Baseball championship
The 2023 European Champions Cup was a European baseball competition, held from 4 to 10 June 2023, in Amsterdam and Bussum, Netherlands.[1] This is the sixtieth iteration of the Cup since its inaugural tournament in 1963.[2]
It featured the top eight professional baseball teams on the continent, and it was the first tier of the four competitions organized by WBSC Europe, alongside the second-tier Confederation Cup, third-tier Federation Cup, and fourth-tier Federation Cup Qualifiers, all of which operate with a promotion and relegation system for its federations.[3]
The defending champions were Italian club Parma. The last place at the end of the tournament was relegated to the 2024 second-tier Confederation Cup.
HCAW Bussum won the tournament after defeating Parma in the final, 11–4. Amsterdam Pirates claimed the bronze, defeating Bonn Capitals 12–6 in the third place game.[4] HCAW outfielder Victor Draijer was honored with the Most Valuable Player award of the tournament.[5]
List of competing teams
Venues
| Group A
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Group B
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 Amsterdam
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Bussum
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| Loek Loevendie Ballpark
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Rob Hoffmann Vallei
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| Capacity: 400
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Capacity: 1,000
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First round
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Qualified for Final Four
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Qualified for Bottom Four
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Group A
Group B
Final Four
Semifinals
3rd place game
Final
Bottom Four
First round
5th place game
| Date
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Local time
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Road team
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Score
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Home team
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Inn.
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Venue
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Game duration
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Attendance
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Boxscore
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| June 10, 2023
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10:30
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Draci Brno 
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14–10
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Arrows Ostrava
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9
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Loek Loevendie Ballpark
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3:13
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65
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Boxscore
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Relegation game
Statistical leaders
Final standings
See also
References
External links
