Eight teams qualified for the Olympic baseball tournament. The host nation qualifies automatically. Additionally, two teams qualified from the American qualifying tournament, and one team qualified from both the European and Asian qualifying tournaments. The field was rounded out by the top three teams from the world Olympic qualifying tournament. The qualifications were held in Taichung, Barcelona, and Havana.
Table
edit| Event | Date | Location | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | - | - | 1 |  China
|
| Americas Qualifying Tournament | Aug 25 - Sep 7, 2006 |  Havana
|
2 |  United States Cuba
|
| European Championship | September 7–16, 2007 |  Barcelona
|
1 |  Netherlands
|
| Asian Baseball Championship | Nov 27 - Dec 3, 2007 |  Taichung[T 1]
|
1 |  Japan
|
| Final Qualifying Tournament | March 7–14, 2008 | Taichung and Douliou[T 1]
|
3 |  Canada South Korea Chinese Taipei
|
| TOTAL | 8 | |||
- Note
- ^ a b Chinese Taipei is the official IOC designation for the state officially referred to as the Republic of China (ROC), commonly known as Taiwan. (See also Political status of Taiwan for details.)
American qualifying tournament
editQualifying round
editNorth and Central America
| Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | RS | RA | RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 49 | 13 | +36 |
| Canada
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 0.600 | 34 | 17 | +17 |
 Nicaragua
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 0.600 | 20 | 14 | +6 |
 Panama
|
5 | 2 | 3 | 0.400 | 38 | 35 | +3 |
 Mexico[AQ 1]
|
5 | 2 | 3 | 0.400 | 24 | 28 | -4 |
 Guatemala
|
5 | 0 | 5 | 0.000 | 4 | 58 | -54 |
Schedule
edit| Home | Result | Away | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 15, 2005 | ||||||
| Nicaragua
|
1-3 | Canada
| ||||
| United States
|
23-0 (6 Innings) | Guatemala
| ||||
| Panama
|
17-4 (7 Innings) | Mexico
| ||||
| November 16, 2005 | ||||||
| Canada
|
12-0 (7 Innings) | Guatemala
| ||||
| Nicaragua
|
6-1 | Panama
| ||||
| United States
|
5-4 | Mexico
| ||||
| November 17, 2005 | ||||||
| Canada
|
15-5 | Panama
| ||||
| United States
|
7-4 | Nicaragua
| ||||
| Mexico
|
5-2 | Guatemala
| ||||
| November 18, 2005 | ||||||
| Mexico
|
7-2 | Canada
| ||||
| Nicaragua
|
6-1 | Guatemala
| ||||
| United States
|
9-3 | Panama
| ||||
| November 19, 2005 | ||||||
| United States
|
5-2 | Canada
| ||||
| Nicaragua
|
4-2 | Mexico
| ||||
| Guatemala
|
1-12 | Panama
| ||||
Caribbean
| Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | RS | RA | RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dominican Republic
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 32 | 0 | +32 |
 Puerto Rico
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0.667 | 32 | 5 | +27 |
 Aruba[AQ 1]
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0.333 | 11 | 17 | -6 |
 Bahamas
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 0.000 | 0 | 53 | -53 |
 Jamaica
|
Withdrew | ||||||
 U.S. Virgin Islands
|
Withdrew | ||||||
 Curaçao
|
Withdrew | ||||||
South America
| Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | RS | RA | RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Venezuela
