# 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 in the cities of Havana, Matanzas, Santiago de Cuba and Holguín.
Cuba defeated Panama in the final, winning its 24th title.
There were 15 participating countries, split into two groups, with the first four of each group qualifying for the finals. Guam qualified as runner up of the Oceania World Cup Qualifier but did not take part in the tournament.
The next four competitions were also held as the BWC tournament, which was replaced in 2015 by the quadrennial WBSC Premier12.

## Venues

| Pool A, Quarterfinals, Semifinals & Championship | Pool B | Pool B | Pool A & Quarterfinals |
| Havana | Holguín | Santiago de Cuba | Matanzas |
| Estadio Latinoamericano | Estadio Calixto García | Estadio Guillermón Moncada | Estadio Victoria de Girón |
| Capacity: 55,000 | Capacity: 30,000 | Capacity: 25,000 | Capacity: 22,000 |

## First round
### Pool A
#### Standings

| Pos | Team | W | L | RS | RA |
| 1 | Cuba | 6 | 0 | 52 | 5 |
| 2 | Nicaragua | 4 | 2 | 31 | 23 |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei | 3 | 3 | 29 | 23 |
| 4 | South Korea | 3 | 3 | 51 | 25 |
| 5 | Canada | 3 | 3 | 26 | 40 |
| 6 | Italy | 1 | 5 | 23 | 28 |
| 7 | Russia | 1 | 5 | 12 | 80 |

#### Schedule and results

| 12 October 2003 15:00 (UTC–5) | Cuba | 6 – 3 | Chinese Taipei | Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana |
| 12 October 2003 15:00 (UTC–5) | | Boxscore | | Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana |
| 13 October 2003 14:00 (UTC–5) | Italy | 9 – 1 | Russia | Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana |
| 13 October 2003 14:00 (UTC–5) | | Boxscore | | Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana |
| 13 October 2003 20:00 (UTC–5) | Nicaragua | 2 – 4 | Canada | Estadio Victoria de Girón, Matanzas |
| 13 October 2003 20:00 (UTC–5) | | Boxscore | | Estadio Victoria de Girón, Matanzas |
| 14 October 2003 14:00 (UTC–5) | Russia | 0 – 10 (F/7) | Canada | Ciudad Deportiva, Havana |
| 14 October 2003 14:00 (UTC–5) | | Boxscore | | Ciudad Deportiva, Havana |
| 14 October 2003 14:00 (UTC–5) | Chinese Taipei | 2 – 5 | Nicaragua | Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana |
| 14 October 2003 14:00 (UTC–5) | | Boxscore | | Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana |
| 14 October 2003 20:00 (UTC–5) | Cuba | 4 – 0 | South Korea | Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana |
| 14 October 2003 20:00 (UTC–5) | | Boxscore | | Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana |
| 15 October 2003 14:00 (UTC–5) | Nicaragua | 6 – 5 | Italy | Ciudad Deportiva, Havana |
| 15 October 2003 14:00 (UTC–5) | | Boxscore | | Ciudad Deportiva, Havana |
| 15 October 2003 20:00 (UTC–5) | South Korea | 26 – 3 (F/7) | Russia | Estadio Victoria de Girón, Matanzas |
