# 2024 Women's Baseball World Cup

The 2024 Women's Baseball World Cup was the 9th Women's Baseball World Cup, an international baseball tournament that was held in Thunder Bay, Canada and Miyoshi, Japan. The group stage took place from 8 to 13 August 2023 as two separate tournaments in two separate locations. The finals took place in Thunder Bay, Canada in 2024. This was the first Women's Baseball World Cup event that held in two stages. It was the third time Canada has hosted the tournament. It was also the first time more than one nation has hosted the tournament. Japan were the defending champions and successfully defend the title.

## Qualified teams

| Team | World ranking | Method of qualification |
| Canada | 3rd | Hosts |
| Japan | 1st | Hosts & 2023 Women's Baseball Asian Cup winners |
| France | 16th | 2022 Women's European Baseball Championship winners |
| Venezuela | 5th | Women's Baseball Americas World Cup Qualifier 2022 winners |
| Puerto Rico | 9th | Women's Baseball Americas World Cup Qualifier 2022 runners-up |
| Mexico | 12th | Women's Baseball Americas World Cup Qualifier 2022 third place |
| Cuba | 7th | Women's Baseball Americas World Cup Qualifier 2022 fourth place |
| Australia | 8th | Top ranked WBSC Oceania team |
| United States | 4th | Wild Card |
| Chinese Taipei | 2nd | 2023 Women's Baseball Asian Cup runners-up |
| South Korea | 10th | 2023 Women's Baseball Asian Cup third place |
| Hong Kong | 11th | 2023 Women's Baseball Asian Cup fourth place |

## Venues

| Group A & Finals | Group A & Finals | Group B |
| Thunder Bay, Canada | Thunder Bay, Canada | Miyoshi, Japan |
| Baseball Central | Port Arthur Stadium | Miyoshi Kinsai Stadium |
| Capacity: 1,800 | Capacity: 3,031 | Capacity: 16,000 |
| Thunder Bay | Thunder Bay | Miyoshi |

## Group stage
### Group A

Group A was contested in Thunder Bay during 8–13 August 2023.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 5 | 5 | 0 | 71 | 2 | +69 | 1.000 | — | Advance to finals |
| 2 | Canada (H) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 52 | 34 | +18 | .800 | 1 | Advance to finals |
| 3 | Mexico | 5 | 3 | 2 | 43 | 25 | +18 | .600 | 2 | Advance to finals |
| 4 | Australia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 36 | 35 | +1 | .400 | 3 | |
| 5 | Hong Kong | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 84 | −64 | .200 | 4 | |
| 6 | South Korea | 5 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 53 | −42 | .000 | 5 | |
* ↑ Mexico advance to the finals as the first wildcard.
All times listed are local, EDT (UTC–4).
| Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
| 8 August 2023 | 11:30 | Hong Kong | 9–8 | South Korea | 7 | Baseball Central | 3:01 | 100 | Boxscore |
| 8 August 2023 | 15:30 | Australia | 2–3 | United States | 7 | Baseball Central | 3:10 | 250 | Boxscore |
| 8 August 2023 | 19:30 | Mexico | 1–9 | Canada | 7 | Baseball Central | 2:00 | 255 | Boxscore |
| 9 August 2023 | 11:30 | United States | 14–0 | South Korea | 5 | Baseball Central | 1:54 | 150 | Boxscore |
| 9 August 2023 | 15:30 | Mexico | 16–8 | Australia | 8 | Baseball Central | 2:53 | 200 | Boxscore |
| 9 August 2023 | 19:30 | Canada | 22–3 | Hong Kong | 5 | Baseball Central | 2:07 | 410 | Boxscore |
| 10 August 2023 | 11:30 | South Korea | 3–10 | Australia | 7 | Port Arthur Stadium | 2:03 | 124 | Boxscore |
| 10 August 2023 | 15:30 | Hong Kong | 6–16 | Mexico | 5 | Port Arthur Stadium | 2:07 | 145 | Boxscore |
| 10 August 2023 | 19:30 | United States | 23–0 | Canada | 5 | Port Arthur Stadium | 1:54 | 2000 | Boxscore |
| 12 August 2023 | 11:30 | Hong Kong | 0–29 | United States | 5 | Port Arthur Stadium | 2:00 | 100 | Boxscore |
| 12 August 2023 | 15:30 | South Korea | 0–10 | Mexico | 6 | Port Arthur Stadium | 1:47 | 135 | Boxscore |
| 12 August 2023 | 19:30 | Canada | 11–7 | Australia | 7 | Port Arthur Stadium | 2:59 | 458 | Boxscore |
| 13 August 2023 | 11:30 | Australia | 9–2 | Hong Kong | 7 | Port Arthur Stadium | 2:09 | 116 | Boxscore |
| 13 August 2023 | 15:30 | Mexico | 0–2 | United States | 7 | Port Arthur Stadium | 1:53 | 98 | Boxscore |
| 13 August 2023 | 19:30 | South Korea | 0–10 | Canada | 5 | Port Arthur Stadium | 1:36 | 300 | Boxcore |

### Group B

Group B was contested in Miyoshi during 13–18 September 2023.
| Pos | Teamvte | 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 | Advance to finals |
| 3 | Venezuela | 5 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 23 | +5 | .600 | 2 | Advance to finals |
| 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 | |
* ↑ Venezuela advance to the finals as the second wildcard.
All times listed are local, JST (UTC+9).
| 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 |

## Finals

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | — | Advance to Final |
| 2 | Japan | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .800 | 1 | Advance to Final |
| 3 | Canada (H) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .600 | 2 | Advance to third place play-off |
| 4 | Mexico | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | 3 | Advance to third place play-off |
| 5 | Venezuela | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | 4 | |
| 6 | Chinese Taipei | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 5 | |

### Third place play-off

2024 :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Mexico | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| Canada | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 4 | 7 | 2 |
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### Final

2024 :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Japan | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 1 |
| United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 3 |
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## Symbols
### Match balls

The match balls to be used for the 2024 tournament are to be provided by SSK Corporation, which were also used in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.