# 2010 Intercontinental Cup (baseball)

The 2010 IBAF Intercontinental Cup was an international baseball competition, held in Taichung, at the Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium, and Douliu, at the Douliu Baseball Stadium, Taiwan from October 23 to 31, 2010.

## Teams

The following 10 teams confirmed their appearance.
| Pool A | Pool A | Pool B | Pool B |
| Chinese Taipei | 2006 Intercontinental Cup | Italy | 6th, 2006 Intercontinental Cup |
| Cuba | 2006 Intercontinental Cup | Japan | 4th, 2006 Intercontinental Cup |
| Czech Republic | 1st appearance | Netherlands | 2006 Intercontinental Cup |
| Hong Kong | 1st appearance | Nicaragua | 5th, 1997 Intercontinental Cup |
| South Korea | 7th, 2006 Intercontinental Cup | Thailand | 1st appearance |

## Round 1
### Pool A
#### Standings

| Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB | R | RA |
| Cuba | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | – | 43 | 0 |
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | 1 | .750 | 1 | 27 | 7 |
| South Korea | 2 | 2 | .500 | 2 | 31 | 16 |
| Czech Republic | 1 | 3 | .250 | 3 | 16 | 33 |
| Hong Kong | 0 | 4 | .000 | 4 | 2 | 63 |

#### Schedule

| October 23, 2010 12:30 UTC+8 | Chinese Taipei | 11 – 5 | South Korea | Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium Attendance: 15,300 |
| October 23, 2010 12:30 UTC+8 | | Boxscore | | Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium Attendance: 15,300 |
| October 23, 2010 18:30 UTC+8 | Czech Republic | 0 – 18 (F/6) | Cuba | Douliu Baseball Stadium Attendance: 150 |
| October 23, 2010 18:30 UTC+8 | | Boxscore | | Douliu Baseball Stadium Attendance: 150 |
| October 24, 2010 12:30 UTC+8 | South Korea | 17 – 2 (F/5) | Hong Kong | Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium Attendance: 135 |
| October 24, 2010 12:30 UTC+8 | | Boxscore | | Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium Attendance: 135 |
| October 24, 2010 12:30 UTC+8 | Czech Republic | 0 – 6 | Chinese Taipei | Douliu Baseball Stadium Attendance: 3,276 |
| October 24, 2010 12:30 UTC+8 | | Boxscore | | Douliu Baseball Stadium Attendance: 3,276 |
| October 25, 2010 18:30 UTC+8 | Hong Kong | 0 – 10 (F/7) | Chinese Taipei | Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium Attendance: 1,050 |
| October 25, 2010 18:30 UTC+8 | | Boxscore | | Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium Attendance: 1,050 |
| October 25, 2010 18:30 UTC+8 | Cuba | 3 – 0 | South Korea | Douliu Baseball Stadium Attendance: 200 |
| October 25, 2010 18:30 UTC+8 | | Boxscore | | Douliu Baseball Stadium Attendance: 200 |
| October 26, 2010 12:30 UTC+8 | Hong Kong | 0 – 16 (F/6) | Czech Republic | Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium Attendance: 90 |
| October 26, 2010 12:30 UTC+8 | | Boxscore | | Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium Attendance: 90 |
| October 26, 2010 18:30 UTC+8 | Chinese Taipei | 0 – 2 | Cuba | Douliu Baseball Stadium Attendance: 7,097 |
| October 26, 2010 18:30 UTC+8 | | Boxscore | | Douliu Baseball Stadium Attendance: 7,097 |
| October 27, 2010 12:30 UTC+8 | Cuba | 20 – 0 (F/5) | Hong Kong | Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium Attendance: 72 |
| October 27, 2010 12:30 UTC+8 | | Boxscore | | Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium Attendance: 72 |
| October 27, 2010 18:30 UTC+8 | South Korea | 9 – 0 | Czech Republic | Douliu Baseball Stadium Attendance: 25 |
| October 27, 2010 18:30 UTC+8 | | Boxscore | | Douliu Baseball Stadium Attendance: 25 |

### Pool B
#### Standings

| Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB | R | RA |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1 | .750 | – | 24 | 5 |
| Japan | 3 | 1 | .750 | – | 25 | 4 |
| Italy | 3 | 1 | .750 | – | 23 | 18 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 3 | .250 | 2 | 21 | 22 |
| Thailand | 0 | 4 | .000 | 4 | 11 | 55 |

