Eight teams qualified for the Olympic baseball tournament. The host nation qualifies automatically. Additionally, two teams qualified from the American qualifying tournament, and one team qualified from both the European and Asian qualifying tournaments. The field was rounded out by the top three teams from the world Olympic qualifying tournament. The qualifications were held inTaichung,Barcelona, andHavana.
| Event | Date | Location | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | 1 |  China | ||
| Americas Qualifying Tournament[1] | Aug 25 – Sep 7, 2006 |  Havana | 2 |  United States Cuba |
| European Championship | September 7–16, 2007 |  Barcelona | 1 |  Netherlands |
| Asian Baseball Championship | Nov 27 – Dec 3, 2007 |  Taichung[T 1] | 1 |  Japan |
| Final Qualifying Tournament | March 7–14, 2008 | Taichung andDouliou[T 1] | 3 |  Canada South Korea Chinese Taipei |
| TOTAL | 8 | |||
North and Central America
| Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | RS | RA | RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 49 | 13 | +36 |
| Canada | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0.600 | 34 | 17 | +17 |
 Nicaragua | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0.600 | 20 | 14 | +6 |
 Panama | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0.400 | 38 | 35 | +3 |
 Mexico[AQ 1] | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0.400 | 24 | 28 | -4 |
 Guatemala | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.000 | 4 | 58 | -54 |
| Home | Result | Away | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 15, 2005 | ||||||
| Nicaragua | 1–3 | Canada | ||||
| United States | 23–0 (6 Innings) | Guatemala | ||||
| Panama | 17–4 (7 Innings) | Mexico | ||||
| November 16, 2005 | ||||||
| Canada | 12–0 (7 Innings) | Guatemala | ||||
| Nicaragua | 6–1 | Panama | ||||
| United States | 5–4 | Mexico | ||||
| November 17, 2005 | ||||||
| Canada | 15–5 | Panama | ||||
| United States | 7–4 | Nicaragua | ||||
| Mexico | 5–2 | Guatemala | ||||
| November 18, 2005 | ||||||
| Mexico | 7–2 | Canada | ||||
| Nicaragua | 6–1 | Guatemala | ||||
| United States | 9–3 | Panama | ||||
| November 19, 2005 | ||||||
| United States | 5–2 | Canada | ||||
| Nicaragua | 4–2 | Mexico | ||||
| Guatemala | 1–12 | Panama | ||||
Caribbean
| Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | RS | RA | RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dominican Republic | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 32 | 0 | +32 |
 Puerto Rico | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.667 | 32 | 5 | +27 |
 Aruba[AQ 1] | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0.333 | 11 | 17 | -6 |
 Bahamas | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.000 | 0 | 53 | -53 |
 Jamaica | Withdrew | ||||||
 U.S. Virgin Islands | |||||||
 Curaçao | |||||||
South America
| Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | RS | RA | RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Venezuela | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 24 | 12 | +12 |
 Brazil | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0.750 | 26 | 8 | +18 |
 Ecuador | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0.500 | 14 | 15 | -1 |
 Colombia | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0.250 | 14 | 19 | -5 |
 Argentina | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.000 | 12 | 36 | -24 |
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | RS | RA | RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuba | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 64 | 10 | +54 |
| Panama | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.800 | 38 | 17 | +21 |
| Nicaragua | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0.600 | 24 | 18 | +6 |
| Dominican Republic | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0.400 | 31 | 31 | 0 |
| Colombia | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0.200 | 15 | 41 | -26 |
| Ecuador | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.000 | 11 | 63 | -52 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | RS | RA | RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.800 | 46 | 27 | +19 |
| Mexico | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.800 | 23 | 19 | +4 |
| Canada | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0.600 | 24 | 18 | +6 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0.400 | 27 | 39 | -12 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0.200 | 27 | 32 | -5 |
| Puerto Rico | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0.200 | 23 | 34 | -11 |
| Home | Away | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 25, 2006 | ||||||
| Cuba | Colombia | |||||
| August 26, 2006 | ||||||
| United States | 9–3 | Canada | ||||
| Cuba | 11–0 | Ecuador | ||||
| Mexico | 2–1 | Brazil | ||||
| Panama | 3–2 | Dominican Republic | ||||
| August 27, 2006 | ||||||
| Canada | 6–5 | Puerto Rico | ||||
| United States | 8–7 | Brazil | ||||
| Cuba | 7–6 | Panama | ||||
| Mexico | 5–4 | Venezuela | ||||
| Nicaragua | 4–0 | Colombia | ||||
| Dominican Republic | 13–1 | Ecuador | ||||
| August 28, 2006 | ||||||
| Mexico | 3–15 | United States | ||||
| Venezuela | 5–7 | Canada | ||||
| Puerto Rico | 10–6 | Brazil | ||||
| Cuba | 17–3 | Dominican Republic | ||||
| August 29, 2006 | ||||||
