The World Cup 2011 Baseball was the 39th edition of this baseball tournament. It took place from 1 to 15 October in Panama.
Three countries had been candidates for this edition, Panama, Taiwan and Venezuela. The umbrella organizing federation IBAF eventually chose Panama. The tournament was played in stadiums in four cities, Aguadulce, Chitré, Panama City and Santiago.
The title defender is the United States who scored the title in 2009 for the fourth time. The title of 2011 first went to the Netherlands to beat 2-1 in the final record champion Cuba (25 titles). The Netherlands was the first European country to reach the final in tournament form and the second European World Champion. The first European World Champion was the United Kingdom in 1938 at the first edition (then called "Amateur World Series") in a two-match with the United States in the United Kingdom.
Stadium Participating countries Matches First round * Decision based on: 1) mutual results, 2) runs against, 3) mutual result Matches Second round The matches of October 11 were played in Chitré and Santiago, played October 12 in Aguadulce and Santiago and October 14 in Aguadulce and Panama City. * Decision based on: 1) mutual results, 2) runs against, 3) mutual result Placement matches * The third place match was not played in connection with the state of the field, in which (according to the competition) no two games could be played on the same day. Both countries were awarded the bronze medal. Dutch selection
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