1993 Intercontinental Cup (baseball)

The 1993 IBAF Intercontinental Cup was the 11th edition of the baseball Intercontinental Cup. It was held in Italy from 23 June to 4 July in nine host cities: Macerata, Rimini, Bologna, Verona, Novara, Modena, Reggio Emilia, Milan and Parma.^[1][2]

1993 IBAF Intercontinental Cup

Tournament details
Country	Italy
Dates	23 June – 4 July
Teams	10
Final positions
Champions	Cuba (7th title)
Runners-up	United States
Third place	Japan
Fourth place	Nicaragua
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The tournament, sanctioned by the International Baseball Federation, was contested between ten national teams: hosts Italy, Australia, Cuba, France, Japan, Mexico, Nicaragua, South Korea, Spain and United States. Cuba claimed the championship, defeating the United States in the final, while Japan secured the bronze medal by defeating Nicaragua.^[3][4]

Opening round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	RF	RA	RD	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Cuba	9	9	0	82	10	+72	1.000	—	Advance to Knockout stage
2	Japan	9	8	1	81	21	+60	.889	1
3	United States	9	6	3	61	31	+30	.667	3
4	Nicaragua	9	5	4	42	24	+18	.556	4
5	South Korea	9	5	4	56	32	+24	.556	4
6	Australia	9	5	4	41	46	−5	.556	4
7	Mexico	9	3	6	36	60	−24	.333	6
8	Italy (H)	9	2	7	41	57	−16	.222	7
9	Spain	9	2	7	23	90	−67	.222	7
10	France	9	0	9	25	117	−92	.000	9

Source: IBAF
(H) Hosts

Knockout stage

	Semifinals				Final
	Cuba	10
	Nicaragua	1
					Cuba	9
					United States	4
	Japan	3
	United States	6			Bronze medal game
					Nicaragua	0
					Japan	9

Semifinals

3 July 1993 15:30 (UTC+2)	United States	6 – 3	Japan	Nino Cavalli Stadium, Parma
		Boxscore

3 July 1993 21:00 (UTC+2)	Nicaragua	1 – 10	Cuba	Nino Cavalli Stadium, Parma
		Boxscore

Bronze medal game

4 July 1993 15:30 (UTC+2)	Japan	9 – 0	Nicaragua	Nino Cavalli Stadium, Parma
		Boxscore

Final

4 July 1993 21:00 (UTC+2)	United States	4 – 9	Cuba	Nino Cavalli Stadium, Parma
		Boxscore