2024 Women's Baseball World Cup Group B

Group B of the 2024 Women's Baseball World Cup will take place from 13 to 18 September 2023 in Miyoshi, Japan.^[1] The group consists of host nation Japan, Chinese Taipei, Venezuela, Cuba, Puerto Rico and France.^[2]

Teams[edit]

Draw position	Team	Confederation	Method of qualification	Date of qualification	Finals appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance	WBSC Rankings^[3]
B1	Japan	WBSC Asia	Hosts/Asian Cup winners	14 February 2023	9th	2018	Winners (2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018)	1
B2	Chinese Taipei	WBSC Asia	Asian Cup runners-up	28 May 2023	9th	2018	Runners-up (2018)	2
B3	Venezuela	WBSC Americas	Americas qualifier winners	18 August 2022	6th	2018	Third place (2016)	5
B4	Cuba	WBSC Americas	Americas qualifier fourth place	18 August 2022	6th	2018	Second round (2010)	7
B5	Puerto Rico	WBSC Americas	Asian Cup runners-up	18 August 2022	3rd	2018	Group stage (2010, 2018)	11
B6	France	WBSC Europe	European Championship winners	6 August 2022	1st	—	—	16

Standings[edit]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	RF	RA	RD	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Japan (H)	5	5	0	41	7	+34	1.000	—	Advance to finals
2	Chinese Taipei	5	4	1	46	16	+30	.800	1
3	Venezuela^[a]	5	3	2	28	23	+5	.600	2
4	Puerto Rico	5	2	3	32	22	+10	.400	3
5	Cuba	5	1	4	19	39	−20	.200	4
6	France	5	0	5	11	70	−59	.000	5

Source: WBSC
Rules for classification: 1) Wins/losses; 2) Head to head; 3) Head to head runs against; 4) Runs against; 5) Head to head^[5]^[6]
(H) Hosts
Notes:

^ Venezuela advance to the finals as the second wildcard.^[4]

Summary[edit]

All times listed are local, JST (UTC+9).^[7]

Date	Local time	Road team	Score	Home team	Inn.	Venue	Game duration	Attendance	Boxscore
13 September 2023	10:30	Cuba	1–9	Chinese Taipei	7	Miyoshi Kinsai Stadium	2:27	100	Boxscore
13 September 2023	14:30	France	1–11	Venezuela	6	Miyoshi Kinsai Stadium	1:45	493	Boxscore
13 September 2023	18:30	Puerto Rico	2–4	Japan	7	Miyoshi Kinsai Stadium	1:49	1,605	Boxscore
14 September 2023	10:30	Chinese Taipei	10–2	Venezuela	7	Miyoshi Kinsai Stadium	2:05	615	Boxscore
14 September 2023	14:30	Cuba	0–11	Puerto Rico	5	Miyoshi Kinsai Stadium	1:46	175	Boxscore
14 September 2023	18:30	Japan	20–1	France	5	Miyoshi Kinsai Stadium	1:44	555	Boxscore
15 September 2023	10:30	Puerto Rico	6–12	Chinese Taipei	7	Miyoshi Kinsai Stadium	2:38	500	Boxscore
15 September 2023	14:30	France	1–11	Cuba	6	Miyoshi Kinsai Stadium	2:08	534	Boxscore
15 September 2023	18:30	Venezuela	4–5	Japan	7	Miyoshi Kinsai Stadium	1:58	705	Boxscore
16 September 2023	10:00	Puerto Rico	13–3	France	7	Miyoshi Kinsai Stadium	2:25	618	Boxscore
16 September 2023	14:00	Chinese Taipei	0–2	Japan	7	Miyoshi Kinsai Stadium	1:52	2409	Boxscore
16 September 2023	18:00	Cuba	7–8	Venezuela	8	Miyoshi Kinsai Stadium	2:44	350	Boxscore
17 September 2023	10:30	France	5–-15	Chinese Taipei	6	Miyoshi Kinsai Stadium	2:08	633	Boxscore
17 September 2023	14:30	Venezuela	3–0	Puerto Rico	7	Miyoshi Kinsai Stadium	2:00	984	Boxscore
17 September 2023	18:30	Japan	10–0	Cuba	6	Miyoshi Kinsai Stadium	1:57	2758	Boxscore

Matches[edit]

Cuba vs Chinese Taipei[edit]

13 September 2023 10:30
Miyoshi Kinsai Stadium
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Cuba	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	2
Chinese Taipei	2	0	1	4	0	2	X	9	9	2

France vs Venezuela[edit]

13 September 2023 14:30
Miyoshi Kinsai Stadium
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
France	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	1	2	1
Venezuela	0	1	3	0	6	1	-	11	10	3

