The 2010 World University Baseball Championship was an under-23 college baseball competition held at Meiji Jingu Stadium in Shinjuku, Yokohama Stadium in Naka-ku, Yokohama, Utsumi-Shimaoka Ballpark in Fuchū and KAIT Stadium in Atsugi, Japan from July 30 to August 7, 2010.

Teams

The following 8 nations were represented at the tournament.

Group AGroup B
CanadaChina
Chinese TaipeiCuba
Sri LankaJapan
United StatesSouth Korea

First round

Group A

Standings

TeamsWLPct.GBRRA
United States301.000–318
Canada21.66712210
Chinese Taipei12.33322511
Sri Lanka03.0003049

Schedule

July 30, 2010Chinese Taipei2 – 3CanadaMeiji Jingu Stadium, Shinjuku, Tokyo Attendance: 300
July 30, 2010United States15 – 0 (F/5)Sri LankaUtsumi-Shimaoka Ballpark, Fuchū, Tokyo Attendance: 50
July 31, 2010Canada18 – 0 (F/5)Sri LankaUtsumi-Shimaoka Ballpark, Fuchū, Tokyo Attendance: 140
August 1, 2010United States8 – 7 (F/11)Chinese TaipeiMeiji Jingu Stadium, Shinjuku, Tokyo Attendance: 300
August 2, 2010Sri Lanka0 – 16 (F/5)Chinese TaipeiYokohama Stadium, Naka-ku, Yokohama Attendance: 100
August 2, 2010Canada1 – 8United StatesYokohama Stadium, Naka-ku, Yokohama Attendance: 500

Group B

Standings

TeamsWLPct.GBRRA
Cuba301.000–457
Japan21.66712612
South Korea12.33321326
China03.0003443

Schedule

July 30, 2010Japan4 – 0South KoreaMeiji Jingu Stadium, Shinjuku, Tokyo Attendance: 5,000
July 31, 2010South Korea0 – 18 (F/5)CubaMeiji Jingu Stadium, Shinjuku, Tokyo Attendance: 500
July 31, 2010China0 – 15 (F/6)JapanMeiji Jingu Stadium, Shinjuku, Tokyo Attendance: 3,900
August 1, 2010Japan7 – 12CubaMeiji Jingu Stadium, Shinjuku, Tokyo Attendance: 8,000
August 1, 2010South Korea13 – 4ChinaUtsumi-Shimaoka Ballpark, Fuchū, Tokyo Attendance: 100
August 2, 2010Cuba15 – 0 (F/5)ChinaKAIT Stadium, Atsugi, Kanagawa Attendance: 460

Finals

QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
B1Cuba14
A4Sri Lanka0
WQF3Cuba11
WQF2South Korea1
A2Canada4
B3South Korea7
WSF1Cuba4
WSF2United States3
A1United States11
B4China0
WQF1United States4Third place
WQF4Japan2
B2Japan13LSF2Japan9
A3Chinese Taipei0LSF1South Korea0

Quarterfinals

August 3, 2010United States11 – 0 (F/7)ChinaYokohama Stadium, Naka-ku, Yokohama Attendance: 400
August 3, 2010Canada4 – 7South KoreaKAIT Stadium, Atsugi, Kanagawa Attendance: 320
August 4, 2010Cuba14 – 0 (F/7)Sri LankaYokohama Stadium, Naka-ku, Yokohama Attendance: 500
August 4, 2010Japan13 – 0 (F/7)Chinese TaipeiYokohama Stadium, Naka-ku, Yokohama Attendance: 5,000

Ranking deciders

August 4, 2010China3 – 17 (F/7)CanadaKAIT Stadium, Atsugi, Kanagawa Attendance: 110
August 5, 2010Chinese Taipei21 – 0 (F/5)Sri LankaKAIT Stadium, Atsugi, Kanagawa Attendance: 100

Semifinals

August 5, 2010Cuba11 – 1 (F/8)South KoreaYokohama Stadium, Naka-ku, Yokohama Attendance: 1,500
August 5, 2010United States4 – 2JapanYokohama Stadium, Naka-ku, Yokohama Attendance: 6,500

7th place match

August 6, 2010China10 – 0 (F/8)Sri LankaUtsumi-Shimaoka Ballpark, Fuchū, Tokyo Attendance: 120

5th place match

August 6, 2010Chinese Taipei14 – 15CanadaMeiji Jingu Stadium, Shinjuku, Tokyo Attendance: 50

Bronze medal match

August 7, 2010Japan9 – 0South KoreaMeiji Jingu Stadium, Shinjuku, Tokyo Attendance: 3,500

Gold medal match

August 7, 2010Cuba4 – 3 (F/10)United StatesMeiji Jingu Stadium, Shinjuku, Tokyo Attendance: 4,000

Final standings

RkTeamWL
Rk Team W L Cuba 6 0 Lost in Final United States 5 1 Failed to qualify for Final Japan 4 2 4 South Korea 2 4 Failed to qualify for the Semifinals 5 Canada 4 2 6 Chinese Taipei 2 4 Failed to qualify for the 5th place game 7 China 1 5 8 Sri Lanka 0 62010 World University Baseball champions Cuba 2nd title
Cuba60
Lost in Final
United States51
Failed to qualify for Final
Japan42
4South Korea24
Failed to qualify for the Semifinals
5Canada42
6Chinese Taipei24
Failed to qualify for the 5th place game
7China15
8Sri Lanka06
2010 World University Baseball champions
Cuba 2nd title

See also

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