The World Port Tournament is an international baseball tournament held at the Neptunus Familiestadion in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The tournament has been held every other year (2005 excluded) in odd-numbered years since 1985, alternating with the Haarlem Baseball Week.
| Sport | Baseball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1984 |
| No. of teams | 5 (Finals) |
| Continent | International |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Chinese Taipei (2nd time) |
| Most titles |  Cuba (7) |
The tournament was created by Bram Peper, who was asked by Cuban Dr. Oscar Ferdinand Mell to organize an international baseball tournament, between national baseball teams all over the world, in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The 2017 World Port Tournament, the sixteenth edition of the event, was won by Chinese Taipei, winning the tournament the second time in history.
Results
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Medal table
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuba | 10 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| 2 |  Netherlands | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 4 |  United States | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 |  Japan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 |  Aruba | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 |  Canada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 |  Curaçao | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 |  Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (9 entries) | 17 | 17 | 17 | 51 | |
- ^1 Chinese Taipei is the official WBSC designation for the team representing the state officially referred to as the Republic of China, more commonly known as Taiwan. (See also political status of Taiwan for details.)
See also
editExternal links
edit- World Port Tournament official website (Dutch)