Puerto Rico vs Japan[edit]

13 September 2023 18:30
Miyoshi Kinsai Stadium
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Puerto Rico	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	3	1
Japan	0	0	0	4	0	0	X	4	6	0

Chinese Taipei vs Venezuela[edit]

14 September 2023 10:30
Miyoshi Kinsai Stadium
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Chinese Taipei	1	0	3	2	0	2	2	10	11	0
Venezuela	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	1

Cuba vs Puerto Rico[edit]

14 September 2023 14:30
Miyoshi Kinsai Stadium
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Cuba	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	0	3	1
Puerto Rico	5	0	3	3	X	-	-	11	7	0

Japan vs France[edit]

14 September 2023 18:30
Miyoshi Kinsai Stadium
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Japan	6	4	3	6	1	-	-	20	15	0
France	0	0	1	0	0	-	-	1	5	2

Puerto Rico vs Chinese Taipei[edit]

15 September 2023 10:30
Miyoshi Kinsai Stadium
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Puerto Rico	1	3	0	1	1	0	0	6	11	2
Chinese Taipei	6	0	1	3	2	0	X	12	12	0

France vs Cuba[edit]

15 September 2023 14:30
Miyoshi Kinsai Stadium
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
France	0	1	0	0	0	0	-	1	4	4
Cuba	1	2	0	1	2	5	-	11	11	0

Venezuela vs Japan[edit]

15 September 2023 18:30
Miyoshi Kinsai Stadium
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Venezuela	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	4	4	0
Japan	0	1	1	0	2	0	1	5	11	1

Puerto Rico vs France[edit]

16 September 2023 10:00
Miyoshi Kinsai Stadium
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Puerto Rico	0	0	3	2	0	1	7	13	18	0
France	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	3	8	1

Chinese Taipei vs Japan[edit]

16 September 2023 14:00
Miyoshi Kinsai Stadium
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Chinese Taipei	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
Japan	0	0	1	1	0	0	X	2	6	1

Cuba vs Venezuela[edit]

16 September 2023 18:00
Miyoshi Kinsai Stadium
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	R	H	E
Cuba	0	0	4	0	0	1	2	0	7	9	0
Venezuela	2	2	1	0	0	2	0	1	8	13	3

France vs Chinese Taipei[edit]

17 September 2023 10:30
Miyoshi Kinsai Stadium
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
France	1	1	3	0	0	0	-	10	11	0
Chinese Taipei	1	0	7	5	0	2	-	0	1	1

Venezuela vs Puerto Rico[edit]

17 September 2023 14:30
Miyoshi Kinsai Stadium
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Venezuela	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	7	0
Puerto Rico	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1

Japan vs Cuba[edit]

17 September 2023 18:30
Miyoshi Kinsai Stadium
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Japan	3	1	4	1	0	1	-	10	11	0
Cuba	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	1	1

References[edit]

^ "Japanese Women's Baseball City Miyoshi to host IX WBSC Women's Baseball World Cup Group B". wbsc.org. World Baseball Softball Confederation. 14 February 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
^ "IX Women's Baseball World Cup: WBSC reveals second Wild Card, group composition". wbsc.org. World Baseball Softball Confederation. 27 March 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
^ "WBSC Women's Baseball Rankings". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
^ "IX WBSC Women's Baseball World Cup-Group B Day 5: Japan, Chinese Taipei and Venezuela advance to Finals 2024". WBSC. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
^ "Tournament Regulations: Article C11". WBSC. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
^ "Info". WBSC. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
^ "Schedule unveiled for WBSC Women's Baseball World Cup Group Stage". wbsc.org. World Baseball Softball Confederation. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.

[table_note_VEN0.61496445425552-5] Venezuela advance to the finals as the second wildcard.^[4]

[groupB-1] "Japanese Women's Baseball City Miyoshi to host IX WBSC Women's Baseball World Cup Group B". wbsc.org. World Baseball Softball Confederation. 14 February 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.

[groups-2] "IX Women's Baseball World Cup: WBSC reveals second Wild Card, group composition". wbsc.org. World Baseball Softball Confederation. 27 March 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.

[3] "WBSC Women's Baseball Rankings". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 29 June 2023.

[4] "IX WBSC Women's Baseball World Cup-Group B Day 5: Japan, Chinese Taipei and Venezuela advance to Finals 2024". WBSC. Retrieved 22 September 2023.

[regulations-6] "Tournament Regulations: Article C11". WBSC. Retrieved 4 December 2022.

[7] "Info". WBSC. Retrieved 6 January 2023.

[8] "Schedule unveiled for WBSC Women's Baseball World Cup Group Stage". wbsc.org. World Baseball Softball Confederation. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.

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