U-23 Baseball World Cup
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The U-23 Baseball World Cup is an international tournament organized by the World Baseball Softball Confederation that features national baseball teams composed of players under 23 years old competing for a world title.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| WBSC U-23 Baseball World Cup | 4 |
| 21U Baseball World Cup | 1 |
| U-23 Baseball World Cup canonical | 1 |
| WBSC Baseball World Cup | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2909145 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: U-23 Baseball World Cup Context triple: [Cuba national under-23 baseball team, internationalCompetition, U-23 Baseball World Cup]
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A.
Baseball World Cup
The Baseball World Cup was an international baseball tournament organized by the IBAF that served for decades as the sport’s premier global competition before being superseded by the World Baseball Classic.
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B.
WBSC U-12 Baseball World Cup
The WBSC U-12 Baseball World Cup is an international youth baseball tournament featuring national teams of players aged 12 and under competing for a world championship title.
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C.
World Baseball Classic
The World Baseball Classic is an international baseball tournament featuring national teams from around the globe, widely regarded as the sport’s premier world championship event.
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D.
WBSC U-15 Baseball World Cup
The WBSC U-15 Baseball World Cup is an international youth baseball championship featuring national teams of players under 15 years old competing for a world title.
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E.
WBSC Men’s Softball World Cup
The WBSC Men’s Softball World Cup is the premier international men’s softball championship, featuring top national teams competing for the world title under the governance of the World Baseball Softball Confederation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: U-23 Baseball World Cup Target entity description: The U-23 Baseball World Cup is an international tournament organized by the World Baseball Softball Confederation that features national baseball teams composed of players under 23 years old competing for a world title.
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A.
Baseball World Cup
The Baseball World Cup was an international baseball tournament organized by the IBAF that served for decades as the sport’s premier global competition before being superseded by the World Baseball Classic.
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B.
WBSC U-12 Baseball World Cup
The WBSC U-12 Baseball World Cup is an international youth baseball tournament featuring national teams of players aged 12 and under competing for a world championship title.
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C.
World Baseball Classic
The World Baseball Classic is an international baseball tournament featuring national teams from around the globe, widely regarded as the sport’s premier world championship event.
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D.
WBSC U-15 Baseball World Cup
The WBSC U-15 Baseball World Cup is an international youth baseball championship featuring national teams of players under 15 years old competing for a world title.
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E.
WBSC Men’s Softball World Cup
The WBSC Men’s Softball World Cup is the premier international men’s softball championship, featuring top national teams competing for the world title under the governance of the World Baseball Softball Confederation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
age-restricted baseball competition
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international baseball tournament ⓘ |
| abbreviation | U-23 BWC ⓘ |
| ageCategory |
U-23
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under-23 ⓘ |
| ageLimit | 23 ⓘ |
| category |
WBSC world cups
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surface form:
WBSC international competitions
world championship baseball tournaments ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | under-23 ⓘ |
| competitionPhase |
finals
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group stage ⓘ super round ⓘ |
| confederation |
WBSC Africa
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WBSC Americas ⓘ WBSC Asia ⓘ WBSC Europe ⓘ WBSC Oceania ⓘ |
| continentScope | global ⓘ |
| eligibility |
players holding nationality of represented country
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players under 23 years old ⓘ |
| firstEditionHostCity | Taichung ⓘ |
| firstEditionHostCountry | Chinese Taipei ⓘ |
| firstEditionYear | 2014 ⓘ |
| format | national team tournament ⓘ |
| formerName |
U-23 Baseball World Cup
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
21U Baseball World Cup
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| frequency | biennial ⓘ |
| gender | men ⓘ |
| governingBody | World Baseball Softball Confederation ⓘ |
| governingBodyHeadquartersCountry | Switzerland ⓘ |
| governingBodyPredecessor | International Baseball Federation ⓘ |
| governingBodyWebsite | https://www.wbsc.org ⓘ |
| hasOfficialRankingWeight | true ⓘ |
| medalAwarded |
bronze medal
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gold medal ⓘ silver medal ⓘ |
| objective | determine world champion at U-23 level ⓘ |
| organizer | World Baseball Softball Confederation ⓘ |
| organizerAbbreviation | WBSC ⓘ |
| rankingImpact | counts toward WBSC world rankings ⓘ |
| rulesBasis | professional baseball rules ⓘ |
| scope | world ⓘ |
| selectionBasis | national selection ⓘ |
| shortName |
U-23 Baseball World Cup
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
WBSC U-23 Baseball World Cup
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| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| teamComposition |
amateur players
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minor league players ⓘ professional players ⓘ |
| teamType | national teams ⓘ |
| tournamentType | World Cup ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: U-23 Baseball World Cup Description of subject: The U-23 Baseball World Cup is an international tournament organized by the World Baseball Softball Confederation that features national baseball teams composed of players under 23 years old competing for a world title.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
WBSC Baseball World Cup
this entity surface form:
WBSC U-23 Baseball World Cup
this entity surface form:
21U Baseball World Cup
this entity surface form:
WBSC U-23 Baseball World Cup
United States national under-23 baseball team
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internationalCompetition
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U-23 Baseball World Cup
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this entity surface form:
WBSC U-23 Baseball World Cup
this entity surface form:
WBSC U-23 Baseball World Cup