The 2011 Baseball World Cup (BWC) was the 39th international Men's amateur baseball tournament. The tournament was sanctioned by the International Baseball Federation, which titled it the Amateur World Series from the 1938 tournament through the 1986 AWS. Panama were first-time hosts (beating out bids from Chinese Taipei and Venezuela),[1][2][3] with games held in four cities, from October 1 to 15.
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Panama |
| Dates | 1–15 October |
| Teams | 16 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Netherlands (1st title) |
| Runner-up |  Cuba |
| Third place |  Canada |
| Fourth place |  United States |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 67 |
| Attendance | 156,471 (2,335 per game) |
| MVP | Curt Smith |
The Netherlands defeated Cuba in the final, winning its first title, and only the second ever for a European team, after Great Britain's win of the inaugural 1938 AWS.
There were 16 participating countries, split into two groups for Round 1, with the first four of each group qualifying for an amalgamated Round 2, which determined the single-game matchups for the finals. Games were played in the Panamanian cities of Aguadulce, Chitré, Panama City and Santiago de Veraguas. The final two medals games were held in Panama City.
This was the final BWC tournament, which was replaced in 2015 by the quadrennial WBSC Premier12.
Teams
Sixteen teams qualified for the tournament, placing high enough in regional tournaments that doubled as qualifying tournaments for the event or by automatic qualification by hosting the tournament.[4]
| Round 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Group 1 | Group 2 | ||
 Canada | 6th, 2010 Pan American Qualifying Tournament |  Australia | Oceania qualifier |
 Chinese Taipei | Asian qualifier |  Cuba |  2010 Pan American Qualifying Tournament |
 Greece | 4th, 2010 European Championship |  Dominican Republic |  2010 Pan American Qualifying Tournament |
 Japan | Asian qualifier |  Germany |  2010 European Championship |
 Netherlands |  2010 European Championship |  Italy |  2010 European Championship |
 Panama | Host nation |  Nicaragua | 8th, 2010 Pan American Qualifying Tournament |
 Puerto Rico | 7th, 2010 Pan American Qualifying Tournament |  South Korea | Asian qualifier |
 United States | .svg){kind=small} 2010 Pan American Qualifying Tournament |  Venezuela | 2010 Pan American Qualifying Tournament |
Format
The 16 participating teams were divided into two round robin pools, the top four of each pool advancing to the second round, in which each qualified team played each of the qualified teams from the other pool. The top two teams in the standings after the second round then qualified for the championship final.
Tie-breaking rules
Standings were determined by the win–loss records over all games played within a pool. In case of a tie, the order of the teams tied was determined by, in this sequence, (a) the win–loss record of the games played among the tied teams (=head-to-head HTH), (b) the highest difference between the ratios of runs scored per offensive innings and runs allowed per defensive innings (=Team's Quality Balance TQB), (c) the highest difference between the ratios of earned runs scored per offensive innings and earned runs allowed per defensive innings (ERTQB), (d) the highest batting average in the games played among the tied teams, (e) a coin flip.[5]
Venues
Panama City was the primary city for the event, and also the host of Group 1, while Aguadulce, Coclé; Santiago de Veraguas; and Chitré, Herrera Province were host to Group 2.[6]
Conditions
The tournament was marred by inclement weather, causing a number of rainout games that had to be made up, increasing the pressure on the tournament schedule. In the end, eleven of the sixteen second-round games needed to be played within two days, requiring teams to play doubleheaders of games shortened to seven innings,[7] and the bronze medal game in the final round had to be canceled to allow the final to be played.[8]
Round 1
Group 1
Standings
| Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB | R | RA | HTH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 6 | 1 | .857 | — | 42 | 21 | 1-0 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1 | .857 | — | 49 | 16 | 0-1 |
 Panama | 5 | 2 | .714 | 1 | 47 | 30 | |
| United States | 4 | 3 | .571 | 2 | 40 | 25 | |
 Puerto Rico | 3 | 4 | .429 | 3 | 28 | 26 | |
 Japan | 2 | 5 | .286 | 4 | 20 | 32 | 1-0 |
 Chinese Taipei | 2 | 5 | .286 | 4 | 29 | 39 | 0-1 |
 Greece | 0 | 7 | .000 | 6 | 10 | 76 |
Schedule and results
| October 1, 2011 | Panama | 8 – 3 | Greece | Rod Carew Stadium, Panama City Attendance: 20,000 |
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| October 2, 2011 | Puerto Rico | 1 – 9 | Canada | Rod Carew Stadium, Panama City Attendance: 500 |
