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{{Short description|Sports event}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2012}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2012}}
{{Infobox sports league
{{Infobox sports league
| formerly = World Junior Baseball Championship (1981 - 2010)<br>18U Baseball World Championship (2012)<br>18U Baseball World Cup (2013)
| formerly = World Junior Baseball Championship (1981 - 2010)<br>18U Baseball World Championship (2012)<br>18U Baseball World Cup (2013)
| last_season = 2019 U-18 Baseball World Cup
| current_season = 2023 U-18 Baseball World Cup
| logo =
| logo =
| pixels =
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| sport = Baseball
| sport = Baseball
| founded = 1981
| founded = 1981
| teams = 12 (Finals)
| teams = 12
| continent = International
| continent = International
| champion = {{bb|TPE}} (2019)
| champion = {{bbu|18|JPN}} (1st title) (2023)
| most_champs = {{bb|CUB}} (11 titles)
| most_champs = {{bbu|18|CUB}} (11 titles)
| website = https://u18bwc.wbsc.org
| website = [https://www.wbsc.org/en/events/2023-u18-baseball-world-cup/home 2023 WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup]
}}
}}
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 States. Because it is a world championship, the results of the U-18 Baseball World Cup affect the [[WBSC World Rankings]].<ref name="ibaf world ranking notes">{{cite web|url=http://ibaf.org/fileadmin/user_upload/Files_-_world_rankings/4221-IBAF_World_Rankings_Notes.pdf |title=IBAF World Ranking Notes |access-date=July 23, 2009 |date=January 13, 2009 |publisher=IBAF |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190509034100/http://ibaf.org/fileadmin/user_upload/Files_-_world_rankings/4221-IBAF_World_Rankings_Notes.pdf |archive-date=May 9, 2019 }}</ref>


Several players who have participated in the U-18 Baseball World Cup have gone on to stardom at the professional level, including Japan's [[Yu Darvish]], USA's [[Clayton Kershaw]], [[Francisco Lindor]] and [[Buster Posey]], and Cuba's [[Yasiel Puig]] and [[Aroldis Chapman]], among many others.
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 States. Because it is a world championship, the results of the U-18 Baseball World Cup affect the [[WBSC World Rankings]].<ref name="ibaf world ranking notes">{{cite web|url=http://ibaf.org/fileadmin/user_upload/Files_-_world_rankings/4221-IBAF_World_Rankings_Notes.pdf |title=IBAF World Ranking Notes |access-date=July 23, 2009 |date=January 13, 2009 |publisher=IBAF |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/5hG7G6kr0?url=http://ibaf.org/fileadmin/user_upload/Files_-_world_rankings/4221-IBAF_World_Rankings_Notes.pdf |archive-date=June 3, 2009 }} </ref>

Several players who have participated in the U-18 Baseball World Cup have gone on to stardom at the professional level, including Japan's [[Yu Darvish]], USA's [[Clayton Kershaw]] and [[Buster Posey]], and Cuba's [[Yasiel Puig]] and [[Aroldis Chapman]], among many others.


