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U-23 Men's Softball World Cup

{{Short description|Softball championship}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2023}}

{{Infobox sports league

|current_season = 2023 U-23 Men's Softball World Cup

|logo =

|pixels =

|caption =

|organizer = WBSC

|sport = Softball

|founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2023}}

|teams = 12 (Finals)

|continent = International

|related_comps = Men's Softball World Cup

|champion = {{sbu|23|AUS}} (1st title)
(2023)

|most_champs = {{sbu|23|AUS}} (1 title)

|website = [https://www.wbsc.org/en/organisation/wbsc-events/u-23-mens-softball-world-cup wbsc.org/u-23-mens-softball-world-cup]

}}

The U-23 Men's Softball World Cup is the softball world championship tournament for World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) members’ men's national teams with players under the age of 23, held every four years.{{cite web|title=Softball World Cup Calendar Overview |url=https://www.wbsc.org/en/organisation/wbsc-events/competition-formats/softball-world-cup-calendar-overview |publisher=wbsc.org |access-date=9 February 2023}}{{cite web|title=Softball World Cup Calendar Overview |url=https://www.mister-baseball.com/wbsc-launch-u23-mens-u15-womens-softball-world-cups/ |publisher=wbsc.org |access-date=9 February 2023}} The competition will have its inaugural tournament in 2023 in Argentina.{{cite web|title=WBSC to launch U23 Men's and U15 Women's Softball World Cups |date=December 24, 2022 |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1131957/argentina-wbsc-u23-world-cup |publisher=mister-baseball.com |access-date=9 February 2023}}

History

The inaugural tournament will be held in Paraná, Argentina from 15 to 23 July 2023. 12 teams will compete in the 2023 event. Due to originally be held in Paraná, Argentina, in October 2022,{{cite web|title=Singapore Qualifies to U23 Softball World Cup |url=https://southeastasiansportsnews.blogspot.com/2022/09/singapore-qualifies-to-u23-softball.html |publisher=southeastasiansportsnews.blogspot.com |date=2 September 2022 |access-date=9 February 2023}} the tournament was postponed for a number of reasons.{{cite web|title=WBSC Men's U-23 Softball World Cup postponed to 2023 |url=https://www.wbsc.org/en/events/2023-u-23-mens-softball-world-cup/news/wbsc-mens-u-23-softball-world-cup-postponed-to-2023 |publisher=wbsc.org |access-date=9 February 2023}}{{cite web|title=UNDER 23 MEN'S SOFTBALL WORLD CUP POSTPONEMENT |url=https://www.softball.org.au/news/2022-10-07-under-23-mens-softball-world-cup-postponement/ |publisher=Softball Australia |access-date=9 February 2023}} The bidding process was reopened and once again awarded to Paraná in Argentina.{{cite web|title=Inaugural WBSC U-23 Men's Softball World Cup hosting rights awarded to Argentina in 2023; Canada receive wild card |url=https://www.wbsc.org/en/events/2023-u-23-mens-softball-world-cup/news/inaugural-wbsc-u-23-mens-softball-world-cup-hosting-rights-awarded-to-argentina-in-2023-canada-receive-wild-card |publisher=wbsc.org |access-date=9 February 2023}}

Results

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align: center;" width="95%"

!rowspan=2 width=5%|Year

!rowspan=2 width=13%|Final Host

|width=1% rowspan=19 style="border-top:none;border-bottom:none;"|

!colspan=4|Medalists

style="width=17%; background:Gold;"|Champions

!width=7%|Final

!style="width=17%; background:Silver;"|Runners-up

!style="width=17%; background:#c96;"|3rd place

2023
Details{{smallsup|1}}

|{{flagicon|Argentina}}
Paraná

|{{sbu|23|AUS}}

|1–0

|{{sbu|23|JPN}}

|{{sbu|23|ARG}}

1 Originally scheduled to be held in October 2022, but due to a number of reasons, postponed to April 2023.{{cite web|title=Inaugural WBSC U-23 Men's Softball World Cup hosting rights awarded to Argentina in 2023; Canada receive wild card |date=December 27, 2022 |url=https://asiasoftball.com/2022/12/27/inaugural-wbsc-u-23-mens-softball-world-cup-hosting-rights-awarded-to-argentina-in-2023-canada-receive-wild-card/ |publisher=asiasoftball.com |access-date=9 February 2023}}

=Medal table=

{{Medals table

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| host =

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| event =

| team =

| gold_AUS = 1 | silver_AUS = 0 | bronze_AUS = 0

| gold_JPN = 0 | silver_JPN = 1 | bronze_JPN = 0

| gold_ARG = 0 | silver_ARG = 0 | bronze_ARG = 1

}}

Participating nations

  • {{legend | 1=gold | 2= — Champion | outline=grey | text=1st}}
  • {{legend | 1=silver | 2= — Runner-up | outline=grey | text=2nd}}
  • {{legend | 1=#cc9966 | 2= — Third place | outline=grey | text=3rd}}
  • {{legend | 1=# | 2= — Position | outline=grey | text=#}}
  • {{legend | 1=# | 2= — Qualified | outline=grey | text=q}}
  • {{border|width=3px|color=red|   }} — Hosts

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Teams

! 2023

! {{tooltip|Years|Number of years participated}}

align="left" | {{sbu|23|ARG}}

| style="border: 3px solid red; background:#cc9966;" | 3rd

! 1

align="left" | {{sbu|23|AUS}}

| style="background:gold;" | 1st

! 1

align="left" | {{sbu|23|CAN}}

| 5th

! 1

align="left" | {{sbu|23|CZE}}

| 7th

! 1

align="left" | {{sbu|23|GUA}}

| 11th

! 1

align="left" | {{sbu|23|ISR}}

| 10th

! 1

align="left" | {{sbu|23|JPN}}

| style="background:silver;" | 2nd

! 1

align="left" | {{sbu|23|MEX}}

| 4th

! 1

align="left" | {{sbu|23|NZL}}

| 6th

! 1

align="left" | {{sbu|23|SGP}}

| 9th

! 1

align="left" | {{sbu|23|RSA}}

| 12th

! 1

align="left" | {{sbu|23|VEN}}

| 8th

! 1

No. of Teams

! 12

!

See also

References

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External links

  • [https://www.wbsc.org/en/organisation/wbsc-events/u-23-mens-softball-world-cup Official website] {{in lang|en}}

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