The 36th edition of the Seniors European Baseball Championship is scheduled to take place in Torino, Avigliana and Settimo Torinese from September 12-19, 2021. Host Team Italy is in group A with Belgium, Austria and Greece (the winner of the European Qualifier in Utena). Spain, Germany, Croatia and Ukraine (winner of the Euro Qualifier in Belgrade) comprise group B. Group C is made of Israel, France, Great Britain and Russia (the winner of the Moscow Qualifier). Reigning Euro champion Kingdom of the Netherlands, Czech Republic, Sweden, and Slovakia (winner of the Euro Qualifier in Bratislava) are in group D.
The top two teams in each group will advance to the knockout phase which includes the quarter-finals, semi-finals, and championship final. The two last place teams in the European Baseball Championship will be relegated to the Euro Qualifier for the next international competition.
Federazione Italiana Baseball Softball (FIBS) President Andrea Marcon said, "This is an important moment for the approaching path of the tournament, but at the organizational level we have been working for several months. It will be the first European Baseball Championship in the new millennium organized in Italy and for this I want to thank all those who are giving us a hand, including the Piemonte Region as well as the municipalities of Torino, Avigliana and Settimo Torinese. The legacy will be an important restart in such a complicated period and for Piemonte it will be a great opportunity to showcase its local products and its excellence. We also thank Mèttola, official partner of #EuroBaseball2021, for having believed in our project from the start.”
FIBS President Andrea Marcon also thanked Didier Seminet (Confederation of European Baseball President), Michael Schmidt (World Baseball Softball Confederation Executive Director), Andrea Tronzano (Piemonte Region Budget Councilor), Andrea Archinà (Mayor of Avigliana), Daniele Volpatto (Settimo Torinese Councilor for Sport), Gianfranco Porqueddu (CONI Piemonte President) and Marco Chessa (Torino Municipality Councilor). Forza #Italia!
by Roberto Angotti
