World University Baseball Championship
Encyclopedia
The World University Baseball Championship is an under-23 international college baseball
competition sponsored by the International University Sports Federation
(FISU) and sanctioned by the International Baseball Federation
(IBAF), which was first held in 2002 in Italy
. It is one of several tournaments considered by the IBAF to be considered a minor world championship, and as such the results of the tournaments have an impact on the IBAF World Rankings
.
The 5th World University Baseball Championship was held from July 29 to August 8, 2010 in Tokyo
, Japan
and was organized by the All Japan University Baseball Federation.
College baseball
College baseball is baseball that is played on the intercollegiate level at institutions of higher education. Compared to football and basketball, college competition in the United States plays a less significant contribution to cultivating professional players, as the minor leagues primarily...
competition sponsored by the International University Sports Federation
International University Sports Federation
The Fédération Internationale du Sport Universitaire , based in Brussels, Belgium is responsible for the organisation and governance of worldwide competitions for student-athletes between the ages of 17 and 28...
(FISU) and sanctioned by the International Baseball Federation
International Baseball Federation
The International Baseball Federation is the worldwide governing body recognized by the International Olympic Committee as overseeing, deciding and executing the policy of the bat-and-ball sport of baseball at the international level...
(IBAF), which was first held in 2002 in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. It is one of several tournaments considered by the IBAF to be considered a minor world championship, and as such the results of the tournaments have an impact on the IBAF World Rankings
IBAF World Rankings
The IBAF World Rankings is a ranking system for men's national teams in baseball, currently led by Cuba. The teams of the member nations of IBAF , baseball's world governing body, are ranked based on their tournament results with the most successful teams being ranked highest...
.
The 5th World University Baseball Championship was held from July 29 to August 8, 2010 in Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
and was organized by the All Japan University Baseball Federation.
Results
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Details 2010 World University Baseball Championship The 2010 World University Baseball Championship is an under-23 college baseball competition being held at Meiji Jingu Stadium in Shinjuku, Yokohama Stadium in Naka-ku, Yokohama, Utsumi-Shimaoka Ballpark in Fuchū and KAIT Stadium in Atsugi, Japan from July 30 to August 7, 2010.-Teams:The following 8... |
 Tokyo Tokyo , ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family... |
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Medal table
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
See also
- Baseball awards #World
- Baseball World Cup
- Baseball at the UniversiadeBaseball at the UniversiadeBaseball is not currently played at the Summer Universiade. However, in 1993, the baseball tournament was held at the XVII Summer Universiade in Buffalo, USA, and it was staged two years after at the XVIII Summer Universiade in Fukuoka, Japan....
(defunct) - World Junior Baseball ChampionshipWorld Junior Baseball ChampionshipThe IBAF AAA World Junior Championships is an under-18 international baseball competition sponsored by the International Baseball Federation , which was first held in 1981 in United States...
- World Youth Baseball ChampionshipWorld Youth Baseball ChampionshipThe IBAF AA World Youth Championships is an under-16 international baseball competition sponsored by the International Baseball Federation , which was first held in 1989 in Japan...