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2023 European Baseball Championship – Qualification

The 2023 European Baseball Championship Qualifying were baseball tournaments held from July 12 to 17, 2022, to determine the three additional countries that would qualify for the 2023 European Baseball Championship, in addition to the top 13 countries (excluding Russia) that automatically qualified in the 2021 European Baseball Championship. The qualifiers were held in Belgrade, Serbia; Utena, Lithuania; and Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria.[1]

2023 European Baseball Championship Qualifying
Tournament details
Countries Serbia
 Lithuania
 Bulgaria
DatesJuly 12 – 17 2022
Teams13
Tournament statistics
Games played25
← 2021
2025 →

Russia, which finished 10th in the 2021 European Baseball Championship, lost its qualification due to Russian invasion of Ukraine.[2]

As a result of the qualifiers, France[3], Hungary, and Switzerland advanced to the main tournament.

Format

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Previous format: The three winners of the three qualifying tournaments in 2022 would compete in a playoff tournament in the first half of 2023, with only two teams advancing to the European Championship.[4]

Revised format: The three winners of the three qualifying tournaments in 2022 would advance to the 2023 European Baseball Championship.

Groups

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Grope Belgrade

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Grope Belgrade took place at the Ada Ciganlija Baseball Field in Belgrade, Serbia, on July 12 to 17, 2022. Hungary defeated Slovakia to qualify for the European Championship.

Round robin

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Pos Team Pld W L RF RA PCT GB Qualification
1  Slovakia 4 3 1 52 24 .750 — Final
2  Hungary 4 3 1 41 27 .750 —
3  Norway 4 3 1 36 35 .750 —
4  Serbia (H) 4 1 3 35 30 .250 2
5  Poland 4 0 4 15 63 .000 3
Source: WBSC Europe
(H) Hosts
Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
Jul 12, 2022 11:00 Slovakia  17–4  Norway 8 Ada Ciganlija Baseball Field 2:32 45 Boxscore
Jul 12, 2022 16:00 Serbia  18–5  Poland 7 Ada Ciganlija Baseball Field 2:42 50 Boxscore
Jul 13, 2022 11:00 Norway  14–6  Poland   Ada Ciganlija Baseball Field 2:59 54 Boxscore
Jul 13, 2022 16:00 Hungary  8–6  Serbia   Ada Ciganlija Baseball Field 3:12 184 Boxscore
Jul 14, 2022 11:00 Poland  2–17  Slovakia 6 Ada Ciganlija Baseball Field 2:18 20 Boxscore
Jul 14, 2022 16:00 Hungary  10–11  Norway 10 Ada Ciganlija Baseball Field 3:45 48 Boxscore
Jul 15, 2022 11:00 Poland  2–14  Hungary 7 Ada Ciganlija Baseball Field 2:19 30 Boxscore
Jul 15, 2022 16:00 Serbia  9–10  Slovakia 11 Ada Ciganlija Baseball Field 3:35 233 Boxscore
Jul 16, 2022 11:00 Slovakia  8–9  Hungary   Ada Ciganlija Baseball Field 3:38 63 Boxscore
Jul 16, 2022 16:00 Norway  7–2  Serbia   Ada Ciganlija Baseball Field 2:35 78 Boxscore

Final

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Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
Jul 17, 2022 14:00 Hungary  8–1  Slovakia   Ada Ciganlija Baseball Field 2:23 102 Boxscore

Grope Utena

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Grope Utena took place at the Utenos Hipodromas in Utena[5], Lithuania, on July 13 to 16, 2022. Switzerland defeated Lithuania to qualify for the European Championship.[6]

Round robin

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Pos Team Pld W L RF RA PCT GB Qualification
1  Lithuania (H) 3 3 0 47 19 1.000 — Final
2   Switzerland 3 2 1 35 24 .667 1
3  Finland 3 1 2 28 29 .333 2
4  Romania 3 0 3 9 47 .000 3
Source: WBSC Europe
(H) Hosts
Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
Jul 13, 2022 11:00 Romania  0–11   Switzerland 7 Utenos Hipodromas 2:10 47 Boxscore
Jul 13, 2022 16:00 Finland  1–14  Lithuania 7 Utenos Hipodromas 2:12 116 Boxscore
Jul 14, 2022 11:00 Switzerland  10–9  Finland 11 Utenos Hipodromas   39 Boxscore
Jul 14, 2022 16:00 Lithuania  18–4  Romania 7 Utenos Hipodromas 2:36 110 Boxscore
Jul 15, 2022 11:00 Finland  18–5  Romania 8 Utenos Hipodromas 2:51 17 Boxscore
Jul 15, 2022 16:00 Switzerland  14–15  Lithuania   Utenos Hipodromas 3:24 101 Boxscore

