Cuba, Mexico and Venezuela qualify for WBSC Baseball5 World Cup
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<p>World No. 3 Cuba, No. 8 Mexico and No. 15 Venezuela qualified for the <a href="https://www.wbsc.org/en/events/2024-II-baseball5-world-cup/home">WBSC Baseball5 World Cup 2024</a> with Cuba sweeping Mexico (8-1, 6-4) in the final of the Baseball5 Pan American Championship, the WBSC Americas Qualifier in Barquisimeto, Venezuela.</p>
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<p>Cuba finished the tournament undefeated while Mexico finished the Opening Round in second place and advanced to the final after they defeated third-placed Venezuela in the semifinal, 2-1 (2-5, 8-2, 3-2). </p>
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<p>The hosts Venezuela gained their World Cup spot with two wins against Puerto Rico in the Opening Round.</p>
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<p>The <a href="https://www.wbscamericas.org/en/events/2024-campeonato-panamericano-beisbol5-baseball5-pan-american-championship/home" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="OFFICIAL WEBSITE (opens in a new tab)">OFFICIAL WEBSITE</a></p>
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<p>The II WBSC Baseball5 World Cup is scheduled from 7 to 12 October at the <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.wbsc.org/en/events/2024-II-baseball5-world-cup/news/wbsc-baseball5-world-cup-2024-central-harbourfront-event-space-in-hong-kong-to-host-second-edition" target="_blank">Central Harbourfront Event Space</a> in Hong Kong-China. Eleven teams have qualified so far:</p>
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<p>Africa (2) <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.wbsc.org/en/events/2024-II-baseball5-world-cup/news/tunisia-win-baseball5-african-championship-qualify-for-ii-wbsc-baseball5-world-cup-with-runner-up-south-africa" target="_blank">No. 4 Tunisia, No. 7 South Africa</a><br>Americas (3) No. 3 Cuba, No. 8 Mexico, No. 15 Venezuela<br>Asia (3) <a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="No. 6 Japan, No. 2 Chinese Taipei and No. 15 China (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.wbsc.org/en/news/japan-chinese-taipei-and-china-qualify-for-baseball5-world-cup" target="_blank">No. 6 Japan, No. 2 Chinese Taipei and No. 15 China</a> <br>Europe (2) <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.wbsc.org/en/news/france-and-lithuania-became-first-teams-qualified-for-wbsc-baseball5-world-cup-2024" target="_blank">No. 2 France, No. 10 Lithuania</a><br>Oceania (1)<br>Hosts (1) No. 18 Hong Kong-China</p>
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