2003 Baseball World Cup

The 2003 Baseball World Cup (BWC) was the 35th international Men's amateur baseball tournament. The tournament was sanctioned by the International Baseball Federation, which titled it the Amateur World Series from the 1938 tournament through the 1986 AWS. The tournament was held, for the ninth time, in Cuba, from October 12 to 25.[1] Cuba defeated Panama in the final, winning its 25th title.

There were 15 participating countries, split into two groups, with the first four of each group qualifying for the finals.

The next four competitions were also held as the BWC tournament, which was replaced in 2015 by the quadrennial WBSC Premier12.

First round

Playoffs

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
 Cuba4
 
 
 
 Brazil3
 
 Cuba6
 
 
 
 Chinese Taipei3
 
 Chinese Taipei2
 
 
 
 United States1
 
 Cuba4
 
 
 
 Panama2
 
 Panama5
 
 
 
 Nicaragua0
 
 Panama4
 
 
 
 Japan1 Third place
 
 Japan2
 
 
 
 South Korea0
 
 Japan7
 
 
 Chinese Taipei3
 
 
5th–8th placeFifth place
 
      
 
 
 
 
 United States13
 
 
 
 Brazil4
 
 United States13
 
 
 
 Nicaragua2
 
 Nicaragua5
 
 
 South Korea3
 
Seventh place
 
 
 
 
 
 Brazil8
 
 
 South Korea3
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