2011 Baseball World Cup

The 2011 Baseball World Cup (BWC) was the 39th international Men's amateur baseball tournament. The tournament was sanctioned by the International Baseball Federation, which titled it the Amateur World Series from the 1938 tournament through the 1986 AWS. Panama were first-time hosts (beating out bids from Chinese Taipei and Venezuela),[1][2][3] with games held in four cities, from October 1 to 15.

2011 Baseball World Cup
Tournament details
CountryPanama
Dates1–15 October
Teams16
Final positions
Champions Netherlands (1st title)
Runner-up Cuba
Third place Canada
Fourth place United States
Tournament statistics
Games played67
Attendance156,471 (2,335 per game)
MVPNetherlands Curt Smith
← 2009

The Netherlands defeated Cuba in the final, winning its first title, and only the second ever for a European team, after Great Britain's win of the inaugural 1938 AWS.

There were 16 participating countries, split into two groups for Round 1, with the first four of each group qualifying for an amalgamated Round 2, which determined the single-game matchups for the finals. Games were played in the Panamanian cities of Aguadulce, Chitré, Panama City and Santiago de Veraguas. The final two medals games were held in Panama City.

This was the final BWC tournament, which was replaced in 2015 by the quadrennial WBSC Premier12.

Teams

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Sixteen teams qualified for the tournament, placing high enough in regional tournaments that doubled as qualifying tournaments for the event or by automatic qualification by hosting the tournament.[4]

Round 1
Group 1 Group 2
 
Canada
6th, 2010 Pan American Qualifying Tournament  
Australia
Oceania qualifier
 
Chinese Taipei
Asian qualifier  
Cuba
  2010 Pan American Qualifying Tournament
 
Greece
4th, 2010 European Championship  
Dominican Republic
  2010 Pan American Qualifying Tournament
 
Japan
Asian qualifier  
Germany
  2010 European Championship
 
Netherlands
  2010 European Championship  
Italy
  2010 European Championship
 
Panama
Host nation  
Nicaragua
8th, 2010 Pan American Qualifying Tournament
 
Puerto Rico
7th, 2010 Pan American Qualifying Tournament  
South Korea
Asian qualifier
 
United States
  2010 Pan American Qualifying Tournament  
Venezuela
  2010 Pan American Qualifying Tournament

Format

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The 16 participating teams were divided into two round robin pools, the top four of each pool advancing to the second round, in which each qualified team played each of the qualified teams from the other pool. The top two teams in the standings after the second round then qualified for the championship final.

Tie-breaking rules

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Standings were determined by the win–loss records over all games played within a pool. In case of a tie, the order of the teams tied was determined by, in this sequence, (a) the win–loss record of the games played among the tied teams (=head-to-head HTH), (b) the highest difference between the ratios of runs scored per offensive innings and runs allowed per defensive innings (=Team's Quality Balance TQB), (c) the highest difference between the ratios of earned runs scored per offensive innings and earned runs allowed per defensive innings (ERTQB), (d) the highest batting average in the games played among the tied teams, (e) a coin flip.[5]

Venues

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Panama City was the primary city for the event, and also the host of Group 1, while Aguadulce, Coclé; Santiago de Veraguas; and Chitré, Herrera Province were host to Group 2.[6]

Conditions

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The tournament was marred by inclement weather, causing a number of rainout games that had to be made up, increasing the pressure on the tournament schedule. In the end, eleven of the sixteen second-round games needed to be played within two days, requiring teams to play doubleheaders of games shortened to seven innings,[7] and the bronze medal game in the final round had to be canceled to allow the final to be played.[8]

Round 1

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Group 1

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Standings

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Teams W L Pct. GB R RA HTH
  Canada 6 1 .857 42 21 1-0
  Netherlands 6 1 .857 49 16 0-1
  Panama 5 2 .714 1 47 30
  United States 4 3 .571 2 40 25
  Puerto Rico 3 4 .429 3 28 26
  Japan 2 5 .286 4 20 32 1-0
  Chinese Taipei 2 5 .286 4 29 39 0-1
  Greece 0 7 .000 6 10 76

Schedule and results

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October 1, 2011 Panama   8 – 3   Greece Rod Carew Stadium, Panama City
Attendance: 20,000
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October 2, 2011 Puerto Rico   1 – 9   Canada Rod Carew Stadium, Panama City
Attendance: 500
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October 2, 2011 Netherlands   2 – 1   Chinese Taipei Remón Cantera Stadium, Aguadulce
Attendance: 2,000
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October 2, 2011 Japan   Rainout   United States Rod Carew Stadium, Panama City

