2025 U-12 Baseball World Cup

2025 U-12 Baseball World Cup
Tournament details
CountryTaiwan
DatesJuly 25 - August 3
Teams12
Final positions
Champions United States (6th title)
Runners-up Japan
Third place South Korea
Fourth place Chinese Taipei
Tournament statistics
Games played50
Awards
MVPUnited States Christopher Chikodroff

The 2025 U-12 Baseball World Cup or the VIII U-12 Baseball World Cup was an international baseball tournament held by the World Baseball Softball Confederation for players 12-year-old and younger. The 2025 edition was held in Tainan, Taiwan from July 25 to August 3, 2025.[1]

Format

First round: The twelve participating nations were drawn into two groups of 6, in which single round robin will occur. The top 3 nations from each group advances to the Super Round, while the bottom 3 nations from each group advance to the consolation round.

Consolation round: The 6 nations in this round play one game against the teams they have not played yet. (example: The 4th placed team from Group A will play the bottom three teams from Group B)

Super round: The format in the super round is similar to that of the consolation round. Each team plays the top three teams from the opposing group. (example: The 1st placed team from Group B will play the top three teams from Group A) The standings for this round will include the 2 games played against the 2 other second-round qualifiers from the team's first-round group, and the 3 games played in the second round, for a total of 5 games. The 3rd and 4th-place finishers advance to the bronze-medal game, and the 1st and 2nd-place finishers advance to the gold-medal game.

Finals: The Finals consist of the Bronze Medal Game, contested by the 3rd and 4th-place finishers, and the gold-medal game, contested by the 1st and 2nd-place finishers.

Teams

The following 12 teams qualified for the tournament.[2]

Pool A Pool B

Australia
Czech Republic

Cuba
Dominican Republic

Germany
South Korea

Japan
Panama

Mexico
South Africa

Chinese Taipei1
United States

1Republic of China, commonly known as Taiwan, due to complicated relations with People's Republic of China, is recognized by the name Chinese Taipei by most of the international organizations in sports competitions. For more information, please see Cross-Strait relations.

First round

  • The top three teams in each pool will qualify for the second round.
Qualified for the Super Round
Qualified for the Placement Round

Group A

Teams W L Pct. GB R RA
 Japan 4 1 .800 — 49 9
 Mexico 4 1 .800 — 34 13
 Chinese Taipei 4 1 .800 — 44 15
 Cuba 2 3 .400 2 29 16
 Australia 1 4 .200 3 11 59
 Germany 0 5 .000 4 4 59
Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
July 25, 2025 10:30 Australia  0–10  Mexico   ASPAC Youth, Tainan City   500 Boxscore
July 25, 2025 14:30 Germany  0–17  Japan   ASPAC Youth, Tainan City   250 Boxscore
July 25, 2025 18:30 Cuba  3–6  Chinese Taipei   ASPAC Youth, Tainan City   2000 Boxscore
July 26, 2025 10:30 Germany  1–9  Mexico   ASPAC B, Tainan City   120 Boxscore
July 26, 2025 14:30 Cuba  0–4  Japan   ASPAC B, Tainan City   800 Boxscore
July 26, 2025 18:30 Chinese Taipei  13–0  Australia   ASPAC Youth, Tainan City   3200 Boxscore
July 27, 2025 10:30 Mexico  3–0  Cuba   ASPAC Youth, Tainan City   75 Boxscore
July 27, 2025 18:30 Japan  7–2  Chinese Taipei   ASPAC Youth, Tainan City   5900 Boxscore
July 27, 2025 18:30 Australia  9–2  Germany   ASPAC B, Tainan City   210 Boxscore
July 28, 2025 18:30 Chinese Taipei  17–0  Germany   ASPAC Youth, Tainan City   650 Boxscore
July 29, 2025 10:30 Australia  0–15  Japan   ASPAC Youth, Tainan City     Boxscore
July 29, 2025 10:30 Germany  1–7  Cuba   ASPAC B, Tainan City     Boxscore
July 29, 2025 16:30 Mexico  5–6  Chinese Taipei   ASPAC Youth, Tainan City     Boxscore
July 30, 2025 10:30 Japan  6–7  Mexico   ASPAC Youth, Tainan City   350 Boxscore
July 30, 2025 10:30 Cuba  19–2  Australia   ASPAC B, Tainan City   150 Boxscore