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| October 2, 2011 | Netherlands | 2 – 1 | Chinese Taipei | Remón Cantera Stadium, Aguadulce Attendance: 2,000 |
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| October 2, 2011 | Japan | Rainout | United States | Rod Carew Stadium, Panama City |
| October 3, 2011 | Canada | 3 – 1 | Japan | Rod Carew Stadium, Panama City Attendance: 1,000 |
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| October 3, 2011 | Netherlands | 19 – 0 (F/5) | Greece | Remón Cantera Stadium, Aguadulce Attendance: 122 |
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| October 3, 2011 | United States | 4 – 8 (F/10) | Puerto Rico | Rod Carew Stadium, Panama City Attendance: 500 |
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| October 3, 2011 | Chinese Taipei | 8 – 14 | Panama | Remón Cantera Stadium, Aguadulce Attendance: 3,000 |
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| October 4, 2011 | Japan | 2 – 5 | Netherlands | Rod Carew Stadium, Panama City Attendance: 1,200 |
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| October 4, 2011 | Greece | 2 – 12 | Canada | Remón Cantera Stadium, Aguadulce Attendance: 500 |
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| October 4, 2011 | Panama | 4 – 2 | Puerto Rico | Rod Carew Stadium, Panama City Attendance: 6,000 |
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| October 4, 2011 | Chinese Taipei | 1 – 15 (F/7) | United States | Remón Cantera Stadium, Aguadulce Attendance: 1,700 |
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| October 5, 2011 | Japan | 3 – 7 | United States | Rod Carew Stadium, Panama City Attendance: 2,500 |
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| October 6, 2011 | Netherlands | 5 – 0 | Puerto Rico | Rod Carew Stadium, Panama City Attendance: 1,000 |
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| October 6, 2011 | United States | 3 – 0 | Greece | Remón Cantera Stadium, Aguadulce Attendance: 200 |
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| October 6, 2011 | Japan | 2 – 6 | Panama | Rod Carew Stadium, Panama City Attendance: 7,003 |
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| October 6, 2011 | Canada | 4 – 0 | Chinese Taipei | Remón Cantera Stadium, Aguadulce Attendance: 700 |
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| October 7, 2011 | Japan | 3 – 1 | Chinese Taipei | Rod Carew Stadium, Panama City Attendance: 600 |
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| October 7, 2011 | Puerto Rico | 10 – 1 | Greece | Remón Cantera Stadium, Aguadulce Attendance: 1,203 |
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| October 7, 2011 | Canada | 3 – 12 | Panama | Rod Carew Stadium, Panama City Attendance: 7,500 |
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| October 7, 2011 | United States | 5 – 7 | Netherlands | Remón Cantera Stadium, Aguadulce Attendance: 2,600 |
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| October 8, 2011 | Netherlands | 4 – 5 (F/11) | Canada | Rod Carew Stadium, Panama City Attendance: 700 |
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| October 8, 2011 | Greece | Rainout | Chinese Taipei | Remón Cantera Stadium, Aguadulce |
| October 8, 2011 | Panama | Rainout | United States | Rod Carew Stadium, Panama City |
| October 8, 2011 | Puerto Rico | 6 – 0 | Japan | Remón Cantera Stadium, Aguadulce Attendance: 2,500 |
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| October 9, 2011 | United States | 1 – 6 | Canada | Rod Carew Stadium, Panama City Attendance: 2,000 |
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| October 9, 2011 | Greece | 4 – 9 | Japan | Remón Cantera Stadium, Aguadulce Attendance: 500 |
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| October 9, 2011 | Panama | 3 – 7 | Netherlands | Rod Carew Stadium, Panama City Attendance: 7,500 |
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| October 9, 2011 | Chinese Taipei | 3 – 1 | Puerto Rico | Remón Cantera Stadium, Aguadulce Attendance: 1,300 |
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| October 10, 2011 | Greece | 0 – 15 (F/6) | Chinese Taipei | Remón Cantera Stadium, Aguadulce Attendance: 200 |
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| October 10, 2011 | Panama | 0 – 5 | United States | Rod Carew Stadium, Panama City Attendance: 4,000 |
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Group 2
Standings
| Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB | R | RA | HTH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuba | 7 | 0 | 1.000 | — | 54 | 6 | |
 Venezuela | 5 | 2 | .714 | 2 | 35 | 49 | 1-0 |
 South Korea | 5 | 2 | .714 | 2 | 34 | 22 | 0-1 |
 Australia | 4 | 3 | .571 | 3 | 39 | 47 | |
 Dominican Republic | 3 | 4 | .429 | 4 | 52 | 28 | 1-0 |
 Italy | 3 | 4 | .429 | 4 | 27 | 28 | 0-1 |
 Nicaragua | 1 | 6 | .143 | 6 | 18 | 47 | |