| 15 October 2003 20:00 (UTC–5) | | Boxscore | | Estadio Victoria de Girón, Matanzas |
| 15 October 2003 20:00 (UTC–5) | Chinese Taipei | 10 – 2 | Canada | Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana |
| 15 October 2003 20:00 (UTC–5) | | Boxscore | | Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana |
| 17 October 2003 14:00 (UTC–5) | Italy | 3 – 5 | Canada | Estadio Victoria de Girón, Matanzas |
| 17 October 2003 14:00 (UTC–5) | | Boxscore | | Estadio Victoria de Girón, Matanzas |
| 17 October 2003 14:00 (UTC–5) | Chinese Taipei | 8 – 2 | South Korea | Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana |
| 17 October 2003 14:00 (UTC–5) | | Boxscore | | Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana |
| 17 October 2003 20:00 (UTC–5) | Cuba | 20 – 1 (F/7) | Russia | Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana |
| 17 October 2003 20:00 (UTC–5) | | Boxscore | | Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana |
| 18 October 2003 14:00 (UTC–5) | Canada | 5 – 17 (F/7) | South Korea | Ciudad Deportiva, Havana |
| 18 October 2003 14:00 (UTC–5) | | Boxscore | | Ciudad Deportiva, Havana |
| 18 October 2003 20:00 (UTC–5) | Russia | 3 – 14 | Nicaragua | Estadio Victoria de Girón, Matanzas |
| 18 October 2003 20:00 (UTC–5) | | Boxscore | | Estadio Victoria de Girón, Matanzas |
| 18 October 2003 20:00 (UTC–5) | Cuba | 7 – 0 | Italy | Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana |
| 18 October 2003 20:00 (UTC–5) | | Boxscore | | Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana |
| 19 October 2003 14:00 (UTC–5) | South Korea | 2 – 3 | Nicaragua | Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana |
| 19 October 2003 14:00 (UTC–5) | | Boxscore | | Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana |
| 19 October 2003 20:00 (UTC–5) | Chinese Taipei | 5 – 4 | Italy | Estadio Victoria de Girón, Matanzas |
| 19 October 2003 20:00 (UTC–5) | | Boxscore | | Estadio Victoria de Girón, Matanzas |
| 19 October 2003 20:00 (UTC–5) | Canada | 0 – 8 | Cuba | Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana |
| 19 October 2003 20:00 (UTC–5) | | Boxscore | | Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana |
| 20 October 2003 14:00 (UTC–5) | Russia | 4 – 1 | Chinese Taipei | Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana |
| 20 October 2003 14:00 (UTC–5) | | Boxscore | | Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana |
| 20 October 2003 20:00 (UTC–5) | South Korea | 4 – 2 | Italy | Estadio Victoria de Girón, Matanzas |
| 20 October 2003 20:00 (UTC–5) | | Boxscore | | Estadio Victoria de Girón, Matanzas |
| 20 October 2003 20:00 (UTC–5) | Nicaragua | 1 – 7 | Cuba | Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana |
| 20 October 2003 20:00 (UTC–5) | | Boxscore | | Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana |

