WBSC Premier12
Appearance
WBSC Premier12 World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) organized, and by 12 countries and regions participation WBSC was elected an international convention by the representative match scheduled to be held every four years baseball. 1st tournament will be held in Taiwan, 2015 November.
Overview
- International Baseball Federation (IBAF) is certified to the World Championship as well as World Baseball Classic (WBC) has been held every other year as the World Championship so far IBAF World Cup it has been abolished (1938 - 2011) and, once in four years the Premier12 by top 12 in the world, and be held in the middle years of the WBC instead. Premier12 Pro is mainly World Baseball Softball Confederation serves as the organized WBSC is (WBSC) after the inauguration.
- For the participation of MLB players have to clear "so that the MLB players can also be played, have begun discussions with MLB mechanism" that of WBSC Ricardo Furakkari Chairman.
- 2014 method of selecting 12 countries and regions, IBAF World Rankings. Prize of several million U.S. dollars total, and also is guaranteed from WBSC in 12 countries and regions will be invited WBSC will bear the participation costs of accommodation expenses, such as travel expenses.
- Performs round-robin the (each 5 games) and is divided into six teams two groups, a total of eight teams of the top four teams will make the tournament from the quarter-final match-up scheme.
- Venue of the 1st Congress initially | (round-robin in Taiwan and Japan, Final tournament in Japan) was scheduled to be held at any Japan in collaboration with the Taiwan , and WBSC Nippon Professional Baseball for negotiations by surface conditions (NPB) has difficulties, WBSC policy change is solely held in Taiwan. Was abandoned Japan held the NPB.
- If the "baseball-softball" competition has been employed in 2020 Summer Olympics, Olympic qualifying tournament of 2019 and 2019 Premier 12 there is a possibility that is implemented.
- Coverage of the IBAF announced later, world baseball softball more it has been referred to as "WBSC Premier 12" by the launch of the Federation.
Results
# | Period | Final Host | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||
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※1938〜2011 Baseball World Cup | |||||||
1 | 2015 November - November Details |
Taiwan |
See also
References
External links
- IBAF Congress approves new Format of International Tournaments Official IBAF Website
- ‘Premier12’ Elite Baseball World Championship to be Launched in 2015 Official IBAF Website