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2024 WBSC Premier12

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2024 WBSC Premier12
Tournament details
Countries Japan
 Mexico
 Taiwan
DatesNovember 9–24
Teams12
Final positions
Champions Chinese Taipei (1st title)
Runner-up Japan
Third place United States
Fourth place Venezuela
Tournament statistics
Games played38
Attendance518,636 (13,648 per game)
MVPChinese Taipei Chieh-Hsien Chen
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2027 →

The 2024 WBSC Premier12 was 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 was held from November 9 to 24, 2024, in Japan, Mexico, and Taiwan.[1]

Chinese Taipei won the championship, defeating final round hosts and defending champions Japan, 4–0, in the championship game. It was Chinese Taipei's first Premier12 championship and their first overall senior international baseball title ever.[2][3]

The United States took third place after a 6–1 win over Venezuela.[4]

Teams

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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.[5][6] The WBSC had originally wanted to expand this edition but due to COVID-19, halted the plans for a future edition.[7]

Rosters

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Main article: 2024 WBSC Premier12 rosters

Participating nations had to submit their final 28-man rosters no later than 10 October 2024. WBSC rules required teams to carry at least 13 pitchers and two catchers in their squads.[9]

Format

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The format underwent a slightly different format compared to 2019.

Opening Round

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The tournament began 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

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The four remaining teams who advanced to the Super Round, traveled to Japan where they played against the top two teams that advanced from the other group.

After completion, the teams who finished first and second played the gold medal match, while the teams placed third and fourth played for bronze.

Venues

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Six stadiums were used during the tournament. Japanese cities, Nagoya and Tokyo plus the Taiwanese capital, Taipei, were confirmed as host cities on 11 September 2023, while a then-unknown country from the Americas was scheduled to host the event too.[10] That then-unknown country turned out to be Mexico, with venues in Guadalajara and Tepic being chosen to host an Opening Round group on 4 April 2024.[11]

Group A Group B
Mexico Guadalajara, Mexico Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan Japan 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
Mexico Tepic, Mexico Taiwan Taipei, Taiwan Japan Tokyo, Japan
Coloso del Pacífico[12] Taipei Tianmu Baseball Stadium Tokyo Dome
Capacity: 9,480 Capacity: 10,500 Capacity: 45,600

Opening round

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The groups were announced on 18 April 2024.[13] The schedule was announced on 28 May 2024.[14]

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB Qualification
1  Venezuela 5 4 1 31 13 +18 .800 — Advance to Super Round
2  United States 5 3 2 36 13 +23 .600[a] 1
3  Panama 5 3 2 22 25 −3 .600[a] 1
4  Mexico (H) 5 2 3 23 34 −11 .400[b] 2
5  Netherlands 5 2 3 37 47 −10 .400[b] 2
6  Puerto Rico 5 1 4 19 36 −17 .200 3
Source: WBSC
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head to head; 3) Head to head Team's Quality Balance; 4) Earned Runs Team's Quality Balance; 5) Head to head highest batting average; 6) Coin toss[15]
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head to head results: Panama 3–9 United States
  2. ^ a b Head to head results: Mexico 8–6 Netherlands
Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
9 November 13:00 Panama  8–9  Netherlands 10 Estadio Panamericano 3:29 347 Boxscore
9 November 16:00 Puerto Rico  1–0  United States   Coloso del Pacífico 3:07 7,820 Boxscore
9 November 20:00 Venezuela  8–4  Mexico   Estadio Panamericano 3:24 9,758 Boxscore
10 November 13:00 Venezuela  2–4  Panama   Estadio Panamericano 2:36 414 Boxscore
10 November 16:00 Netherlands  2–12  United States 8 Coloso del Pacífico 2:32 5,133 Boxscore
10 November 20:00 Mexico  7–5  Puerto Rico   Estadio Panamericano 3:32 2,921 Boxscore
11 November 19:00 United States  3–5  Venezuela   Coloso del Pacífico 2:52 7,018 Boxscore
11 November 20:00 Panama  3–2  Mexico   Estadio Panamericano 3:09 1,921 Boxscore
12 November 19:00 Panama  3–9  United States   Coloso del Pacífico 3:12 4,320 Boxscore
12 November 20:00 Netherlands  20–8  Puerto Rico 7 Estadio Panamericano 2:46 622 Boxscore
13 November 13:00 Puerto Rico  2–5  Venezuela   Estadio Panamericano 2:53 533 Boxscore
13 November 20:00 Mexico  8–6  Netherlands   Estadio Panamericano 3:20 2,257 Boxscore
14 November 13:00 Netherlands  0–11  Venezuela 7 Estadio Panamericano 1:59 239 Boxscore
14 November 19:00 Puerto Rico  3–4  Panama   Coloso del Pacífico 2:52 7,240 Boxscore
14 November 20:00 United States  12–2  Mexico 7 Estadio Panamericano 2:45 9,721 Boxscore

