The 2012 IBAF
18U Baseball World Championship was an
international baseball
International is an adjective (also used as a noun) meaning "between nations".
International may also refer to:
Music Albums
* ''International'' (Kevin Michael album), 2011
* ''International'' (New Order album), 2002
* ''International'' (The T ...
competition held in
Seoul
Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 ...
,
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
from August 30 to September 8, 2012.
Medalists
Teams
The following 12 teams qualified for the tournament.
'
Chinese Taipei
"Chinese Taipei" is the term used in various international organizations and tournaments for groups or delegations representing the Republic of China (ROC), a country commonly known as Taiwan.
Due to the One-China principle stipulated by th ...
is the official
IBAF
The International Baseball Federation (IBAF; Spanish: ''Federación Internacional de Béisbol'', French: ''Fédération internationale de baseball'') is the former worldwide governing body recognized by the International Olympic Committee as ove ...
designation for the team representing the state officially referred to as the
Republic of China
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast ...
, more commonly known as
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...
. (See also
political status of Taiwan
The controversy surrounding the political status of Taiwan or the Taiwan issue is a result of World War II, the second phase of the Chinese Civil War (1945–1949), and the Cold War.
The basic issue hinges on who the islands of Taiwan, Peng ...
for details.)
Round 1
Group A
Standings
Schedule
----
----
----
----
----
Group B
Standings
Schedule
----
----
----
----
----
Round 2
Group C
Standings
Schedule
----
----
Round 3
11th place game
9th place game
7th place game
5th place game
Bronze medal game
Gold medal game
Final standings
Officials
[ ]
Technical Commissioners
Chairman:
Jim Baba (CAN)
Members:
* Brett Pickett (AUS)
* Koji Aso (JPN)
* Lin, Hua Wei (TPE)
* George Santiago (PUR)
* Lee, Kyu-Seok (KOR)
* Kang, Moon-Kil (KOR)
* Kim, Byung-Il (KOR)
* Park, Ro-Jun (KOR)
* Son, Hyuk (KOR)
Umpires
Umpire Director:
Gustavo Rodriguez (USA)
Members:
* Gregory Howard (AUS)
* Jon Oko (CAN)
* Bin Shun Chen (TPE)
* David Kulhanek (CZE)
* Marco Taurelli (ITA)
* Tomohisa Yamaguchi (JPN)
* Hi Young Park (KOR)
* Osmel Pimentel (VEN)
* Kou Wakabayashi (JPN)
* David Condon (USA)
* Kevin Sweeney (USA)
* Batista Fermin (PAN)
* Do Hyung Kim (KOR)
* Yang, Jae Man (KOR)
* Jae Hoon Lim (KOR)
* Seong Jun Park (KOR)
* Suk Man Hwang (KOR)
* Won Jung Park (KOR)
Scorers
Scoring Director:
Marco Battistella (ITA)
Members:
* Takuya Sumi (JPN)
* Feiko Drost (NED)
* Jennie Moloney (AUS)
* An, Woo Jun (KOR)
* Oh, Ik Hwan (KOR)
* Hwang, Sung Jun (KOR)
* Han, In Hii (KOR)
* Kim Young Sung (KOR)
Jury of Appeal
Chairman:
Gustavo Rodriguez (USA)
Members:
* Sang Hyung Lee (KOR)
* Gianni Fabrizi (ITA)
References
{{International Baseball
World Junior Baseball Championship
The U-18 Baseball World Cup is the 18-and-under baseball world championship sanctioned by the International Baseball Federation (IBAF) and its successor, the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC), and was first held in 1981 in the United S ...
U-18 Baseball World Cup
2012
File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ...
Sports competitions in Seoul
18U Baseball World Championship
18U Baseball World Championship
2010s in Seoul