Most recent season or competition: 2023 Youth Baseball5 World Cup | |
Sport | Baseball5 |
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First season | 2023 |
No. of teams | 12 |
Most recent champion(s) | Cuba (1st title) (2022) |
Most titles | Cuba (1 title) |
Related competitions | Baseball5 World Cup |
Official website | https://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 12 teams that will occur every two years, with the first edition starting 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.[1][2]