[3] The 14-team 2020 European Baseball5 Championship held in February and March saw France and Lithuania take the two available Europe berths to qualify for the inaugural B5WC.

[9] The Asia qualifiers were scheduled to be played in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in April 2021,[10] but were then postponed due to COVID-19 to August 17–19, 2022.

[11][2] The first edition of the tournament, held in Mexico City, was won by Cuba, who finished the championship undefeated.

[12] In April 2023, it was confirmed that Hong Kong will host the second edition of the tournament, from October 7 to 12, 2024.

[13] On the eve of the tournament, it was announced that future editions will have 16 teams (split into four groups) and play 56 games total.