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Baseball tournament
2003 Baseball World Cup
XXXV Copa del Mundo de Béisbol
Cuba 2003
Tournament details
CountryCuba
Venue(s)5 (in 4 host cities)
Dates12–25 October
Teams15
Final positions
Champions Cuba (24th title)
Runner-up Panama
Third place Japan
Fourth place Chinese Taipei
Tournament statistics
Games played60
MVPJapan Takashi Yoshiura
← Taiwan 2001Netherlands 2005 →

The 2003 Baseball World Cup (BWC) was the 35th international Men's amateur baseball tournament. The tournament was sanctioned by the International Baseball Federation, which titled it the Amateur World Series from the 1938 tournament through the 1986 AWS. The tournament was held, for the ninth time, in Cuba, from October 12 to 25 in the cities of Havana, Matanzas, Santiago de Cuba and Holguín.

Cuba defeated Panama in the final, winning its 24th title.

There were 15 participating countries, split into two groups, with the first four of each group qualifying for the finals. Guam qualified as runner up of the Oceania World Cup Qualifier but did not take part in the tournament.

The next four competitions were also held as the BWC tournament, which was replaced in 2015 by the quadrennial WBSC Premier12.

Venues

Pool A, Quarterfinals, Semifinals & Championship Pool B Pool B Pool A & Quarterfinals
Havana Holguín Santiago de Cuba Matanzas
Estadio Latinoamericano Estadio Calixto García Estadio Guillermón Moncada Estadio Victoria de Girón
Capacity: 55,000 Capacity: 30,000 Capacity: 25,000 Capacity: 22,000

First round

Pool A

Standings

Pos Team W L RS RA
1  Cuba 6 0 52 5
2  Nicaragua 4 2 31 23
3  Chinese Taipei 3 3 29 23
4  South Korea 3 3 51 25
5  Canada 3 3 26 40
6  Italy 1 5 23 28
7  Russia 1 5 12 80

Schedule and results

12 October 2003
15:00 (UTC–5) 		Cuba  6 – 3  Chinese Taipei Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana
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13 October 2003
14:00 (UTC–5) 		Italy  9 – 1  Russia Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana
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13 October 2003
20:00 (UTC–5) 		Nicaragua  2 – 4  Canada Estadio Victoria de Girón, Matanzas
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14 October 2003
14:00 (UTC–5) 		Russia  0 – 10 (F/7)  Canada Ciudad Deportiva, Havana
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14 October 2003
14:00 (UTC–5) 		Chinese Taipei  2 – 5  Nicaragua Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana
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14 October 2003
20:00 (UTC–5) 		Cuba  4 – 0  South Korea Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana
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15 October 2003
14:00 (UTC–5) 		Nicaragua  6 – 5  Italy Ciudad Deportiva, Havana
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15 October 2003
20:00 (UTC–5) 		South Korea  26 – 3 (F/7)  Russia Estadio Victoria de Girón, Matanzas
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15 October 2003
20:00 (UTC–5) 		Chinese Taipei  10 – 2  Canada Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana
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17 October 2003
14:00 (UTC–5) 		Italy  3 – 5  Canada Estadio Victoria de Girón, Matanzas
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17 October 2003
14:00 (UTC–5) 		Chinese Taipei  8 – 2  South Korea Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana
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17 October 2003
20:00 (UTC–5) 		Cuba  20 – 1 (F/7)  Russia Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana
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18 October 2003
14:00 (UTC–5) 		Canada  5 – 17 (F/7)  South Korea Ciudad Deportiva, Havana
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18 October 2003
20:00 (UTC–5) 		Russia  3 – 14  Nicaragua Estadio Victoria de Girón, Matanzas
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18 October 2003
20:00 (UTC–5) 		Cuba  7 – 0  Italy Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana
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19 October 2003
14:00 (UTC–5) 		South Korea  2 – 3  Nicaragua Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana
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19 October 2003
20:00 (UTC–5) 		Chinese Taipei  5 – 4  Italy Estadio Victoria de Girón, Matanzas
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19 October 2003
20:00 (UTC–5) 		Canada  0 – 8  Cuba Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana
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20 October 2003
14:00 (UTC–5) 		Russia  4 – 1  Chinese Taipei Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana
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20 October 2003
20:00 (UTC–5) 		South Korea  4 – 2  Italy Estadio Victoria de Girón, Matanzas
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20 October 2003
20:00 (UTC–5) 		Nicaragua  1 – 7  Cuba Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana
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Pool B