| Puerto Rico | 2–5 | United States | ||||
| Canada | 1–2 | Mexico | ||||
| Dominican Republic | 8–3 | Colombia | ||||
| Cuba | 11–0 | Nicaragua | ||||
| August 30, 2006 | ||||||
| United States | 9–12 | Venezuela | ||||
| Canada | 7–3 | Brazil | ||||
| Cuba | 15–1 | Ecuador | ||||
| Nicaragua | 6–4 | Dominican Republic | ||||
| Mexico | 8-7 | Puerto Rico | ||||
| Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | RS | RA | RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0.857 | 69 | 32 | +37 |
| Cuba | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0.857 | 63 | 18 | +45 |
| Mexico | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0.714 | 38 | 24 | +14 |
| Canada | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0.571 | 43 | 38 | +5 |
| Venezuela | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0.428 | 41 | 41 | 0 |
| Panama | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0.286 | 39 | 51 | -12 |
| Nicaragua | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0.286 | 16 | 33 | -17 |
| Dominican Republic | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0.000 | 21 | 61 | -40 |
With
New Zealand withdrawing from the tournament,
Australia received an automatic berth into the World Qualifying Tournament.
| Team | W | L | RA/9 | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| New Zealand | Withdrew | |||
| Home | Away | Time | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 8, 2007 | ||||||
| Australia | Cancelled | New Zealand | 19:00 | |||
| February 9, 2007 | ||||||
| New Zealand | Cancelled | Australia | 19:00 | |||
| February 10, 2007 | ||||||
| Australia | Cancelled | New Zealand | 15:00 | |||
| Australia | Cancelled | New Zealand | 19:00 | |||
| February 11, 2007 | ||||||
| Australia | Cancelled | New Zealand | 14:00 | |||
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | RS | RA | RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Russia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 35 | 3 | +32 |
 Austria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.667 | 22 | 18 | +4 |
 Poland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0.333 | 24 | 23 | +1 |
 Georgia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.000 | 8 | 45 | -37 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | RS | RA | RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Belarus | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 33 | 10 | +23 |
 Lithuania | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.667 | 29 | 17 | +12 |
 Finland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0.333 | 28 | 43 | -15 |
 Turkey | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.000 | 22 | 42 | -20 |
Group C
| Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | RS | RA | RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Croatia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 30 | 6 | +24 |
 Ireland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.667 | 14 | 5 | +9 |
 Slovakia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0.333 | 15 | 16 | -1 |
 Norway | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.000 | 8 | 40 | -32 |
Group D
| Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | RS | RA | RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Belgium | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 25 | 2 | +23 |
 Switzerland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.667 | 18 | 11 | +7 |
 Slovenia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0.333 | 17 | 17 | 0 |
 San Marino | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.000 | 3 | 33 | -30 |
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TheEuropean Baseball Championship inBarcelona,Spain served as the qualifying competition for the2008 Summer Olympics. TheNetherlands won the tournament for the fifth consecutive time and qualified for the2008 Summer Olympics inBeijing.Great Britain andSpain advanced to a final qualifying tournament in Taiwan. Prior to the tournament, Greece was removed by the European Baseball Confederation and replaced with Austria.Czech Republic was downgraded to the last place at the end of the tournament and its wins in the preliminary round vacated.[2]
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | RS | RA | RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 66 | 5 | +61 |
 Germany | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.800 | 36 | 15 | +21 |
 Sweden | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0.600 | 20 | 27 | -7 |
| Croatia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0.400 | 26 | 38 | -12 |
| Austria | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0.200 | 13 | 44 | -31 |
 Czech Republic | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.000 | 2 | 37 | -35 |
Sweden 1 – 9 Germany Czech Republic 0 – 9* Croatia Austria 0 – 22 (5 inn.) Netherlands Croatia 2 – 11 Sweden Germany 10 – 0 (7 inn.) Austria Netherlands 11 – 0 (7 inn.) Czech Republic Netherlands 14 – 2 (7 inn.) Sweden Czech Republic 0 – 9* Austria Germany 8 – 7 Croatia Netherlands 6 – 3 Germany Austria 3 – 8 Croatia Czech Republic 1 – 2 Sweden Germany 6 – 1 Czech Republic Croatia 0 – 13 (7 inn.) Netherlands Sweden 4 – 1 Austria*The Czech Republic's 4–1 and 6–2 victories overCroatia andAustria were vacated and the results recorded as 9–0 forfeits.
