WBSC Baseball5 World Cup 2024 - Live Blog - Day 1 underway in stunning Hong Kong

Ten games take place on the opening day of the WBSC Baseball5 World Cup 2024 on Monday taking place at the Central Harbourfront Event Space in Hong Kong, China.

Welcome to the exciting opening day of the WBSC Baseball5 World Cup 2024, which is taking place at the stunning Central Harbourfront Event Space in Hong Kong, China from 7-12 October.

• This is the second edition of the WBSC Baseball5 World Cup after Mexico City 2022
• Cuba are the defending champions, with Japan having finished second and Chinese Taipei third
• There are 10 teams returning from Mexico 2022. Australia and China have replaced Kenya and Korea
• This the the first time a WBSC World Cup is staged in Hong Kong, China
• Hosts Hong Kong finished 12th in Mexico two years ago
• The next edition of the WBSC Baseball5 World Cup will take place in Italy in 2026.
• The next WBSC Youth Baseball5 World Cup will take place in Mexico in 2025.
• The number of teams participating in the next editions of the WBSC Baseball5 World Cup and WBSC Youth Baseball5 World Cup will increase from 12 to 16 teams.
• Baseball5 will also feature at the Youth Olympic Games Dakar 2026