The 2008 World Junior AAA Championship was held in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, from July 25 to August 3, 2008.

Group stage

Pool A

Pool B

Knockout stage

Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
August 1, 2008 – 19:05
Australia2
August 2, 2008 – 19:00
Canada1
Australia1
August 1, 2008 – 10:00
United States3
Puerto Rico0
August 3, 2008 – 16:30
United States7
United States0
August 1, 2008 – 10:00
South Korea7
Chinese Taipei4
August 2, 2008 – 15:00
South Korea5
South Korea6
August 1, 2008 – 15:00
Cuba1Third place
Mexico7
August 3, 2008 – 13:15
Cuba8
Cuba6
Australia2

Fifth through eighth place

Classification roundFifth place
August 2, 2008 – 19:00
Canada9
August 3, 2008 – 10:00
Puerto Rico6
Canada4
August 2, 2008 – 14:00
Chinese Taipei12
Chinese Taipei1
Mexico0
Seventh place
August 3, 2008 – 10:00
Puerto Rico0
Mexico2

Final standings

Classification
Classification 1 South Korea 2 United States 3 Cuba 4 Australia 5 Chinese Taipei 6 Canada 7 Mexico 8 Puerto Rico 9 Netherlands 10 Italy 11 Czech Republic 12 Russia2008 World Junior Baseball champions South Korea 5th title
1South Korea
2United States
3Cuba
4Australia
5Chinese Taipei
6Canada
7Mexico
8Puerto Rico
9Netherlands
10Italy
11Czech Republic
12Russia
2008 World Junior Baseball champions
South Korea 5th title

Awards

AwardsPlayer
Most Valuable PlayerSouth Korea Yung-hoon Sung
Outstanding Defensive PlayerSouth Korea An Chi-hong
All-Tournament Team
PositionPlayer
CatcherCanada Brett Lawrie
First BaseUnited States Jeff Malm
Second BaseMexico Adán Velázquez
Third BaseUnited States Harold Martinez
ShortstopUnited States Nolan Fontana
OutfieldSouth Korea Jung Soo-bin
Cuba Yasiel Puig
Canada Michael Crouse
Designated HitterSouth Korea Oh Ji-hwan
Left-handed PitcherUnited States Matt Purke
Right-handed PitcherChinese Taipei Che-Ming Su

See also

External links

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