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2023 U-23 Men's Softball World Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Argentina
Dates	15 – 23 April 2023
Teams	12
Venues	2 (in 1 host city)
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The 2023 U-23 WBSC Men's Softball World Cup is the inaugural U-23 Men's Softball World Cup, an international softball tournament taking place in Paraná, Argentina from 15 to 23 April 2023. Originally scheduled for October 2022, the tournament was postponed due to a number of reasons. The bidding process was reopened and once again awarded to Paraná in Argentina.

Qualified teams

Team	Method of qualification
Argentina	U-23 Men's Softball Pan American Championship winners/Hosts
South Africa	Africa qualifier winner
Venezuela	U-23 Men's Softball Pan American Championship third place
Mexico	U-23 Men's Softball Pan American Championship runners-up
Team WBSC	U-23 Men's Softball Pan American Championship fourth place
Japan	U-23 Men's Softball Asia winners
Singapore	U-23 Men's Softball Asia runners-up
Czech Republic	U-23 Men's Softball European Championship winners
Israel	U-23 Men's Softball European Championship third place
Australia	Oceania
New Zealand	Oceania
Canada	Wildcard

Squads

Venue

Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol and El Plumazo in Paraná, Entre Ríos will host all the games across two fields.

Paraná	Paraná
	Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol	El Plumazo
	Capacity: 500	Capacity:

Opening Round

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	RF	RA	RD	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Czech Republic	1	1	0	3	0	+3	1.000	—	Super Round
2	Argentina (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0.5
3	Australia	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0.5
4	Mexico	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0.5	Placement Round
5	Singapore	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	0.5
6	South Africa	1	0	1	0	3	−3	.000	1

15 April 2023 10:30 (ART)
Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Czech Republic	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	3	5	0
South Africa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
WP: Jonáš Hajný (0–0)   LP: Kagiso Frans Aphane (0–0)   Sv: Lukáš Kubát (0–2) Home runs: CZE: George Harris (1) RSA: None Boxscore

15 April 2023 15:30 (ART)
El Plumazo

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Singapore	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	4	0
Australia	1	5	1	0	0	0	0	7	4	1
WP: Jack Besgrove   LP: Tan Mathew Boxscore

15 April 2023 21:00 (ART)
Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Mexico	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	5	8	1
Argentina	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	4	6	0
WP: Jose Gustavo Valdez Chaparro   LP: Matias Etechevers Boxscore

16 April 2023 11:30 (ART)
Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
South Africa	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Singapore	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

16 April 2023 14:30 (ART)
Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Mexico	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Czech Republic	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

16 April 2023 20:30 (ART)
Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Australia	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Argentina	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

17 April 2023 14:30 (ART)
Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
South Africa	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Australia	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

17 April 2023 16:00 (ART)
El Plumazo

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Singapore	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Mexico	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

17 April 2023 20:30 (ART)
Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Argentina	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Czech Republic	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

18 April 2023 14:30 (ART)
Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Mexico	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Australia	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

18 April 2023 16:00 (ART)
El Plumazo

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Czech Republic	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Singapore	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

18 April 2023 20:30 (ART)
Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Argentina	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
South Africa	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

19 April 2023 13:00 (ART)
El Plumazo

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Australia	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Czech Republic	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

19 April 2023 16:00 (ART)
El Plumazo

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
South Africa	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Mexico	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

19 April 2023 20:30 (ART)
Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Singapore	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Argentina	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	RF	RA	RD	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Canada	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	Super Round
2	Japan	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—
3	New Zealand	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—
4	Venezuela	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	Placement Round
5	Team WBSC	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—
6	Israel	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—

15 April 2023 12:30 (ART)
El Plumazo

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Israel	0	0	0	0	0	X	X	0	1	3
New Zealand (9)	1	2	2	4	0	X	X	9	8	1
WP: Lian James Potts   LP: Leon Kfir Boxscore

15 April 2023 13:30 (ART)
Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Team WBSC	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	8	3
Japan	1	1	0	0	0	3	0	5	5	1
WP: Shota Onodera   LP: Diego Morales Boxscore

15 April 2023 16:30 (ART)
Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Venezuela	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Canada	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

16 April 2023 13:00 (ART)
El Plumazo

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Team WBSC	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Canada	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

16 April 2023 16:00 (ART)
El Plumazo

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Japan	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Israel	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

16 April 2023 17:30 (ART)
Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
New Zealand	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Venezuela	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

17 April 2023 11:30 (ART)
Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
New Zealand	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Team WBSC	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

17 April 2023 13:00 (ART)
El Plumazo

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Venezuela	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Israel	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

17 April 2023 17:30 (ART)
Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Canada	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Japan	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

18 April 2023 11:30 (ART)
Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Venezuela	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Japan	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

18 April 2023 13:00 (ART)
El Plumazo

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Israel	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Team WBSC	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

18 April 2023 17:30 (ART)
Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Canada	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
New Zealand	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

19 April 2023 11:30 (ART)
Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Team WBSC	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Venezuela	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

19 April 2023 14:30 (ART)
Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Israel	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Canada	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

19 April 2023 17:30 (ART)
Estadio Mundialista de Sóftbol

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Japan	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
New Zealand	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Placement round

Super round

Symbols

Match balls

The match balls that will be used for the 2024 tournament are the Mizuno M170 balls.

Notes

1. Guatemala will compete under the WBSC flag due to the National Olympic Committee of Guatemala being suspended by the International Olympic Committee.
2. Denmark finished third but waved qualification for technical reasons.

References

1. "WBSC to launch U23 Men's and U15 Women's Softball World Cups". mister-baseball.com. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
2. "WBSC Men's U-23 Softball World Cup postponed to 2023". wbsc.org. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
3. "UNDER 23 MEN'S SOFTBALL WORLD CUP POSTPONEMENT". Softball Australia. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
4. "Inaugural WBSC U-23 Men's Softball World Cup hosting rights awarded to Argentina in 2023; Canada receive wild card". wbsc.org. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
5. "Teams, groups announced for WBSC U-23 Men's Softball World Cup in Parana, Argentina". World Baseball Softball Confederation. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
6. "Czech Republic wins European Championship, qualifies with Israel for inaugural WBSC U-23 Men's Softball World Cup". World Baseball Softball Confederation. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
7. "Inaugural WBSC U-23 Men's Softball World Cup hosting rights awarded to Argentina in 2023; Canada receive wild card". asiasoftball.com. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
8. ^ "Info". WBSC. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
9. "Estadio Mundialista de Softbol Nafaldo Cargnel – Paraná" (in Spanish). WBSC. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
10. ^ "Tournament Regulations: Article C11". WBSC. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
11. "Mizuno unveils new, more sustainable official softball for WBSC Softball World Cups". WBSC. 18 January 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2023.

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