World Port Tournament
| Most recent season or competition: 2019 World Port Tournament | |
| Sport | Baseball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1984 |
| No. of teams | 5 (Finals) |
| Continent | International |
| Most recent champion(s) | Netherlands (2019) |
| Most titles | Cuba (7) |
The World Port Tournament was an international baseball tournament held at the Neptunus Familiestadion in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The tournament was held every other year (2005 excluded) in odd-numbered years since 1985, alternating with the Haarlem Baseball Week. The last edition of the tournament was held in 2019, with subsequent editions cancelled.[1][2]
The tournament was created by Bram Peper, who was asked by Cuban Dr. Oscar Ferdinand Mell to organize an international baseball tournament, between national baseball teams all over the world, in Rotterdam. The Netherlands won the most recent edition of the tournament.
Results
| Year | Final | 3rd/4th place | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Runners-up | 3rd place | 4th place | |||
| 1985 | Habana |
Kobe |
Dallas |
Netherlands | ||
| 1987 | Habana |
Chinese Taipei |
Netherlands |
Osaka | ||
| 1989 | Netherlands |
Baltimore |
Habana |
Chinese Taipei | ||
| 1991 | Baltimore |
Canada |
Habana |
Curaçao | ||
| 1993 | MLB All Stars |
Red Machine |
Netherlands |
Canada | ||
| 1995 | Habana |
Netherlands |
Red Machine |
Hyundai Phoenix | ||
| 1997 | Cuba |
Netherlands |
Chinese Taipei |
Baltimore Corrigans | ||
| 1999 | Netherlands |
Cuba |
Sullivans |
Chinese Taipei | ||
| 2001 | Cuba |
Netherlands |
Italy |
Chinese Taipei | ||
| 2003 | Cuba |
Netherlands |
Chinese Taipei |
Eastern Connecticut | ||
| 2007 Details |
Cuba |
Chinese Taipei |
United States |
Netherlands | ||
| 2009 Details |
Cuba |
Netherlands |
Chinese Taipei |
Japan | ||
| 2011 Details |
Chinese Taipei |
Cuba |
Netherlands |
Curaçao | ||
| 2013 Details |
Cuba |
Netherlands |
Chinese Taipei |
Curaçao | ||
| 2015 Details |
Cuba |
Netherlands |
Curaçao |
Japan | ||
| 2017 Details |
Chinese Taipei |
Japan |
Curaçao |
Netherlands | ||
| 2019 Details |
Netherlands |
Japan |
Chinese Taipei |
North America | ||
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuba | 10 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 4 | United States | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | Japan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Aruba | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Curaçao | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (9 entries) | 17 | 17 | 17 | 51 | |
- ^1 Chinese Taipei is the official WBSC designation for the team representing the state officially referred to as the Republic of China, more commonly known as Taiwan. (See also political status of Taiwan for details.)
See also
References
- ^ "World Port Tournament 2021". HonkbalSoftbal.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2025-05-06.
- ^ "Gaat de naam 'WPT' uit het honkbal verdwijnen? Bond wil niet samenwerken met huidige organisatie". www.rijnmond.nl (in Dutch). 2023-07-14. Retrieved 2025-05-06.
External links
- World Port Tournament official website (Dutch)