#### Schedule

| October 23, 2010 19:30 UTC+8 | Nicaragua | 0 – 8 | Japan | Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium Attendance: 300 |
| October 23, 2010 19:30 UTC+8 | | Boxscore | | Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium Attendance: 300 |
| October 23, 2010 15:30 UTC+8 | Italy | 0 – 10 (F/7) | Netherlands | Douliu Baseball Stadium Attendance: 125 |
| October 23, 2010 15:30 UTC+8 | | Boxscore | | Douliu Baseball Stadium Attendance: 125 |
| October 24, 2010 18:30 UTC+8 | Thailand | 6 – 15 | Italy | Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium Attendance: 120 |
| October 24, 2010 18:30 UTC+8 | | Boxscore | | Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium Attendance: 120 |
| October 24, 2010 18:30 UTC+8 | Nicaragua | 1 – 6 | Netherlands | Douliu Baseball Stadium Attendance: 300 |
| October 24, 2010 18:30 UTC+8 | | Boxscore | | Douliu Baseball Stadium Attendance: 300 |
| October 25, 2010 12:30 UTC+8 | Italy | 5 – 2 | Nicaragua | Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium Attendance: 100 |
| October 25, 2010 12:30 UTC+8 | | Boxscore | | Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium Attendance: 100 |
| October 25, 2010 12:30 UTC+8 | Japan | 15 – 0 (F/5) | Thailand | Douliu Baseball Stadium Attendance: 60 |
| October 25, 2010 12:30 UTC+8 | | Boxscore | | Douliu Baseball Stadium Attendance: 60 |
| October 26, 2010 12:30 UTC+8 | Thailand | 3 – 18 (F/7) | Nicaragua | Douliu Baseball Stadium Attendance: 105 |
| October 26, 2010 12:30 UTC+8 | | Boxscore | | Douliu Baseball Stadium Attendance: 105 |
| October 26, 2010 18:30 UTC+8 | Netherlands | 1 – 2 | Japan | Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium Attendance: 250 |
| October 26, 2010 18:30 UTC+8 | | Boxscore | | Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium Attendance: 250 |
| October 27, 2010 12:30 UTC+8 | Netherlands | 7 – 2 | Thailand | Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium Attendance: 59 |
| October 27, 2010 12:30 UTC+8 | | Boxscore | | Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium Attendance: 59 |
| October 27, 2010 18:30 UTC+8 | Japan | 0 – 3 | Italy | Douliu Baseball Stadium Attendance: 50 |
| October 27, 2010 18:30 UTC+8 | | Boxscore | | Douliu Baseball Stadium Attendance: 50 |

## Round 2
### Pool C
#### Standings

| Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB | R | RA |
| Cuba | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | – | 20 | 7 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2 | 22 | 12 |
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2 | 32 | 19 |
| Italy | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3 | 13 | 23 |
| South Korea | 1 | 4 | .200 | 4 | 16 | 23 |
| Japan | 1 | 4 | .200 | 4 | 9 | 28 |

#### Schedule

| October 28, 2010 12:30 UTC+8 | Cuba | 6 – 3 | Netherlands | Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium Attendance: 125 |
| October 28, 2010 12:30 UTC+8 | | Boxscore | | Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium Attendance: 125 |
| October 28, 2010 14:00 UTC+8 | Italy | 5 – 2 | South Korea | Douliu Baseball Stadium Attendance: 58 |
| October 28, 2010 14:00 UTC+8 | | Boxscore | | Douliu Baseball Stadium Attendance: 58 |
| October 28, 2010 18:30 UTC+8 | Chinese Taipei | 12 – 5 | Japan | Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium Attendance: 3,837 |
| October 28, 2010 18:30 UTC+8 | | Boxscore | | Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium Attendance: 3,837 |
| October 29, 2010 12:30 UTC+8 | Cuba | 4 – 1 | Japan | Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium Attendance: 175 |
| October 29, 2010 12:30 UTC+8 | | Boxscore | | Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium Attendance: 175 |
| October 29, 2010 14:00 UTC+8 | Netherlands | 3 – 1 | South Korea | Douliu Baseball Stadium Attendance: 42 |
| October 29, 2010 14:00 UTC+8 | | Boxscore | | Douliu Baseball Stadium Attendance: 42 |
| October 29, 2010 18:30 UTC+8 | Chinese Taipei | 6 – 2 | Italy | Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium Attendance: 3,425 |
| October 29, 2010 18:30 UTC+8 | | Boxscore | | Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium Attendance: 3,425 |
| October 30, 2010 12:30 UTC+8 | Netherlands | 5 – 3 (F/10) | Chinese Taipei | Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium Attendance: 9,064 |
| October 30, 2010 12:30 UTC+8 | | Boxscore | | Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium Attendance: 9,064 |
| October 30, 2010 14:00 UTC+8 | Cuba | 5 – 3 | Italy | Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium Attendance: 150 |
| October 30, 2010 14:00 UTC+8 | | Boxscore | | Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium Attendance: 150 |
| October 30, 2010 18:30 UTC+8 | Japan | 1 – 8 | South Korea | Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium Attendance: 333 |
| October 30, 2010 18:30 UTC+8 | | Boxscore | | Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium Attendance: 333 |

