2015 U-12 Baseball World Cup
{{Infobox international baseball tournament
| image = 2015 U-12 Baseball World Cup.jpg
| size =
| caption =
| country = {{flagicon|ROC}} Republic of China
| dates = July 23 - August 2
| num_teams = 12
| continents = 4
| medal_type = world minor
| defending_champion = United States
| prev_year = 2013
| champion_other = {{bbu|12|USA}}
| num_championships = 2
| second_other = {{bbu|12|TPE}}
| third_other = {{bbu|12|NIC}}
| fourth_other = {{bbu|12|CUB}}
| games = 50
| attendance = 53022
| best_avg_hitter = {{flagicon|USA}} Davis Diaz
| best_avg = .571
| best_era_pitcher = {{flagicon|NCA}} Lesther Medrano
| best_era = 0.00
| most_hr_hitter = {{flagicon|USA}} Jack Ryan
| most_hr = 3
| most_sb_runner = {{flagicon|BRA}} Andrew Sato
| most_sb = 11
| most_k_pitcher = {{flagicon|TPE}} Hao-En Chen
{{flagicon|JPN}} Naoki Ito
{{flagicon|CUB}} Ernesto Cabrera
| most_k = 18
| prevseason =2013
| nextseason =2017
}}
The 2015 12U Baseball World Cup was an under-12 international baseball tournament held from July 23 to August 2 in Taipei City, Taiwan.[http://www.wbsc.org/2015-wbsc-u-12-baseball-world-cup-nations-dates-announced/ 2015 WBSC U-12 Baseball World Cup nations, dates announced]
Teams
Twelve teams qualified for the tournament. The number in parentheses is their nations ranking in the WBSC World Rankings{{Cite web |url=http://www.wbsc.org/rankings/ |title = Rankings - WBSC |access-date=2019-07-30 |archive-date=2018-10-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181028110149/http://www.wbsc.org/rankings/ |url-status=dead }} prior to the start of the tournament.
| class="wikitable"
! width="200" |Pool A ! width="200" |Pool B |
| align="center"
|{{bbu-big|12|BRA}} |{{bbu-big|12|AUS}} |
| align="center"
|{{bbu-big|12|TPE}} {{ref|1|1}} |{{bbu-big|12|FRA}} |
| align="center"
|{{bbu-big|12|CUB}} |{{bbu-big|12|JPN}} |
| align="center"
|{{bbu-big|12|RUS}} |{{bbu-big|12|MEX}} |
| align="center"
|{{bbu-big|12|KOR}} |{{bbu-big|12|NCA}} |
| align="center"
|{{bbu-big|12|VEN}} |{{bbu-big|12|USA}} |
First round
= Group A =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! width="150px" |Teams ! width="50px" |{{Tooltip| W | Wins}} ! width="50px" |{{Tooltip| L | Loss}} ! width="50px" |Pct. ! width="50px" |GB |
| style="background-color:#ccffcc"
| align="left" |{{bbu|12|TPE}} |5 |0 |1.000 | -- |
| style="background-color:#ccffcc"
| align="left" |{{bbu|12|CUB}} |4 |1 |.800 |1.0 |
| style="background-color:#ccffcc"
| align="left" |{{bbu|12|VEN}} |3 |2 |.600 |2.0 |
| style="background-color:"
| align="left" |{{bbu|12|KOR}} |2 |3 |.400 |3.0 |
| style="background-color:"
| align="left" |{{bbu|12|BRA}} |1 |4 |.200 |4.0 |
| style="background-color:"
| align="left" |{{bbu|12|RUS}} |0 |5 |.000 |5.0 |
= Group B =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! width="150px" |Teams ! width="50px" |{{Tooltip| W | Wins}} ! width="50px" |{{Tooltip| L | Loss}} ! width="50px" |Pct. ! width="50px" |GB |
| style="background-color:#ccffcc"
| align="left" |{{bbu|12|USA}} |5 |0 |1.000 | -- |
| style="background-color:#ccffcc"
| align="left" |{{bbu|12|NCA}} |4 |1 |.800 |1.0 |
| style="background-color:#ccffcc"
| align="left" |{{bbu|12|JPN}} |3 |2 |.600 |2.0 |