 Germany | 0 | 7 | .000 | 7 | 26 | 58 |
Schedule and results
| October 2, 2011 | Australia | 0 – 14 (F/7) | Cuba | Rico Cedeño Stadium, Chitré Attendance: 2,000 |
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| October 2, 2011 | Germany | 4 – 5 | Nicaragua | Omar Torrijos Stadium, Santiago de Veraguas Attendance: 400 |
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| October 2, 2011 | Venezuela | 5 – 4 | South Korea | Rico Cedeño Stadium, Chitré Attendance: 4,000 |
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| October 2, 2011 | Dominican Republic | 7 – 0 | Italy | Omar Torrijos Stadium, Santiago de Veraguas Attendance: 300 |
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| October 3, 2011 | Cuba | 3 – 0 | Dominican Republic | Rico Cedeño Stadium, Chitré Attendance: 4,400 |
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| October 3, 2011 | Italy | 7 – 0 | Australia | Omar Torrijos Stadium, Santiago de Veraguas Attendance: 500 |
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| October 3, 2011 | South Korea | 6 – 5 (F/10) | Germany | Rico Cedeño Stadium, Chitré Attendance: 800 |
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| October 3, 2011 | Nicaragua | 2 – 5 | Venezuela | Omar Torrijos Stadium, Santiago de Veraguas Attendance: 2,500 |
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| October 4, 2011 | Italy | 6 – 3 | Nicaragua | Rico Cedeño Stadium, Chitré Attendance: 250 |
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| October 4, 2011 | Germany | 2 – 13 (F/7) | Dominican Republic | Omar Torrijos Stadium, Santiago de Veraguas Attendance: 268 |
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| October 4, 2011 | South Korea | 8 – 0 | Australia | Rico Cedeño Stadium, Chitré Attendance: 375 |
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| October 4, 2011 | Cuba | 14 – 2 (F/7) | Venezuela | Omar Torrijos Stadium, Santiago de Veraguas Attendance: 4,800 |
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| October 6, 2011 | Nicaragua | 3 – 4 | Australia | Rico Cedeño Stadium, Chitré Attendance: 400 |
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| October 6, 2011 | Venezuela | 6 – 3 | Dominican Republic | Omar Torrijos Stadium, Santiago de Veraguas Attendance: 613 |
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| October 6, 2011 | Italy | 7 – 2 | Germany | Rico Cedeño Stadium, Chitré Attendance: 1,000 |
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| October 6, 2011 | Cuba | 4 – 1 | South Korea | Omar Torrijos Stadium, Santiago de Veraguas Attendance: 2,800 |
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| October 7, 2011 | Germany | 5 – 10 | Venezuela | Rico Cedeño Stadium, Chitré Attendance: 600 |
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| October 7, 2011 | Dominican Republic | 9 – 11(F/10) | Australia | Omar Torrijos Stadium, Santiago de Veraguas Attendance: 450 |
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| October 7, 2011 | Italy | 1 – 5 | Cuba | Rico Cedeño Stadium, Chitré Attendance: 4,800 |
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| October 7, 2011 | South Korea | 6 – 4 | Nicaragua | Omar Torrijos Stadium, Santiago de Veraguas Attendance: 2,900 |
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| October 8, 2011 | Australia | 15 – 0 (F/5) | Venezuela | Rico Cedeño Stadium, Chitré Attendance: 150 |
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| October 8, 2011 | Cuba | 8 – 2 | Germany | Omar Torrijos Stadium, Santiago de Veraguas Attendance: 4,375 |
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| October 8, 2011 | South Korea | 4 – 0 | Italy | Rico Cedeño Stadium, Chitré Attendance: 2,000 |
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| October 8, 2011 | Dominican Republic | 16 – 1 (F/6) | Nicaragua | Omar Torrijos Stadium, Santiago de Veraguas Attendance: 5,500 |
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| October 9, 2011 | Australia | 9 – 6 | Germany | Rico Cedeño Stadium, Chitré Attendance: 300 |
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| October 9, 2011 | Venezuela | 7 – 6 (F/10) | Italy | Omar Torrijos Stadium, Santiago de Veraguas Attendance: 1,500 |
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| October 9, 2011 | Dominican Republic | 4 – 5 (F/10) | South Korea | Rico Cedeño Stadium, Chitré Attendance: 2,500 |
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| October 9, 2011 | Nicaragua | 0 – 6 | Cuba | Omar Torrijos Stadium, Santiago de Veraguas Attendance: 5,000 |
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Round 2
Group 3
Standings
| Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB | R | RA | HTH |
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| Netherlands | 6 | 1 | .857 | — | 41 | 18 | 1-0 |
| Cuba | 6 | 1 | .857 | — | 56 | 18 | 0-1 |