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB Qualification
1  Japan (H) 5 5 0 36 16 +20 1.000 — Advance to Super Round
2  Chinese Taipei (H) 5 4 1 22 10 +12 .800 1
3  South Korea 5 3 2 28 24 +4 .600 2
4  Australia 5 1 4 16 29 −13 .200[a] 4
5  Dominican Republic 5 1 4 16 28 −12 .200[a] 4
6  Cuba 5 1 4 15 26 −11 .200[a] 4
Source: WBSC
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head to head; 3) Head to head Team's Quality Balance; 4) Earned Runs Team's Quality Balance; 5) Head to head highest batting average; 6) Coin toss[15]
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Tied on head to head results. Head to head Team's Quality Balance: Australia 0.24, Dominican Republic −0.02, Cuba −0.21.
Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
13 November 18:30 Dominican Republic  6–1  Cuba   Tianmu Stadium 3:09 255 Boxscore
13 November 18:30 South Korea  3–6  Chinese Taipei   Taipei Dome 2:56 39,000 Boxscore
13 November 19:00 Australia  3–9  Japan   Vantelin Dome Nagoya 3:13 30,691 Boxscore
14 November 18:00 Cuba  4–8  South Korea   Tianmu Stadium 3:16 2,225 Boxscore
14 November 18:30 Chinese Taipei  2–1  Dominican Republic   Taipei Dome 3:00 25,000 Boxscore
15 November 15:00 Dominican Republic  0–5  Australia   Tianmu Stadium 2:41 1,112 Boxscore
15 November 18:00 South Korea  3–6  Japan   Taipei Dome 3:31 20,028 Boxscore
16 November 12:00 Australia  3–4  Cuba   Tianmu Stadium 3:19 1,418 Boxscore
16 November 18:00 Japan  3–1  Chinese Taipei   Taipei Dome 3:19 34,882 Boxscore
16 November 18:30 Dominican Republic  6–9  South Korea   Tianmu Stadium 3:36 3,387 Boxscore
17 November 18:00 Cuba  6–7  Japan   Tianmu Stadium 4:07 4,955 Boxscore
17 November 18:30 Chinese Taipei  11–3  Australia   Taipei Dome 4:07 34,166 Boxscore
18 November 12:00 Australia  2–5  South Korea   Tianmu Stadium 3:21 1,799 Boxscore
18 November 18:00 Japan  11–3  Dominican Republic   Tianmu Stadium 3:22 2,572 Boxscore
18 November 18:30 Cuba  0–2  Chinese Taipei   Taipei Dome 2:59 30,924 Boxscore

Super Round

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Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB Qualification
1  Japan (H) 3 3 0 27 13 +14 1.000 — Advance to gold medal game
2  Chinese Taipei 3 1 2 14 13 +1 .333[a] 2
3  Venezuela 3 1 2 13 15 −2 .333[a] 2 Advance to bronze medal game
4  United States 3 1 2 9 22 −13 .333[a] 2
Source: WBSC
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; 2) Head to head; 3) Head to head Team's Quality Balance; 4) Earned Runs Team's Quality Balance; 5) Head to head highest batting average; 6) Coin toss[15]
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Tied on head to head results. Head to head Team's Quality Balance: Chinese Taipei 0.21, Venezuela 0.08, United States –0.28.

The order of the Super Round games could change.

Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
21 November 12:00 Chinese Taipei  0–2  Venezuela   Tokyo Dome 2:39 6,790 Boxscore
21 November 19:00 United States  1–9  Japan   Tokyo Dome 3:07 25,428 Boxscore
22 November 12:00 Chinese Taipei  8–2  United States   Tokyo Dome 3:29 9,472 Boxscore
22 November 19:00 Venezuela  6–9  Japan   Tokyo Dome 3:52 33,300 Boxscore
23 November 12:00 United States  6–5  Venezuela   Tokyo Dome 3:18 8,868 Boxscore
23 November 19:00 Chinese Taipei  6–9  Japan   Tokyo Dome 3:18 41,674 Boxscore

Finals

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Bronze medal game

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Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
24 November 12:00 United States  6–1  Venezuela   Tokyo Dome 3:07 8,386 Boxscore

Championship final

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Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
24 November 19:00 Chinese Taipei  4–0  Japan   Tokyo Dome 2:57 41,827 Boxscore

Final standings

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Prize money

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The WBSC gave $5.2 million in prize money to participants, distributed as follows, with a minimum of half of a team's prize money being distributed equally among its players:[16][17]

  • 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

Statistical leaders

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Notes

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  1. ^ Alberto Baldonado, Jorge Benitez, Chang Yi, Been Gwak, Rich Hill, Franklyn Kilome, Seohyeon Kim
  2. ^ Chang Yi, Haruto Inoue
  3. ^ Sam Benschoter, Po-Ching Chen, Liván Moinelo
  4. ^ Hiroto Takahshi, Chihiro Sumida

Awards

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Following the conclusion of the tournament, the WBSC announced the Premier12 All-World Team and individual awards winners.

Sponsors

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2024 WBSC Premier12 had 36 sponsors, including 6 global sponsors, reaching new heights in the tournament.[19]

Sponsors of the 2024 WBSC Premier12[19]
Global Sponsors
Super/Final Round Sponsors
Group A Sponsors
Group B Sponsors

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "III WBSC Premier12 presented by RAXUS to be staged from 10 to 24 November 2024, Finals at Tokyo Dome".
  2. ^ "Chinese Taipei shut out Japan, win WBSC Premier12 2024". www.wbsc.org. 24 November 2024.
  3. ^ Bo-jiun, Jing (2024-11-26). "From the Taipei Dome to Premier12 Champions: Taiwan's Baseball Renaissance". The Diplomat. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
  4. ^ "USA shut out Venezuela, earn WBSC Premier12 bronze medal". www.wbsc.org. 24 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Premier12 2024 presented by RAXUS: World's Top 12 nations qualified for WBSC's flagship baseball tournament".
  6. ^ "Qualifiers for 2024 WBSC Premier 12 Announced - World Baseball Network". World Baseball Network - Baseball without Borders. December 20, 2023.
  7. ^ "「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".
  8. ^ "World Baseball Softball Confederation - wbsc.org". www.wbsc.org. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
  9. ^ "2024 WBSC Premier 12 Tournament Regulations" (PDF). World Baseball Softball Confederation. 1 August 2024. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  10. ^ "III WBSC Premier12 presented by RAXUS to be staged from 10 to 24 November 2024, Finals at Tokyo Dome". World Baseball Softball Confederation.
  11. ^ "Guadalajara, Tepic chosen host cities for Premier12 Group A in Mexico". World Baseball Softball Confederation.
  12. ^ "Colossal opening for Coloso del Pacifico in Tepic". World Baseball Softball Confederation.
  13. ^ "Groups announced for Premier12 2024 presented by RAXUS". World Baseball Softball Confederation.
  14. ^ "Premier12 2024 presented by RAXUS: Group a and Group B schedules unveiled for major international baseball tournament".
  15. ^ a b c "Tournament Regulations: Article C11" (PDF). WBSC. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  16. ^ "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.
  17. ^ "II Premier12 2019".
  18. ^ "Premier 12 Statistics". WBSC. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
  19. ^ a b "WBSC Premier12 2024 sets new benchmark for global sponsorship in international baseball". WBSC.org. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
  20. ^ "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.
  21. ^ "WBSC announces MUFG as Global Sponsor". World Baseball Softball Confederation. 2023-11-09. Retrieved 2023-11-09.
  22. ^ "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.
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