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 24 | 12 | +12 |
 Brazil
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0.750 | 26 | 8 | +18 |
 Ecuador
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 0.500 | 14 | 15 | -1 |
 Colombia
|
4 | 1 | 3 | 0.250 | 14 | 19 | -5 |
 Argentina
|
4 | 0 | 4 | 0.000 | 12 | 36 | -24 |
- Notes
Preliminary round
editGroup A
| Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | RS | RA | RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuba
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 64 | 10 | +54 |
| Panama
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 0.800 | 38 | 17 | +21 |
| Nicaragua
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 0.600 | 24 | 18 | +6 |
| Dominican Republic
|
5 | 2 | 3 | 0.400 | 31 | 31 | 0 |
| Colombia
|
5 | 1 | 4 | 0.200 | 15 | 41 | -26 |
| Ecuador
|
5 | 0 | 5 | 0.000 | 11 | 63 | -52 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | RS | RA | RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 0.800 | 46 | 27 | +19 |
| Mexico
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 0.800 | 23 | 19 | +4 |
| Canada
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 0.600 | 24 | 18 | +6 |
| Venezuela
|
5 | 2 | 3 | 0.400 | 27 | 39 | -12 |
| Brazil
|
5 | 1 | 4 | 0.200 | 27 | 32 | -5 |
| Puerto Rico
|
5 | 1 | 4 | 0.200 | 23 | 34 | -11 |
Schedule
edit| Home | Away | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 25, 2006 | ||||||
| Cuba
|
Colombia
| |||||
| August 26, 2006 | ||||||
| United States
|
9-3 | Canada
| ||||
| Cuba
|
11-0 | Ecuador
| ||||
| Mexico
|
2-1 | Brazil
| ||||
| Panama
|
3-2 | Dominican Republic
| ||||
| August 27, 2006 | ||||||
| Canada
|
6-5 | Puerto Rico
| ||||
| United States
|
8-7 | Brazil
| ||||
| Cuba
|
7-6 | Panama
| ||||
| Mexico
|
5-4 | Venezuela
| ||||
| Nicaragua
|
4-0 | Colombia
| ||||
| Dominican Republic
|
13-1 | Ecuador
| ||||
| August 28, 2006 | ||||||
| Mexico
|
3-15 | United States
| ||||
| Venezuela
|
5-7 | Canada
| ||||
| Puerto Rico
|
10-6 | Brazil
| ||||
| Cuba
|
17-3 | Dominican Republic
| ||||
| August 29, 2006 | ||||||
| Puerto Rico
|
2-5 | United States
| ||||
| Canada
|
1-2 | Mexico
| ||||
| Dominican Republic
|
8-3 | Colombia
| ||||
| Cuba
|
11-0 | Nicaragua
| ||||
| August 30, 2006 | ||||||
| United States
|
9-12 | Venezuela
| ||||
| Canada
|
7-3 | Brazil
| ||||
| Cuba
|
15-1 | Ecuador
| ||||
| Nicaragua
|
6-4 | Dominican Republic
| ||||
| Mexico
|
8-7 | Puerto Rico
| ||||
Final round
edit Team has qualified directly
Team has advanced to the Final Qualifying Tournament
| Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | RS | RA | RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States
|
7 | 6 | 1 | 0.857 | 69 | 32 | +37 |
| Cuba
|
7 | 6 | 1 | 0.857 | 63 | 18 | +45 |
| Mexico
|
7 | 5 | 2 | 0.714 | 38 | 24 | +14 |
| Canada
|
7 | 4 | 3 | 0.571 | 43 | 38 | +5 |
| Venezuela
|
7 | 3 | 4 | 0.428 | 41 | 41 | 0 |
| Panama
|
7 | 2 | 5 | 0.286 | 39 | 51 | -12 |
| Nicaragua
|
7 | 2 | 5 | 0.286 | 16 | 33 | -17 |
| Dominican Republic
|
7 | 0 | 7 | 0.000 | 21 | 61 | -40 |
Oceania qualifying tournament
editWith 
New Zealand withdrawing from the tournament, 
Australia received an automatic berth into the World Qualifying Tournament.
