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Japan has won the inaugural edition of the WBSC U23 Baseball World Cup in Monterrey, Mexico. In the World Championship Final on Sunday they downed Australia 10-3. The team from Down Under, which has been the surprise of the tournament, took a quick 3-0 lead midway through the fourth, but four runs in the bottom half of the frame and five in the six handed Samurai Japan the trophy.
Korea claimed third place ahead of Panama, Mexico and Nicaragua. The Czech Republic beat South Africa and Austria en route to a 10th place finish. Austria landed on 12th place at their historic first participation in a Baseball World Cup.