The 2008 World Junior AAA Championship was held in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, from July 25 to August 3, 2008.
Group stage
Pool A
United States 5–0
South Korea 4–1
Australia 3–2
Mexico 2–3
Netherlands 1–4
Russia 0–5
Pool B
Cuba 4–1
Canada 4–1
Chinese Taipei 3–2
Puerto Rico 3–2
Italy 1–4
Czech Republic 0–5
Knockout stage
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| August 1, 2008 – 19:05 | ||||||||||
| Australia | 2 | |||||||||
| August 2, 2008 – 19:00 | ||||||||||
| Canada | 1 | |||||||||
| Australia | 1 | |||||||||
| August 1, 2008 – 10:00 | ||||||||||
| United States | 3 | |||||||||
| Puerto Rico | 0 | |||||||||
| August 3, 2008 – 16:30 | ||||||||||
| United States | 7 | |||||||||
| United States | 0 | |||||||||
| August 1, 2008 – 10:00 | ||||||||||
| South Korea | 7 | |||||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 4 | |||||||||
| August 2, 2008 – 15:00 | ||||||||||
| South Korea | 5 | |||||||||
| South Korea | 6 | |||||||||
| August 1, 2008 – 15:00 | ||||||||||
| Cuba | 1 | Third place | ||||||||
| Mexico | 7 | |||||||||
| August 3, 2008 – 13:15 | ||||||||||
| Cuba | 8 | |||||||||
| Cuba | 6 | |||||||||
| Australia | 2 | |||||||||
Fifth through eighth place
| Classification round | Fifth place | |||||
| August 2, 2008 – 19:00 | ||||||
| Canada | 9 | |||||
| August 3, 2008 – 10:00 | ||||||
| Puerto Rico | 6 | |||||
| Canada | 4 | |||||
| August 2, 2008 – 14:00 | ||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 12 | |||||
| Chinese Taipei | 1 | |||||
| Mexico | 0 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| August 3, 2008 – 10:00 | ||||||
| Puerto Rico | 0 | |||||
| Mexico | 2 | |||||
Final standings
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Awards
| Awards | Player |
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| Most Valuable Player | Yung-hoon Sung
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| Outstanding Defensive Player | An Chi-hong
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| Position | Player |
|---|---|
| Catcher | Brett Lawrie
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| First Base | Jeff Malm
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| Second Base | Adán Velázquez
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| Third Base | Harold Martinez
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| Shortstop | Nolan Fontana
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| Outfield | Jung Soo-bin
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| Yasiel Puig
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| Michael Crouse
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| Designated Hitter | Oh Ji-hwan
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| Left-handed Pitcher | Matt Purke
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| Right-handed Pitcher | Che-Ming Su
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See also
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