Youth Baseball5 World Cup

Youth Baseball5 World Cup
Most recent season or competition:
2023 Youth Baseball5 World Cup
SportBaseball5
First season2023
No. of teams12
Most recent
champion(s)
Cuba Cuba (1st title)
(2022)
Most titlesCuba Cuba (1 title)
Related
competitions
Baseball5 World Cup
Official websitehttps://www.wbsc.org/en/organisation/wbsc-events/youth-baseball5-world-cup

The Youth Baseball5 World Cup (YBWSC) is a mixed-gender Baseball5 world championship consisting of 16 teams that occurs every two years,[1] with the first edition in 2023. It is governed by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). The 2025 edition will act as a qualifier for the mixed-gender Dakar 2026 Youth Olympics Baseball5 event, which will be Baseball5's first appearance at the Youth Olympics, as well as the first appearance of a mixed-gender team sport at an Olympic event.[2][3]

  1. ^ "WBSC reveals Continent Quota for expanded Baseball5 and Youth Baseball5 World Cups". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
  2. ^ "Inaugural Baseball5 World Cup to take place in 2022". www.insidethegames.biz. 10 December 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-12-10. Retrieved 2021-10-07.
  3. ^ "High five: baseball5 hits the YOG". Olympics.com. Retrieved 2021-10-07.