U-15 Baseball World Cup

The U-15 Baseball World Cup is the 15-and-under baseball world championship that features national teams as authorized ("sanctioned") by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). It began in 1989 as the World Youth Baseball Championship. In 2012 it became the 15U Baseball World Cup and is contested every two years. Because it is a world championship event, the results of the 15U Baseball World Cup affect the WBSC World Rankings.[1]

U-15 Baseball World Cup
Current season, competition or edition:
2021 U-15 Baseball World Cup
SportBaseball
Founded2012
No. of teams12 (in 2021)
ContinentInternational
Most recent
champion(s)		 United States (2018)
Official websitehttps://u15bwc.wbsc.org

The 15U Baseball World Cup is the pinnacle of baseball in this youth category. Like the 12U Baseball World Cup, the 15U Baseball World Cup is the only world championship across all of sport to feature national teams in its age group, with the best young baseball players in the world selected to represent their countries, unlike other youth international competitions like the Little League World Series, which involve local clubs and have limitations imposed on the selection of players.

Results
World Youth Baseball Championship
Year Finals Host[2] Medalists
Gold Silver Bronze
1989
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Tokyo
Japan
Chinese Taipei
China
1990
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Mexico
Japan
Brazil
Cuba
1991
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Melbourne
Chinese Taipei
Japan
Brazil
1993
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Londrina
Brazil
Chinese Taipei
South Korea
1994
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Mexico
Cuba
Dominican Republic
Brazil
1995
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Londrina
Cuba
Brazil
United States
1996
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Chiba
South Korea
Cuba
Chinese Taipei
1997
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Hsinchu
Cuba
Chinese Taipei
Australia
1998
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United States
United States
Chinese Taipei
Venezuela
2001
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Monterrey
United States
Venezuela
Australia
2003
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Kaohsiung
United States
Chinese Taipei
Cuba
2005
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Mexico
Cuba
United States
Australia
2007
Venezuela		 IBAF withdrew its sanction of the tournament.[3]
2009
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Taichung
United States
Cuba
Mexico
2011
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Lagos de Moreno
United States
Cuba
Japan
15U Baseball World Championship
Year Finals Host Medalists
Gold Silver Bronze
2012
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Chihuahua
Venezuela
Cuba
Chinese Taipei
15U Baseball World Cup
2014
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Mazatlán
Cuba
United States
Venezuela
U-15 Baseball World Cup
2016
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Iwaki
Cuba
Japan
United States
2018
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David / Chitré
United States
Panama
Chinese Taipei
2020
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Tijuana		 Originally scheduled to be held in 2020, but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]
2022
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Hermosillo[5]

    Medal table
    RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
    1 Cuba64212
    2 United States62210
    3 Japan2215
    4 Chinese Taipei[a]1539
    5 Brazil1225
    6 Venezuela1124
    7 South Korea1012
    8 Dominican Republic0101
     Panama0101
    10 Australia0033
    11 China0011
     Mexico0011
    Totals (12 nations)18181854

    See also

    References
    1. "IBAF World Ranking Notes". International Baseball Federation. 13 January 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 June 2009. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
    2. "WBSC U-15 Baseball World Cup Historic Results". World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). Retrieved 30 January 2022.
    3. Sabatier, Luke; Yeh, Joseph. "Baseball tourney in Venezuela yanked over visa debacle". Taiwan News. Taiwan News. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
    4. "2021 WBSC Women's, U-15 Baseball World Cups officially cancelled". V U-15 Baseball World Cup 2021. World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). Retrieved 2 October 2021.
    5. "V WBSC U-15 Baseball World Cup scheduled from 26 August to 4 September in Hermosillo, Mexico". World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). WBSC. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
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