Team has advanced to the Final Qualifying Tournament
| Team | W | L | RA/9 | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Zealand
|
Withdrew | |||
Schedule
edit| Home | Away | Time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 8, 2007 | ||||||
| Australia
|
Cancelled | New Zealand
|
19:00 | |||
| February 9, 2007 | ||||||
| New Zealand
|
Cancelled | Australia
|
19:00 | |||
| February 10, 2007 | ||||||
| Australia
|
Cancelled | New Zealand
|
15:00 | |||
| Australia
|
Cancelled | New Zealand
|
19:00 | |||
| February 11, 2007 | ||||||
| Australia
|
Cancelled | New Zealand
|
14:00 | |||
European qualifying tournament
editQualifying round 1
editGroup A
| Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | RS | RA | RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Russia
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 35 | 3 | +32 |
 Austria
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0.667 | 22 | 18 | +4 |
 Poland
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0.333 | 24 | 23 | +1 |
 Georgia
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 0.000 | 8 | 45 | -37 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | RS | RA | RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Belarus
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 33 | 10 | +23 |
 Lithuania
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0.667 | 29 | 17 | +12 |
 Finland
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0.333 | 28 | 43 | -15 |
 Turkey
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 0.000 | 22 | 42 | -20 |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | RS | RA | RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Croatia
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 30 | 6 | +24 |
 Ireland
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0.667 | 14 | 5 | +9 |
 Slovakia
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0.333 | 15 | 16 | -1 |
 Norway
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 0.000 | 8 | 40 | -32 |
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | RS | RA | RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Belgium
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 25 | 2 | +23 |
 Switzerland
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0.667 | 18 | 11 | +7 |
 Slovenia
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0.333 | 17 | 17 | 0 |
 San Marino
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 0.000 | 3 | 33 | -30 |
Qualifying round 2
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European Baseball Championship
editThe European Baseball Championship in Barcelona, Spain served as the qualifying competition for the 2008 Summer Olympics. The Netherlands won the tournament for the fifth consecutive time and qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Great Britain and Spain advanced to a final qualifying tournament in Taiwan. Prior to the tournament, Greece was removed by the European Baseball Confederation and replaced with Austria. Czech Republic was downgraded to the last place at the end of the tournament and its wins in the preliminary round vacated.[2]
Preliminary round
editGroup A
| Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | RS | RA | RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 66 | 5 | +61 |
 Germany
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 0.800 | 36 | 15 | +21 |
 Sweden
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 0.600 | 20 | 27 | -7 |
| Croatia
|
5 | 2 | 3 | 0.400 | 26 | 38 | -12 |
| Austria
|
5 | 1 | 4 | 0.200 | 13 | 44 | -31 |
 Czech Republic
|
5 | 0 | 5 | 0.000 | 2 | 37 | -35 |
- September 8
Sweden 1 - 9 
Germany
Czech Republic 0 - 9* 
Croatia
Austria 0 - 22 (5 inn.) 
Netherlands
- September 9
- Croatia 2 - 11 Sweden
- Germany 10 - 0 (7 inn.) Austria
- Netherlands 11 - 0 (7 inn.) Czech Republic
- September 10
- Netherlands 14 - 2 (7 inn.) Sweden
- Czech Republic 0 - 9* Austria
- Germany 8 - 7 Croatia
- September 11
- Netherlands 6 - 3 Germany
- Austria 3 - 8 Croatia
- Czech Republic 1 - 2 Sweden
- September 12
- Germany 6 - 1 Czech Republic
- Croatia 0 - 13 (7 inn.) Netherlands
- Sweden 4 - 1 Austria
* The Czech Republic's 4-1 and 6-2 victories over Croatia and Austria were vacated and the results recorded as 9-0 forfeits.
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | RS | RA | RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Great Britain
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 0.800 | 35 | 24 | +11 |
| Spain
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 0.800 | 29 | 22 | +7 |
 France
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 0.600 | 20 | 15 | +5 |
 Italy
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 0.600 | 31 | 13 | +18 |
 Ukraine
|
5 | 1 | 4 | 0.200 | 10 | 36 | -26 |
| Russia
|
5 | 0 | 5 | 0.000 | 14 | 29 | -15 |
- September 7
Great Britain 12 - 8 
Spain
- September 8
- September 9
- September 10
- September 11
- September 12
Final round
edit Team has qualified directly
Team has advanced to the Final Qualifying Tournament
| Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | RS | RA | RD | Tiebreaker* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 54 | 14 | +40 | |
| Great Britain
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 0.800 | 35 | 24 | +11 | 1-1, 0.833 RA/IN |
| Spain
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 0.600 | 41 | 32 | +9 | 1-1, 0.833 RA/IN |
| Germany
|
5 | 3 | 2 | 0.600 | 29 | 24 | +5 | 1-1, 0.889 RA/IN |
| France
|
5 | 1 | 4 | 0.200 | 16 | 35 | -19 | |
| Sweden
|
5 | 0 | 5 | 0.000 | 15 | 51 | -36 |
* Tiebreakers: 1) W-L in games among tied teams 2) Runs against per 1 defensive inning among tied teams 3) Earned Runs against per 1 defensive inning among tied teams
- September 14
- Netherlands 18 - 0 (7 inn.)