### Pool B
#### Standings

| Pos | Team | W | L | RS | RA |
| 1 | Japan | 7 | 0 | 74 | 16 |
| 2 | United States | 5 | 1 | 42 | 11 |
| 3 | Panama | 5 | 2 | 67 | 36 |
| 4 | Brazil | 4 | 3 | 27 | 34 |
| 5 | Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 35 | 26 |
| 6 | Mexico | 2 | 5 | 35 | 30 |
| 7 | China | 1 | 6 | 14 | 63 |
| 8 | France | 0 | 7 | 13 | 91 |

#### Schedule and results

| 12 October 2003 20:00 (UTC–5) | Japan | 12 – 2 (F/7) | Netherlands | Estadio Guillermón Moncada, Santiago de Cuba |
| 12 October 2003 20:00 (UTC–5) | | Boxscore | | Estadio Guillermón Moncada, Santiago de Cuba |
| 12 October 2003 20:00 (UTC–5) | Mexico | 0 – 4 | United States | Estadio Calixto García, Holguín |
| 12 October 2003 20:00 (UTC–5) | | Boxscore | | Estadio Calixto García, Holguín |
| 13 October 2003 20:00 (UTC–5) | China | 6 – 5 | France | Estadio Guillermón Moncada, Santiago de Cuba |
| 13 October 2003 20:00 (UTC–5) | | Boxscore | | Estadio Guillermón Moncada, Santiago de Cuba |
| 13 October 2003 20:00 (UTC–5) | Brazil | 6 – 11 | Panama | Estadio Calixto García, Holguín |
| 13 October 2003 20:00 (UTC–5) | | Boxscore | | Estadio Calixto García, Holguín |
| 14 October 2003 14:00 (UTC–5) | Netherlands | 12 – 5 | China | Estadio Guillermón Moncada, Santiago de Cuba |
| 14 October 2003 14:00 (UTC–5) | | Boxscore | | Estadio Guillermón Moncada, Santiago de Cuba |
| 14 October 2003 14:00 (UTC–5) | Panama | 7 – 3 | Mexico | Estadio Calixto García, Holguín |
| 14 October 2003 14:00 (UTC–5) | | Boxscore | | Estadio Calixto García, Holguín |
| 14 October 2003 20:00 (UTC–5) | France | 0 – 18 (F/7) | Japan | Estadio Guillermón Moncada, Santiago de Cuba |
| 14 October 2003 20:00 (UTC–5) | | Boxscore | | Estadio Guillermón Moncada, Santiago de Cuba |
| 14 October 2003 20:00 (UTC–5) | United States | 7 – 1 | Brazil | Estadio Calixto García, Holguín |
| 14 October 2003 20:00 (UTC–5) | | Boxscore | | Estadio Calixto García, Holguín |
| 15 October 2003 14:00 (UTC–5) | Netherlands | 12 – 0 (F/7) | France | Estadio Guillermón Moncada, Santiago de Cuba |
| 15 October 2003 14:00 (UTC–5) | | Boxscore | | Estadio Guillermón Moncada, Santiago de Cuba |
| 15 October 2003 14:00 (UTC–5) | Brazil | 5 – 3 | Mexico | Estadio Calixto García, Holguín |
| 15 October 2003 14:00 (UTC–5) | | Boxscore | | Estadio Calixto García, Holguín |
| 15 October 2003 20:00 (UTC–5) | Japan | 16 – 1 (F/7) | China | Estadio Guillermón Moncada, Santiago de Cuba |
| 15 October 2003 20:00 (UTC–5) | | Boxscore | | Estadio Guillermón Moncada, Santiago de Cuba |
| 15 October 2003 20:00 (UTC–5) | Panama | 5 – 12 | United States | Estadio Calixto García, Holguín |
| 15 October 2003 20:00 (UTC–5) | | Boxscore | | Estadio Calixto García, Holguín |
| 17 October 2003 14:00 (UTC–5) | Netherlands | 2 – 4 | Panama | Estadio Guillermón Moncada, Santiago de Cuba |
| 17 October 2003 14:00 (UTC–5) | | Boxscore | | Estadio Guillermón Moncada, Santiago de Cuba |
