2020 Baseball5 European Championship

2020 Baseball5 European Championship
Tournament details
CountryLithuania
Dates28 February–1 March
Teams14
Final positions
Champions France (1st title)
Runners-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

Vilnius
Litexpo

Round 1

Pool A

Standings

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

Standings

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

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

Rk Team Note
France Qualified for
2022 Baseball5 World Cup[3]
Lithuania
Russia
4 Italy
5 Netherlands
6 Belarus
7 Israel
8 Romania
9 Bulgaria
10 Estonia
11 Belgium
12 Czech Republic
13 Moldova
14 Latvia

References

  1. ^ "Playball for the first ever WBSC-Europe Baseball5 European Championship". WBSC Europe. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Baseball5 Euros: Crowning a European Champion". Extra Innings Baseball. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Baseball5 European Championship: Lithuania, France qualify for Baseball5 World Cup". World Baseball Softball Confederation. 29 February 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
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