2011 12U Baseball World Championship
# 2011 12U Baseball World Championship

The 2011 12U Baseball World Championship was an under-12 international baseball tournament held from July 8 to July 17, 2011 in Taipei City, Taiwan. It was the first 12U Baseball World Championship ever and was won by the host, Chinese Taipei.

## Teams

Fourteen teams accepted the invitation for the tournament. Originally, Zimbabwe would appear in Group B, but the team withdrew from the tournament on the opening day.

| Group A | Group B |
| - | - |
| Brazil | Indonesia |
| Chinese Taipei | Italy |
| Cuba | Mexico |
| Ecuador | Philippines |
| Hong Kong | South Korea |
| Japan | Venezuela |
| Lithuania | |

^1 Chinese Taipei is the official IBAF 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.)

## Round 1

### Group A

**Standings**

| Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB | R | RA |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cuba | 6 | 0 | 1.000 | – | 76 | 5 |
| Chinese Taipei | 4 | 1 | .800 | 1½ | 54 | 11 |
| Japan | 4 | 2 | .667 | 2 | 66 | 25 |
| Brazil | 3 | 3 | .500 | 3 | 40 | 27 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 4 | .333 | 4 | 23 | 54 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 4 | .200 | 4½ | 15 | 76 |
| Lithuania | 0 | 6 | .000 | 6 | 7 | 83 |

**Schedule and results**

| July 8, 2011 | Lithuania | 0 – 16 (F/5) | Japan | Youth Park Stadium, Taipei City Attendance: 215 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| July 8, 2011 | | Boxscore | | Youth Park Stadium, Taipei City Attendance: 215 |
| July 8, 2011 | Hong Kong | 2 – 15 (F/5) | Ecuador | Youth Park Stadium, Taipei City Attendance: 250 |
| July 8, 2011 | | Boxscore | | Youth Park Stadium, Taipei City Attendance: 250 |
| July 8, 2011 | Chinese Taipei | 2 – 6 | Cuba | Tianmu Baseball Stadium, Taipei City Attendance: 2500 |
| July 8, 2011 | | Boxscore | | Tianmu Baseball Stadium, Taipei City Attendance: 2500 |
| July 9, 2011 | Cuba | 15 – 0 (F/4) | Lithuania | Shing-Sheng Park Baseball Stadium, Taipei City Attendance: 150 |
| July 9, 2011 | | Boxscore | | Shing-Sheng Park Baseball Stadium, Taipei City Attendance: 150 |
| July 9, 2011 | Japan | 5 – 4 | Brazil | Tianmu Baseball Stadium, Taipei City Attendance: 50 |
| July 9, 2011 | | Boxscore | | Tianmu Baseball Stadium, Taipei City Attendance: 50 |
| July 9, 2011 | Ecuador | 1 – 10 | Chinese Taipei | Tianmu Baseball Stadium, Taipei City Attendance: 680 |
| July 9, 2011 | | Boxscore | | Tianmu Baseball Stadium, Taipei City Attendance: 680 |
| July 10, 2011 | Brazil | 4 – 0 | Ecuador | Youth Park Stadium, Taipei City Attendance: 200 |
| July 10, 2011 | | Boxscore | | Youth Park Stadium, Taipei City Attendance: 200 |
| July 10, 2011 | Hong Kong | 0 – 28 (F/4) | Cuba | Shing-Sheng Park Baseball Stadium, Taipei City Attendance: 120 |
| July 10, 2011 | | Boxscore | | Shing-Sheng Park Baseball Stadium, Taipei City Attendance: 120 |
| July 10, 2011 | Chinese Taipei | 13 – 3 (F/5) | Japan | Tianmu Baseball Stadium, Taipei City Attendance: 1900 |
| July 10, 2011 | | Boxscore | | Tianmu Baseball Stadium, Taipei City Attendance: 1900 |
| July 11, 2011 | Brazil | 12 – 0 (F/5) | Hong Kong | Shing-Sheng Park Baseball Stadium, Taipei City Attendance: 85 |
| July 11, 2011 | | Boxscore | | Shing-Sheng Park Baseball Stadium, Taipei City Attendance: 85 |
| July 11, 2011 | Ecuador | 2 – 24 (F/4) | Japan | Youth Park Stadium, Taipei City Attendance: 250 |
| July 11, 2011 | | Boxscore | | Youth Park Stadium, Taipei City Attendance: 250 |
| July 11, 2011 | Lithuania | 0 – 18 (F/4) | Chinese Taipei | Tianmu Baseball Stadium, Taipei City Attendance: 1000 |
| July 11, 2011 | | Boxscore | | Tianmu Baseball Stadium, Taipei City Attendance: 1000 |
| July 12, 2011 | Japan | 16 – 2 (F/5) | Hong Kong | Youth Park Stadium, Taipei City Attendance: 400 |
| July 12, 2011 | | Boxscore | | Youth Park Stadium, Taipei City Attendance: 400 |
| July 12, 2011 | Brazil | 19 – 1 (F/4) | Lithuania | Shing-Sheng Park Baseball Stadium, Taipei City Attendance: 20 |
| July 12, 2011 | | Boxscore | | Shing-Sheng Park Baseball Stadium, Taipei City Attendance: 20 |
| July 12, 2011 | Cuba | 13 – 1 (F/5) | Ecuador | Tianmu Baseball Stadium, Taipei City Attendance: 102 |
| July 12, 2011 | | Boxscore | | Tianmu Baseball Stadium, Taipei City Attendance: 102 |
| July 14, 2011 | Lithuania | 5 – 11 | Hong Kong | Shing-Sheng Park Baseball Stadium, Taipei City Attendance: 120 |
| July 14, 2011 | | Boxscore | | Shing-Sheng Park Baseball Stadium, Taipei City Attendance: 120 |
| July 14, 2011 | Japan | 2 – 4 | Cuba | Tianmu Baseball Stadium, Taipei City Attendance: 140 |
| July 14, 2011 | | Boxscore | | Tianmu Baseball Stadium, Taipei City Attendance: 140 |
| July 14, 2011 | Chinese Taipei | 11 – 1 (F/5) | Brazil | Tianmu Baseball Stadium, Taipei City Attendance: 1500 |
| July 14, 2011 | | Boxscore | | Tianmu Baseball Stadium, Taipei City Attendance: 1500 |
| July 15, 2011 | Ecuador | 4 – 1 | Lithuania | Youth Park Stadium, Taipei City Attendance: 200 |
| July 15, 2011 | | Boxscore | | Youth Park Stadium, Taipei City Attendance: 200 |
| July 15, 2011 | Cuba | 10 – 0 (F/5) | Brazil | Tianmu Baseball Stadium, Taipei City Attendance: 500 |
| July 15, 2011 | | Boxscore | | Tianmu Baseball Stadium, Taipei City Attendance: 500 |
| July 15, 2011 | Hong Kong | 0 – 0 (F/0) | Chinese Taipei | Tianmu Baseball Stadium, Taipei City |

