U-18 Baseball World Cup
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The U-18 Baseball World Cup is an international youth baseball championship organized by the World Baseball Softball Confederation, featuring national teams of players under 18 from around the world.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| U-18 Baseball World Cup canonical | 6 |
| World Junior Baseball Championship | 2 |
| WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10200122 — 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)
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Target entity: U-18 Baseball World Cup Context triple: [Cuba under-18 national baseball team, primaryCompetition, U-18 Baseball World Cup]
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U-23 Baseball World Cup
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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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.
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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D.
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tournament organized by the IBAF that served for decades as the sport’s premier global competition before being superseded by the World Baseball Classic.
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E.
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.
- 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-18 Baseball World Cup Target entity description: The U-18 Baseball World Cup is an international youth baseball championship organized by the World Baseball Softball Confederation, featuring national teams of players under 18 from around the world.
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A.
U-23 Baseball World Cup
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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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.
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international youth baseball tournament
ⓘ
world championship ⓘ |
| ageCategory | under-18 ⓘ |
| ageGroup | U-18 ⓘ |
| ageLimitType | under-age ⓘ |
| associatedConfederation |
WBSC Africa
ⓘ
WBSC Americas ⓘ WBSC Asia ⓘ WBSC Europe ⓘ WBSC Oceania ⓘ |
| category |
WBSC tournament
ⓘ
linked to:
WBSC world cups
international baseball competition ⓘ youth baseball competition ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | junior ⓘ |
| competitionStatus | active ⓘ |
| competitionType |
world cup
ⓘ
linked to:
World Cup
|
| continent | intercontinental ⓘ |
| eligibilityRule | players must be under 18 years of age ⓘ |
| format |
round-robin and knockout stages
ⓘ
tournament ⓘ |
| formerName |
World Junior Baseball Championship
ⓘ
linked to:
U-18 Baseball World Cup
|
| frequency | biennial ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| governingBody | World Baseball Softball Confederation ⓘ |
| governingBodyAbbreviation | WBSC ⓘ |
| governingBodyHeadquarters | Pully, Switzerland ⓘ |
| hasMedalAwards | gold, silver, bronze ⓘ |
| hasWorldRankingImpact | true ⓘ |
| hasYouthDevelopmentRole | true ⓘ |
| inauguralOrganizer | International Baseball Federation ⓘ |
| isYouthWorldCup | true ⓘ |
| organizer | World Baseball Softball Confederation ⓘ |
| participantType | national under-18 baseball teams ⓘ |
| playerCategory |
amateur
ⓘ
youth ⓘ |
| primaryObjective | determine world champion at under-18 level ⓘ |
| rankingWeight | highest for junior baseball in WBSC world rankings ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | World Baseball Softball Confederation world rankings ⓘ |
| ruleSet | international baseball rules ⓘ |
| scope | worldwide ⓘ |
| shortName | U-18 Baseball World Cup ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| sportType | team sport ⓘ |
| successorOf |
World Junior Baseball Championship
ⓘ
linked to:
U-18 Baseball World Cup
|
| teamRepresentation | national teams ⓘ |
| teamType | national youth team ⓘ |
| usesNationalAnthems | true ⓘ |
| usesNationalFlags | true ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: U-18 Baseball World Cup Description of subject: The U-18 Baseball World Cup is an international youth baseball championship organized by the World Baseball Softball Confederation, featuring national teams of players under 18 from around the world.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: U-18 Baseball World Cup