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U-23 Men's Softball World Cup
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2026 U-23 Men's Softball World Cup
SportSoftball
Founded2023; 3 years ago (2023)
Organizing bodyWBSC
No. of teams12 (Finals)
ContinentInternational
Most recent
champions
Image Japan (1st title)
(2026)
Most titlesImage Australia
Image Japan (1 title)
Related
competitions		Men's Softball World Cup
Websitewbsc.org/u-23-mens-softball-world-cup

The U-23 Men's Softball World Cup is the softball world championship tournament for World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) members’ men's national teams with players under the age of 23, held every four years.[1][2] The competition will have its inaugural tournament in 2023 in Argentina.[3]

History

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The inaugural tournament will be held in Paraná, Argentina from 15 to 23 July 2023. 12 teams will compete in the 2023 event. Due to originally be held in Paraná, Argentina, in October 2022,[4] the tournament was postponed for a number of reasons.[5][6] The bidding process was reopened and once again awarded to Paraná in Argentina.[7]

Results

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Year Venue Final Third place game
Champions Score Runners-up Third place Score Fourth place
2023
Details1		 Argentina
Paraná		 Image Australia 1–0 Image Japan Image Argentina 10–1 Image Mexico
2026
Details		 Colombia
Sincelejo		 Image Japan 4–2 Image Australia Image Mexico 11–5 Image New Zealand

1 Originally scheduled to be held in October 2022, but due to a number of reasons, postponed to April 2023.[8]

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Image Australia1102
Image Japan1102
3Image Argentina0011
Image Mexico0011
Totals (4 entries)2226

Participating nations

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  • 1st — Champion
  • 2nd — Runner-up
  • 3rd — Third place
  • # — Position
  • q — Qualified
  •     — Hosts
Teams 2023 2026 Years
Image Argentina 3rd 7th 2
Image Australia 1st 2nd 2
Image Canada 5th 8th 2
Image Colombia – 10th 1
Image Czech Republic 7th 6th 2
Image Denmark – 9th 1
Image Guatemala 11th – 1
Image Israel 10th – 1
Image Japan 2nd 1st 2
Image Mexico 4th 3rd 2
Image New Zealand 6th 4th 2
Image Singapore 9th 11th 2
Image South Africa 12th 12th 2
Image Venezuela 8th 5th 2
No. of teams 12 12

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "Softball World Cup Calendar Overview". wbsc.org. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Softball World Cup Calendar Overview". wbsc.org. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
  3. ↑ "WBSC to launch U23 Men's and U15 Women's Softball World Cups". mister-baseball.com. December 24, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Singapore Qualifies to U23 Softball World Cup". southeastasiansportsnews.blogspot.com. September 2, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
  5. ↑ "WBSC Men's U-23 Softball World Cup postponed to 2023". wbsc.org. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
  6. ↑ "UNDER 23 MEN'S SOFTBALL WORLD CUP POSTPONEMENT". Softball Australia. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Inaugural WBSC U-23 Men's Softball World Cup hosting rights awarded to Argentina in 2023; Canada receive wild card". wbsc.org. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Inaugural WBSC U-23 Men's Softball World Cup hosting rights awarded to Argentina in 2023; Canada receive wild card". asiasoftball.com. December 27, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
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