WBSC Baseball5 World Cup Americas qualifier set to begin in Barquisimeto, Venezuela
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<p>The first-ever <a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Baseball5 Pan American Championship (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.wbscamericas.org/en/events/2024-campeonato-panamericano-beisbol5-baseball5-pan-american-championship/home" target="_blank">Baseball5 Pan American Championship</a> is set to begin at the Bolivarian Dome in Barquisimeto, Venezuela, from Thursday 27 June to Sunday 30. World No. 3 Cuba, No. 8 Mexico, No. 15 Venezuela and Puerto Rico will play for the three available tickets to the <a href="https://www.wbsc.org/en/events/2024-II-baseball5-world-cup/home">II WBSC Baseball5 World Cup</a>, scheduled from 7 to 12 October in Hong Kong, China.</p>
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<p>The tournament will open with a double round robin, with four games a day from Thursday to Saturday. The top three teams in the Opening Round standings will earn a ticket to the World Cup, and will advance to Sunday's playoffs for the continental title. The first-seeded team will qualify directly for the final, while the second and third place finishers will play the semifinal. </p>
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<p>The tournament represents the Americas' first Baseball5 event in any category. The three teams from this continent will join world No. 1 Chinese Taipei, No. 2 Tunisia; No. 4 France; No. 5 Japan; No. 6 South Africa; No. 9 China, No. 10 Lithuania; and No. 17 Hong Kong, China in the II Baseball5 World Cup.</p>
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<p>Cuba are the defending world champions after staying undefeated to claim the <a href="https://www.wbsc.org/en/events/2022-baseball5-world-cup/home">first edition</a> of the global event in Mexico City in 2022. They beat Japan in the final 9-1, 6-2 to claim the title.</p>
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