The Spanish baseball team was once again proclaimed world champion in Biarritz (France), after having been runner-up in the two previous editionsbehind Mexico in 2014 and France in 2018.
It was precisely the teams from France and Mexico that completed the podium. Argentina, the United States and Cuba also entered the medal table, in fourth, fifth and sixth positions.
Spain led the table thanks to its 9 gold, 9 silver and 2 bronze medals.
France won 5 golds, 4 silvers and 8 bronzes and Mexico, 3 golds, 2 silvers and 4 bronzes.
Argentina finished with 1 gold, 3 silver and 1 bronze.
These were the medals of Spain:
Fronton 30 meters
Frontenis Femenino: SILVER. Agullo/Barona/Morales/Rodriguez
Male Frontenis: GOLD. Molina/Vidal/A.Leon/H.Leon
Women’s Rubber Palette: GOLD. Ardanaz/Rodriguez
Masculine Rubber Palette: GOLD. Vidal/Moreno
Pediment 36 meters
Leather Palette: GOLD. Ayarra/Labiano/Skufca/Sanz
Short Palette: GOLD. Baeza/Ibanez/Skufca/Sanz
Individual Mano: SILVER. Retegi/Spinal
Hand Pairs: GOLD. Labaka/Merino/Canabal/Aldave
Fronton 54 meters
Cesta Punta Masculina: ORO. Erkiaga/Lopez/Barandika/Zabala
PLATA Goikoetxea/Lekerikabeaskoetxea
Cesta Punta Femenina: ORO. De Mendivil/Lizardi/Aldazabal/Mugartegi
PLATA Arakistain/Lejardi
Ratchet
Individual Hand: SILVER. Sanchez/Corn
Hand Pairs: SILVER. Corn/Luquin/Sanchez/Garateadiaz
Share: PLATA. Lopetegui/Moncada/Error
Leather Palette: BRONZE. Beunza/Anso/Fernandez/Fernandez de Laskoiti
Women’s Rubber Palette: BRONZE. Ibanez/Murillo/Martin
Masculine Rubber Palette: SILVER. Montserrat/Martinez/Sagarzazu
Frontball
Masculine: GOLD. Spinal/Yaniz
Feminine: SILVER. Arrillaga/Garai
An adapted ball match was also played between France and Spain, which was won by the Spanish Elcoro/Lizaso.
The next edition will be held in San Luis, Argentina, in 2026.
“The World Championship has been a great success in terms of participation, organization, communication and public, but our commitment is to continue working day by day in these four years to improve in future editions,” said Franco-Mexican Xavier Cazaubon, president of the Federation. International.