1993 Intercontinental Cup (baseball)
{{Infobox international baseball tournament
| tourney_name = 1993 IBAF Intercontinental Cup
| image = 1993 Intercontinental Cup baseball logo.png
| size =
| country = Italy
| dates = 23 June – 4 July
| num_teams = 10
| champion = Cuba
| num_championships = 7
| second = United States
| third = Japan
| fourth = Nicaragua
| games =
| attendance =
| mvp =
| prevseason = 1991
| nextseason = 1995
}}
The 1993 IBAF Intercontinental Cup was the 11th edition of the baseball Intercontinental Cup. It was held in Italy from 23 June to 4 July in nine host cities: Macerata, Rimini, Bologna, Verona, Novara, Modena, Reggio Emilia, Milan and Parma.{{cite web|title=XI Intercontinental Cup - XI Copa Intercontinental Italia, 23/06 - 04/07/1993|url=http://www.baseball.ch/T/rc/ic01993.htm|website=baseball.ch|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021115023806/http://www.baseball.ch/T/rc/ic01993.htm|archive-date=15 November 2002|access-date=26 March 2025}}{{cite web|title=Poster of the 1993 11th Intercontinental Baseball Cup, Italy|url=https://collectionswa.net.au/items/1d7de0d1-269b-43e8-bdd4-ba682d05e937|website=Collections WA|access-date=26 March 2025}}
The tournament, sanctioned by the International Baseball Federation, was contested between ten national teams: hosts Italy, Australia, Cuba, France, Japan, Mexico, Nicaragua, South Korea, Spain and United States. Cuba claimed the championship, defeating the United States in the final, while Japan secured the bronze medal by defeating Nicaragua.{{cite book|last=Bjarkman|first=Peter|title=A History of Cuban Baseball, 1864-2006|year=2007|publisher=McFarland|isbn=0786428295|page=217}}{{cite web|title=XI Intercontinental Cup / XI Copa Intercontinental|url=http://www.baseball.ch/T/ic1193.htm|website=baseball.ch|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021227160637/http://www.baseball.ch/T/ic1193.htm|archive-date=27 December 2002|access-date=26 March 2025}}
Opening round
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|team_order=CUB, JPN, USA, NCA, KOR, AUS, MEX, ITA, ESP, FRA
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|win_JPN=8|loss_JPN=1|gf_JPN=81|ga_JPN=21
|win_USA=6|loss_USA=3|gf_USA=61|ga_USA=31
|win_NCA=5|loss_NCA=4|gf_NCA=42|ga_NCA=24
|win_KOR=5|loss_KOR=4|gf_KOR=56|ga_KOR=32
|win_AUS=5|loss_AUS=4|gf_AUS=41|ga_AUS=46
|win_MEX=3|loss_MEX=6|gf_MEX=36|ga_MEX=60
|win_ITA=2|loss_ITA=7|gf_ITA=41|ga_ITA=57|status_ITA=H
|win_ESP=2|loss_ESP=7|gf_ESP=23|ga_ESP=90
|win_FRA=0|loss_FRA=9|gf_FRA=25|ga_FRA=117
|name_CUB={{bb|CUB}}
|name_JPN={{bb|JPN}}
|name_USA={{bb|USA}}
|name_NCA={{bb|NCA}}
|name_KOR={{bb|KOR|1984}}
|name_AUS={{bb|AUS}}
|name_MEX={{bb|MEX}}
|name_ITA={{bb|ITA}}
|name_ESP={{bb|ESP}}
|name_FRA={{bb|FRA|1974}}
|res_col_header=Q
|col_KO=green1|text_KO=Advance to Knockout stage
|source=[https://web.archive.org/web/20030114093815/http://www.baseball.ch/T/rc/icri993.htm IBAF]
}}
Knockout stage
{{4TeamBracket|seeds=no|team-width=175px
| RD1=Semifinals
| RD2=Final
| 3rd=Bronze medal game
| RD1-team1={{bb|CUB}}
| RD1-score1=10
| RD1-team2={{bb|NCA}}
| RD1-score2=1
| RD1-team3={{bb|JPN}}
| RD1-score3=3
| RD1-team4={{bb|USA}}
| RD1-score4=6
| RD2-team1={{bb|CUB}}
| RD2-score1=9
| RD2-team2={{bb|USA}}
| RD2-score2=4
| RD2-team3={{bb|NCA}}
| RD2-score3=0
| RD2-team4={{bb|JPN}}
| RD2-score4=9
}}
=Semifinals=
{{Baseballbox
|date = 3 July 1993
|time = 15:30 (UTC+2)
|team1 = {{bb-rt|USA}}
|score = 6 – 3
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|team2 = {{bb|JPN}}
|stadium = Nino Cavalli Stadium, Parma}}
{{Baseballbox
|date = 3 July 1993
|time = 21:00 (UTC+2)
|team1 = {{bb-rt|NCA}}
|score = 1 – 10
|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20030126054533/http://www.baseball.ch/T/rc/ic199302.htm
|team2 = {{bb|CUB}}
|stadium = Nino Cavalli Stadium, Parma}}
=Bronze medal game=
{{Baseballbox
|date = 4 July 1993
|time = 15:30 (UTC+2)
|team1 = {{bb-rt|JPN}}
|score = 9 – 0
|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20030126052617/http://www.baseball.ch/T/rc/ic199304.htm
|team2 = {{bb|NCA}}
|stadium = Nino Cavalli Stadium, Parma}}
=Final=
{{Baseballbox
|date = 4 July 1993
|time = 21:00 (UTC+2)
|team1 = {{bb-rt|USA}}
|score = 4 – 9
|boxurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20030222020353/http://www.baseball.ch/T/rc/ic199303.htm
|team2 = {{bb|CUB}}
|stadium = Nino Cavalli Stadium, Parma}}
References
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20021227160637/http://www.baseball.ch/T/ic1193.htm IBAF - XI Intercontinental Cup 1993]
Intercontinental Cup (baseball)