The qualification for the 2019 European Baseball Championship started on July 25, 2016, in Ljubljana, Slovenia and Miejska Górka, Poland. The tournament was originally planned for 2018, but was moved back a year to 2019 to serve as a qualification for the 2020 Olympiad.
2016 Pool C
edit| Tournament details | |
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| Countries | Poland Slovenia |
| Dates | 25–30 July 2016 |
| Teams | 10 |
Miejska Górka Group
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Ljubljana Group
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2017 Pool B
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| Countries | Serbia Poland |
| Dates | 24–29 July 2017 |
| Teams | 10 |
Top team from each group qualified for the playoff, winner of which (Austria) qualified for the 2019 European Baseball Championship, bottom team from each group was relegated to C-Pool.
Pool 1 – Belgrade
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Pool 2 – Miejska Górka
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2018 Playoff Series
editWinner of the best-of-three playoff series qualified for the 2019 European Baseball Championship. Playoffs were hosted by Wiener Neustadt.
| June 29, 2018 | Austria  |
10–0 (7) |  Lithuania |
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| June 30, 2018 | Lithuania |
3–25 (5) | Austria |
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| July 1, 2018 | Austria |
not necessary | Lithuania |
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Austria qualified for the 2019 European Baseball Championship.
2018 Pool C
edit| Tournament details | |
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| Countries | Ireland Ukraine |
| Dates | 23–28 July 2018 |
| Teams | 10 |
Two groups of 5 nations competed, with the winner of each group advancing to the B-Pool.[1] The better of the two second-place teams (based on record, with first tie-breaker based on runs per inning differential) also advanced to the B Pool as a wild card.[2]
Ashbourne Group
edit| Qualified for Final | |
| Did not qualify for Final |
| Teams | W | L | TQB |
|---|---|---|---|
 Ireland (H) | 4 | 0 | 1.5575 |
 Greece | 3 | 1 | 0.4738 |
 Finland | 2 | 2 | −0.1366 |
 Slovenia | 1 | 3 | −1.0549 |
 Norway | 0 | 4 | −1.6517 |
Final
editThe final was a rematch of Ireland vs. Greece; Ireland won the group round game 10–0 in eight innings and the final 12–2. Ireland advanced to Pool B as the winner. Greece, as the runner-up, also advanced as the wild card after Ukraine beat Romania in the Kropyvnytskyi group. Greece's 3–1 record in group play was better than Romania's 2–2 record.
| July 28, 2018 | Ireland |
12–2 (7) | Greece |
Ashbourne, Ireland |
| Boxscore |
| Qualified for B-level Tournament. |
Final standings
editKropyvnytskyi Group
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| Did not qualify for Final |
| Teams | W | L | TQB |
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 Ukraine (H) | 4 | 0 | 1.7418 |
 Romania | 2 | 2 | 0.0000 |
 Georgia | 2 | 2 | −0.1613 |
 Estonia | 2 | 2 | −0.7097 |
 Hungary | 0 | 4 | −0.5572 |
The three-way tie between Romania, Georgia, and Estonia at 2–2 was won by Romania with a Team Quality Balance within games played between those three teams of 0.5125 against Georgia's -.0625 and Estonia's −0.4183.
Final
editThe final was a rematch between Ukraine and Romania; Ukraine won the group round game 13–0 in seven innings and the final 3–2 (again in seven innings, due to weather). Ukraine, as the winner, advanced to Pool B. The better runner-up between the two groups also advanced, but Romania's 2–2 record in group play was worse than that of 3–1 Greece (the Ashbourne group runner-up).
| July 28, 2018 | Ukraine |
3–2 | Romania |
Kropyvnytskyi, Ukraine |
| Boxscore |
| Qualified for B-level Tournament. |
Final standings
edit2019 Pool B
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| Countries | Slovakia Bulgaria |
| Dates | 1–6 July 2019 |
| Teams | 14 |
Pool B featured 14 teams competing in two groups of 6 and 8 teams. The two group winners faced off in the playoff for the last qualifying spot for the 2019 European Championship, which was won by Team Israel.[3]
Teams
editGroup 1 - Trnava
editPlay-offs
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| July 5 13:30 Trnava | ||||||
 Switzerland | 7 | |||||
| July 6 17:00 Trnava | ||||||
| Lithuania | 12 | |||||
| Lithuania | 7 | |||||
| July 5 17:00 Trnava | ||||||
| Ukraine | 5 | |||||
 Slovakia | 1 | |||||
| Ukraine | 18 | |||||
| 3rd Place | ||||||
| July 6 13:30 Trnava | ||||||
| Switzerland | 9 | |||||
| Slovakia | 11 | |||||
Semifinals
edit3rd-place game
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Switzerland |
9-11 | Slovakia |
Trnava Attendance: 40 |
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Final
editClassification round – Pool C
editFinal standings
editGroup 2 - Blagoevgrad
edit2019 Playoff Series
editThe winner of the best-of-three playoff series qualified for the 2019 European Baseball Championship. Playoff host was Utena, Lithuania.[3]
| July 26, 2019 14:00 |
Lithuania |
2-12 |  Israel |
Utena Attendance: 354 |
| Boxscore |
| July 27, 2019 14:00 |
Israel |
15-0 (5) | Lithuania |
Utena Attendance: 402 |
| Boxscore |
| July 28, 2019 14:00 |
Lithuania |
not necessary | Israel |
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Israel qualified for the 2019 European Baseball Championship.
References
edit- ↑ "2018 Europe Schedule".
- ↑ "Competition Rules" (PDF). CEB. p. 42. Archived from the original on July 24, 2018.
- 1 2 "European Baseball Championship B-Pools start on July 1st & 2nd, 2019 with 14 teams aiming to qualify for the European Baseball Championship | CEB". www.baseballeurope.com. Archived from the original on June 30, 2019. Retrieved 2019-07-04.