2019 European Baseball Championship – B-Pool

The 2019 European Baseball Championship - B-Pool was the second tier of the Confederation of European Baseball men's competition. It featured 14 teams, competing in two groups of 6 and 8 teams in early July 2019. The two group winners, Team Israel and Team Lithuania, faced off in the 2019 European Baseball Playoff Series for the last qualifying spot for the 2019 European Baseball Championship, with Team Israel prevailing.[1]

2019 European Baseball Championship B-Pool
Tournament details
CountriesSlovakia
Bulgaria
Dates1–6 July 2019
Teams14

Teams

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Nine teams remained from the 2017 Pool B competition:

Five additional teams advanced from 2018 Pool C.

Group 1 - Trnava

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Pool A

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Qualified for Final
Did not qualify for Final
# Teams W L
1    Switzerland 3 0
2   Ukraine 2 1
3   Poland 1 2
4   Finland 0 3
July 2, 2019
10:00
Switzerland   16–9   Finland Trnava
Attendance: 20
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July 2, 2019
17:00
Poland   1–11 (7)   Ukraine Bratislava
Attendance: 46
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July 3, 2019
13:30
Finland   6–21 (7)   Poland Trnava
Attendance: 50
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July 3, 2019
17:00
Ukraine   1–2    Switzerland Trnava
Attendance: 45
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July 4, 2019
10:00
Ukraine   14-0 (7)   Finland Trnava
Attendance: 20
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July 4, 2019
17:00
Switzerland   11-10   Poland Bratislava
Attendance: 60
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Pool B

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# Teams W L
1   Slovakia 2 1
2   Lithuania 2 1
3   Belarus 2 1
4   Romania 0 3
July 2, 2019
13:30
Lithuania   8–6   Romania Trnava
Attendance: 30
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July 2, 2019
17:00
Slovakia   10–1   Belarus Trnava
Attendance: 250
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July 3, 2019
10:00
Belarus   4-3   Lithuania Trnava
Attendance: 50
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July 3, 2019
17:00
Romania   1–19 (6)   Slovakia Bratislava
Attendance: 100
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July 4, 2019
13:30
Belarus   1-0   Romania Trnava
Attendance: 20
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July 4, 2019
17:00
Lithuania   19-15   Slovakia Trnava
Attendance: 120
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Play-Offs

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SemifinalsFinals
 
      
 
July 5 13:30 Trnava
 
 
   Switzerland7
 
July 6 17:00 Trnava
 
  Lithuania12
 
  Lithuania7
 
July 5 17:00 Trnava
 
  Ukraine5
 
  Slovakia1
 
 
  Ukraine18
 
3rd Place
 
 
July 6 13:30 Trnava
 
 
   Switzerland9
 
 
  Slovakia11

Semifinals

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Semifinals order will be switched, because home team advanced to this round.

July 5, 2019
13:30
Switzerland   7-12   Lithuania Trnava
Attendance: 50
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July 5, 2019
17:00
Slovakia   1-18 (6)   Ukraine Trnava
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3rd-place game

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July 6, 2019
13:30
Switzerland   9-11   Slovakia Trnava
Attendance: 40
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Finals

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July 6, 2019
17:00
Lithuania   7-5   Ukraine Trnava
Attendance: 100
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Classification round – Pool C

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Pos. Teams W L
5   Belarus 3 0
6   Poland 2 1
7   Finland 1 2
8   Romania 0 3
July 5, 2019
10:00
Belarus   14-4   Finland Trnava
Attendance: 20
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July 5, 2019
17:00
Poland   10-1   Romania Bratislava
Attendance: 45
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July 6, 2019
10:00
Romania   14-20   Finland Trnava
Attendance: 20
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July 6, 2019
13:30
Belarus   12-2   Poland Bratislava
Attendance: 20
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Final standings

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# Teams
1   Lithuania
2   Ukraine
3   Slovakia
4    Switzerland
5   Belarus
6   Poland
7   Finland
8   Romania

Group 2 - Blagoevgrad

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Qualified for Final
Did not qualify for Final
# Teams W L
1   Israel 5 0
2   Russia 4 1
3   Greece 3 2
4   Serbia 2 3
5   Ireland 1 4
6   Bulgaria 0 5
July 1, 2019
10:00
Greece   7–14   Israel Blagoevgrad
Attendance: 75
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July 1, 2019
13:30
Serbia   17–5 (7)   Ireland Blagoevgrad
Attendance: 60
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July 1, 2019
17:30
Bulgaria   0–21 (5)   Russia Blagoevgrad
Attendance: 52
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July 2, 2019
10:00
Israel   11–1 (8)   Serbia Blagoevgrad
Attendance: 85
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July 2, 2019
13:30
Russia   14–1   Greece Blagoevgrad
Attendance: 60
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July 2, 2019
17:30
Ireland   5–0   Bulgaria Blagoevgrad
Attendance: 72
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July 3, 2019
10:00
Serbia   5–9   Greece Blagoevgrad
Attendance: 68
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July 3, 2019
13:30
Russia   13–3 (7)   Ireland Blagoevgrad
Attendance: 47
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July 3, 2019
17:30
Israel   8–0   Bulgaria Blagoevgrad
Attendance: 50
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July 4, 2019
10:00
Greece   3-0   Ireland Blagoevgrad
Attendance: 60
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July 4, 2019
13:30
Israel   13-12 (10)   Russia Blagoevgrad
Attendance: 60
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July 4, 2019
17:30
Serbia   7-2   Bulgaria Blagoevgrad
Attendance: 83
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July 5, 2019
10:00
Ireland   3-10 (7)   Israel Blagoevgrad
Attendance: 42
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July 5, 2019
13:30
Russia   12-3   Serbia Blagoevgrad
Attendance: 45
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July 5, 2019
17:30
Bulgaria   6-9   Greece Blagoevgrad
Attendance: 86
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Final

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July 6, 2019
10:00
Israel   5-3 Russia   Blagoevgrad
Attendance: 126
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Final standings

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Qualified for playoffs
Did not qualify for playoffs
# Teams
1   Israel
2   Russia
3   Greece
4   Serbia
5   Ireland
6   Bulgaria

Teams advancing to playoffs

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References

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  1. ^ "European Baseball Championship B-Pools start on July 1st & 2nd, 2019 with 14 teams aiming to qualify for the European Baseball Championship | CEB". www.baseballeurope.com. Retrieved 2019-07-04.
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