{"id":41220,"date":"2022-11-30T11:16:14","date_gmt":"2022-11-30T19:16:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=41220"},"modified":"2022-11-30T11:33:07","modified_gmt":"2022-11-30T19:33:07","slug":"wbsc-mens-world-cup-2022-day-5-final-games-of-opening-round-cuba-and-venezuela-join-argentina-canada-usa-australia-in-super-round","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=41220","title":{"rendered":"WBSC Men&#8217;s World Cup 2022 &#8211; Day 5 &#8211; Final Games of Opening Round &#8211; Cuba and Venezuela join Argentina, Canada, USA, Australia in Super Round"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/Click here for the COMPLETE WBSC RECAP, including Game-b-Game Summaries and Video Clips\">Click here for Officisl WBSC Report on Day 5<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The final day of the Men&#8217;s Softball World Cup Opening Round at Rosedale Park in Auckland, New Zealand saw Cuba beat the hosts in a nine-inning tiebreaker to confirm a Group A Super Round spot along with Venezuela in Group B.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Cuba beat New Zealand in the ninth extra inning to claim final Super Round spot<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Canada beat Japan to remain unbeaten, a win which confirmed Venezuela in the Super Round<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Argentina, USA in Group A; Canada, Australia in Group B already qualified for Super Round<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Czech Republic recorded second win of the tournament, over the Philippines<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Australia beat South Africa in the first game of the day,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbsc.org\/en\/events\/2022-mens-softball-world-cup\/home\"><strong>Tournament Website<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Watch Live on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/gametime.sport\/\"><strong>GameTime.Sport<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbsc.org\/en\/events\/2022-mens-softball-world-cup\/schedule-and-results\"><strong>Day 5 Results<\/strong><\/a><br>Australia 15-0 South Africa\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbsc.org\/en\/events\/2022-mens-softball-world-cup\/schedule-and-results\/box-score\/103053\"><strong>Box Score and Photos<\/strong><\/a><br>USA 3-5 Argentina\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbsc.org\/en\/events\/2022-mens-softball-world-cup\/schedule-and-results\/box-score\/103054\">Box Score and Photos<\/a><\/strong><br>Czech Republic 6-1 Philippines\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbsc.org\/en\/events\/2022-mens-softball-world-cup\/schedule-and-results\/box-score\/103055\"><strong>Box Score and Photos<\/strong><\/a><br>Japan 2-9 Canada\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbsc.org\/en\/events\/2022-mens-softball-world-cup\/schedule-and-results\/box-score\/103056\"><strong>Box Score and Photos<\/strong><\/a><br>Venezuela 8-3 Denmark\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbsc.org\/en\/events\/2022-mens-softball-world-cup\/schedule-and-results\/box-score\/103057\"><strong>Box Score and Photos<\/strong><\/a><br>New Zealand 0-1 Cuba (9 innings)\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbsc.org\/en\/events\/2022-mens-softball-world-cup\/schedule-and-results\/box-score\/103058\"><strong>Box Score and Photos<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">? Check out the Opening Round Final Standings! <br><br>? The 6 Super Round teams are locked! <br>????????????<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MensSoftballWC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MensSoftballWC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eSesYYHSyd\">pic.twitter.com\/eSesYYHSyd<\/a><\/p>&mdash; WBSC ?? (@WBSC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WBSC\/status\/1597929769676713984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 30, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Group A Standings<\/strong>: Argentina 5-0; USA 3-2; Cuba 3-2; New Zealand 2-3; Czech Republic 2-3; Philippines 0-5<br><strong>Group B Standings<\/strong>: Canada 5-0; Australia 4-1; Venezuela 3-2; Japan 2-3; South Africa 1-4; Denmark 0-5;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A super, dramatic day confirmed the last two teams for the Super Round, joining Argentina, USA, Canada and Australia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The last day of the WBSC Men\u2019s Softball World Cup 2022 Opening Round on Wednesday served up more drama and emotion as Cuba and Venezuela claimed the two last spots in the Super Round, joining defending champions Argentina, Canada, USA and Australia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Seven-time champions New Zealand lost to Cuba in an amazing nine-inning tiebreaker 1-0 confirming a spot in the Placement Round featuring the bottom six teams for the hosts, whose worst result in 16 previous editions is fifth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Venezuela entered their game against winless Denmark knowing a win would book their spot in the Super Round but Canada\u2019s defeat of Japan, confirmed Venezuela\u2019s spot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbsc.org\/en\/news\/wbsc-mens-softball-world-cup-day-4\"> <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbsc.org\/en\/news\/mens-softball-world-cup-day-5-live-blog\">Click here for the COMPLETE WBSC RECAP, including Game-b-Game Summaries and Video Clips<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">? Day 5 is in the books! <br><br>? What a day! <br>???? Cuba and Venezuela get the last two tickets to the Super Round!<br><br>? Check out today&#39;s WBSC Men&#39;s Softball World Cup results.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MensSoftballWC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MensSoftballWC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3Am3x2X3Fz\">pic.twitter.com\/3Am3x2X3Fz<\/a><\/p>&mdash; WBSC ?? (@WBSC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WBSC\/status\/1597924205256798208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 30, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Click here for Officisl WBSC Report on Day 5 The final day of the Men&#8217;s Softball World Cup Opening Round at Rosedale Park in Auckland, New Zealand saw Cuba beat the hosts in a nine-inning tiebreaker to confirm a Group A Super Round spot along with Venezuela in Group B. 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