Women's European Baseball Championship
The Women's European Baseball Championship (WEBC) is the main championship tournament between national women's baseball teams in Europe, governed by the Confederation of European Baseball (CEB).[1]
Current season, competition or edition: 2022 | |
Sport | Baseball |
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Founded | 2019 |
No. of teams | 4 (2022) |
Continent | Europe |
Most recent champion(s) | France (2nd title) |
Most titles | France (2 titles) |
History
editThe 2019 Women's European Baseball Championship was held in July and August 2019 in Rouen, France. France, the winner of the championship, qualified for 2020 Women's Baseball World Cup.[2]
The 2022 Women's European Baseball Championship was held on Wednesday, August 3 to Saturday, August 6 2022.[3] Montpellier in France hosted the second edition, which also served as qualifying event for the next WBC Women's Baseball World Cup. Four teams participated with host and defending champion France, the Netherlands, Czech Republic and Great Britain.[4] France defeated the Czech Republic in the final (13-3) and qualified for the next Baseball World Cup which will be held in 2023.
Results
editYears | Final hosts | Finalists | Semi-finalists | Teams | |||||||
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Champions | Score | Runners-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | ||||||
2019 Details |
Rouen |
France |
5 – 2 | Netherlands |
Czech Republic |
— | 3 | ||||
2022 Details |
Montpellier |
France |
13 – 3 (F/5) |
Czech Republic |
Netherlands |
round-robin | Great Britain |
4 |
Medal table
editRank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | France | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2 | Czech Republic | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Totals (3 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Participating nations
editNation | 2019 | 2022 | Years |
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Czech Republic | 2 | ||
France | 2 | ||
Great Britain | 4 | 1 | |
Netherlands | 2 | ||
Nations (4) | 3 | 4 |
References
edit- ^ "European Championship Women 2019". CEB. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ^ "New European Women's Baseball Championship to be launched this July in Rouen, France | CEB". baseballeurope.com. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
- ^ "WBSC Europe". www.wbsceurope.org. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
- ^ "Women's European Baseball Championship starts in Montpellier on Wednesday". WBSC Europe. Retrieved 2022-08-05.