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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Netherlands |
| City | Amsterdam Bussum |
| Dates | 6–10 June |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  HCAW Bussum |
| Runner-up |  Parma Baseball |
| Third place | Amsterdam Pirates |
| Fourth place |  Bonn Capitals |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP | Victor Draijer |
The 2023 European Champions Cup was a European baseball competition, held from 4 to 10 June 2023, in Amsterdam and Bussum, Netherlands.[1] This is the sixtieth iteration of the Cup since its inaugural tournament in 1963.[2]
It featured the top eight professional baseball teams on the continent, and it was the first tier of the four competitions organized by WBSC Europe, alongside the second-tier Confederation Cup, third-tier Federation Cup, and fourth-tier Federation Cup Qualifiers, all of which operate with a promotion and relegation system for its federations.[3]
The defending champions were Italian club Parma. The last place at the end of the tournament was relegated to the 2024 second-tier Confederation Cup.
HCAW Bussum won the tournament after defeating Parma in the final, 11–4. Amsterdam Pirates claimed the bronze, defeating Bonn Capitals 12–6 in the third place game.[4] HCAW outfielder Victor Draijer was honored with the Most Valuable Player award of the tournament.[5]
- ^ "Baseball European Champions Cup event info". wbsceurope.org.
- ^ "Champions Cup editions". wbsceurope.org.
- ^ "Baseball Europe Competitions Regulations 2023" (PDF).
- ^ "HCAW wins the Baseball European Champions Cup 2023". WBSC Europe. 10 June 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ^ "2023 EU-CHAMP-CUP-M-BB Baseball European Champions Cup 2023 Daily Report Final" (PDF). WBSC Europe. 10 June 2023. Retrieved 26 December 2023.