The 1999 IBAF Intercontinental Cup was held in Australia from 3 to 14 November 1999. Eight countries contested the tournament, and has been the only

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hosted in the Southern Hemisphere. The eight participating countries were

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, Australia, Italy, the Netherlands, Japan, South Korea, United States and

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. The tournament was sanctioned by the

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. The Cup was perhaps the brightest moment in the history of the

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, as they stunned the

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in the finals, winning the game 4–3. The

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of the tournament was also Australian

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player and former

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All-Star team

* C:

, Australia * 1B: Dan Held, USA * 2B: Oscar Macías, Cuba * SS:

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, Cuba * 3B:

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, Japan * OF: Yuan-Chia Chen, Chinese Taipei * OF:

Yobal Dueñas Yobal Dueñas Martínez (born May 4, 1972, in Pinar del Río) is a Cuban baseball player. He has competed for the Cuba national baseball team in the Olympic Games, winning a silver medal. Dueñas played for the Cuba national team in the 1999 Bal ...

, Cuba * OF: Claudio Liverziani, Italy * DH: Michael Moyle, Australia * P: Faustino Corrales, Cuba * P: Adrian Meagher, Australia Intercontinental Cup (baseball)

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1999 in Australian sport

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