2024 WBSC Premier12
Tournament details | |
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Countries | Japan Mexico Taiwan |
Dates | November 9–24 |
Teams | 12 |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 5 |
Attendance | 23,472 (4,694 per game) |
The 2024 WBSC Premier12 is the 3rd edition of the WBSC Premier12, a baseball championship featuring the 12 highest-ranked national teams in the world, held by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). Originally scheduled for 2023, but delayed due to COVID-19, the championship will be held from November 9 to 24, 2024, in Japan, Mexico, and Taiwan.[1]
Japan are the defending champions.
Teams
[edit]The 12 highest-ranked national teams qualified to participate in the 2024 WBSC Premier 12, based on the WBSC World Rankings, as of 18 December 2023. On 20 December, the 12 teams were confirmed, with the only difference from 2019 was Canada being replaced by debutants Panama.[2][3] The WBSC had originally wanted to expand this edition but due to COVID-19, halted the plans for a future edition.[4]
Africa (0)
Asia (3)
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Americas (7) Europe (1) Oceania (1) |
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Rosters
[edit]Participating nations had to submit their final 28-man rosters no later than 10 October 2024. WBSC rules require teams to carry at least 13 pitchers and two catchers in their squads.[6]
Format
[edit]The format will undergo a slightly different format compared to 2019.
Opening Round
[edit]The tournament begins with two groups of six teams each playing in the 12-team Opening Round. Each team played five games, in a round robin format against each other in the group. The top two teams from each group advanced to the Super Round.
Super Round
[edit]The four remaining teams who advanced to the Super Round, will travel to Japan where they will play against the top two teams that advanced from the other group.
After completion, the teams who finish first and second will play the gold medal match, while the teams placed third and fourth will play for bronze.
Venues
[edit]Six stadiums are to be used during the tournament. Japanese cities, Nagoya and Tokyo plus the Taiwanese capital, Taipei, were confirmed as host cities on 11 September 2023, while an unknown country from the Americas would host the event too.[7] That unknown country would turn out to be Mexico, with venues in Guadalajara and Tepic being chosen to host a Opening Round group on 4 April 2024.[8]
Group A | Group B | |
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Guadalajara, Mexico | Taipei, Taiwan | Nagoya, Japan |
Estadio Panamericano | Taipei Dome | Vantelin Dome Nagoya |
Capacity: 16,500 | Capacity: 40,000 | Capacity: 36,418 |
Group A | Group B | Super Round and Medal rounds |
Tepic, Mexico | Taipei, Taiwan | Tokyo, Japan |
Coloso del Pacífico[9] | Taipei Tianmu Baseball Stadium | Tokyo Dome |
Capacity: 9,480 | Capacity: 10,500 | Capacity: 45,600 |
Opening round
[edit]The groups were announced on 18 April 2024.[10] The schedule was announced on 28 May 2024.[11]
Group A
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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1 | United States | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | +9 | .500 | — | Advance to Super Round |
2 | Panama | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 11 | +1 | .500 | — | |
3 | Venezuela | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 | .500 | — | |
4 | Mexico (H) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 13 | −2 | .500 | — | |
5 | Puerto Rico | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | .500 | — | |
6 | Netherlands | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 20 | −9 | .500 | — |
Group B
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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1 | Japan (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Advance to Super Round |
2 | South Korea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
3 | Chinese Taipei (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
4 | Cuba | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
5 | Dominican Republic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
6 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
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13 November | 18:30 | Dominican Republic | – | Cuba | Tianmu Stadium | ||||
13 November | 18:30 | South Korea | – | Chinese Taipei | Taipei Dome | ||||
13 November | 19:00 | Australia | – | Japan | Vantelin Dome Nagoya | ||||
14 November | 18:00 | Cuba | – | South Korea | Tianmu Stadium | ||||
14 November | 18:30 | Chinese Taipei | – | Dominican Republic | Taipei Dome | ||||
15 November | 15:00 | Dominican Republic | – | Australia | Tianmu Stadium | ||||
15 November | 18:00 | South Korea | – | Japan | Taipei Dome | ||||
16 November | 12:00 | Australia | – | Cuba | Tianmu Stadium | ||||
16 November | 18:00 | Japan | – | Chinese Taipei | Taipei Dome | ||||
16 November | 18:30 | Dominican Republic | – | South Korea | Tianmu Stadium | ||||
17 November | 18:00 | Cuba | – | Japan | Tianmu Stadium | ||||
17 November | 18:30 | Chinese Taipei | – | Australia | Taipei Dome | ||||
18 November | 12:00 | Australia | – | South Korea | Tianmu Stadium | ||||
18 November | 18:00 | Japan | – | Dominican Republic | Tianmu Stadium | ||||
18 November | 18:30 | Cuba | – | Chinese Taipei | Taipei Dome |
Super Round
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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1 | Group A winner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Advance to gold medal game |
2 | Group B winner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
3 | Group A runner-up | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Advance to bronze medal game |
4 | Group B runner-up | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
The order of the Super Round games could change.
Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
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21 November | 12:00 | A1 | – | B2 | Tokyo Dome | ||||
21 November | 19:00 | B1 | – | A2 | Tokyo Dome | ||||
22 November | 12:00 | B2 | – | A2 | Tokyo Dome | ||||
22 November | 19:00 | B1 | – | A1 | Tokyo Dome | ||||
23 November | 12:00 | A1 | – | A2 | Tokyo Dome | ||||
23 November | 19:00 | B1 | – | B2 | Tokyo Dome |
Finals
[edit]Bronze medal game
[edit]Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
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24 November | Super Round 4th place | – | Super Round 3rd place | Tokyo Dome |
Championship final
[edit]Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
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24 November | Super Round 2nd place | – | Super Round 1st place | Tokyo Dome |
Final standings
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Prize money
[edit]The WBSC will give $5.2 million in prize money to participants, distributed as follows, with a minimum of half of a team's prize money to be distributed equally among its players:[12][13]
- Winner: US$1,500,000
- 2nd Place: US$750,000
- 3rd Place: US$500,000
- 4th Place: US$350,000
- 5th Place: US$300,000
- 6th Place: US$250,000
- 7–12th Place: US$180,000 each
- Each win in Opening Round: US$10,000
- Each win in Super Round: US$20,000
- 1st Place in Opening Round: US$20,000
Sponsors
[edit]On 11 September 2023, RAXUS was confirmed as a sponsor, with the sponsor name of the tournament being, WBSC Premier12 presented by RAXUS.[14]
- Japan group sponsor
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "III WBSC Premier12 presented by RAXUS to be staged from 10 to 24 November 2024, Finals at Tokyo Dome".
- ^ "Premier12 2024 presented by RAXUS: World's Top 12 nations qualified for WBSC's flagship baseball tournament".
- ^ "Qualifiers for 2024 WBSC Premier 12 Announced - World Baseball Network". World Baseball Network - Baseball without Borders. December 20, 2023.
- ^ "「プレミア12」は24年11月に開催予定 候補に東京ドーム - スポニチ Sponichi Annex 野球".
- ^ "World Baseball Softball Confederation - wbsc.org". www.wbsc.org. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
- ^ "2024 WBSC Premier 12 Tournament Regulations" (PDF). World Baseball Softball Confederation. 1 August 2024. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ^ "III WBSC Premier12 presented by RAXUS to be staged from 10 to 24 November 2024, Finals at Tokyo Dome". World Baseball Softball Confederation.
- ^ "Guadalajara, Tepic chosen host cities for Premier12 Group A in Mexico". World Baseball Softball Confederation.
- ^ "Colossal opening for Coloso del Pacifico in Tepic". World Baseball Softball Confederation.
- ^ "Groups announced for Premier12 2024 presented by RAXUS". World Baseball Softball Confederation.
- ^ "Premier12 2024 presented by RAXUS: Group a and Group B schedules unveiled for major international baseball tournament".
- ^ "Over $5 million in prize money to be awarded for 2019 WBSC Premier12, 40% increase from first edition in 2015". WBSC.org. August 26, 2019. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
- ^ "II Premier12 2019".
- ^ "Wbscプレミア12の特別協賛社に決定/世界各国で開催される大会全ての冠スポンサーに就任|ニュース|ラグザス株式会社|Raxus Inc". 11 September 2023.
- ^ "WBSC announces MUFG as Global Sponsor". World Baseball Softball Confederation. 2023-11-09. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
- ^ "侍ジャパンダイヤモンドパートナーおよびWBSCグローバルスポンサー就任について" (PDF) (Press release). 株式会社三菱UFJ銀行. 2023-11-09. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
External links
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