2006 Intercontinental Cup

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The 2006 Intercontinental Cup was held in Taichung Taiwan from November 9 to November 19, 2006. The competition was held at Taichung Baseball Field and the newly-built Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium. The competition was won by Cuba.

Competing Nations[edit]

Further information: 2006 Intercontinental Cup rosters
Nation Previous Appearances
Flag of Australia Australia 1981, 1985, 1993, 1997, 1999
Flag of Cuba Cuba 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2002
Flag of Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei - host 1973, 1977, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2002
Flag of Italy Italy 1973, 1975, 1977, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2002
Flag of Japan Japan 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2002
Flag of Netherlands Netherlands 1983, 1995, 1999, 2002
Flag of Philippines Philippines none
Flag of South Korea South Korea 1975, 1977, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2002

Competition Format and Rules[edit]

The tournament consisted of an one-game round-robin preliminary round. The top four teams advance to the medals round while the bottom four teams play in the consolation round.

The medal round consists of two single game semifinals between the first and fourth place teams and the second and third place teams. The semifinal losers then play a bronze medal game, with the winner earning the medal and the loser receiving 4th place. The semifinal winners play in the final, which awards the winner a gold medal and the loser a silver medal.

The consolation round consists of two single game semifinals between the fifth and eighth place teams and the sixth and seventh place teams. The semifinal losers then play the seventh place game, with the winner earning the seventh place and the loser receiving eighth place. The semifinal winners play in the fifth place game, with the winner earning the fifth place and the loser receiving sixth place.

Rosters are limited to 24 players per team. There is also a mercy rule that is invoked if a team is winning by 10 or more runs after 7 innings (or 6 1/2 innings if the home team is leading).

Final Ranking[edit]

Rank Nation
Gold Flag of Cuba Cuba
Silver Flag of Netherlands Netherlands
Bronze Flag of Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei
4th Flag of Japan Japan
5th Flag of Australia Australia
6th Flag of Italy Italy
7th Flag of South Korea South Korea
8th Flag of Philippines Philippines

Preliminary Round Results[edit]

Further information: 2006 Intercontinental Cup - preliminary round results
Day, Date (Time) Venue Home Result Visitor Notes
Thursday, November 09 (10:00) Taichung Flag of Netherlands Netherlands 2 - 3 Flag of Cuba Cuba
Thursday, November 09 (13:00) Intercontinental Flag of Philippines Philippines 0 - 10 Flag of South Korea South Korea 6½ innings
Thursday, November 09 (14:00) Taichung Flag of Japan Japan 4 - 3 Flag of Australia Australia 10 innings
Thursday, November 09 (19:30) Intercontinental Flag of Italy Italy 13 - 3 Flag of Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei
Friday, November 10 (13:00) Intercontinental Flag of Australia Australia 12 - 2 Flag of Philippines Philippines 8 innings
Friday, November 10 (13:00) Taichung Flag of Cuba Cuba 8 - 1 Flag of South Korea South Korea
Friday, November 10 (18:30) Intercontinental Flag of Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei 3 - 4 Flag of Japan Japan
Friday, November 10 (18:30) Taichung Flag of Italy Italy 8 - 10 Flag of Netherlands Netherlands
Saturday, November 11 (13:00) Intercontinental Flag of Cuba Cuba 9 - 0 Flag of Italy Italy
Saturday, November 11 (13:00) Taichung Flag of Australia Australia 2 - 4 Flag of Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei
Saturday, November 11 (18:30) Taichung Flag of Netherlands Netherlands 22 - 0 Flag of Philippines Philippines 7 innings
Saturday, November 11 (18:30) Intercontinental Flag of South Korea South Korea 1 - 2 Flag of Japan Japan
Sunday, November 12 (13:00) Intercontinental Flag of Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei 9 - 7 Flag of South Korea South Korea 12 innings
Sunday, November 12 (13:00) Taichung Flag of Japan Japan 3 - 0 Flag of Netherlands Netherlands
Sunday, November 12 (18:30) Taichung Flag of Cuba Cuba 24 - 0 Flag of Philippines Philippines 7 innings
Sunday, November 12 (18:30) Intercontinental Flag of Italy Italy 7 - 8 Flag of Australia Australia 13 innings
Monday, November 13 Rest Day
Tuesday, November 14 (13:00) Intercontinental Flag of Japan Japan 3 - 6 Flag of Cuba Cuba
Tuesday, November 14 (13:00) Taichung Flag of Philippines Philippines 0 - 9 Flag of Italy Italy
Tuesday, November 14 (18:30) Intercontinental Flag of South Korea South Korea 9 - 10 Flag of Australia Australia
Tuesday, November 14 (18:30) Taichung Flag of Netherlands Netherlands 4 - 2 Flag of Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei 10 innings
Wednesday, November 15 (13:00) Taichung Flag of Japan Japan 6 - 3 Flag of Italy Italy
Wednesday, November 15 (13:00) Intercontinental Flag of Netherlands Netherlands 13 - 2 Flag of South Korea South Korea 8 innings
Wednesday, November 15 (18:30) Intercontinental Flag of Australia Australia 0 - 13 Flag of Cuba Cuba 4½ innings1
Wednesday, November 15 (18:30) Taichung Flag of Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei 14 - 0 Flag of Philippines Philippines 6 innings1
Thursday, November 16 (13:00) Intercontinental Flag of South Korea South Korea 5 - 1 Flag of Italy Italy
Thursday, November 16 (13:00) Taichung Flag of Philippines Philippines 0 - 17 Flag of Japan Japan 6½ innings
Thursday, November 16 (18:30) Taichung Flag of Australia Australia 3 - 4 Flag of Netherlands Netherlands 11 innings2
Thursday, November 16 (18:30) Intercontinental Flag of Cuba Cuba 3 - 4 Flag of Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei
1 Game called due to bad weather.ntf
2 Dutch manager, Robert Eenhoorn, ejected in the top of the eleventh for using obscenities in argument with an umpire.ntf