Prior to 2010, the IBAF organized the '''World Junior Baseball Championship'''. The WBSC was created in 2013 when the IBAF merged with the International Softball Federation.
Prior to 2010, the IBAF organized the '''World Junior Baseball Championship'''. The WBSC was created in 2013 when the IBAF merged with the International Softball Federation.
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==Results==
==Results==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align: center;"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align: center;"
!colspan=6|World Junior Baseball Championship
|-
!rowspan=2 width=5%|Year
!rowspan=2 width=5%|Year
!rowspan=2 width=10%|Final Host<ref>{{cite web |title=Editions |url=https://www.wbsc.org/en/events/2022-u18-baseball-world-cup/editions |website=WBSC |publisher=World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) |access-date=30 April 2022}}</ref>
!rowspan=2 width=10%|Final Host<ref>{{cite web |title=Editions |url=https://www.wbsc.org/en/events/2021-u18-baseball-world-cup/editions |website=WBSC |publisher=World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) |access-date=30 April 2022}}</ref>
|width=1% rowspan=32 style="border-top:none;border-bottom:none;"|
|width=1% rowspan=34 style="border-top:none;border-bottom:none;"|
!colspan=4|Medalists
!colspan=4|Medalists
|-
|-
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|1981<br>''[[1981 World Junior Baseball Championship|Details]]''
|1981<br>''[[1981 World Junior Baseball Championship|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|USA}}<br>[[Newark, Ohio|Newark]]
|{{flagicon|USA}}<br>[[Newark, Ohio|Newark]]
|'''{{bb-big|KOR|1949}}'''
|'''{{bbu-big|18|KOR|1949}}'''
|{{bbu-big|18|USA}}
|{{bbu-big|18|USA}}
|colspan=2|{{bb-big|AUS}}
|colspan=2|{{bbu-big|18|AUS}}
|- style="background: #D0E6FF;"
|- style="background: #D0E6FF;"
|1982<br>''[[1982 World Junior Baseball Championship|Details]]''
|1982<br>''[[1982 World Junior Baseball Championship|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|USA}}<br>[[Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville]]
|{{flagicon|USA}}<br>[[Knoxville, Tennessee|Knoxville]]
|'''{{bbu-big|18|USA}}'''
|'''{{bbu-big|18|USA}}'''
|{{bb-big|JPN|1947}}
|{{bbu-big|18|JPN|1947}}
|colspan=2|{{bb-big|AUS}}
|colspan=2|{{bbu-big|18|AUS}}
|-
|-
|1983<br>''[[1983 World Junior Baseball Championship|Details]]''
|1983<br>''[[1983 World Junior Baseball Championship|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|USA}}<br>[[Johnstown, Pennsylvania|Johnstown]]
|{{flagicon|USA}}<br>[[Johnstown, Pennsylvania|Johnstown]]
|'''{{bb-big|TPE}}'''
|'''{{bbu-big|18|TPE}}'''
|{{bbu-big|18|USA}}
|{{bbu-big|18|USA}}
|colspan=2|{{bb-big|CAN}}
|colspan=2|{{bbu-big|18|CAN}}
|- style="background: #D0E6FF;"
|- style="background: #D0E6FF;"
|1984<br>''[[1984 World Junior Baseball Championship|Details]]''
|1984<br>''[[1984 World Junior Baseball Championship|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|CAN}}<br>[[Saskatoon]]
|{{flagicon|CAN}}<br>[[Saskatoon]]
|'''{{bb-big|CUB}}'''
|'''{{bbu-big|18|CUB}}'''
|{{bbu-big|18|USA}}
|{{bbu-big|18|USA}}
|colspan=2|{{bb-big|TPE}}
|colspan=2|{{bbu-big|18|TPE}}
|-
|-
|1985<br>''[[1985 World Junior Baseball Championship|Details]]''
|1985<br>''[[1985 World Junior Baseball Championship|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|USA}}<br>[[Albany, New York|Albany]]
|{{flagicon|USA}}<br>[[Albany, New York|Albany]]
|'''{{bb-big|CUB}}'''
|'''{{bbu-big|18|CUB}}'''
|{{bbu-big|18|USA}}
|{{bbu-big|18|USA}}
|colspan=2|{{bb-big|TPE}}
|colspan=2|{{bbu-big|18|TPE}}
|- style="background: #D0E6FF;"
|- style="background: #D0E6FF;"
|1986<br>''[[1986 World Junior Baseball Championship|Details]]''
|1986<br>''[[1986 World Junior Baseball Championship|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|CAN}}<br>[[Windsor, Ontario|Windsor]]
|{{flagicon|CAN}}<br>[[Windsor, Ontario|Windsor]]
|'''{{bb-big|CUB}}'''
|'''{{bbu-big|18|CUB}}'''
|{{bb-big|TPE}}
|{{bbu-big|18|TPE}}
