The world Classique of baseball is a world competition of Baseball which is held every 4 years. The first edition take place of the 3 to the March 20th 2006 with the the United States, the Japan and Puerto Rico. Sixteen teams divided into four groups clashed:

Group has

Teams

• China
• Japan
• Chinese Taipei

Meetings

• Chinese Taipei- : 0-2
• China Japan : 2-18
• - China: 10-1
• Chinese Taipei- Japan : 3-14
• China Chinese Taipei : 3-12
• Japan : 2-3

Classification

• 1
• 2 Japan
• 3 Chinese Taipei
• 4 China

Group B

• South Africa
• Canada
• the United States
• Mexico

Meetings

• Mexico : 0-2
• Canada - South Africa: 11-8
• Canada -: 8-6
• South Africa Mexico : 4-10
• Mexico - Canada: 9-1
• - South Africa: 17-0

Classification

• 1 Mexico
• 2
• 3 Canada
• 4 South Africa

Group C

• Cuba
• Panama
• Netherlands
• Puerto Rico

Meetings

• Panama Puerto Rico : 1-2
• Cuba - Panama: 8-6
• Puerto Rico - Netherlands: 8-3
• Cuba - Netherlands: 11-2
• Netherlands - Panama: 10-0
• Puerto Rico - Cuba: 12-2

Classification

• 1 Puerto Rico
• 2 Cuba
• 3 Panama
• 4 Netherlands

Group D

• Australia
• Italy
• Venezuela

Meetings

• - Venezuela: 11-5
• Australia - Italy: 10-0
• Italy Venezuela : 0-6
• Italy : 3-8
• Venezuela - Australia: 2-0
• Australia : 4-6

Classification

• 1
• 2 Venezuela
• 3 Italy
• 4 Australia

The first two teams with the four groups advanced with the second round. They were separate in two groups, the first two teams that advanced with the semi-finals.

Group 1

• Japan
• Mexico

Meetings

• Japan : 3-4
• Mexico : 1-2
• - : 3-7
• Japan - Mexico: 6-1
• - Japan: 2-1
• - Mexico : 1-2

Classification

• 1
• 2 Japan
• 3 Mexico
• 4

Group 2

• Cuba
• Puerto Rico
• Venezuela

Meetings

• Cuba - Venezuela: 7-2
• Puerto Rico -: 7-1
• - Cuba: 7-3
• Venezuela - Oporto Rico: 6-0
• Venezuela : 1-2
• Cuba - Oporto Rico: 4-3

Classification

• 1
• 2 Cuba
• 3 Venezuela
• 4 Puerto Rico

Semi-finals

• Cuba -: 3-1
• Japan -: 6-0

Finale

• Japan - Cuba: 10-6

The match proceeded with PETCO Park (San Diego, the United States).

External bond

• Official site of Traditional world of baseball