Preliminary Round Standings[edit]

Nation G W L Pct RS RA
Flag of Cuba Cuba 7 6 1 0.857 66 10
Flag of Japan Japan 7 6 1 0.857 39 16
Flag of Netherlands Netherlands 7 5 2 0.714 55 21
Flag of Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei 7 4 3 0.571 39 33
Flag of Australia Australia 7 3 4 0.429 38 43
Flag of South Korea South Korea 7 2 5 0.286 35 43
Flag of Italy Italy 7 2 5 0.286 41 41
Flag of Philippines Philippines 7 0 7 0.000 2 108
  • Cuba was ranked over Japan due to head-to-head result tiebreaker, South Korea was ranked over Italy based due to head-to-head result tiebreaker.

Finals Round[edit]

Further information: 2006 Intercontinental Cup - finals round results

Classification Round[edit]

The teams that finished in fifth through eighth place in the round robin faced off in the consolation round. All consolation round matches were played at Taichung Baseball Field.

Medal Round[edit]

The top four teams from the round robin entered the medal round of the competition. All medal round games were played at Taichung International Baseball Stadium.

6:30 PM

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Flag of Cuba Cuba 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 6 7 0
Flag of Netherlands Netherlands 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 9 5

Leaders and Awards[edit]

Awards[edit]

Leaders[edit]

All-Star Team[edit]

Position Player Nation
Left-handed Pitcher Adam Blackley Flag of Australia Australia
Right-handed Pitcher Sandy Patrone Flag of Italy Italy
Catcher Ariel Pestano Flag of Cuba Cuba
First Baseman Sharnol Adriana Flag of Netherlands Netherlands
Second Baseman Yung-Chi Chen Flag of Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei
Third Baseman Michel Enríquez Flag of Cuba Cuba
Shortstop Naoto Watanabe Flag of Japan Japan
Outfielders Frederich Cepeda Flag of Cuba Cuba
Giorvis Duvergel Flag of Cuba Cuba
Yoandry Urgellés Flag of Cuba Cuba
Designated Hitter Maximiliano De Biase Flag of Italy Italy
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