Panama were first-time hosts (beating out bids from Chinese Taipei and Venezuela),[1][2][3] with games held in four cities, from October 1 to 15.

The top two teams in the standings after the second round then qualified for the championship final.

In case of a tie, the order of the teams tied was determined by, in this sequence, (a) the win–loss record of the games played among the tied teams (=head-to-head HTH), (b) the highest difference between the ratios of runs scored per offensive innings and runs allowed per defensive innings (=Team's Quality Balance TQB), (c) the highest difference between the ratios of earned runs scored per offensive innings and earned runs allowed per defensive innings (ERTQB), (d) the highest batting average in the games played among the tied teams, (e) a coin flip.

[5] Panama City was the primary city for the event, and also the host of Group 1, while Aguadulce, Coclé; Santiago de Veraguas; and Chitré, Herrera Province were host to Group 2.

*Canada awarded third place and bronze medal by rule C12 of the IBAF tournament rules,[9] which states that the ordinary tie-breaking procedure applies in case of a rainout in the final round.