|colspan=2|{{bbu-big|18|USA}}
|colspan=2|{{bbu-big|18|USA}}
|-
|-
|1987<br>''[[1987 World Junior Baseball Championship|Details]]''
|1987<br>''[[1987 World Junior Baseball Championship|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|CAN}}<br>[[Windsor, Ontario|Windsor]]
|{{flagicon|CAN}}<br>[[Windsor, Ontario|Windsor]]
|'''{{bb-big|CUB}}'''
|'''{{bbu-big|18|CUB}}'''
|{{bbu-big|18|USA}}
|{{bbu-big|18|USA}}
|colspan=2|{{bb-big|CAN}}
|colspan=2|{{bbu-big|18|CAN}}
|- style="background: #D0E6FF;"
|- style="background: #D0E6FF;"
|1988<br>''[[1988 World Junior Baseball Championship|Details]]''
|1988<br>''[[1988 World Junior Baseball Championship|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|AUS}}<br>[[Sydney]]
|{{flagicon|AUS}}<br>[[Sydney]]
|'''{{bbu-big|18|USA}}'''
|'''{{bbu-big|18|USA}}'''
|{{bb-big|CUB}}
|{{bbu-big|18|CUB}}
|colspan=2|{{bb-big|TPE}}
|colspan=2|{{bbu-big|18|TPE}}
|-
|-
|1989<br>''[[1989 World Junior Baseball Championship|Details]]''
|1989<br>''[[1989 World Junior Baseball Championship|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|CAN}}<br>[[Trois-Rivières]]
|{{flagicon|CAN}}<br>[[Trois-Rivières]]
|'''{{bbu-big|18|USA}}'''
|'''{{bbu-big|18|USA}}'''
|{{bb-big|CUB}}
|{{bbu-big|18|CUB}}
|colspan=2|{{bb-big|AUS}}
|colspan=2|{{bbu-big|18|AUS}}
|- style="background: #D0E6FF;"
|- style="background: #D0E6FF;"
|1990<br>''[[1990 World Junior Baseball Championship|Details]]''
|1990<br>''[[1990 World Junior Baseball Championship|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|CUB}}<br>[[Cuba]]
|{{flagicon|CUB}}<br>[[Cuba]]
|'''{{bb-big|CUB}}'''
|'''{{bbu-big|18|CUB}}'''
|{{bb-big|TPE}}
|{{bbu-big|18|TPE}}
|colspan=2|{{bbu-big|18|USA}}
|colspan=2|{{bbu-big|18|USA}}
|-
|-
|1991<br>''[[1991 World Junior Baseball Championship|Details]]''
|1991<br>''[[1991 World Junior Baseball Championship|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|CAN}}<br>[[Brandon, Manitoba|Brandon]]
|{{flagicon|CAN}}<br>[[Brandon, Manitoba|Brandon]]
|'''{{bb-big|CAN}}'''
|'''{{bbu-big|18|CAN}}'''
|{{bb-big|TPE}}
|{{bbu-big|18|TPE}}
|colspan=2|{{bbu-big|18|USA}}
|colspan=2|{{bbu-big|18|USA}}
|- style="background: #D0E6FF;"
|- style="background: #D0E6FF;"
|1992<br>''[[1992 World Junior Baseball Championship|Details]]''
|1992<br>''[[1992 World Junior Baseball Championship|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|MEX}}<br>[[Monterrey]]
|{{flagicon|MEX}}<br>[[Monterrey]]
|'''{{bb-big|CUB}}'''
|'''{{bbu-big|18|CUB}}'''
|{{bbu-big|18|USA}}
|{{bbu-big|18|USA}}
|colspan=2|{{bb-big|TPE}}
|colspan=2|{{bbu-big|18|TPE}}
|-
|-
|1993<br>''[[1993 World Junior Baseball Championship|Details]]''
|1993<br>''[[1993 World Junior Baseball Championship|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|CAN}}<br>[[Windsor, Ontario|Windsor]]
|{{flagicon|CAN}}<br>[[Windsor, Ontario|Windsor]]
|'''{{bb-big|CUB}}'''
|'''{{bbu-big|18|CUB}}'''
|{{bbu-big|18|USA}}
|{{bbu-big|18|USA}}
|colspan=2|{{bb-big|TPE}}
|colspan=2|{{bbu-big|18|TPE}}
|- style="background: #D0E6FF;"
|- style="background: #D0E6FF;"
|1994<br>''[[1994 World Junior Baseball Championship|Details]]''
|1994<br>''[[1994 World Junior Baseball Championship|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|CAN}}<br>[[Brandon, Manitoba|Brandon]]
|{{flagicon|CAN}}<br>[[Brandon, Manitoba|Brandon]]
|'''{{bb-big|KOR|1984}}'''
|'''{{bbu-big|18|KOR|1984}}'''
|{{bbu-big|18|USA}}
|{{bbu-big|18|USA}}
|colspan=2|{{bb-big|TPE}}
|colspan=2|{{bbu-big|18|TPE}}
|-
|-
|1995<br>''[[1995 World Junior Baseball Championship|Details]]''
|1995<br>''[[1995 World Junior Baseball Championship|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|USA}}<br>United States
|{{flagicon|USA}}<br>United States
|'''{{bbu-big|18|USA}}'''
|'''{{bbu-big|18|USA}}'''
|{{bb-big|TPE}}
|{{bbu-big|18|TPE}}
|colspan=2|{{bb-big|AUS}}
|colspan=2|{{bbu-big|18|AUS}}
|- style="background: #D0E6FF;"
|- style="background: #D0E6FF;"
|1996<br>''[[1996 World Junior Baseball Championship|Details]]''