| 17 October 2003 14:00 (UTC–5) | United States | 14 – 2 (F/7) | France | Estadio Calixto García, Holguín |
| 17 October 2003 14:00 (UTC–5) | | Boxscore | | Estadio Calixto García, Holguín |
| 17 October 2003 20:00 (UTC–5) | Japan | 8 – 2 | Brazil | Estadio Guillermón Moncada, Santiago de Cuba |
| 17 October 2003 20:00 (UTC–5) | | Boxscore | | Estadio Guillermón Moncada, Santiago de Cuba |
| 17 October 2003 20:00 (UTC–5) | Mexico | 5 – 0 | China | Estadio Calixto García, Holguín |
| 17 October 2003 20:00 (UTC–5) | | Boxscore | | Estadio Calixto García, Holguín |
| 18 October 2003 14:00 (UTC–5) | Brazil | 2 – 1 | Netherlands | Estadio Guillermón Moncada, Santiago de Cuba |
| 18 October 2003 14:00 (UTC–5) | | Boxscore | | Estadio Guillermón Moncada, Santiago de Cuba |
| 18 October 2003 14:00 (UTC–5) | France | 0 – 15 (F/7) | Mexico | Estadio Calixto García, Holguín |
| 18 October 2003 14:00 (UTC–5) | | Boxscore | | Estadio Calixto García, Holguín |
| 18 October 2003 20:00 (UTC–5) | Japan | 10 – 4 | Panama | Estadio Guillermón Moncada, Santiago de Cuba |
| 18 October 2003 20:00 (UTC–5) | | Boxscore | | Estadio Guillermón Moncada, Santiago de Cuba |
| 18 October 2003 20:00 (UTC–5) | United States | 4 – 1 | China | Estadio Calixto García, Holguín |
| 18 October 2003 20:00 (UTC–5) | | Boxscore | | Estadio Calixto García, Holguín |
| 19 October 2003 14:00 (UTC–5) | Mexico | 3 – 6 | Netherlands | Estadio Guillermón Moncada, Santiago de Cuba |
| 19 October 2003 14:00 (UTC–5) | | Boxscore | | Estadio Guillermón Moncada, Santiago de Cuba |
| 19 October 2003 14:00 (UTC–5) | France | 4 – 7 | Brazil | Estadio Calixto García, Holguín |
| 19 October 2003 14:00 (UTC–5) | | Boxscore | | Estadio Calixto García, Holguín |
| 19 October 2003 20:00 (UTC–5) | United States | 1 – 2 | Japan | Estadio Guillermón Moncada, Santiago de Cuba |
| 19 October 2003 20:00 (UTC–5) | | Boxscore | | Estadio Guillermón Moncada, Santiago de Cuba |
| 19 October 2003 20:00 (UTC–5) | China | 1 – 17 (F/8) | Panama | Estadio Calixto García, Holguín |
| 19 October 2003 20:00 (UTC–5) | | Boxscore | | Estadio Calixto García, Holguín |
| 20 October 2003 14:00 (UTC–5) | Netherlands | Rainout | United States | Estadio Guillermón Moncada, Santiago de Cuba |
| 20 October 2003 14:00 (UTC–5) | | Boxscore | | Estadio Guillermón Moncada, Santiago de Cuba |
| 20 October 2003 14:00 (UTC–5) | China | 0 – 4 | Brazil | Estadio Calixto García, Holguín |
| 20 October 2003 14:00 (UTC–5) | | Boxscore | | Estadio Calixto García, Holguín |
| 20 October 2003 20:00 (UTC–5) | Mexico | 6 – 8 | Japan | Estadio Guillermón Moncada, Santiago de Cuba |
| 20 October 2003 20:00 (UTC–5) | | Boxscore | | Estadio Guillermón Moncada, Santiago de Cuba |
| 20 October 2003 20:00 (UTC–5) | Panama | 19 – 2 (F/7) | France | Estadio Calixto García, Holguín |
| 20 October 2003 20:00 (UTC–5) | | Boxscore | | Estadio Calixto García, Holguín |

