Twelve nations have advanced via continental championships to earn the right to compete For the Title of World Champion in the U-18 category:
Australia, Japan, Netherlands, South Africa and United States won their respective U-18 continental championships; Chinese Taipei and Korea finished 2nd and 3rd in Asia; Cuba, Mexico and Nicaragua placed 2nd, 3rd and 4th in the Americas; Italy was the runner-up in Europe. Host nation Canada was given an automatic berth.
Of the 12 National Teams advancing to Thunder Bay, ten — No. 1 Japan, No. 2 USA, No. 3 Korea, No. 4 Chinese Taipei, No. 5 Cuba, No. 6 Mexico, No. 8 Canada, No. 9 Netherlands and No. 10 Australia — are currently ranked in the Top 10 of the WBSC Baseball World Rankings, setting the stage for the most elite U-18 baseball competition on record.
The 12 qualified nations have been drawn into two groups of six and will begin the tournament with a round-robin. The top three finishers from each group will advance to the Super Round group stage.
In Group A, host Canada, Korea, Chinese Taipei, Australia, Italy and Nicaragua will compete against each other.
Group B holds three-time defending world champions United States, top-ranked Japan, 11-time U-18 world champions Cuba, Mexico, Netherlands and South Africa.
The winner of the 28 WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup will receive 575 world ranking points.
The main venue of the U-18 world championship in Thunder Bay will be the 3,000-seat Port Arthur Stadium.
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