|1996<br>''[[1996 World Junior Baseball Championship|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|CUB}}<br>[[Sancti Spíritus]]
|{{flagicon|CUB}}<br>[[Sancti Spíritus]]
|'''{{bb-big|CUB}}'''
|'''{{bbu-big|18|CUB}}'''
|{{bb-big|TPE}}
|{{bbu-big|18|TPE}}
|colspan=2|{{bbu-big|18|USA}}
|colspan=2|{{bbu-big|18|USA}}
|-
|-
|1997<br>''[[1997 World Junior Baseball Championship|Details]]''
|1997<br>''[[1997 World Junior Baseball Championship|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|CAN}}<br>[[Moncton]]
|{{flagicon|CAN}}<br>[[Moncton]]
|'''{{bb-big|CUB}}'''
|'''{{bbu-big|18|CUB}}'''
|{{bb-big|TPE}}
|{{bbu-big|18|TPE}}
|colspan=2|{{bb-big|CAN}}
|colspan=2|{{bbu-big|18|CAN}}
|- style="background: #D0E6FF;"
|- style="background: #D0E6FF;"
|1999<br>''[[1999 World Junior Baseball Championship|Details]]''
|1999<br>''[[1999 World Junior Baseball Championship|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|TWN}}<br>[[Kaohsiung]]
|{{flagicon|TWN}}<br>[[Kaohsiung]]
|'''{{bbu-big|18|USA}}'''
|'''{{bbu-big|18|USA}}'''
|{{bb-big|TPE}}
|{{bbu-big|18|TPE}}
|colspan=2|{{bb-big|CUB}}
|colspan=2|{{bbu-big|18|CUB}}
|-
|-
|2000<br>''[[2000 World Junior Baseball Championship|Details]]''
|2000<br>''[[2000 World Junior Baseball Championship|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|CAN}}<br>[[Edmonton]]
|{{flagicon|CAN}}<br>[[Edmonton]]
|'''{{bb-big|KOR|1997}}'''
|'''{{bbu-big|18|KOR|1997}}'''
|{{bbu-big|18|USA}}
|{{bbu-big|18|USA}}
|colspan=2|{{bb-big|CUB}}
|colspan=2|{{bbu-big|18|CUB}}
|- style="background: #D0E6FF;"
|- style="background: #D0E6FF;"
|2002<br>''[[2002 World Junior Baseball Championship|Details]]''
|2002<br>''[[2002 World Junior Baseball Championship|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|CAN}}<br>[[Sherbrooke]]
|{{flagicon|CAN}}<br>[[Sherbrooke]]
|'''{{bb-big|CUB}}'''
|'''{{bbu-big|18|CUB}}'''
|{{bb-big|TPE}}
|{{bbu-big|18|TPE}}
|colspan=2|{{bbu-big|18|USA}}
|colspan=2|{{bbu-big|18|USA}}
|-
|-
|2004<br>''[[2004 World Junior Baseball Championship|Details]]''
|2004<br>''[[2004 World Junior Baseball Championship|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|TWN}}<br>[[Taipei]]
|{{flagicon|TWN}}<br>[[Taipei]]
|'''{{bb-big|CUB}}'''
|'''{{bbu-big|18|CUB}}'''
|{{bb-big|JPN}}
|{{bbu-big|18|JPN}}
|colspan=2|{{bb-big|KOR|1997}}
|colspan=2|{{bbu-big|18|KOR|1997}}
|- style="background: #D0E6FF;"
|- style="background: #D0E6FF;"
|2006<br>''[[2006 World Junior Baseball Championship|Details]]''
|2006<br>''[[2006 World Junior Baseball Championship|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|CUB}}<br>[[Sancti Spíritus]]
|{{flagicon|CUB}}<br>[[Sancti Spíritus]]
|'''{{bb-big|KOR|1997}}'''
|'''{{bbu-big|18|KOR|1997}}'''
|{{bbu-big|18|USA}}
|{{bbu-big|18|USA}}
|colspan=2|{{bb-big|CAN}}
|colspan=2|{{bbu-big|18|CAN}}
|-
|-
|2008<br>''[[2008 World Junior Baseball Championship|Details]]''
|2008<br>''[[2008 World Junior Baseball Championship|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|CAN}}<br>[[Edmonton]]
|{{flagicon|CAN}}<br>[[Edmonton]]
|'''{{bb-big|KOR|1997}}'''
|'''{{bbu-big|18|KOR|1997}}'''
|{{bbu-big|18|USA}}
|{{bbu-big|18|USA}}
|colspan=2|{{bb-big|CUB}}
|colspan=2|{{bbu-big|18|CUB}}
|- style="background: #D0E6FF;"
|- style="background: #D0E6FF;"
|2010<br>''[[2010 World Junior Baseball Championship|Details]]''
|2010<br>''[[2010 World Junior Baseball Championship|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|CAN}}<br>[[Thunder Bay]]
|{{flagicon|CAN}}<br>[[Thunder Bay]]
|'''{{bb-big|TPE}}'''
|'''{{bbu-big|18|TPE}}'''
|{{bb-big|AUS}}
|{{bbu-big|18|AUS}}
|colspan=2|{{bb-big|CUB}}
|colspan=2|{{bbu-big|18|CUB}}
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align: center;"
!colspan=6|18U Baseball World Championship
|-
!rowspan=2 width=5%|Year
!rowspan=2 width=10%|Final Host
!colspan=4|Medalists
|-
!width=17%|Gold
!width=17%|Silver
!width=17% colspan=2|Bronze
|-
|-
|2012<br>''[[2012 18U Baseball World Championship|Details]]''
|2012<br>''[[2012 18U Baseball World Championship|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|KOR}}<br>[[Seoul]]
