2020 Baseball5 European Championship
Tournament details
CountryLithuania
Dates28 February–1 March
Teams14
Final positions
Champions France (1st title)
Runner-up Lithuania
Third place Russia
Fourth place Italy

The 2020 Baseball5 European Championship was an international baseball5 tournament organized by the WBSC Europe. The championship was held from 28 February to 1 March 2020, in Vilnius, Lithuania and was contested between 14 national teams.[1]

France won the tournament, beating Lithuania in the final 2 matches to 0. Russia finished third defeating Italy 2 matches to 0 in the Bronze medal game.[2]

Venues

Lithuania Vilnius
Litexpo

Round 1

Pool A

Standings

Qualified for Quarterfinals
Qualified for Relegation Round
Teams W L R RA
 Italy607110
 Netherlands514619
 Belarus332826
 Romania332633
 Belgium244148
 Moldova151350
 Latvia151343

Pool B

Standings

Qualified for Quarterfinals
Qualified for Relegation Round
Teams W L R RA
 Russia60489
 France516817
 Lithuania425636
 Israel332929
 Bulgaria243843
 Czech Republic152671
 Estonia061575

Play-offs

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
               
A1  Italy 9 7
B4  Israel 3 3
A1  Italy 4 6 3
B2  France 7 2 7
B2  France 5 8
A3  Belarus 1 1
B2  France 20 12
B3  Lithuania 10 1
B1  Russia 10 14
A4  Romania 1 1
B1  Russia 1 2 3rd Place
B3  Lithuania 6 3
A2  Netherlands 6 2 A1  Italy 3 0
B3  Lithuania 10 6 B1  Russia 13 5

Final standings

Rk Team Note
1st place, gold medalist(s) France FranceQualified for
2022 Baseball5 World Cup[3]
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Lithuania Lithuania
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Russia Russia
4 Italy Italy
5 Netherlands Netherlands
6 Belarus Belarus
7 Israel Israel
8 Romania Romania
9 Bulgaria Bulgaria
10 Estonia Estonia
11 Belgium Belgium
12 Czech Republic Czech Republic
13 Moldova Moldova
14 Latvia Latvia

References

  1. "Playball for the first ever WBSC-Europe Baseball5 European Championship". WBSC Europe. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. "Baseball5 Euros: Crowning a European Champion". Extra Innings Baseball. 1 March 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  3. "Baseball5 European Championship: Lithuania, France qualify for Baseball5 World Cup". World Baseball Softball Confederation. 29 February 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
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