Baseball United Arab Classic

Baseball United Arab Classic
Tournament details
Country	United Arab Emirates
City	Dubai
Dates	November 7–10, 2024
Teams	9
Final positions
Champions	Pakistan
Runner-up	United Arab Emirates
Tournament statistics
Games played	21
Awards
MVP	Muhammad Hussain

The Baseball United Arab Classic was an international baseball tournament that took place between November 7 and November 10, 2024. Organized by Baseball United, the invitational tournament was held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, at the Baseball United Ballpark at The Sevens sports complex.^[1] The tournament operates under World Baseball Classic rules.^[2] It featured the international debut of the Saudi Arabia national baseball team and the United Arab Emirates national baseball team.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

Background

A similar tournament, the Dubai Cup, was organized by the World Baseball Softball Confederation in December 2017 between the national teams of Pakistan and India. Pakistan won the final game, played at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, 11-2.^[7]^[8]

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	RF	RA	RD	PCT	GB
1	Pakistan	4	4	0	49	6	+43	1.000	—
2	United Arab Emirates (H)	4	3	1	34	13	+21	.750	1
3	India	4	2	2	21	21	0	.500	2
4	Bangladesh	4	1	3	15	28	−13	.250	3
5	Afghanistan	4	0	4	4	55	−51	.000	4

Source: Baseball United
(H) Hosts

7 November 2024 8:00 (UTC+4)	Afghanistan	1–11	India	The Sevens, Dubai

7 November 2024 10:30 (UTC+4)	Bangladesh	0–10	Pakistan	The Sevens, Dubai

7 November 2024 13:00 (UTC+4)	India	1–7	United Arab Emirates	The Sevens, Dubai

7 November 2024 20:30 (UTC+4)	United Arab Emirates	3–10	Pakistan	The Sevens, Dubai

8 November 2024 8:00 (UTC+4)	Bangladesh	12–0	Afghanistan	The Sevens, Dubai

8 November 2024 14:00 (UTC+4)	Afghanistan	0–15	United Arab Emirates	The Sevens, Dubai

8 November 2024 20:00 (UTC+4)	Pakistan	12–0	India	The Sevens, Dubai

9 November 2024 11:00 (UTC+4)	United Arab Emirates	9–2	Bangladesh	The Sevens, Dubai

9 November 2024 14:00 (UTC+4)	Pakistan	17–3	Afghanistan	The Sevens, Dubai

9 November 2024 20:00 (UTC+4)	India	9–1	Bangladesh	The Sevens, Dubai

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	RF	RA	RD	PCT	GB
1	Palestine	3	3	0	37	11	+26	1.000	—
2	Sri Lanka	3	2	1	32	14	+18	.667	1
3	Saudi Arabia	3	1	2	22	29	−7	.333	2
4	Nepal	3	0	3	4	41	−37	.000	3

Source: Baseball United

7 November 2024 15:30 (UTC+4)	Sri Lanka	15–6	Saudi Arabia	The Sevens, Dubai

7 November 2024 18:00 (UTC+4)	Nepal	2–17	Palestine	The Sevens, Dubai

8 November 2024 11:00 (UTC+4)	Saudi Arabia	14–2	Nepal	The Sevens, Dubai

8 November 2024 17:00 (UTC+4)	Palestine	8–7	Sri Lanka	The Sevens, Dubai

9 November 2024 8:00 (UTC+4)	Nepal	0–10	Sri Lanka	The Sevens, Dubai

9 November 2024 17:00 (UTC+4)	Saudi Arabia	2–12	Palestine	The Sevens, Dubai

Playoff bracket

Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Finals

				Sri Lanka	0
	India	0		Pakistan	3
	Sri Lanka	1					Pakistan	12
							United Arab Emirates	1
				United Arab Emirates	6
	Saudi Arabia	1		Palestine	1
	United Arab Emirates	9

Final standings

Rk	Team	W	L
	Pakistan	6	0
	United Arab Emirates	5	2
Eliminated in Semifinals
3	Palestine	3	1
4	Sri Lanka	3	2
Eliminated in Quarterfinals
5	India	2	3
6	Saudi Arabia	1	3
Eliminated in Group stage
7	Bangladesh	1	3
8	Nepal	0	3
9	Afghanistan	0	4

Honors and awards

All-Star team

Position	Player
C	Shahid Ahmed
1B	Gareth Grundlignh
2B	Syam Lafi
3B	Muhammad Hussain
SS	Chris Beyers Zan Shariff
LF	Dylan Ahmed
CF	Sameera Rathnayake
RF	Lorenzo Riddle Moosa Nonomiya
DH	Gabriel Reque
P	Aslam Muhammad

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Most Valuable Player

Award	Player	Ref.
Most Valuable Player	Muhammad Hussain	^[10]

References

^ "Schedule of 2024 Baseball United Arab Classic unveiled". Arab News. 10 October 2024.
^ "Baseball United charting a course for professionalism in the region, says Kash Shaikh". Arab News. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
^ "UAE launches first national baseball team". Middle East Monitor. 8 October 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
^ "UAE to get its first national baseball team". The National. 8 October 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
^ "Baseball United partners with Emirates Cricket Board to launch UAE's first national baseball team". Arabian Business. 8 October 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
^ "First National Baseball Team Formed Ahead of Arab Classic Tournament". CairoScene. Retrieved 2024-11-10.
^ "India, Pakistan to play in new 'Dubai Cup' Baseball Series". WBSC. 7 December 2017.
^ "Pakistan defeats India to win inaugural Dubai Cup Baseball Series". WBSC. 10 December 2017.
^ Baseball United [@BaseballUnited] (November 13, 2024). "The best of the best ⭐️ Presenting your 2024 Baseball United Arab Classic All-Tournament Team!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ Baseball United [@BaseballUnited] (November 10, 2024). "The 2024 BU Arab Classic MVP … Muhammad Hussain" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

External links

"2024 Arab Classic". Baseball United. Retrieved 12 October 2024.

[1] "Schedule of 2024 Baseball United Arab Classic unveiled". Arab News. 10 October 2024.

[2] "Baseball United charting a course for professionalism in the region, says Kash Shaikh". Arab News. 30 August 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2024.

[3] "UAE launches first national baseball team". Middle East Monitor. 8 October 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2024.

[4] "UAE to get its first national baseball team". The National. 8 October 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2024.

[5] "Baseball United partners with Emirates Cricket Board to launch UAE's first national baseball team". Arabian Business. 8 October 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2024.

[6] "First National Baseball Team Formed Ahead of Arab Classic Tournament". CairoScene. Retrieved 2024-11-10.

[7] "India, Pakistan to play in new 'Dubai Cup' Baseball Series". WBSC. 7 December 2017.

[8] "Pakistan defeats India to win inaugural Dubai Cup Baseball Series". WBSC. 10 December 2017.

[9] Baseball United [@BaseballUnited] (November 13, 2024). "The best of the best ⭐️ Presenting your 2024 Baseball United Arab Classic All-Tournament Team!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[10] Baseball United [@BaseballUnited] (November 10, 2024). "The 2024 BU Arab Classic MVP … Muhammad Hussain" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

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