|{{flagicon|KOR}}<br>[[Seoul]]
|'''{{bbu-big|18|USA}}'''
|'''{{bbu-big|18|USA}}'''
|{{bb-big|CAN}}
|{{bbu-big|18|CAN}}
|colspan=2|{{bb-big|TPE}}
|colspan=2|{{bbu-big|18|TPE}}
|- style="background: #D0E6FF;"
|- style="background: #D0E6FF;"
|-
!colspan=7|18U Baseball World Cup
|-
|2013<br>''[[2013 18U Baseball World Cup|Details]]''
|2013<br>''[[2013 18U Baseball World Cup|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|TWN}}<br>[[Taichung]]
|{{flagicon|TWN}}<br>[[Taichung]]
|'''{{bbu-big|18|USA}}'''
|'''{{bbu-big|18|USA}}'''
|{{bb-big|JPN}}
|{{bbu-big|18|JPN}}
|colspan=2|{{bb-big|CUB}}
|colspan=2|{{bbu-big|18|CUB}}
|-
|-
!colspan=7|U-18 Baseball World Cup
!colspan=7|U-18 Baseball World Cup
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|{{flagicon|JPN}}<br>[[Osaka]]
|{{flagicon|JPN}}<br>[[Osaka]]
|'''{{bbu-big|18|USA}}'''
|'''{{bbu-big|18|USA}}'''
|{{bb-big|JPN}}
|{{bbu-big|18|JPN}}
|colspan=2|{{bb-big|KOR}}
|colspan=2|{{bbu-big|18|KOR}}
|-style="background: #D0E6FF;"
|-style="background: #D0E6FF;"
|2017<br>''[[2017 U-18 Baseball World Cup|Details]]''
|2017<br>''[[2017 U-18 Baseball World Cup|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|CAN}}<br>[[Thunder Bay]]
|{{flagicon|CAN}}<br>[[Thunder Bay]]
|'''{{bbu-big|18|USA}}'''
|'''{{bbu-big|18|USA}}'''
|{{bb-big|KOR}}
|{{bbu-big|18|KOR}}
|colspan=2|{{bb-big|JPN}}
|colspan=2|{{bbu-big|18|JPN}}
|-
|-
|2019<br>''[[2019 U-18 Baseball World Cup|Details]]''
|2019<br>''[[2019 U-18 Baseball World Cup|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|KOR}}<br>[[Gijang]]
|{{flagicon|KOR}}<br>[[Gijang]]
|'''{{bb-big|TPE}}'''
|'''{{bbu-big|18|TPE}}'''
|{{bbu-big|18|USA}}
|{{bbu-big|18|USA}}
|colspan=2|{{bb-big|KOR}}
|colspan=2|{{bbu-big|18|KOR}}
|-style="background: #D0E6FF;"
|-style="background: #D0E6FF;"
|2022<br>''[[2021 U-18 Baseball World Cup|Detalis]]''<ref group=R>Originally scheduled to be held in 2021, but due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], postponed to September 2022.</ref>
|2022<br>''[[2021 U-18 Baseball World Cup|Details]]''<ref group=R>Originally scheduled to be held in 2021, but due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], postponed to September 2022.</ref>
|{{flagicon|USA}}<br>[[Sarasota, Florida|Sarasota]] & [[Bradenton, Florida|Bradenton, FL]]
|{{flagicon|USA}}<br>[[Sarasota, Florida|Sarasota]] & [[Bradenton, Florida|Bradenton, FL]]
|'''{{bbu-big|18|USA}}'''
|
|{{bbu-big|18|TPE}}
|
|colspan=2|{{bbu-big|18|JPN}}
|
|-
|colspan=2|
|2023<br>''[[2023 U-18 Baseball World Cup|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|TWN}}<br>[[Taipei]], [[Taichung]]
|'''{{bbu-big|18|JPN}}'''
|{{bbu-big|18|TPE}}
|colspan=2|{{bbu-big|18|KOR}}
|}
|}
:;Notes
:;Notes
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==Medal table==
==Medal table==
{{Medals table
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%; text-align:center"
| caption =
|-
| host =
! Rank
| show_limit =
! Team
| remaining_link =
! style="background:#FFD700;" width="75"|Gold
| flag_template = flagcountry
! style="background:#C0C0C0;" width="75"|Silver
| event =
! style="background:#CC9966;" width="75"|Bronze
| team =
! width="70"|Total
| gold_CUB = 11 | silver_CUB = 2 | bronze_CUB = 5
|-
| gold_USA = 10 | silver_USA = 12 | bronze_USA = 5
| 1
| gold_KOR = 5 | silver_KOR = 1 | bronze_KOR = 4
| align="left" | {{bbu|18|CUB}}
| gold_TPE = 3 | silver_TPE = 10 | bronze_TPE = 7
| 11 || 2 || 5 || 18
| gold_JPN = 1 | silver_JPN = 4 | bronze_JPN = 2
|-
| gold_CAN = 1 | silver_CAN = 1 | bronze_CAN = 4
| 2
| gold_AUS = 0 | silver_AUS = 1 | bronze_AUS = 4
| align="left" | {{bbu|18|USA}}
}}
| 9 || 12 || 5 || 26
|-
| 3
| align="left" | {{bbu|18|KOR}}
| 5 || 1 || 3 || 9
|-
| 4
| align="left" | {{bbu|18|TPE}}{{ref|1|1}}
| 3 || 8 || 7 || 18
|-
| 5
| align="left" | {{bbu|18|CAN}}
| 1 || 1 || 4 || 6
|-
| 6
| align="left" | {{bbu|18|JPN}}
| 0 || 4 || 1 || 5
|-
| 7
| align="left" | {{bbu|18|AUS}}
| 0 || 1 || 4 || 5
|}