Group B

Teams W L Pct. GB R RA
 South Korea 5 0 1.000 — 49 7
 United States 4 1 .800 1 49 12
 Dominican Republic 3 2 .600 2 56 26
 Panama 2 3 .400 3 24 23
 Czech Republic 1 4 .200 4 22 40
 South Africa 0 5 .000 5 1 93
Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
July 25, 2025 10:30 Dominican Republic  14–8  Czech Republic   ASPAC B, Tainan City   75 Boxscore
July 25, 2025 14:30 United States  8–2  Panama   ASPAC B, Tainan City   350 Boxscore
July 25, 2025 19:30 South Africa  0–17  South Korea   ASPAC B, Tainan City   430 Boxscore
July 26, 2025 10:30 Czech Republic  0–6  United States   ASPAC Youth, Tainan City   600 Boxscore
July 26, 2025 14:30 South Africa  1–11  Panama   ASPAC Youth, Tainan City   250 Boxscore
July 26, 2025 18:30 South Korea  8–3  Dominican Republic   ASPAC B, Tainan City   300 Boxscore
July 27, 2025 10:30 United States  26–0  South Africa   ASPAC B, Tainan City   150 Boxscore
July 27, 2025 14:30 Czech Republic  0–14  South Korea   ASPAC Youth, Tainan City   250 Boxscore
July 27, 2025 14:30 Dominican Republic  10–3  Panama   ASPAC B, Tainan City   150 Boxscore
July 28, 2025 10:30 Panama  6–0  Czech Republic   ASPAC Youth, Tainan City   110 Boxscore
July 28, 2025 10:30 South Africa  0–25  Dominican Republic   ASPAC B, Tainan City   200 Boxscore
July 28, 2025 18:30 South Korea  6–2  United States   ASPAC B, Tainan City   300 Boxscore
July 29, 2025 13:30 Czech Republic  14–0  South Africa   ASPAC B, Tainan City     Boxscore
July 29, 2025 13:30 Dominican Republic  4–7  United States   ASPAC Youth, Tainan City     Boxscore
July 29, 2025 16:30 Panama  2–4  South Korea   ASPAC B, Tainan City     Boxscore

Super round

Qualified for the Final
Qualified for the Third-place game
Teams W L Pct. GB R RA
 United States 4 1 .800 — 21 6
 Japan 3 2 .600 1 14 14
 Chinese Taipei 3 2 .600 1 25 15
 South Korea 3 2 .600 1 14 16
 Mexico 1 4 .200 3 6 25
 Dominican Republic 1 4 .200 3 19 23
Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
July 31, 2025 10:30 United States  7–1  Mexico   ASPAC Youth, Tainan City   200 Boxscore
July 31, 2025 14:30 South Korea  0–4  Japan   ASPAC Youth, Tainan City   568 Boxscore
July 31, 2025 18:30 Chinese Taipei  9–4  Dominican Republic   ASPAC Youth, Tainan City   1572 Boxscore
Aug 1, 2025 14:30 Dominican Republic  6–10  Japan   ASPAC Youth, Tainan City   232 Boxscore
Aug 1, 2025 18:30 Chinese Taipei  5–6  United States   ASPAC Youth, Tainan City   2373 Boxscore
Aug 1, 2025 18:30 Mexico  1–9  South Korea   ASPAC B, Tainan City   160 Boxscore
Aug 2, 2025 18:15 Chinese Taipei  11–5  South Korea   ASPAC Youth, Tainan City     Boxscore
Aug 2, 2025 18:30 United States  8–0  Japan   ASPAC Youth, Tainan City   75 Boxscore
Aug 3, 2025 14:45 Dominican Republic  9–4  Mexico   ASPAC Youth, Tainan City   75 Boxscore

Placement Round

Teams W L Pct. GB R RA
 Cuba 5 0 1.000 — 36 2
 Panama 3 1 .750 1.5 15 11
 Australia 2 2 .500 2.5 14 15
 Czech Republic 2 3 .400 3 14 21
 Germany 1 3 .250 3.5 8 15
 South Africa 0 4 .000 4.5 3 26
Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
July 31, 2025 10:30 South Africa  3–6  Germany   ASPAC B, Tainan City   72 Boxscore
July 31, 2025 14:30 Australia  11–2  Czech Republic   ASPAC Youth, Tainan City   145 Boxscore
July 31, 2025 18:30 Panama  2–8  Cuba   ASPAC B, Tainan City   75 Boxscore
Aug 1, 2025 10:30 Germany  –  Panama   ASPAC Youth, Tainan City      
Aug 1, 2025 10:30 South Africa  –  Australia   ASPAC B, Tainan City      
Aug 1, 2025 14:30 Czech Republic  0–8  Cuba   ASPAC B, Tainan City   168 Boxscore
Aug 3, 2025 12:15 Germany  2–12  Czech Republic   ASPAC Youth, Tainan City     Boxscore
Aug 3, 2025 12:15 Australia  3–13  Panama   ASPAC B, Tainan City     Boxscore
Aug 3, 2025 14:45 South Africa  0–20  Cuba   ASPAC B, Tainan City   50 Boxscore

Finals

Third-place game

Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
Aug 3, 2025 10:00 South Korea  2–0  Chinese Taipei   ASPAC Youth, Tainan City     Boxscore

Championship

Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
Aug 3, 2025 10:00 Japan  1–7  United States   ASPAC B, Tainan City     Boxscore

Final standings

Rk Team W L
1st place, gold medalist(s)  United States 8 1
Lost in Final
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Japan 6 3
Failed to qualify for the Final
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  South Korea 7 2
Lost in 3rd Place Game
4  Chinese Taipei 6 3
Failed to qualify for the finals
5  Dominican Republic 4 4
6  Mexico 4 4
Failed to qualify for the super round
7  Cuba 5 3
8  Panama 3 4
9  Australia 2 5
10  Czech Republic 2 6
11  Germany 1 6
12  South Africa 0 7

References

  1. ^ "South Africa to complete U-12 Baseball World Cup preparation in Tainan". wbsc.org. Retrieved 2025-07-24.
  2. ^ "Where to Watch the WBSC U-12 Baseball World Cup 2025". wbsc.org. Retrieved 2025-07-24.
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