October 3, 2011 Canada   3 – 1   Japan Rod Carew Stadium, Panama City
Attendance: 1,000
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October 3, 2011 Netherlands   19 – 0 (F/5)   Greece Remón Cantera Stadium, Aguadulce
Attendance: 122
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October 3, 2011 United States   4 – 8 (F/10)   Puerto Rico Rod Carew Stadium, Panama City
Attendance: 500
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October 3, 2011 Chinese Taipei   8 – 14   Panama Remón Cantera Stadium, Aguadulce
Attendance: 3,000
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October 4, 2011 Japan   2 – 5   Netherlands Rod Carew Stadium, Panama City
Attendance: 1,200
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October 4, 2011 Greece   2 – 12   Canada Remón Cantera Stadium, Aguadulce
Attendance: 500
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October 4, 2011 Panama   4 – 2   Puerto Rico Rod Carew Stadium, Panama City
Attendance: 6,000
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October 4, 2011 Chinese Taipei   1 – 15 (F/7)   United States Remón Cantera Stadium, Aguadulce
Attendance: 1,700
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October 5, 2011 Japan   3 – 7   United States Rod Carew Stadium, Panama City
Attendance: 2,500
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October 6, 2011 Netherlands   5 – 0   Puerto Rico Rod Carew Stadium, Panama City
Attendance: 1,000
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October 6, 2011 United States   3 – 0   Greece Remón Cantera Stadium, Aguadulce
Attendance: 200
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October 6, 2011 Japan   2 – 6   Panama Rod Carew Stadium, Panama City
Attendance: 7,003
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October 6, 2011 Canada   4 – 0   Chinese Taipei Remón Cantera Stadium, Aguadulce
Attendance: 700
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October 7, 2011 Japan   3 – 1   Chinese Taipei Rod Carew Stadium, Panama City
Attendance: 600
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October 7, 2011 Puerto Rico   10 – 1   Greece Remón Cantera Stadium, Aguadulce
Attendance: 1,203
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October 7, 2011 Canada   3 – 12   Panama Rod Carew Stadium, Panama City
Attendance: 7,500
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October 7, 2011 United States   5 – 7   Netherlands Remón Cantera Stadium, Aguadulce
Attendance: 2,600
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October 8, 2011 Netherlands   4 – 5 (F/11)   Canada Rod Carew Stadium, Panama City
Attendance: 700
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October 8, 2011 Greece   Rainout   Chinese Taipei Remón Cantera Stadium, Aguadulce
October 8, 2011 Panama   Rainout   United States Rod Carew Stadium, Panama City
October 8, 2011 Puerto Rico   6 – 0   Japan Remón Cantera Stadium, Aguadulce
Attendance: 2,500
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October 9, 2011 United States   1 – 6   Canada Rod Carew Stadium, Panama City
Attendance: 2,000
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October 9, 2011 Greece   4 – 9   Japan Remón Cantera Stadium, Aguadulce
Attendance: 500
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October 9, 2011 Panama   3 – 7   Netherlands Rod Carew Stadium, Panama City
Attendance: 7,500
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October 9, 2011 Chinese Taipei   3 – 1   Puerto Rico Remón Cantera Stadium, Aguadulce
Attendance: 1,300
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October 10, 2011 Greece   0 – 15 (F/6)   Chinese Taipei Remón Cantera Stadium, Aguadulce
Attendance: 200
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October 10, 2011 Panama   0 – 5   United States Rod Carew Stadium, Panama City
Attendance: 4,000
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Group 2

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Standings

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Teams W L Pct. GB R RA HTH
  Cuba 7 0 1.000 54 6
  Venezuela 5 2 .714 2 35 49 1-0
  South Korea 5 2 .714 2 34 22 0-1
  Australia 4 3 .571 3 39 47
  Dominican Republic 3 4 .429 4 52 28 1-0
  Italy 3 4 .429 4 27 28 0-1
  Nicaragua 1 6 .143 6 18 47
  Germany 0 7 .000 7 26 58