## Playoffs
### Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| Cuba | 4 | | |
| Brazil | 3 | | |
| Brazil | 3 | Cuba | 6 |
| | | Chinese Taipei | 3 |
| United States | 1 | Chinese Taipei | 3 |
| Chinese Taipei | 2 | | | | |
| Chinese Taipei | 2 | | | Cuba | 4 |
| | | | | Panama | 2 |
| Nicaragua | 0 | | | Panama | 2 |
| Panama | 5 | | | | |
| Panama | 5 | Panama | 4 | | |
| | | Japan | 1 | Third place | Third place |
| Japan | 2 | Japan | 1 | Third place | Third place |
| South Korea | 0 | | | | |
| South Korea | 0 | | | Chinese Taipei | 3 |
| | | | | Japan | 7 |
| 5th–8th place | 5th–8th place | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| Brazil | 4 |
| United States | 13 | | |
| United States | 13 | United States | 13 |
| | | Nicaragua | 2 |
| Nicaragua | 5 | Nicaragua | 2 |
| South Korea | 3 | | |
| South Korea | 3 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | Brazil | 8 |
| | | South Korea | 3 |

### Quarter-finals

| 22 October 2003 14:00 (UTC–5) | Nicaragua | 0 – 5 | Panama | Estadio Victoria de Girón, Matanzas |
| 22 October 2003 14:00 (UTC–5) | | Boxscore | | Estadio Victoria de Girón, Matanzas |
| 22 October 2003 14:00 (UTC–5) | United States | 1 – 2 | Chinese Taipei | Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana |
| 22 October 2003 14:00 (UTC–5) | | Boxscore | | Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana |
| 22 October 2003 20:00 (UTC–5) | Japan | 2 – 0 | South Korea | Estadio Victoria de Girón, Matanzas |
| 22 October 2003 20:00 (UTC–5) | | Boxscore | | Estadio Victoria de Girón, Matanzas |
| 22 October 2003 20:05 (UTC–5) | Cuba | 4 – 3 | Brazil | Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana |
| 22 October 2003 20:05 (UTC–5) | | Boxscore | | Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana |

### 5th–8th place

| 23 October 2003 14:00 (UTC–5) | Nicaragua | 5 – 3 | South Korea | Ciudad Deportiva, Havana |
| 23 October 2003 14:00 (UTC–5) | | Boxscore | | Ciudad Deportiva, Havana |
| 23 October 2003 20:00 (UTC–5) | United States | 13 – 4 | Brazil | Estadio Victoria de Girón, Matanzas |
| 23 October 2003 20:00 (UTC–5) | | Boxscore | | Estadio Victoria de Girón, Matanzas |

### Semi-finals

| 23 October 2003 14:00 (UTC–5) | Panama | 4 – 1 | Japan | Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana |
| 23 October 2003 14:00 (UTC–5) | | Boxscore | | Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana |
| 23 October 2003 20:05 (UTC–5) | Chinese Taipei | 3 – 6 | Cuba | Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana |
| 23 October 2003 20:05 (UTC–5) | | Boxscore | | Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana |

### 7th place game

| 24 October 2003 14:00 (UTC–5) | South Korea | 3 – 8 | Brazil | Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana |
| 24 October 2003 14:00 (UTC–5) | | Boxscore | | Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana |

### 5th place game

| 24 October 2003 20:05 (UTC–5) | United States | 13 – 2 | Nicaragua | Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana |
| 24 October 2003 20:05 (UTC–5) | | Boxscore | | Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana |

### Bronze medal game

| 25 October 2003 14:00 (UTC–5) | Chinese Taipei | 3 – 7 | Japan | Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana |
| 25 October 2003 14:00 (UTC–5) | | Boxscore | | Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana |

### Final

| 25 October 2003 20:05 (UTC–5) | Cuba | 4 – 2 | Panama | Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana |
| 25 October 2003 20:05 (UTC–5) | | Boxscore | | Estadio Latinoamericano, Havana |

## Final standings

| Pos | Team | W | L |
| | Cuba | 9 | 0 |
| | Panama | 7 | 3 |
| | Japan | 9 | 1 |
| 4 | Chinese Taipei | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | United States | 7 | 2 |
| 6 | Nicaragua | 5 | 4 |
| 7 | Brazil | 5 | 5 |
| 8 | South Korea | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | Netherlands | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Canada | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | Mexico | 2 | 5 |
| 12 | Italy | 1 | 5 |
| 13 | Russia | 1 | 5 |
| 14 | China | 1 | 6 |
| 15 | France | 0 | 7 |

## Awards

Tournament Awards :
| Award | Player |
| MVP | Takashi Yoshiura |
| Leading hitter | Michel Enríquez |
| Pitcher with best ERA | Vicyohandri Odelín |
| Pitcher with best win/loss average | Kléber Ojima |
| Most Runs batted in | Takashi Yoshiura |
| Most Home runs | Takashi Yoshiura |
| Most Stolen bases | Eduardo Paret |
| Most Runs scored | Omar Moreno |
| Outstanding defensive player | Eduardo Paret |
All Star Team :
| Position | Player |
| Pitchers | John Cannon |
| Pitchers | Kléber Ojima |
| Catcher | Choi Ki-moon |
| First base | Sharnol Adriana |
| Second base | Daisuke Kusano |
| Third base | Michel Enríquez |
| Shortstop | Eduardo Paret |
| Outfield | Takashi Yoshiura |
| Outfield | Frederich Cepeda |
| Outfield | Rubén Rivera |
| Designated hitter | Audes de León |