2010 World University Baseball Championship

The 2010 World University Baseball Championship was an under-23 college baseball competition held at Meiji Jingu Stadium in Shinjuku, Yokohama Stadium in Naka-ku, Yokohama, Utsumi-Shimaoka Ballpark in Fuchū and KAIT Stadium in Atsugi, Japan from July 30 to August 7, 2010.[1]

2010 World University Baseball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Japan
Dates 30 July – 7 August
Teams8
Defending champions United States (2008)
Final positions
Champions
 Cuba (2nd title)
Runner-up
 United States
Third place
 Japan
Fourth place South Korea
Tournament statistics
Games played24
Attendance41,050 (1,710 per game)
← 2008

Teams

The following 8 nations were represented at the tournament.[2]

Group A Group B

Canada
China

Chinese Taipei
Cuba

Sri Lanka
Japan

United States
South Korea

First round

Group A

Standings
Teams W L Pct. GB R RA
 United States301.000–318
 Canada21.66712210
 Chinese Taipei12.33322511
 Sri Lanka03.0003049

Schedule
July 30, 2010 Chinese Taipei  2 – 3  Canada Meiji Jingu Stadium, Shinjuku, Tokyo
Attendance: 300
Boxscore
July 30, 2010 United States  15 – 0 (F/5)  Sri Lanka Utsumi-Shimaoka Ballpark, Fuchū, Tokyo
Attendance: 50
Boxscore
July 31, 2010 Canada  18 – 0 (F/5)  Sri Lanka Utsumi-Shimaoka Ballpark, Fuchū, Tokyo
Attendance: 140
Boxscore
August 1, 2010 United States  8 – 7 (F/11)  Chinese Taipei Meiji Jingu Stadium, Shinjuku, Tokyo
Attendance: 300
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August 2, 2010 Sri Lanka  0 – 16 (F/5)  Chinese Taipei Yokohama Stadium, Naka-ku, Yokohama
Attendance: 100
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August 2, 2010 Canada  1 – 8  United States Yokohama Stadium, Naka-ku, Yokohama
Attendance: 500
Boxscore

Group B

Standings
Teams W L Pct. GB R RA
 Cuba301.000–457
 Japan21.66712612
 South Korea12.33321326
 China03.0003443

Schedule
July 30, 2010 Japan  4 – 0  South Korea Meiji Jingu Stadium, Shinjuku, Tokyo
Attendance: 5,000
Boxscore
July 31, 2010 South Korea  0 – 18 (F/5)  Cuba Meiji Jingu Stadium, Shinjuku, Tokyo
Attendance: 500
Boxscore
July 31, 2010 China  0 – 15 (F/6)  Japan Meiji Jingu Stadium, Shinjuku, Tokyo
Attendance: 3,900
Boxscore
August 1, 2010 Japan  7 – 12  Cuba Meiji Jingu Stadium, Shinjuku, Tokyo
Attendance: 8,000
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August 1, 2010 South Korea  13 – 4  China Utsumi-Shimaoka Ballpark, Fuchū, Tokyo
Attendance: 100
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August 2, 2010 Cuba  15 – 0 (F/5)  China KAIT Stadium, Atsugi, Kanagawa
Attendance: 460
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Finals
  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                           
  B1  Cuba 14  
A4  Sri Lanka 0  
  WQF3  Cuba 11  
  WQF2  South Korea 1  
A2  Canada 4
  B3  South Korea 7  
    WSF1  Cuba 4
  WSF2  United States 3
  A1  United States 11  
B4  China 0  
  WQF1  United States 4 Third place
  WQF4  Japan 2  
B2  Japan 13 LSF2  Japan 9
  A3  Chinese Taipei 0   LSF1  South Korea 0

Quarterfinals
August 3, 2010 United States  11 – 0 (F/7)  China Yokohama Stadium, Naka-ku, Yokohama
Attendance: 400
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August 3, 2010 Canada  4 – 7  South Korea KAIT Stadium, Atsugi, Kanagawa
Attendance: 320
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August 4, 2010 Cuba  14 – 0 (F/7)  Sri Lanka Yokohama Stadium, Naka-ku, Yokohama
Attendance: 500
Boxscore
August 4, 2010 Japan  13 – 0 (F/7)  Chinese Taipei Yokohama Stadium, Naka-ku, Yokohama
Attendance: 5,000
Boxscore

Ranking deciders
August 4, 2010 China  3 – 17 (F/7)  Canada KAIT Stadium, Atsugi, Kanagawa
Attendance: 110
Boxscore
August 5, 2010 Chinese Taipei  21 – 0 (F/5)  Sri Lanka KAIT Stadium, Atsugi, Kanagawa
Attendance: 100
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Semifinals
August 5, 2010 Cuba  11 – 1 (F/8)  South Korea Yokohama Stadium, Naka-ku, Yokohama
Attendance: 1,500
Boxscore
August 5, 2010 United States  4 – 2  Japan Yokohama Stadium, Naka-ku, Yokohama
Attendance: 6,500
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7th place match
August 6, 2010 China  10 – 0 (F/8)  Sri Lanka Utsumi-Shimaoka Ballpark, Fuchū, Tokyo
Attendance: 120
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5th place match
August 6, 2010 Chinese Taipei  14 – 15  Canada Meiji Jingu Stadium, Shinjuku, Tokyo
Attendance: 50
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Bronze medal match
August 7, 2010 Japan  9 – 0  South Korea Meiji Jingu Stadium, Shinjuku, Tokyo
Attendance: 3,500
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Gold medal match
August 7, 2010 Cuba  4 – 3 (F/10)  United States Meiji Jingu Stadium, Shinjuku, Tokyo
Attendance: 4,000
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Final standings

See also

References
  1. Japan to host 5th World University Baseball Championship Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Teams at the 5th World University Baseball Championship Archived 2010-07-25 at the Wayback Machine
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