### Group B

**Standings**

| Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB | R | RA |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mexico | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | – | 64 | 4 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1 | .750 | 1½ | 53 | 12 |
| South Korea | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2 | 43 | 20 |
| Italy | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3 | 27 | 54 |
| Philippines | 1 | 4 | .200 | 4 | 20 | 58 |
| Indonesia | 0 | 4 | .000 | 4½ | 10 | 69 |

**Schedule and results**

| July 8, 2011 | Venezuela | 23 – 0 (F/4) | Italy | Shing-Sheng Park Baseball Stadium, Taipei City Attendance: 50 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| July 8, 2011 | | Boxscore | | Shing-Sheng Park Baseball Stadium, Taipei City Attendance: 50 |
| July 8, 2011 | Mexico | 15 – 0 (F/4) | Philippines | Tianmu Baseball Stadium, Taipei City Attendance: 300 |
| July 8, 2011 | | Boxscore | | Tianmu Baseball Stadium, Taipei City Attendance: 300 |
| July 8, 2011 | Indonesia | 0 – 15 (F/4) | South Korea | Tianmu Baseball Stadium, Taipei City Attendance: 200 |
| July 8, 2011 | | Boxscore | | Tianmu Baseball Stadium, Taipei City Attendance: 200 |
| July 9, 2011 | Italy | 0 – 15 (F/5) | South Korea | Youth Park Stadium, Taipei City Attendance: 400 |
| July 9, 2011 | | Boxscore | | Youth Park Stadium, Taipei City Attendance: 400 |
| July 9, 2011 | Indonesia | 0 – 25 (F/4) | Mexico | Tianmu Baseball Stadium, Taipei City Attendance: 150 |
| July 9, 2011 | | Boxscore | | Tianmu Baseball Stadium, Taipei City Attendance: 150 |
| July 10, 2011 | Philippines | 4 – 13 | Italy | Shing-Sheng Park Baseball Stadium, Taipei City Attendance: 120 |
| July 10, 2011 | | Boxscore | | Shing-Sheng Park Baseball Stadium, Taipei City Attendance: 120 |
| July 10, 2011 | South Korea | 6 – 10 | Venezuela | Tianmu Baseball Stadium, Taipei City Attendance: 200 |
| July 10, 2011 | | Boxscore | | Tianmu Baseball Stadium, Taipei City Attendance: 200 |
| July 11, 2011 | Philippines | 15 – 6 | Indonesia | Youth Park Stadium, Taipei City Attendance: 150 |
| July 11, 2011 | | Boxscore | | Youth Park Stadium, Taipei City Attendance: 150 |
| July 11, 2011 | Venezuela | 3 – 6 | Mexico | Tianmu Baseball Stadium, Taipei City Attendance: 527 |
| July 11, 2011 | | Boxscore | | Tianmu Baseball Stadium, Taipei City Attendance: 527 |
| July 12, 2011 | Mexico | 9 – 1 | South Korea | Tianmu Baseball Stadium, Taipei City Attendance: 83 |
| July 12, 2011 | | Boxscore | | Tianmu Baseball Stadium, Taipei City Attendance: 83 |
| July 12, 2011 | Italy | 14 – 4 (F/5) | Indonesia | Youth Park Stadium, Taipei City Attendance: 300 |
| July 12, 2011 | | Boxscore | | Youth Park Stadium, Taipei City Attendance: 300 |
| July 14, 2011 | Philippines | 0 – 17 (F/4) | Venezuela | Youth Park Stadium, Taipei City Attendance: 200 |
| July 14, 2011 | | Boxscore | | Youth Park Stadium, Taipei City Attendance: 200 |
| July 14, 2011 | Italy | 0 – 9 | Mexico | Youth Park Stadium, Taipei City Attendance: 125 |
| July 14, 2011 | | Boxscore | | Youth Park Stadium, Taipei City Attendance: 125 |
| July 15, 2011 | South Korea | 7 – 1 | Philippines | Shing-Sheng Park Baseball Stadium, Taipei City Attendance: 75 |
| July 15, 2011 | | Boxscore | | Shing-Sheng Park Baseball Stadium, Taipei City Attendance: 75 |
| July 15, 2011 | Venezuela | 0 – 0 (F/0) | Indonesia | Youth Park Stadium, Taipei City |

