The 2006 IBAF Intercontinental Cup was held in

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from November 9 through the 19th. Eight countries contested the tournament, which was played at

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and the newly built

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. The participating countries were

Cuba Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country, comprising the island of Cuba (largest island), Isla de la Juventud, and List of islands of Cuba, 4,195 islands, islets and cays surrounding the main island. It is located where the ...

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...

Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b ...

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Japan Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t ...

, and the

Philippines The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of List of islands of the Philippines, 7,641 islands, with a tot ...

in addition to the hosts from

Chinese Taipei "Chinese Taipei" is the term used in various international organizations and tournaments for groups or delegations representing the Republic of China (ROC), a country commonly known as Taiwan. Due to the One China principle stipulated by the ...

(

). The tournament was sanctioned by the

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Round robin

The eight teams will play a round-robin format in which they will each play the other teams once. This means that each team will play seven games in this first phase of the tournament over the course of eight days. ¹ Game called due to bad weather condition.
² Dutch manager ejected in the top of the eleventh for obscenities in argument with an umpire. *TF =

*IBC = Intercontinental Baseball Stadium

Table

:DI=Innings played on defense :RA/9DI=Runs allowed for every nine defensive innings played *Tiebreaker **head-to-head **RA/9DI *Notes **Cuba wins tiebreaker over Japan based on head-to-head result **South Korea wins tiebreaker over Italy based on head-to-head result

Classification round

The teams that finish in fifth through eighth place in the round robin will face off in the consolation round. All consolation round matches will be played at

Medal round

The top four teams from the round robin will enter the medal round of the competition. All medal round games will be played at the Intercontinental Baseball Stadium. Final line score

Final standings

Trivia

*This tournament marks the official opening of

*Asia's big three teams are all short-handed as 2006 Taiwan Series champions

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champions Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters, and

champions

Samsung Lions The Samsung Lions () are a South Korean professional baseball team founded in 1982. They are based in the southeastern city of Daegu and are members of the KBO League. Their home stadium is Daegu Samsung Lions Park. They have won the Korean Cha ...

are all participating in the 2006 Konami Cup Asia Series in

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, which started on the same day.

External links

Official website
(Traditional Chinese) * {{DEFAULTSORT:2006 Intercontinental Cup (Baseball) Intercontinental Cup (baseball) Sport in Taichung Intercontinental Cup Intercontinental Cup

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Intercontinental Cup