The 2023 European Baseball Championship Qualifying were baseball tournaments held from July 12 to 17, 2022, to determine the three additional countries that would qualify for the 2023 European Baseball Championship, in addition to the top 13 countries (excluding Russia) that automatically qualified in the 2021 European Baseball Championship. The qualifiers were held in Belgrade, Serbia; Utena, Lithuania; and Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria.
Russia, which finished 10th in the 2021 European Baseball Championship, lost its qualification due to Russian invasion of Ukraine.
As a result of the qualifiers, France, Hungary, and Switzerland advanced to the main tournament.
Format Previous format: The three winners of the three qualifying tournaments in 2022 would compete in a playoff tournament in the first half of 2023, with only two teams advancing to the European Championship.
Revised format: The three winners of the three qualifying tournaments in 2022 would advance to the 2023 European Baseball Championship.
Groups Grope Belgrade Grope Belgrade took place at the Ada Ciganlija Baseball Field in Belgrade, Serbia, on July 12 to 17, 2022. Hungary defeated Slovakia to qualify for the European Championship.
Round robin
Final
Grope Utena Grope Utena took place at the Utenos Hipodromas in Utena, Lithuania, on July 13 to 16, 2022. Switzerland defeated Lithuania to qualify for the European Championship.
Round robin
Final
Grope Blagoevgrad Grope Blagoevgrad took place at the Blagoevgrad Baseball Stadium in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria, on July 13 to 16, 2022. France defeated Bulgaria to qualify for the European Championship.
Round robin
Final
Qualified teams <onlyinclude> Team Qualification method Best placement 1st in 2021 34th 1956 2021 27 (twentyfour times, last in 2021) 2nd in 2021 3rd 2019 3 (2021) 3rd in 2021 36th 1954 27 (ten times, last in 2012) 4th in 2021 35th 1954 20 (1955) 5th in 2021 13th 1997 13 (2014) 6th in 2021 17th 1967 13 (1967, 2007) 7th in 2021 12th 1999 12 (2021) 8th in 2021 31st 1954 7 (1967) 9th in 2021 28th 1954 15 (1957) 11th in 2021 4th 2007 3 (2019) 12th in 2021 32nd 1960 32 (1981, 1993) 13th in 2021 8th 1995 2 (1995, 2007) 14th in 2021 8th 2003 2 (2003) Group Blagoevgrad winner 27th 1955 18 (1999) Group Belgrade winner 1st ― ― 1 Group Utena winner 1st ― ― 1
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