Standings

Pos Team W L RS RA
1  Japan 7 0 74 16
2  United States 5 1 42 11
3  Panama 5 2 67 36
4  Brazil 4 3 27 34
5  Netherlands 3 3 35 26
6  Mexico 2 5 35 30
7  China 1 6 14 63
8  France 0 7 13 91

Schedule and results

12 October 2003
20:00 (UTC–5) 		Japan  12 – 2 (F/7)  Netherlands Estadio Guillermón Moncada, Santiago de Cuba
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12 October 2003
20:00 (UTC–5) 		Mexico  0 – 4  United States Estadio Calixto García, Holguín
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13 October 2003
20:00 (UTC–5) 		China  6 – 5  France Estadio Guillermón Moncada, Santiago de Cuba
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13 October 2003
20:00 (UTC–5) 		Brazil  6 – 11  Panama Estadio Calixto García, Holguín
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14 October 2003
14:00 (UTC–5) 		Netherlands  12 – 5  China Estadio Guillermón Moncada, Santiago de Cuba
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14 October 2003
14:00 (UTC–5) 		Panama  7 – 3  Mexico Estadio Calixto García, Holguín
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14 October 2003
20:00 (UTC–5) 		France  0 – 18 (F/7)  Japan Estadio Guillermón Moncada, Santiago de Cuba
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14 October 2003
20:00 (UTC–5) 		United States  7 – 1  Brazil Estadio Calixto García, Holguín
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15 October 2003
14:00 (UTC–5) 		Netherlands  12 – 0 (F/7)  France Estadio Guillermón Moncada, Santiago de Cuba
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15 October 2003
14:00 (UTC–5) 		Brazil  5 – 3  Mexico Estadio Calixto García, Holguín
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15 October 2003
20:00 (UTC–5) 		Japan  16 – 1 (F/7)  China Estadio Guillermón Moncada, Santiago de Cuba
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15 October 2003
20:00 (UTC–5) 		Panama  5 – 12  United States Estadio Calixto García, Holguín
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17 October 2003
14:00 (UTC–5) 		Netherlands  2 – 4  Panama Estadio Guillermón Moncada, Santiago de Cuba
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17 October 2003
14:00 (UTC–5) 		United States  14 – 2 (F/7)  France Estadio Calixto García, Holguín
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17 October 2003
20:00 (UTC–5) 		Japan  8 – 2  Brazil Estadio Guillermón Moncada, Santiago de Cuba
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17 October 2003
20:00 (UTC–5) 		Mexico  5 – 0  China Estadio Calixto García, Holguín
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18 October 2003
14:00 (UTC–5) 		Brazil  2 – 1  Netherlands Estadio Guillermón Moncada, Santiago de Cuba
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18 October 2003
14:00 (UTC–5) 		France  0 – 15 (F/7)  Mexico Estadio Calixto García, Holguín
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18 October 2003
20:00 (UTC–5) 		Japan  10 – 4  Panama Estadio Guillermón Moncada, Santiago de Cuba
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18 October 2003
20:00 (UTC–5) 		United States  4 – 1  China Estadio Calixto García, Holguín
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19 October 2003
14:00 (UTC–5) 		Mexico  3 – 6  Netherlands Estadio Guillermón Moncada, Santiago de Cuba
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19 October 2003
14:00 (UTC–5) 		France  4 – 7  Brazil Estadio Calixto García, Holguín
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19 October 2003
20:00 (UTC–5) 		United States  1 – 2  Japan Estadio Guillermón Moncada, Santiago de Cuba
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19 October 2003
20:00 (UTC–5) 		China  1 – 17 (F/8)  Panama Estadio Calixto García, Holguín
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20 October 2003
14:00 (UTC–5) 		Netherlands  Rainout  United States Estadio Guillermón Moncada, Santiago de Cuba
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20 October 2003
14:00 (UTC–5) 		China  0 – 4  Brazil Estadio Calixto García, Holguín
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20 October 2003
20:00 (UTC–5) 		Mexico  6 – 8  Japan Estadio Guillermón Moncada, Santiago de Cuba
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20 October 2003
20:00 (UTC–5) 		Panama  19 – 2 (F/7)  France Estadio Calixto García, Holguín
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Playoffs