| style="background-color:"
| align="left" |{{bbu|12|MEX}} |2 |3 |.400 |3.0 |
| style="background-color:"
| align="left" |{{bbu|12|AUS}} |1 |4 |.200 |4.0 |
| style="background-color:"
| align="left" |{{bbu|12|FRA}} |0 |5 |.000 |5.0 |
2nd Round
= Super Round =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! width="150px" |Teams ! width="50px" |{{Tooltip| W | Wins}} ! width="50px" |{{Tooltip| L | Loss}} ! width="50px" |Pct. ! width="50px" |GB |
| style="background-color:#ccffcc"
| align="left" |{{bbu|12|TPE}} |4 |1 |.800 | -- |
| style="background-color:#ccffcc"
| align="left" |{{bbu|12|USA}} |4 |1 |.800 | -- |
| style="background-color:#ffffcc"
| align="left" |{{bbu|12|NCA}} |3 |2 |.600 |1.0 |
| style="background-color: #ffffcc "
| align="left" |{{bbu|12|CUB}} |2 |3 |.400 |2.0 |
| style="background-color:"
| align="left" |{{bbu|12|VEN}} |1 |4 |.200 |3.0 |
| style="background-color:"
| align="left" |{{bbu|12|JPN}} |1 |4 |.200 |4.0 |
= Consolation Round =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! width="150px" |Teams ! width="50px" |{{Tooltip| W | Wins}} ! width="50px" |{{Tooltip| L | Loss}} ! width="50px" |Pct. ! width="50px" |GB |
| style="background-color:"
| align="left" |{{bbu|12|MEX}} |5 |0 |1.000 | -- |
| style="background-color:"
| align="left" |{{bbu|12|KOR}} |4 |1 |.800 |1.0 |
| style="background-color:"
| align="left" |{{bbu|12|BRA}} |3 |2 |.600 |2.0 |
| style="background-color:"
| align="left" |{{bbu|12|AUS}} |2 |3 |.400 |3.0 |
| style="background-color:"
| align="left" |{{bbu|12|FRA}} |1 |4 |.200 |4.0 |
| style="background-color:"
| align="left" |{{bbu|12|RUS}} |0 |5 |.000 |5.0 |
Medal Rounds
Both the Gold and Bronze medal game were played at Tainan Municipal Stadium in Tainan.
= Bronze-medal game =
{{Baseballbox|date=Sunday, August 2nd|team1={{bbu-rt|12|CUB}}|team2={{bbu|12|NCA}}|stadium=Tainan Municipal Stadium|score=0–2|attendance=3,100|time=14:00}}
= Gold-medal game =
{{Baseballbox|date=Sunday, August 2nd|time=18:30|team1={{bbu-rt|12|USA}}|team2={{bbu|12|TPE}}|score=7–2|attendance=11,000|stadium=Tainan Municipal Stadium}}
Final rankings
{{col-start}}
{{col-2}}
| class=wikitable style=text-align:center | |
| width=25|Rk
!width=170|Team !width=25|W !width=25|L | |
|---|---|
| {{gold1}}
|align=left|{{bbu|12|USA}} |8 | 1 |
| colspan="6"|Lost in Gold medal game | |
| {{silver2}}
|align=left|{{bbu|12|TPE}} |7 | 2 |
| colspan="6"|Failed to qualify for Gold medal game | |
| {{bronze3}}
|align=left|{{bbu|12|NCA}} |7 | 2 |
| 4
|align=left|{{bbu|12|CUB}} |5 | 4 |
| colspan="6"|Failed to qualify for Bronze medal game | |
| 5
|align=left|{{bbu|12|VEN}} |5 | 3 |
| 6
|align=left|{{bbu|12|JPN}} |3 | 5 |
| colspan="6"|Failed to qualify for Super Round | |
| 7
|align=left|{{bbu|12|MEX}} |5 | 3 |
| 8
|align=left|{{bbu|12|KOR}} |4 | 4 |
| 9
|align=left|{{bbu|12|BRA}} |3 | 5 |
| 10
|align=left|{{bbu|12|AUS}} |2 | 6 |
| 11
|align=left|{{bbu|12|FRA}} |1 | 7 |
| 12
|align=left|{{bbu|12|RUS}} |0 | 8 |
{{col-2}}
{{winners|bb|2015 U12 Baseball World Cup|USA|2nd}}
{{col-end}}
See also
References
{{reflist}}
{{U-12 Baseball World Cup}}
{{International Baseball}}
Category:International baseball competitions hosted by Taiwan
Category:U-12 Baseball World Cup