<sup>1</sup><small>[[Chinese Taipei]] is the official [[World Baseball Softball Confederation|WBSC]] designation for the team representing the state officially referred to as the [[Republic of China]], more commonly known as [[Taiwan]]. (See also [[political status of Taiwan]] for details.)</small>
<sup>1</sup><small>[[Chinese Taipei]] is the official [[World Baseball Softball Confederation|WBSC]] designation for the team representing the state officially referred to as the [[Republic of China]], more commonly known as [[Taiwan]]. (See also [[political status of Taiwan]] for details.)</small>
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[[Category:International baseball competitions|under]]
[[Category:World championships in baseball|under]]
[[Category:Youth baseball competitions]]
[[Category:Youth baseball competitions]]
[[Category:Under-18 sport|Baseball]]
[[Category:Under-18 baseball|World Cup]]
[[Category:World youth sports competitions]]
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[[Category:Recurring sporting events established in 1981]]
[[Category:World Baseball Softball Confederation competitions]]
[[Category:Under-18 sports competitions]]

Latest revision as of 21:38, 14 July 2024

U-18 Baseball World Cup
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2023 U-18 Baseball World Cup
FormerlyWorld Junior Baseball Championship (1981 - 2010)
18U Baseball World Championship (2012)
18U Baseball World Cup (2013)
SportBaseball
Founded1981
No. of teams12
ContinentInternational
Most recent
champion(s)
 Japan (1st title) (2023)
Most titles Cuba (11 titles)
Official website2023 WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup

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 States. Because it is a world championship, the results of the U-18 Baseball World Cup affect the WBSC World Rankings.[1]

Several players who have participated in the U-18 Baseball World Cup have gone on to stardom at the professional level, including Japan's Yu Darvish, USA's Clayton Kershaw, Francisco Lindor and Buster Posey, and Cuba's Yasiel Puig and Aroldis Chapman, among many others.

Prior to 2010, the IBAF organized the World Junior Baseball Championship. The WBSC was created in 2013 when the IBAF merged with the International Softball Federation.

Results

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World Junior Baseball Championship
Year Final Host[2] Medalists
Gold Silver Bronze
1981
Details
United States
Newark

South Korea

United States

Australia
1982
Details
United States
Knoxville

United States

Japan

Australia
1983
Details
United States
Johnstown

Chinese Taipei

United States

Canada
1984
Details
Canada
Saskatoon

Cuba

United States

Chinese Taipei
1985
Details
United States
Albany

Cuba

United States

Chinese Taipei
1986
Details
Canada
Windsor

Cuba

Chinese Taipei

United States
1987
Details
Canada
Windsor

Cuba

United States

Canada
1988
Details
Australia
Sydney

United States

Cuba

Chinese Taipei
1989
Details
Canada
Trois-Rivières

United States

Cuba

Australia
1990
Details
Cuba
Cuba

Cuba

Chinese Taipei

United States
1991
Details
Canada
Brandon

Canada

Chinese Taipei

United States
1992
Details
Mexico
Monterrey

Cuba

United States

Chinese Taipei
1993
Details
Canada
Windsor

Cuba

United States

Chinese Taipei
1994
Details
Canada
Brandon

South Korea

United States

Chinese Taipei
1995
Details
United States
United States

United States

Chinese Taipei

Australia
1996
Details
Cuba
Sancti Spíritus

Cuba

Chinese Taipei

United States
1997
Details
Canada
Moncton

Cuba

Chinese Taipei

Canada
1999
Details
Taiwan
Kaohsiung

United States

Chinese Taipei

Cuba
2000
Details
Canada
Edmonton

South Korea

United States

Cuba
2002
Details
Canada
Sherbrooke

Cuba

Chinese Taipei

United States
2004
Details
Taiwan
Taipei

Cuba

Japan

South Korea
2006
Details
Cuba
Sancti Spíritus

South Korea

United States

Canada
2008
Details
Canada
Edmonton

South Korea

United States

Cuba
2010
Details
Canada
Thunder Bay

Chinese Taipei

Australia

Cuba
18U Baseball World Championship
Year Final Host Medalists
Gold Silver Bronze
2012
Details
South Korea
Seoul

United States

Canada

Chinese Taipei
18U Baseball World Cup
2013
Details
Taiwan
Taichung

United States

Japan

Cuba
U-18 Baseball World Cup
2015
Details
Japan
Osaka

United States

Japan

South Korea
2017
Details
Canada
Thunder Bay

United States

South Korea

Japan
2019
Details
South Korea
Gijang

Chinese Taipei

United States

South Korea
2022
Details[R 1]
United States
Sarasota & Bradenton, FL

United States

Chinese Taipei

Japan
2023
Details
Taiwan
Taipei, Taichung

Japan

Chinese Taipei

South Korea
Notes
  1. ^ Originally scheduled to be held in 2021, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, postponed to September 2022.

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Cuba112518
2 United States1012527
3 South Korea51410
4 Chinese Taipei310720
5 Japan1427
6 Canada1146
7 Australia0145
Totals (7 entries)31313193

1Chinese Taipei is the official WBSC designation for the team representing the state officially referred to as the Republic of China, more commonly known as Taiwan. (See also political status of Taiwan for details.)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "IBAF World Ranking Notes" (PDF). IBAF. January 13, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 9, 2019. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
  2. ^ "Editions". WBSC. World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). Retrieved April 30, 2022.