Bracket

 Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
           
  
 
  Cuba4
  
  Brazil3
  Cuba6
  
  Chinese Taipei3
  United States1
  
  Chinese Taipei2
  Cuba4
  
  Panama2
  Nicaragua0
  
  Panama5
  Panama4
  
  Japan1 Third place
  Japan2
  
  South Korea0
  Chinese Taipei3
 
  Japan7
 
 5th–8th placeFifth place
       
  
 
  Brazil4
  
  United States13
  United States13
  
  Nicaragua2
  Nicaragua5
 
  South Korea3
 Seventh place
 
  
 
  Brazil8
 
  South Korea3

Quarter-finals

22 October 2003
14:00 (UTC–5) 		Nicaragua  0 – 5  Panama Estadio Victoria de Girón, Matanzas
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22 October 2003
14:00 (UTC–5) 		United States  1 – 2  Chinese Taipei Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana
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22 October 2003
20:00 (UTC–5) 		Japan  2 – 0  South Korea Estadio Victoria de Girón, Matanzas
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22 October 2003
20:05 (UTC–5) 		Cuba  4 – 3  Brazil Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana
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5th–8th place

23 October 2003
14:00 (UTC–5) 		Nicaragua  5 – 3  South Korea Ciudad Deportiva, Havana
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23 October 2003
20:00 (UTC–5) 		United States  13 – 4  Brazil Estadio Victoria de Girón, Matanzas
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Semi-finals

23 October 2003
14:00 (UTC–5) 		Panama  4 – 1  Japan Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana
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23 October 2003
20:05 (UTC–5) 		Chinese Taipei  3 – 6  Cuba Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana
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7th place game

24 October 2003
14:00 (UTC–5) 		South Korea  3 – 8  Brazil Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana
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5th place game

24 October 2003
20:05 (UTC–5) 		United States  13 – 2  Nicaragua Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana
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Bronze medal game

25 October 2003
14:00 (UTC–5) 		Chinese Taipei  3 – 7  Japan Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana
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Final

25 October 2003
20:05 (UTC–5) 		Cuba  4 – 2  Panama Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana
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Final standings

Pos Team W L
 Cuba 9 0
 Panama 7 3
 Japan 9 1
4  Chinese Taipei 4 5
5  United States 7 2
6  Nicaragua 5 4
7  Brazil 5 5
8  South Korea 3 6
9  Netherlands 3 3
10  Canada 3 3
11  Mexico 2 5
12  Italy 1 5
13  Russia 1 5
14  China 1 6
15  France 0 7

Awards

Tournament Awards
Award Player
MVP Japan Takashi Yoshiura
Leading hitter Cuba Michel Enríquez
Pitcher with best ERA Cuba Vicyohandri Odelín
Pitcher with best win/loss average Brazil Kléber Ojima
Most Runs batted in Japan Takashi Yoshiura
Most Home runs Japan Takashi Yoshiura
Most Stolen bases Cuba Eduardo Paret
Most Runs scored Panama Omar Moreno
Outstanding defensive player Cuba Eduardo Paret
All Star Team
Position Player
Pitchers United States John Cannon
Brazil Kléber Ojima
Catcher South Korea Choi Ki-moon
First base Netherlands Sharnol Adriana
Second base Japan Daisuke Kusano
Third base Cuba Michel Enríquez
Shortstop Cuba Eduardo Paret
Outfield Japan Takashi Yoshiura
Cuba Frederich Cepeda
Panama Rubén Rivera
Designated hitter Panama Audes de León

References

  1. "XXXV BWC - Cuba 2003". baseball.ch. Archived from the original on 2 October 2003. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  2. Bjarkman, Peter C. (2005). Diamonds Around the Globe: The Encyclopedia of International Baseball. Greenwood Press. p. 483. ISBN 0-313-32268-6.
  3. Jozsa, Frank P. Jr. (2006). Baseball, Inc.: The National Pastime as Big Business. McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 145. ISBN 0-7864-2534-2.
  4. ^ "XXXV Baseball World Cup - XXXV Copa del Mundo de Béisbol". Archived from the original on 14 February 2005. Retrieved 30 July 2022.

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