Final

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Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
Jul 16, 2022 14:00 Switzerland  3–1  Lithuania   Utenos Hipodromas 2:36 180 Boxscore

Grope Blagoevgrad

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Grope Blagoevgrad took place at the Blagoevgrad Baseball Stadium in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria, on July 13 to 16, 2022[7]. France defeated Bulgaria to qualify for the European Championship.

Round robin

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Pos Team Pld W L RF RA PCT GB Qualification
1  France 3 3 0 52 4 1.000 — Final
2  Bulgaria (H) 3 2 1 18 31 .667 1
3  Slovenia 3 1 2 18 36 .333 2
4  Ireland 3 0 3 8 25 .000 3
Source: WBSC Europe
(H) Hosts
Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
Jul 13, 2022 11:00 Slovenia  0–19  France 5 Blagoevgrad Baseball Stadium 1:22 25 Boxscore
Jul 13, 2022 16:00 Bulgaria  3–2  Ireland 10 Blagoevgrad Baseball Stadium 3:10 50 Boxscore
Jul 14, 2022 11:00 Ireland  4–7  Slovenia   Blagoevgrad Baseball Stadium 2:54 25 Boxscore
Jul 14, 2022 16:00 France  18–2  Bulgaria 5 Blagoevgrad Baseball Stadium 1:45 50 Boxscore
Jul 15, 2022 11:00 Ireland  2–15  France 7 Blagoevgrad Baseball Stadium 2:24 25 Boxscore
Jul 15, 2022 16:00 Slovenia  11–13  Bulgaria   Blagoevgrad Baseball Stadium 3:23 50 Boxscore

Final

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Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
Jul 16, 2022 14:00 Bulgaria  1–8  France   Blagoevgrad Baseball Stadium 2:43 50 Boxscore

Qualified teams

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TeamQualification methodAppFirstLastStreakBest placement
 Netherlands1st in 202134th1956202127Champions (twentyfour times, last in 2021)
 Israel2nd in 20213rd20193Runners-up (2021)
 Italy3rd in 202136th195427Champions (ten times, last in 2012)
 Spain4th in 202135th195420Champions (1955)
 Czech Republic5th in 202113th199713Fourth place(2014)
 Great Britain6th in 202117th196713Runners-up (1967, 2007)
 Croatia7th in 202112th199912Seventh place (2021)
 Belgium8th in 202131st19547Champions (1967)
 Germany9th in 202128th195415Runners-up (1957)
 Austria11th in 20214th2007310th place (2019)
 Sweden12th in 202132nd196032Third place (1981, 1993)
 Ukraine13th in 20218th19952ninth place (1995, 2007)
 Greece14th in 20218th20032Runners-up (2003)
 FranceGroup Blagoevgrad winner27th195518Third place (1999)
 HungaryGroup Belgrade winner1st――1Debut
  SwitzerlandGroup Utena winner1st――1Debut

References

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  1. ↑ "13 National Teams to compete in European Baseball Championship Qualifiers in Utena, Belgrade and Blagoevgrad". WBSC Europe. 10 July 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  2. ↑ "Russian and Belarusian teams excluded from all the WBSC Europe 2023 competitions". WBSC Europe. 23 November 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  3. ↑ "La France qualifiée pour l'Euro Baseball 2023" (in French). Fédération Française de Baseball et Softball. 25 November 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "Men's European Baseball Qualifiers by the view of WBSC Europe Baseball Commission". WBSC Europe. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "Europos beisbolo čempionato atranką Lietuvos rinktinė pradėjo puikia pergale". 15min naujienos. 14 July 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  6. ↑ "Iki Europos čempionato Lietuvos beisbolininkams pritrūko vieno žingsnio" (in Lithuanian). Kauno diena. 16 July 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  7. ↑ "Благоевград е домакин на Квалификации за Европейско първенство по бейзбол" (in Bulgarian). pirinnews. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
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