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | RS | RA | RD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Great Britain | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.800 | 35 | 24 | +11 |
| Spain | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.800 | 29 | 22 | +7 |
 France | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0.600 | 20 | 15 | +5 |
 Italy | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0.600 | 31 | 13 | +18 |
 Ukraine | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0.200 | 10 | 36 | -26 |
| Russia | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.000 | 14 | 29 | -15 |
Great Britain 12 – 8 Spain| Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | RS | RA | RD | Tiebreaker* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 54 | 14 | +40 | |
| Great Britain | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.800 | 35 | 24 | +11 | 1–1, 0.833 RA/IN |
| Spain | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0.600 | 41 | 32 | +9 | 1–1, 0.833 RA/IN |
| Germany | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0.600 | 29 | 24 | +5 | 1–1, 0.889 RA/IN |
| France | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0.200 | 16 | 35 | -19 | |
| Sweden | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.000 | 15 | 51 | -36 |
* Tiebreakers: 1) W–L in games among tied teams 2) Runs against per 1 defensive inning among tied teams 3) Earned Runs against per 1 defensive inning among tied teams
Netherlands 18 – 0 (7 inn.) France Germany 3 – 11 Spain Sweden 7 – 10 Great Britain France 10 – 0 (7 inn.) Sweden Spain 8 – 10 (11 inn.) Netherlands Great Britain 5 – 7 Germany Germany 7 – 1 France Sweden 5 – 8 Spain Netherlands 6 – 1 Great BritainTheIBAF andIOC recognizeTaiwan asChinese Taipei. Internationally, the team plays as theChinese Taipei National baseball team, however are referred to, in the country, as theTaiwan National baseball team and use the flag.
| Team | W | D | L | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Philippines | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
 Thailand | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
 Hong Kong | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1–0 |
 Pakistan | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0–1 |
| Home | Result | Away | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 27, 2007 | |||
| Pakistan | 0–2 | Philippines | 17:00 |
| Hong Kong | 4–8 | Thailand | 18:00 |
| November 28, 2007 | |||
| Thailand | 3–5 | Pakistan | 13:00 |
| Philippines | 4–1 | Hong Kong | 18:00 |
| November 29, 2007 | |||
| Philippines | 0–0 (F/12) | Thailand | 13:00 |
| Pakistan | 6–8 | Hong Kong | 18:00 |
| Team | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 3 | 0 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1 |
| Chinese Taipei | 1 | 2 |
| Philippines | 0 | 3 |
| Home | Result | Away | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| December 1, 2007 | |||
| Chinese Taipei | 2–5 | South Korea | 13:00 |
| Japan | 10–0 (F/7) | Philippines | 18:00 |
| December 2, 2007 | |||
| Philippines | 0–9 | Chinese Taipei | 13:00 |
| South Korea | 3–4 | Japan | 18:00 |
| December 3, 2007 | |||
| South Korea | 13–1 (F/7) | Philippines | 13:00 |
| Chinese Taipei | 2–10 | Japan | 18:00 |
| Team | W | L |
|---|---|---|
 South Africa | 5 | 0 |
 Nigeria | 3 | 1 |
 Ghana | 3 | 2 |
 Zimbabwe | 2 | 3 |
 Lesotho | 1 | 3 |
 Cameroon | 0 | 5 |
| Home | Result | Away | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 15 | ||||||
