2011 Baseball World Cup

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.[6]

Round 1
Group 1		Group 2
Canada	6th, 2010 Pan American Qualifying Tournament	Australia	Oceania qualifier
Chinese Taipei	Asian qualifier	Cuba	2010 Pan American Qualifying Tournament
Greece	4th, 2010 European Championship	Dominican Republic	2010 Pan American Qualifying Tournament
Japan	Asian qualifier	Germany	2010 European Championship
Netherlands	2010 European Championship	Italy	2010 European Championship
Panama	Host nation	Nicaragua	8th, 2010 Pan American Qualifying Tournament
Puerto Rico	7th, 2010 Pan American Qualifying Tournament	South Korea	Asian qualifier
United States	2010 Pan American Qualifying Tournament	Venezuela	2010 Pan American Qualifying Tournament

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.

Panama City 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.[8]

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 doubleheaders of games shortened to seven innings,[9] and the bronze medal game in the final round had to be canceled to allow the final to be played.[10]

Rk Team W L 1  Netherlands 11 1 Lost in the Final 2  Cuba 10 2 Failed to qualify for Final 3*  Canada 8 3 4  United States 7 4 Failed to qualify for Bronze medal game 5  Australia 7 5 6  South Korea 6 6 Failed to qualify for 5th place game 7  Venezuela 6 6 8  Panama 6 6 Failed to qualify for Round 2 Rk Team W L TQB 9  Dominican Republic 3 4 (52/59)−(28/58) = .398 10  Puerto Rico 3 4 (28/62)−(26/61) = .26 11  Italy 3 4 (27/61)−(28/62) = −.9 12  Japan 2 5 13  Chinese Taipei 2 5 14  Nicaragua 1 6 15  Germany 0 7 (26/62)−(58/59) = −.564 16  Greece 0 7 (10/55)−(76/53) = −1.258

2011 Men's World Champions  Netherlands 1st title

^*Canada awarded third place and bronze medal by rule C12 of the IBAF tournament rules,[11] which states that the ordinary tie-breaking procedure applies in case of a rainout in the final round.[12]

The IBAF announced the following awards at the completion of the tournament.[13]

All Star Team Position Player Starting Pitcher Oh Hyoun-Taek Relief Pitcher Yadier Pedroso Catcher Dámaso Espino First Base José Dariel Abreu Second Base Joe Thurston Third Base Mo Chang-Min Short Stop Jonathan Malo Outfield Rusney Castillo Tom Brice Conceptión Rodríguez Designated Hitter Fernando Seguignol

Tournament Awards Award Player MVP Curt Smith Leading Batter Rusney Castillo Best ERA (Pitcher) Tom Stuifbergen Best Win/Loss Average (Pitcher) Miguel Lahera Most Runs Batted In Curt Smith Most Home Runs Wuillians Vasquez Most Stolen Bases Jordan Danks Most Runs Scored José Macías Outstanding Defensive Player Yuliesky Gourriel

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