| Canada | 4 | 3 | .571 | 2 | 27 | 32 | 1-0 |
| United States | 4 | 3 | .571 | 2 | 30 | 27 | 0-1 |
| Australia | 3 | 4 | .429 | 3 | 29 | 30 | |
| South Korea | 2 | 5 | .286 | 4 | 20 | 25 | 1-0 |
| Panama | 2 | 5 | .286 | 4 | 36 | 35 | 0-1 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 6 | .143 | 5 | 17 | 69 |
Schedule and results
| October 11, 2011 | Netherlands | 5 – 1 | South Korea | Rico Cedeño Stadium, Chitré Attendance: 500 |
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| October 11, 2011 | Canada | 0 – 7 | Australia | Omar Torrijos Stadium, Santiago de Veraguas Attendance: 250 |
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| October 11, 2011 | Cuba | 8 – 7 | United States | Omar Torrijos Stadium, Santiago de Veraguas Attendance: 1,700 |
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| October 11, 2011 | Venezuela | 4 – 11 | Panama | Rico Cedeño Stadium, Chitré Attendance: 5,200 |
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| October 12, 2011 | Venezuela | Rainout | United States | Rico Cedeño Stadium, Chitré |
| October 12, 2011 | Netherlands | 1 – 1 (top/7, 2 on, 2 out) Rainout | Australia | Omar Torrijos Stadium, Santiago de Veraguas Attendance: 700 |
| October 12, 2011 | Cuba | Rainout | Panama | Omar Torrijos Stadium, Santiago de Veraguas |
| October 12, 2011 | Canada | Rainout | South Korea | Rico Cedeño Stadium, Chitré |
| October 13, 2011 11h00 | Canada | 7 – 0 (F/7) | Venezuela | Remón Cantera Stadium, Aguadulce Attendance: 50 |
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| October 13, 2011 12h00 | United States | 2 – 1 (F/7) | Australia | Omar Torrijos Stadium, Santiago de Veraguas Attendance: 500 |
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| October 13, 2011 15h30 | Canada | 4 – 0 (F/7) | South Korea | Remón Cantera Stadium, Aguadulce Attendance: 600 |
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| October 13, 2011 15h30 | Netherlands | 2 – 1 (completed from Oct 12) | Australia | Omar Torrijos Stadium, Santiago de Veraguas |
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| October 13, 2011 19h30 | Panama | 4 – 5 (F/7) | South Korea | Remón Cantera Stadium, Aguadulce Attendance: 2,000 |
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| October 13, 2011 19h30 | Cuba | 1 – 4 (F/7) | Netherlands | Omar Torrijos Stadium, Santiago de Veraguas Attendance: 1,500 |
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| October 14, 2011 11h00 | South Korea | 1 – 3 (F/7) | United States | Remón Cantera Stadium, Aguadulce Attendance: 600 |
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| October 14, 2011 11h00 | Panama | 4 – 5 (F/8) | Australia | Rod Carew Stadium, Panama City Attendance: 100 |
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| October 14, 2011 15h30 | Venezuela | 4 – 7 (F/7) | United States | Remón Cantera Stadium, Aguadulce Attendance: 150 |
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| October 14, 2011 15h30 | Canada | 2 – 8 (F/7) | Cuba | Rod Carew Stadium, Panama City Attendance: 1,000 |
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| October 14, 2011 19h30 | Venezuela | 2 – 12 (F/7) | Netherlands | Remón Cantera Stadium, Aguadulce Attendance: 287 |
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| October 14, 2011 19h30 | Cuba | 7 – 2 (F/7) | Panama | Rod Carew Stadium, Panama City Attendance: 2,500 |
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Final round
7th place game
| October 15, 2011 | Panama | 3 – 8 | Venezuela | Omar Torrijos Stadium, Santiago de Veraguas Attendance: 100 |
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5th place game
| October 15, 2011 | Australia | 3 – 2 | South Korea | Rico Cedeño Stadium, Chitré Attendance: 225 |
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Bronze medal game
| October 15, 2011 | Canada | Rainout | United States | Rod Carew Stadium, Panama City |
Final
| October 15, 2011 | Netherlands | 2 – 1 | Cuba | Rod Carew Stadium, Panama City Attendance: 4,500 |
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Final standings
| 2011 Men's World champions |
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 Netherlands 1st title |
*Canada awarded third place and bronze medal by rule C12 of the IBAF tournament rules,[9] which states that the ordinary tie-breaking procedure applies in case of a rainout in the final round.[10]
Awards
The IBAF announced the following awards at the completion of the tournament.[11]
| Award | Player |
|---|---|
| MVP | Curt Smith |
| Leading Batter | Rusney Castillo |
| Best ERA (Pitcher) | Tom Stuifbergen |
| Best Win/Loss Average (Pitcher) | Miguel Lahera |
| Most Runs Batted In | Curt Smith |
| Most Home Runs | Wuillians Vasquez |
| Most Stolen Bases | Jordan Danks |
| Most Runs Scored | José Macías |
| Outstanding Defensive Player | Yuliesky Gourriel |