## Round 2

### 5th to 8th place semifinals

| July 16, 2011 | Japan | 8 – 1 | Italy | Youth Park Stadium, Taipei City Attendance: 270 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| July 16, 2011 | | Boxscore | | Youth Park Stadium, Taipei City Attendance: 270 |
| July 16, 2011 | South Korea | 5 – 6 | Brazil | Youth Park Stadium, Taipei City Attendance: 400 |
| July 16, 2011 | | Boxscore | | Youth Park Stadium, Taipei City Attendance: 400 |

### Semifinals

| July 16, 2011 | Cuba | 4 – 2 | Venezuela | Tianmu Baseball Stadium, Taipei City Attendance: 493 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| July 16, 2011 | | Boxscore | | Tianmu Baseball Stadium, Taipei City Attendance: 493 |
| July 16, 2011 | Mexico | 1 – 7 | Chinese Taipei | Tianmu Baseball Stadium, Taipei City Attendance: 4520 |
| July 16, 2011 | | Boxscore | | Tianmu Baseball Stadium, Taipei City Attendance: 4520 |

## Finals

### 11th place game

| July 16, 2011 | Indonesia | 5 – 9 | Hong Kong | Shing-Sheng Park Baseball Stadium, Taipei City Attendance: 200 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| July 16, 2011 | | Boxscore | | Shing-Sheng Park Baseball Stadium, Taipei City Attendance: 200 |

### 9th place game

| July 16, 2011 | Ecuador | 2 – 7 | Philippines | Shing-Sheng Park Baseball Stadium, Taipei City Attendance: 200 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| July 16, 2011 | | Boxscore | | Shing-Sheng Park Baseball Stadium, Taipei City Attendance: 200 |

### 7th place game

| July 17, 2011 | South Korea | 7 – 6 (F/7) | Italy | Youth Park Stadium, Taipei City Attendance: 420 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| July 17, 2011 | | Boxscore | | Youth Park Stadium, Taipei City Attendance: 420 |

### 5th place game

| July 17, 2011 | Brazil | 0 – 2 (F/4) | Japan | Youth Park Stadium, Taipei City Attendance: 480 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| July 17, 2011 | | Boxscore | | Youth Park Stadium, Taipei City Attendance: 480 |

### Bronze medal game

| July 17, 2011 | Venezuela | 12 – 4 | Mexico | Tianmu Baseball Stadium, Taipei City Attendance: 310 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| July 17, 2011 | | Boxscore | | Tianmu Baseball Stadium, Taipei City Attendance: 310 |

### Gold medal game

| July 17, 2011 | Cuba | 2 – 3 | Chinese Taipei | Tianmu Baseball Stadium, Taipei City Attendance: 9235 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| July 17, 2011 | | Boxscore | | Tianmu Baseball Stadium, Taipei City Attendance: 9235 |

## Final standings

| Rk | Team | W | L |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Chinese Taipei | 6 | 1 |
| Lost in the Final ||||
| 2 | Cuba | 7 | 1 |
| Failed to qualify for Final ||||
| 3 | Venezuela | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | Mexico | 5 | 2 |
| Failed to qualify for Bronze medal game ||||
| 5 | Japan | 6 | 2 |
| 6 | Brazil | 4 | 4 |
| Failed to qualify for 5th place game ||||
| 7 | South Korea | 4 | 3 |
| 8 | Italy | 2 | 5 |
| Failed to qualify for 7th place game ||||
| 9 | Philippines | 2 | 4 |
| 10 | Ecuador | 2 | 5 |
| Failed to qualify for 9th place game ||||
| 11 | Hong Kong | 2 | 4 |
| 12 | Indonesia | 0 | 5 |
| Failed to qualify for 11th place game ||||
| 13 | Lithuania | 0 | 6 |

* 2011 12U Baseball World champions
* Chinese Taipei 1st title
