2006 Intercontinental Cup (baseball)

The 2006 IBAF Intercontinental Cup was held in Taichung, Taiwan from November 9–19. Eight countries contested the tournament, which was played at Taichung Baseball Field and the newly built Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium. The participating countries were Cuba, Australia, Italy, the Netherlands, Japan, South Korea, and the Philippines in addition to the hosts from Chinese Taipei (Taiwan). The tournament was sanctioned by the International Baseball Federation.

Round robin

The eight teams played a round-robin format.

¹ Game called due to bad weather condition.<br> ² Dutch manager ejected in the top of the eleventh for obscenities in argument with an umpire.

• TF = Taichung Baseball Field
• IBC = Intercontinental Baseball Stadium

Round Robin Results

• Tiebreaker
• Head-to-head
• RA/9DI
• Notes
• Cuba won tiebreaker over Japan based on head-to-head result
• South Korea won tiebreaker over Italy based on head-to-head result

Classification round

The teams that finish in fifth through eighth place in the round robin will face off in the consolation round. All consolation round matches will be played at Taichung Baseball Field.

Medal round

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

Final line score

Final standings

Trivia

• This tournament marked the official opening of Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium
• Asia's big three teams were all short-handed, as 2006 Taiwan Series champions La New Bears, Japan Series champions Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters, and South Korea champions Samsung Lions were all participating in the 2006 Konami Cup Asia Series in Tokyo, Japan, which started on the same day.

See also

• Intercontinental Cup (baseball)
• List of sporting events in Taiwan

External links

• Official website (Traditional Chinese)
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