2020 Baseball5 European Championship
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Lithuania |
| Dates | 28 February–1 March |
| Teams | 14 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  France (1st title) |
| Runner-up |  Lithuania |
| Third place |  Russia |
| Fourth place |  Italy |
The 2020 Baseball5 European Championship was an international baseball5 tournament organized by the WBSC Europe. The championship was held from 28 February to 1 March 2020, in Vilnius, Lithuania and was contested between 14 national teams.[1]
France won the tournament, beating Lithuania in the final 2 matches to 0. Russia finished third defeating Italy 2 matches to 0 in the Bronze medal game.[2]
Venues[edit]
| Vilnius
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| Litexpo |
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Round 1[edit]
Pool A[edit]
Standings[edit]
| Qualified for Quarterfinals | |
| Qualified for Relegation Round |
| Teams | W | L | R | RA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy |
6 | 0 | 71 | 10 |
 Netherlands |
5 | 1 | 46 | 19 |
 Belarus |
3 | 3 | 28 | 26 |
 Romania |
3 | 3 | 26 | 33 |
 Belgium |
2 | 4 | 41 | 48 |
 Moldova |
1 | 5 | 13 | 50 |
 Latvia |
1 | 5 | 13 | 43 |
Pool B[edit]
Standings[edit]
| Qualified for Quarterfinals | |
| Qualified for Relegation Round |
| Teams | W | L | R | RA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russia |
6 | 0 | 48 | 9 |
| France |
5 | 1 | 68 | 17 |
| Lithuania |
4 | 2 | 56 | 36 |
 Israel |
3 | 3 | 29 | 29 |
 Bulgaria |
2 | 4 | 38 | 43 |
 Czech Republic |
1 | 5 | 26 | 71 |
 Estonia |
0 | 6 | 15 | 75 |
Play-offs[edit]
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
| A1 | Italy
| 9 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| B4 | Israel
| 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| A1 | Italy
| 4 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| B2 | France
| 7 | 2 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| B2 | France
| 5 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| A3 | Belarus
| 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| B2 | France
| 20 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
| B3 | Lithuania
| 10 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| B1 | Russia
| 10 | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
| A4 | Romania
| 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| B1 | Russia
| 1 | 2 | 3rd Place | ||||||||||||||||
| B3 | Lithuania
| 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| A2 | Netherlands
| 6 | 2 | A1 | Italy
| 3 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| B3 | Lithuania
| 10 | 6 | B1 | Russia
| 13 | 5 | |||||||||||||
Final standings[edit]
| Rk | Team | Note |
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France |
Qualified for 2022 Baseball5 World Cup[3] |
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Lithuania
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Russia
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| 4 | Italy
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| 5 | Netherlands
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| 6 | Belarus
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| 7 | Israel
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| 8 | Romania
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| 9 | Bulgaria
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| 10 | Estonia
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| 11 | Belgium
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| 12 | Czech Republic
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| 13 | Moldova
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| 14 | Latvia
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References[edit]
- ^ "Playball for the first ever WBSC-Europe Baseball5 European Championship". WBSC Europe. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ "Baseball5 Euros: Crowning a European Champion". Extra Innings Baseball. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ "Baseball5 European Championship: Lithuania, France qualify for Baseball5 World Cup". World Baseball Softball Confederation. 29 February 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.