Baseball with the Olympic Games of summer of 2000

The tournament of Baseball of the Olympic Games of summer of 2000 disputed 17 with the September 27th 2000 with Sydney. The meetings took place with the principal Stade of baseball ( Main Arena Baseball Stadium ) of Sydney and with the Olympic Center of Blacktown ( Blacktown Olympic Center ).

Participating teams

Format of the tournament

The eight participating teams play each one against the seven others at the time of the preliminary round. The four best teams qualify themselves for the semi-finals (1st against 4th and 2nd against 3rd).
Les victorious of the semi-finals plays for the gold medals and of money finally, whereas the losers dispute the medal of bronze.
Pour the first time, the tournament is opened to the professional players as with the players amateurs. The teams are limited to 24 joueurs.
L' use of aluminum beaters is authorized. If a team has more than ten points in advance during or after the 7th handle, the meeting is finished ( mercy rule ).

Medal-holders

Final classification

1. The United States
2. Cuba
3.
4. Japan
5. Netherlands
6. Australia
7. Italy
8. South Africa

Results

Preliminary round

The meetings of 11:30 and 18:30 proceed with Blacktown, those of 12:30 and 19:30 in Sydney.

Classification of the preliminary round

J : played meetings, V : victories, D : defeats, PM : marked points, PC : conceded points, % : percentage of victory.

The first four teams (Cuba, the United States, South Korea and Japan) are qualified for the semi-finals. The score of the match between the teams with equality is used to decide between them. Thus, Cuba precedes the United States thanks to its victory 6-1, and South Korea precedes Japan with its victory 7-6.

Semi-finals

The first semi-final takes place with Blacktown (13 727 spectators), the second in Sydney (14 002 spectators).

Meet for the bronze medal

The final for the bronze medal was played Sydney in front of 14.058 spectators.

Finale

The finale of the tournament disputed in Sydney in front of 14.107 spectators.

External bond

  • Official site of the International federation of Baseball

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