France - Germany 3 - 11 Spain
- Sweden 7 - 10 Great Britain
- September 15
- France 10 - 0 (7 inn.) Sweden
- Spain 8 - 10 (11 inn.) Netherlands
- Great Britain 5 - 7 Germany
- September 16
- Germany 7 - 1 France
- Sweden 5 - 8 Spain
- Netherlands 6 - 1 Great Britain
Classification
edit- September 13
2007 Asian Championship
editThe IBAF and IOC recognize Taiwan as Chinese Taipei. Internationally, the team plays as the Chinese Taipei National baseball team, however are referred to, in the country, as the Taiwan National baseball team and use the flag .
B Level
edit| Team | W | D | L | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philippines
|
2 | 1 | 0 | - |
 Thailand
|
1 | 1 | 1 | - |
 Hong Kong
|
1 | 0 | 2 | 1-0 |
 Pakistan
|
1 | 0 | 2 | 0-1 |
Schedule
edit| Home | Result | Away | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 27, 2007 | |||
| Pakistan
|
0-2 | Philippines
|
17:00 |
| Hong Kong
|
4-8 | Thailand
|
18:00 |
| November 28, 2007 | |||
| Thailand
|
3-5 | Pakistan
|
13:00 |
| Philippines
|
4-1 | Hong Kong
|
18:00 |
| November 29, 2007 | |||
| Philippines
|
0-0 (F/12) | Thailand
|
13:00 |
| Pakistan
|
6-8 | Hong Kong
|
18:00 |
A Level
edit Team has qualified directly
Team has advanced to the Final Qualifying Tournament
| Team | W | L | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan
|
3 | 0 | - |
| South Korea
|
2 | 1 | - |
| Chinese Taipei
|
1 | 2 | - |
| Philippines
|
0 | 3 | - |
Schedule
edit| Home | Result | Away | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 1, 2007 | |||
| Chinese Taipei
|
2-5 | South Korea
|
13:00 |
| Japan
|
10-0 (F/7) | Philippines
|
18:00 |
| December 2, 2007 | |||
| Philippines
|
0-9 | Chinese Taipei
|
13:00 |
| South Korea
|
3-4 | Japan
|
18:00 |
| December 3, 2007 | |||
| South Korea
|
13-1 (F/7) | Philippines
|
13:00 |
| Chinese Taipei
|
2-10 | Japan
|
18:00 |
African qualifying tournament
edit Team has advanced to the Final Qualifying Tournament
| Team | W | L | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|
 South Africa
|
5 | 0 | - |
 Nigeria
|
3 | 1 | - |
 Ghana
|
3 | 2 | - |
 Zimbabwe
|
2 | 3 | - |
 Lesotho
|
1 | 3 | - |
 Cameroon
|
0 | 5 | - |
Schedule
edit| Home | Result | Away | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 15 | ||||||
| Ghana
|
22-0 | Cameroon
|
9:00 | |||
| Nigeria
|
17-3 | Zimbabwe
|
9:00 | |||
| Cameroon
|
1-18 | Lesotho
|
12:20 | |||
| Zimbabwe
|
0-20 | South Africa
|
12:20 | |||
| Lesotho
|
0-29 | South Africa
|
15:30 | |||
| Nigeria
|
22-0 | Ghana
|
15:30 | |||
| December 16 | ||||||
| Cameroon
|
Rained Out | Zimbabwe
|
9:00 | |||
| Nigeria
|
Rained Out | Lesotho
|
9:00 | |||
| Cameroon
|
1-16 (5 Innings) | South Africa
|
12:20 | |||
| Ghana
|
3-1 (6 Innings) | Zimbabwe
|
12:20 | |||
| Nigeria
|
Rained Out | South Africa
|
15:30 | |||
| Ghana
|
Rained Out | Lesotho
|
15:30 | |||
| December 17 | ||||||
| Nigeria
|
2-12 (8 Innings) | South Africa
|
9:00 | |||
| Ghana
|
11-5 | Lesotho
|
9:00 | |||
| Zimbabwe
|
19-11 (7 Innings) | Cameroon
|
9:00 | |||
| South Africa
|
15-0 (7 Innings) | Ghana
|
12:00 | |||
| Cameroon
|
5-22 (6 Innings) | Nigeria
|
12:00 | |||
| Zimbabwe
|
7-4 | Lesotho
|
12:00 | |||
| Lesotho
|
Cancelled | Nigeria
|
15:00 | |||
Note: The final game between Lesotho and Nigeria was dependent on whether it had any impact upon the final standings. As South Africa had clinched the championship before the game was to begin, it was cancelled.
