The 2015 U-18 Baseball World Cup was an international baseball tournament held by IBAF. The 2015 edition was held in Osaka,

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from August 28, 2015 to September 6, 2015.

Format

First Round: The twelve participating nations were drawn into two groups of 6, in which single round robin will occur. The top 3 nations from each group advances to the Second Round, while the bottom 3 nations from each group advance to the Consolation Round. Consolation Round: The 6 nations in this round play one game against the teams they have not played yet. (example: The 4th placed team from Group A will play the bottom three teams from Group B) Second Round: The format in the Second Round is similar to that of the Consolation Round. Each team plays the top three teams from the opposing group. (example: The 1st placed team from Group B will play the top three teams from Group A) The standings for this round will include the 2 games played against the 2 other Second Round qualifiers from the team's First Round group, and the 3 games played in the Second Round, for a total of 5 games. The 3rd and 4th-place finishers advance to the Bronze Medal Game, and the 1st and 2nd-place finishers advance to the Gold Medal Game. Finals: The Finals consist of the Bronze Medal Game, contested by the 3rd and 4th-place finishers, and the Gold Medal Game, contested by the 1st and 2nd-place finishers.

Medalists

Teams

The following 12 teams qualified for the tournament. The number shown in parenthesis is the country's position in the

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going into the competition. '

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is the official IBAF designation for the team representing the state officially referred to as the

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, more commonly known as Taiwan. (See also

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for details.)

First round

Group A

Group B

¹Game suspended and completed on September 2

Super round

Consolation round

¹Game suspended and completed on September 4

Finals

Third place game

Championship

¹The game was originally scheduled to begin at 18:10, but was delayed by rain.

References

Official website
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