2002 World University Baseball Championship

The 2002 World University Baseball Championship was an under-23 international college baseball tournament that was held from August 2 to 11, 2002. The final game was held on August 11, 2002 in Messina, Italy. It was the first time the University Championship took place. Italy hosted the tournament and 10 nations competed.

2002 World University Baseball Championship

Tournament details
Country	Italy
Dates	2–11 August
Teams	10
Final positions
Champions	Cuba (1st title)
Runner-up	United States
Third place	Japan
Fourth place	Chinese Taipei
Tournament statistics
Games played	31
MVP	Orelvis Avila

In the end, the Cuba won their first University Championship, over a win against runner-up United States.

Round 1

Pool A

	Qualified for the quarter-finals
	Did not qualify for the quarter-finals

Team	W	L	R	RA	PCT
United States	3	1	38	7	.750
Italy	3	1	18	14	.750
South Korea	2	2	23	23	.500
China	2	2	13	13	.500
Canada	0	4	7	42	.000

Pool B

	Qualified for the quarter-finals
	Did not qualify for the quarter-finals

Team	W	L	R	RA	PCT
Cuba	4	0	29	4	1.000
Japan	3	1	25	2	.750
Chinese Taipei	2	2	17	14	.500
Czech Republic	1	3	5	30	.250
France	0	4	6	32	.000

Round 2

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

A1

United States

14

B4

Czech Republic

1

Q1

United States

2

Q2

Japan

1

B2

Japan

6

A3

South Korea

1

S1

United States

0

S2

Cuba

6

A2

Italy

3

B3

Chinese Taipei

14

Q3

Chinese Taipei

0

Q4

Cuba

2

B1

Cuba

3

A4

China

0

Final standings

Rk	Team	W	L
1	Cuba	7	0
Lost in the Final
2	United States	5	2
Failed to qualify for Final
3	Japan	5	2
4	Chinese Taipei	3	4
Failed to qualify for the Semi-Finals
5	South Korea	3	3
6	Italy	3	3
7	China	3	3
8	Czech Republic	1	4
9	Canada	1	4
10	France	0	5

2002 World University Baseball champions
Cuba 1st title