Final qualifying tournament
editThe final qualifying tournament will feature the third and fourth place teams from the Americas qualifying tournament, the second and third place teams from the Asian and European qualifying tournaments, and the Oceanian and African continental champions. However, European runner-up Great Britain withdrew from the tournament and were replaced by the fourth place team Germany.
Qualified Teams
Mexico (Americas 3rd)
Canada (Americas 4th)- Spain (Europe 3rd)
- Germany (Europe 4th; Replace Europe 2nd Great Britain that withdrew from the tournament)
South Korea (Asia 2nd)
Chinese Taipei (Asia 3rd)
Australia (Oceania 1st)
South Africa (Africa 1st)
Standings
edit Team has qualified
| Team | W | L | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada
|
6 | 1 | 1-0 |
| South Korea
|
6 | 1 | 0-1 |
| Chinese Taipei
|
5 | 2 | - |
| Mexico
|
4 | 3 | 1-0 |
| Australia
|
4 | 3 | 0-1 |
| Germany
|
2 | 5 | - |
| Spain
|
1 | 6 | - |
| South Africa
|
0 | 7 | - |
Schedule
edit| Home | Result | Away | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 7 | |||
| South Africa
|
0-5 | South Korea
|
12:30 |
| Mexico
|
10-15 | Canada
|
12:30 |
| Chinese Taipei
|
13-3 (F/7) | Spain
|
19:00 |
| Germany
|
1-4 | Australia
|
18:30 |
| March 8 | |||
| Canada
|
10-0 (F/7) | South Africa
|
12:30 |
| Mexico
|
1-6 | Chinese Taipei
|
12:30 |
| South Korea
|
16-2 (F/7) | Australia
|
18:30 |
| Spain
|
0-1 | Germany
|
18:30 |
| March 9 | |||
| Germany
|
0-2 | Chinese Taipei
|
12:30 |
| Australia
|
10-5 | Canada
|
12:30 |
| South Africa
|
1-2 | Spain
|
18:30 |
| South Korea
|
6-1 | Mexico
|
18:30 |
| March 10 | |||
| Germany
|
4-3 | South Africa
|
12:30 |
| Spain
|
5-14 | South Korea
|
12:30 |
| Chinese Taipei
|
5-6 (F/10) | Canada
|
18:30 |
| Australia
|
4-7 | Mexico
|
18:30 |
| March 12 | |||
| South Korea
|
12-1 (F/7) | Germany
|
12:30 |
| Canada
|
11-0 (F/7) | Spain
|
12:30 |
| Mexico
|
5-0 | South Africa
|
18:30 |
| Chinese Taipei
|
5-0 | Australia
|
18:30 |
| March 13 | |||
| Australia
|
9-0 | Spain
|
12:30 |
| Germany
|
0-4 | Mexico
|
12:30 |
| Canada
|
4-3 | South Korea
|
18:30 |
| South Africa
|
0-4 | Chinese Taipei
|
18:30 |
| March 14 | |||
| Spain
|
1-2 | Mexico
|
12:30 |
| South Africa
|
11-13 | Australia
|
12:30 |
| Chinese Taipei
|
3-4 | South Korea
|
18:30 |
| Canada
|
2-1 (F/10) | Germany
|
16:30 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "USA, Mexico; Olympic qualifier". Minor League Baseball. 28 August 2006. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 23 Jul 2008.
- ^ "Euro Baseball 2007". Confederation of European Baseball. Archived from the original on 27 August 2010. Retrieved 27 July 2010.