified
  •     — Hosts
Teams 2023 Years
 Argentina 3rd 1
 Australia 1st 1
 Canada 5th 1
 Czech Republic 7th 1
 Guatemala 11th 1
 Israel 10th 1
 Japan 2nd 1
 Mexico 4th 1
 New Zealand 6th 1
 Singapore 9th 1
 South Africa 12th 1
 Venezuela 8th 1
No. of Teams 12

See also

References

  1. ^ "Softball World Cup Calendar Overview". wbsc.org. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
  2. ^ "Softball World Cup Calendar Overview". wbsc.org. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
  3. ^ "WBSC to launch U23 Men's and U15 Women's Softball World Cups". mister-baseball.com. December 24, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
  4. ^ "Singapore Qualifies to U23 Softball World Cup". southeastasiansportsnews.blogspot.com. September 2, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
  5. ^ "WBSC Men's U-23 Softball World Cup postponed to 2023". wbsc.org. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
  6. ^ "UNDER 23 MEN'S SOFTBALL WORLD CUP POSTPONEMENT". Softball Australia. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
  7. ^ "Inaugural WBSC U-23 Men's Softball World Cup hosting rights awarded to Argentina in 2023; Canada receive wild card". wbsc.org. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
  8. ^ "Inaugural WBSC U-23 Men's Softball World Cup hosting rights awarded to Argentina in 2023; Canada receive wild card". asiasoftball.com. December 27, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2023.