| Baseball5 World Cup | |
| Last Season: | 2024 Baseball5 World Cup |
| Sport: | Baseball5 |
| Pixels: | 200px |
| Inaugural: | 2022 |
| Administrator: | World Baseball Softball Confederation |
| Teams: | 12 |
| Champion: | (2nd title) |
| Champ Season: | 2024 |
| Most Successful Club: | (2 titles) |
| Related Comps: | Youth Baseball5 World Cup |
The Baseball5 World Cup (B5WC, and sometimes referred to as the Senior Baseball5 World Cup)[1] is a mixed-gender Baseball5 (B5) world championship that occurs every two years, with the first edition held in 2022 in Mexico and contested by 12 countries.[2] It is governed by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC).[3]
The inaugural B5WC was originally planned to happen in December 2020 in Mexico. The COVID-19 pandemic led to the delay of the B5WC to June 2021;[4] however, the continued impact of the pandemic delayed the B5WC further. It was later decided that the WC would be played every two years, starting in 2022.
The 14-team 2020 European Baseball5 Championship held in February and March saw France and Lithuania take the two available Europe berths to qualify for the inaugural B5WC.[5] [6] The Oceania qualifier was scheduled to be played in Australia in 2021.[7] The Asia qualifiers were scheduled to be played in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in April 2021,[8] but were then postponed due to COVID-19 to August 17–19, 2022.[9] [10]
The first edition of the tournament, held in Mexico City, was won by Cuba, who finished the championship undefeated.[11]
In April 2023, it was confirmed that Hong Kong will host the second edition of the tournament, from October 7 to 12, 2024.[12] On the eve of the tournament, it was announced that future editions will have 16 teams (split into four groups) and play 56 games total.[13]
In October 2024 it was announced that Rome will host the 2026 tournament.[14]
The 16 countries participating in the World Cup are geographically broken down as follows:[15]
The 16 countries play a total of 56 games over four or five days.
Each team has five active players and eight players total on the roster, with the mixed-gender nature of the tournament requiring teams to have half of their roster to be of each gender, and at least two active players per gender in the game.[16] [17]
Players must be a minimum of 15 years old (though they can be 14 during the tournament and turn 15 later in the year).[18]
| Year | Host | Final | Third place game | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | width=8% | Score | Runners-up | Third place | width=8% | Score | Fourth place | ||
| 2022 Details |  Mexico City | 2–0 | 2–0 | ||||||
| 2024 Details |  Hong Kong | 2–0 | 2–0 | ||||||
| Teams | 2022 | 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| × | 12th | 1 | ||
| 9th | 1 | |||
| 3rd | 5th | 2 | ||
| 1st | 1st | 2 | ||
| 9th | 3rd | 2 | ||
| 12th | 10th | 2 | ||
| 2nd | 2nd | 2 | ||
| 8th | 1 | |||
| 11th | 8th | 2 | ||
| 5th | 6th | 2 | ||
| 7th | 11th | 2 | ||
| 10th | 1 | |||
| 6th | 7th | 2 | ||
| 4th | 4th | 2 | ||
| No. of Teams | 12 | 12 |
See main article: world championships.