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Cuba rose to number one in the world baseball ranking5 after winning the World Cup held this month in Hong Kong, China, the World Baseball and Softball Confederation (WBSC) announced this Wednesday.
By defending their crown from the first edition of 2022 in Mexico, the Cubans added 1,380 points on the global list to reach 1,920 this season and a total of 4,327 in the last four years, to displace Chinese Taipei (four thousand 113).
WBSC reports that the Japanese, runners-up in both editions, equaled their record of third place (last reached on August 22, 2023), while France, bronze medalist in Hong Kong, managed to maintain its position in fourth place.
Tunisia, which occupied third place, dropped to fifth after finishing seventh, while Mexico rose two places to sixth place, the same position they obtained in this World Cup.
Cuba finished undefeated in the tournament after sweeping those from the Land of the Rising Sun, the only ones who were able to take a set from them in the entire competition during the qualifying phase.
The boys led by Pablo Terry reached the final after defeating Lithuania, South Africa, Venezuela and Hong Kong in the group stage and defeating Japan, Mexico and France in the decisive round.
Cubans Haila González and Briandy Molina were chosen as the Most Valuable Players of the tournament, the latter for the second consecutive time.
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