| Ghana | 22–0 | Cameroon | 9:00 | |||
| Nigeria | 17–3 | Zimbabwe | 9:00 | |||
| Cameroon | 1–18 | Lesotho | 12:20 | |||
| Zimbabwe | 0–20 | South Africa | 12:20 | |||
| Lesotho | 0–29 | South Africa | 15:30 | |||
| Nigeria | 22–0 | Ghana | 15:30 | |||
| December 16 | ||||||
| Cameroon | Rained out | Zimbabwe | 9:00 | |||
| Nigeria | Rained out | Lesotho | 9:00 | |||
| Cameroon | 1–16 (5 Innings) | South Africa | 12:20 | |||
| Ghana | 3–1 (6 Innings) | Zimbabwe | 12:20 | |||
| Nigeria | Rained out | South Africa | 15:30 | |||
| Ghana | Rained out | Lesotho | 15:30 | |||
| December 17 | ||||||
| Nigeria | 2–12 (8 Innings) | South Africa | 9:00 | |||
| Ghana | 11–5 | Lesotho | 9:00 | |||
| Zimbabwe | 19–11 (7 Innings) | Cameroon | 9:00 | |||
| South Africa | 15–0 (7 Innings) | Ghana | 12:00 | |||
| Cameroon | 5–22 (6 Innings) | Nigeria | 12:00 | |||
| Zimbabwe | 7–4 | Lesotho | 12:00 | |||
| Lesotho | Cancelled | Nigeria | 15:00 | |||
Note: The final game between Lesotho and Nigeria was dependent on whether it had any impact upon the final standings. As South Africa had clinched the championship before the game was to begin, it was cancelled.
The final qualifying tournament will feature the third and fourth place teams from the Americas qualifying tournament, the second and third place teams from the Asian and European qualifying tournaments, and the Oceanian and African continental champions. However, European runner-up Great Britain withdrew from the tournament and were replaced by the fourth place team Germany.
Qualified Teams
Mexico (Americas 3rd) Canada (Americas 4th) Spain (Europe 3rd) Germany (Europe 4th; Replace Europe 2nd Great Britain that withdrew from the tournament) South Korea (Asia 2nd) Chinese Taipei (Asia 3rd) Australia (Oceania 1st) South Africa (Africa 1st)| Team | W | L | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 6 | 1 | 1–0 |
| South Korea | 6 | 1 | 0–1 |
| Chinese Taipei | 5 | 2 | - |
| Mexico | 4 | 3 | 1–0 |
| Australia | 4 | 3 | 0–1 |
| Germany | 2 | 5 | - |
| Spain | 1 | 6 | - |
| South Africa | 0 | 7 | - |
| Home | Result | Away | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 7 | |||
| South Africa | 0–5 | South Korea | 12:30 |
| Mexico | 10–15 | Canada | 12:30 |
| Chinese Taipei | 13–3 (F/7) | Spain | 19:00 |
| Germany | 1–4 | Australia | 18:30 |
| March 8 | |||
| Canada | 10–0 (F/7) | South Africa | 12:30 |
| Mexico | 1–6 | Chinese Taipei | 12:30 |
| South Korea | 16–2 (F/7) | Australia | 18:30 |
| Spain | 0–1 | Germany | 18:30 |
| March 9 | |||
| Germany | 0–2 | Chinese Taipei | 12:30 |
| Australia | 10–5 | Canada | 12:30 |
| South Africa | 1–2 | Spain | 18:30 |
| South Korea | 6–1 | Mexico | 18:30 |
| March 10 | |||
| Germany | 4–3 | South Africa | 12:30 |
| Spain | 5–14 | South Korea | 12:30 |
| Chinese Taipei | 5–6 (F/10) | Canada | 18:30 |
| Australia | 4–7 | Mexico | 18:30 |
| March 12 | |||
| South Korea | 12–1 (F/7) | Germany | 12:30 |
| Canada | 11–0 (F/7) | Spain | 12:30 |
| Mexico | 5–0 | South Africa | 18:30 |
| Chinese Taipei | 5–0 | Australia | 18:30 |
| March 13 | |||
| Australia | 9–0 | Spain | 12:30 |
| Germany | 0–4 | Mexico | 12:30 |
| Canada | 4–3 | South Korea | 18:30 |
| South Africa | 0–4 | Chinese Taipei | 18:30 |
| March 14 | |||
| Spain | 1–2 | Mexico | 12:30 |
| South Africa | 11–13 | Australia | 12:30 |
| Chinese Taipei | 3–4 | South Korea | 18:30 |
| Canada | 2–1 (F/10) | Germany | 16:30 |
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