Schedule and results

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October 2, 2011 Australia   0 – 14 (F/7)   Cuba Rico Cedeño Stadium, Chitré
Attendance: 2,000
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October 2, 2011 Germany   4 – 5   Nicaragua Omar Torrijos Stadium, Santiago de Veraguas
Attendance: 400
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October 2, 2011 Venezuela   5 – 4   South Korea Rico Cedeño Stadium, Chitré
Attendance: 4,000
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October 2, 2011 Dominican Republic   7 – 0   Italy Omar Torrijos Stadium, Santiago de Veraguas
Attendance: 300
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October 3, 2011 Cuba   3 – 0   Dominican Republic Rico Cedeño Stadium, Chitré
Attendance: 4,400
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October 3, 2011 Italy   7 – 0   Australia Omar Torrijos Stadium, Santiago de Veraguas
Attendance: 500
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October 3, 2011 South Korea   6 – 5 (F/10)   Germany Rico Cedeño Stadium, Chitré
Attendance: 800
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October 3, 2011 Nicaragua   2 – 5   Venezuela Omar Torrijos Stadium, Santiago de Veraguas
Attendance: 2,500
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October 4, 2011 Italy   6 – 3   Nicaragua Rico Cedeño Stadium, Chitré
Attendance: 250
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October 4, 2011 Germany   2 – 13 (F/7)   Dominican Republic Omar Torrijos Stadium, Santiago de Veraguas
Attendance: 268
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October 4, 2011 South Korea   8 – 0   Australia Rico Cedeño Stadium, Chitré
Attendance: 375
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October 4, 2011 Cuba   14 – 2 (F/7)   Venezuela Omar Torrijos Stadium, Santiago de Veraguas
Attendance: 4,800
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October 6, 2011 Nicaragua   3 – 4   Australia Rico Cedeño Stadium, Chitré
Attendance: 400
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October 6, 2011 Venezuela   6 – 3   Dominican Republic Omar Torrijos Stadium, Santiago de Veraguas
Attendance: 613
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October 6, 2011 Italy   7 – 2   Germany Rico Cedeño Stadium, Chitré
Attendance: 1,000
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October 6, 2011 Cuba   4 – 1   South Korea Omar Torrijos Stadium, Santiago de Veraguas
Attendance: 2,800
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October 7, 2011 Germany   5 – 10   Venezuela Rico Cedeño Stadium, Chitré
Attendance: 600
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October 7, 2011 Dominican Republic   9 – 11(F/10)   Australia Omar Torrijos Stadium, Santiago de Veraguas
Attendance: 450
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October 7, 2011 Italy   1 – 5   Cuba Rico Cedeño Stadium, Chitré
Attendance: 4,800
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October 7, 2011 South Korea   6 – 4   Nicaragua Omar Torrijos Stadium, Santiago de Veraguas
Attendance: 2,900
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October 8, 2011 Australia   15 – 0 (F/5)   Venezuela Rico Cedeño Stadium, Chitré
Attendance: 150
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October 8, 2011 Cuba   8 – 2   Germany Omar Torrijos Stadium, Santiago de Veraguas
Attendance: 4,375
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October 8, 2011 South Korea   4 – 0   Italy Rico Cedeño Stadium, Chitré
Attendance: 2,000
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October 8, 2011 Dominican Republic   16 – 1 (F/6)   Nicaragua Omar Torrijos Stadium, Santiago de Veraguas
Attendance: 5,500
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October 9, 2011 Australia   9 – 6   Germany Rico Cedeño Stadium, Chitré
Attendance: 300
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October 9, 2011 Venezuela   7 – 6 (F/10)   Italy Omar Torrijos Stadium, Santiago de Veraguas
Attendance: 1,500
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October 9, 2011 Dominican Republic   4 – 5 (F/10)   South Korea Rico Cedeño Stadium, Chitré
Attendance: 2,500
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October 9, 2011 Nicaragua   0 – 6   Cuba Omar Torrijos Stadium, Santiago de Veraguas
Attendance: 5,000
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Round 2

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Group 3

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Standings

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Teams W L Pct. GB R RA HTH
  Netherlands 6 1 .857 41 18 1-0
  Cuba 6 1 .857 56 18 0-1
  Canada 4 3 .571 2 27 32 1-0
  United States 4 3 .571 2 30 27 0-1
  Australia 3 4 .429 3 29 30
  South Korea 2 5 .286 4 20 25 1-0
  Panama 2 5 .286 4 36 35 0-1
  Venezuela 1 6 .143 5 17 69

Schedule and results

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October 11, 2011 Netherlands   5 – 1   South Korea Rico Cedeño Stadium, Chitré
Attendance: 500
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October 11, 2011 Canada   0 – 7   Australia Omar Torrijos Stadium, Santiago de Veraguas
Attendance: 250
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October 11, 2011 Cuba   8 – 7   United States Omar Torrijos Stadium, Santiago de Veraguas
Attendance: 1,700
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October 11, 2011 Venezuela   4 – 11   Panama Rico Cedeño Stadium, Chitré
Attendance: 5,200
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October 12, 2011 Venezuela   Rainout   United States Rico Cedeño Stadium, Chitré
October 12, 2011 Netherlands   1 – 1
(top/7, 2 on, 2 out)
Rainout
  Australia Omar Torrijos Stadium, Santiago de Veraguas
Attendance: 700
October 12, 2011 Cuba   Rainout   Panama Omar Torrijos Stadium, Santiago de Veraguas
October 12, 2011 Canada   Rainout   South Korea Rico Cedeño Stadium, Chitré