### Semifinals 8th-10th

| October 29, 2010 12:30 UTC+8 | Czech Republic | 13 – 3 (F/7) | Thailand | Taichung Baseball Stadium Attendance: 21 |
| October 29, 2010 12:30 UTC+8 | | Boxscore | | Taichung Baseball Stadium Attendance: 21 |
| October 29, 2010 18:30 UTC+8 | Nicaragua | 12 – 2 (F/7) | Hong Kong | Taichung Baseball Stadium Attendance: 24 |
| October 29, 2010 18:30 UTC+8 | | Boxscore | | Taichung Baseball Stadium Attendance: 24 |

## Round 3
### Finals
#### 9th-10th place Final

| October 30, 2010 12:30 UTC+8 | Thailand | 6 – 5 | Hong Kong | Taichung Baseball Stadium Attendance: 145 |
| October 30, 2010 12:30 UTC+8 | | Boxscore | | Taichung Baseball Stadium Attendance: 145 |

#### 7th-8th place Final

| October 30, 2010 18:30 UTC+8 | Czech Republic | 5 – 11 | Nicaragua | Taichung Baseball Stadium Attendance: 70 |
| October 30, 2010 18:30 UTC+8 | | Boxscore | | Taichung Baseball Stadium Attendance: 70 |

#### 5th-6th place Final

| October 31, 2010 12:30 UTC+8 | South Korea | 1 – 2 | Japan | Douliu Baseball Stadium Attendance: 150 |
| October 31, 2010 12:30 UTC+8 | | Boxscore | | Douliu Baseball Stadium Attendance: 150 |

#### Bronze Medal

| October 31, 2010 12:30 UTC+8 | Chinese Taipei | 3 – 4 | Italy | Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium Attendance: 6,553 |
| October 31, 2010 12:30 UTC+8 | | Boxscore | | Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium Attendance: 6,553 |

#### Gold Medal

| October 31, 2010 18:30 UTC+8 | Cuba | 4 – 1 | Netherlands | Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium Attendance: 320 |
| October 31, 2010 18:30 UTC+8 | | Boxscore | | Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium Attendance: 320 |

## Final standings

| Rk | Team | W | L |
| | Cuba | 8 | 0 |
| | Netherlands | 5 | 3 |
| | Italy | 5 | 3 |
| 4 | Chinese Taipei | 5 | 3 |
| 5 | Japan | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | South Korea | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | Nicaragua | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | Czech Republic | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | Thailand | 1 | 5 |
| 10 | Hong Kong | 0 | 6 |
* 2010 Intercontinental Cup winners
* Cuba 11th title

## Awards

The IBAF announced the following awards at the completion of the tournament.
All Star Team :
| Position | Player |
| Starting Pitcher | Pan Wei-Lun |
| Relief Pitcher | Yadier Pedroso |
| Catcher | Juan Angrisano |
| First Base | Curt Smith |
| Second Base | Héctor Olivera |
| Third Base | Yulieski Gourriel |
| Short Stop | Mariekson Gregorius |
| Outfield | Alexei Bell |
| Outfield | Giorvis Duvergel |
| Outfield | Che-Hsuan Lin |
| Designated Hitter | Kim Jae-Hwan |
Tournament Awards :
| Award | Player |
| MVP | Héctor Olivera |
| Leading Hitter | Héctor Olivera |
| Best Earned Run Average | Pan Wei-Lun |
| Best Won/Loss Average | Dalier Hinojosa |
| Most Runs Batted In | Alfredo Despaigne |
| Most Home Runs | Kim Jae-Hwan |
| Most Stolen Bases | Jung Soo-Bin |
| Most Runs Scored | Héctor Olivera |
| Outstanding Defensive Player | Mariekson Gregorius |