October 13, 2011
11h00
Canada   7 – 0 (F/7)   Venezuela Remón Cantera Stadium, Aguadulce
Attendance: 50
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October 13, 2011
12h00
United States   2 – 1 (F/7)   Australia Omar Torrijos Stadium, Santiago de Veraguas
Attendance: 500
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October 13, 2011
15h30
Canada   4 – 0 (F/7)   South Korea Remón Cantera Stadium, Aguadulce
Attendance: 600
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October 13, 2011
15h30
Netherlands   2 – 1
(completed from Oct 12)
  Australia Omar Torrijos Stadium, Santiago de Veraguas
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October 13, 2011
19h30
Panama   4 – 5 (F/7)   South Korea Remón Cantera Stadium, Aguadulce
Attendance: 2,000
[1]
October 13, 2011
19h30
Cuba   1 – 4 (F/7)   Netherlands Omar Torrijos Stadium, Santiago de Veraguas
Attendance: 1,500
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October 14, 2011
11h00
South Korea   1 – 3 (F/7)   United States Remón Cantera Stadium, Aguadulce
Attendance: 600
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October 14, 2011
11h00
Panama   4 – 5 (F/8)   Australia Rod Carew Stadium, Panama City
Attendance: 100
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October 14, 2011
15h30
Venezuela   4 – 7 (F/7)   United States Remón Cantera Stadium, Aguadulce
Attendance: 150
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October 14, 2011
15h30
Canada   2 – 8 (F/7)   Cuba Rod Carew Stadium, Panama City
Attendance: 1,000
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October 14, 2011
19h30
Venezuela   2 – 12 (F/7)   Netherlands Remón Cantera Stadium, Aguadulce
Attendance: 287
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October 14, 2011
19h30
Cuba   7 – 2 (F/7)   Panama Rod Carew Stadium, Panama City
Attendance: 2,500
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Final round

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7th place game

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October 15, 2011 Panama   3 – 8   Venezuela Omar Torrijos Stadium, Santiago de Veraguas
Attendance: 100
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5th place game

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October 15, 2011 Australia   3 – 2   South Korea Rico Cedeño Stadium, Chitré
Attendance: 225
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Bronze medal game

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October 15, 2011 Canada   Rainout   United States Rod Carew Stadium, Panama City

Final

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October 15, 2011 Netherlands   2 – 1   Cuba Rod Carew Stadium, Panama City
Attendance: 4,500
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Final standings

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*Canada awarded third place and bronze medal by rule C12 of the IBAF tournament rules,[9] which states that the ordinary tie-breaking procedure applies in case of a rainout in the final round.[10]

Awards

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The IBAF announced the following awards at the completion of the tournament.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Information on 2010 Intercontinental Cup, 2011 World Baseball Challenge « Mister Baseball".
  2. ^ Mister-Baseball. "Panama to host 2011 IBAF Baseball World Cup." Jan. 30, 2011. Accessed Jan. 31, 2011. http://www.mister-baseball.com/panama-host-2011-ibaf-baseball-world-cup/
  3. ^ "IBAF". Archived from the original on 2010-11-24. Retrieved 2010-12-30.
  4. ^ IBAF Baseball World Cup Groups Announced
  5. ^ IBAF Official competitions technical/organizational norms applicable to the 2011 Baseball World Cup
  6. ^ International Baseball Federation. "Panama to host 2011 World Cup." Jan. 30, 2011. Accessed Jan. 31, 2011. http://www.ibaf.org/en/article-detail.aspx?id=10cfa2f5-1d41-4b04-8236-aecfde9e111d
  7. ^ International Baseball Federation. "Wednesday rained out at 2011 IBAF Baseball World Cup". Oct. 13, 2011. Accessed October 15, 2011. http://www.ibaf.org/en/news/2011/10/13/wednesday-rained-out-at-2011-ibaf-baseball-world-c/72852a2d-425e-487c-ae2b-06b0bada7ff9
  8. ^ International Baseball Federation. "Team USA and Canada will share third place, decision pending for bronze medal" Oct. 15, 2011. Accessed October 15, 2011. http://www.ibaf.org/en/news/2011/10/15/team-usa-and-canada-will-share-third-place-decisio/567f91a7-8a21-4ef0-a047-a8f8f0ecb881
  9. ^ International Baseball Federation. "Game for 3rd between Team USA and Canada canceled". October 15, 2011. Accessed October 23, 2011.
  10. ^ International Baseball Federation. "BWC 2011 Technical Organizational Norms" (PDF). Accessed October 23, 2011.
  11. ^ "The individual awards and the All Star Team of the World Cup". Retrieved 16 October 2011.
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