2019 WBSC Premier12

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2019 WBSC Premier12
Tournament details
CountriesFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan
DatesNovember 2–17
Teams12
Defending championsFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Japan.svg  Japan (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Third placeFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Fourth placeFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Tournament statistics
Games played32
Attendance357,525 (11,173 per game)
Best BA Flag of Japan.svg Seiya Suzuki (.478)
Most HRs Three tied [i] (3)
Most SBs Flag of Japan.svg Ukyo Shuto (3)
Best ERA Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Yi Chang [ii] (0.00)
Most Ks (as pitcher) Flag of South Korea.svg Hyeonjong Yang (17)
Awards
MVP Flag of Japan.svg Seiya Suzuki
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Gocheok Sky Dome inside WBSC Premier 12 2019 Gocheok Sky Dome inside WBSC Premier 12 2019.jpg
Gocheok Sky Dome inside WBSC Premier 12 2019
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Kim Kwang-hyun 2019 Premier 12

The 2019 WBSC Premier12 was an international baseball championship featuring the 12 highest-ranked national teams in the world, held by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). It was the second WBSC Premier12 event. The championship was held from November 2 to 17, 2019, in Mexico, South Korea, Taiwan, and Japan. [3]

Contents

The tournament served as a qualifier for baseball at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Two quota spots were allocated, with Team Mexico as the top finisher from the Americas earning one spot, and Team South Korea as the top-finishing team from the Asia/Oceania region (excluding Team Japan, which already qualified as host) earning the other. [4] [5]

Japan defeated South Korea in the championship game, and the bronze medal game was won by Mexico over Team USA.

Teams

Top 12 Rankings as of December 17, 2018 [6]
RankTeamPointsConfederation
1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 5796 BFA
2Flag of the United States.svg  United States 5565 COPABE
3Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 4987 BFA
4Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 3569 BFA
5Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 3516 COPABE
6Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 3393 COPABE
7Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2440 BCO
8Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2421 CEB
9Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 2348 COPABE
10Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2186 COPABE
11Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 2105 COPABE
12Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 1920 COPABE

The 12 highest-ranked national teams qualified to participate in the 2019 WBSC Premier12, based on the then-most-recent WBSC World Rankings, which were as of December 17, 2018. [7]

Format

Opening Round

The tournament began with three groups of four teams each playing in the 12-team Opening Round. Each team played three games, in a round robin format against the other three teams in its group. [8]

Super Round

The top two teams from each group then advanced to the six-team Super Round, which was hosted at ZOZO Marine Stadium and the Tokyo Dome in Japan.

In the Super Round, the top two teams that advanced from each of the three groups competed in a round robin format against the top two teams that advanced from the other two groups, for a total of four games played per team. [8]

Finals

Following the conclusion of the Super Round, four teams advanced to the Finals. The four teams were selected based on a combination of the results of the Opening Round game contested between the two teams in the same group that qualified for the Super Round (1 game) and the teams' results in the Super Round (4 games).

The 3rd- and 4th-place teams competed in a Bronze Medal Game, while the 1st- and 2nd-place teams faced each other in the Championship Final at the Tokyo Dome. [9]

Venues

Six stadiums were used during the tournament:

Group AGroup BGroup B
Flag of Mexico.svg Zapopan, Mexico Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taichung, Taiwan Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taoyuan, Taiwan
Estadio de Béisbol Charros de Jalisco Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium Taoyuan International Baseball Stadium
Capacity: 16,000Capacity: 20,000Capacity: 20,000
Estadio Telmex de Atletismo.JPG Tai Zhong Zhou Ji Bang Qiu Chang .JPG Tao Yuan Guo Ji Bang Qiu Chang .JPG
Group CSuper RoundSuper Round and Finals
Flag of South Korea.svg Seoul, South Korea Flag of Japan.svg Chiba, Japan Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo, Japan
Gocheok Sky Dome ZOZO Marine Stadium Tokyo Dome
Capacity: 16,813Capacity: 30,000Capacity: 46,000
Gocheok Sky Dome interior.jpg Chiba Marine Stadium Complete View.jpg Tokyo Dome side view.jpg

Opening round

Group A

PosTeamPldWLRFRARDPCTGBQualification
1Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico (H)330245+191.000—Advance to Super Round
2Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3212116+5.6671
3Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 3122320+3.3332
4Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 303633−27.0003
Source: [ citation needed ]
(H) Hosts
DateLocal timeRoad teamScoreHome teamInn.VenueGame durationAttendanceBoxscore
November 212:00 Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg0 – 9Flag of the United States.svg  United States   Estadio Charros de Jalisco 2:173,015
November 219:00 Dominican Republic  Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg1 – 6Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 6 Estadio Charros de Jalisco 2:008,000
November 312:00 Dominican Republic  Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg14 – 4Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 7 Estadio Charros de Jalisco 2:595,132
November 319:00 Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg8 – 2Flag of the United States.svg  United States   Estadio Charros de Jalisco 3:0310,123
November 419:00 United States  Flag of the United States.svg10 – 8Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic   Estadio Charros de Jalisco 3:203,102
November 519:00 Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg2 – 10Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico   Estadio Charros de Jalisco 3:176,895

Group B

PosTeamPldWLRFRARDPCTGBQualification
1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 330205+151.000—Advance to Super Round
2Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei (H)321109+1.6671
3Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 3121112−1.3332
4Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 303217−15.0003
Source: [ citation needed ]
(H) Hosts
DateLocal timeRoad teamScoreHome teamInn.VenueGame durationAttendanceBoxscore
November 518:00 Venezuela  Flag of Venezuela.svg4 – 8Flag of Japan.svg  Japan   Taoyuan International Stadium 3:393,868
November 518:30 Puerto Rico  Flag of Puerto Rico.svg1 – 6Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei   Taichung Intercontinental Stadium 2:5811,852
November 618:00 Puerto Rico  Flag of Puerto Rico.svg0 – 4Flag of Japan.svg  Japan   Taoyuan International Stadium 2:354,209
November 618:30 Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg3 – 0Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela   Taichung Intercontinental Stadium 3:5610,983
November 712:00 Venezuela  Flag of Venezuela.svg7 – 1Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico   Taichung Intercontinental Stadium 2:48618
November 718:30 Japan  Flag of Japan.svg8 – 1Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei   Taichung Intercontinental Stadium 3:3720,465

Group C

PosTeamPldWLRFRARDPCTGBQualification
1Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea (H)330151+141.000—Advance to Super Round
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 31259−4.333 [a] 2
3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 31256−1.333 [a] 2
4Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 312312−9.333 [a] 2
Source: [ citation needed ]
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 HTH 1–1, Australia 0.067 TQB, Canada, 0.046 TQB, Cuba –0.105 TQB
DateLocal timeRoad teamScoreHome teamInn.VenueGame durationAttendanceBoxscore
November 612:00 Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg3 – 0Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba   Gocheok Sky Dome 3:16250
November 619:00 Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg0 – 5Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea   Gocheok Sky Dome 2:505,899
November 712:00 Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg2 – 3Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 10 Gocheok Sky Dome 3:15252
November 719:00 South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg3 – 1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada   Gocheok Sky Dome 3:156,000
November 812:00 Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg1 – 3Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia   Gocheok Sky Dome 2:50200
November 819:00 Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg0 – 7Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea   Gocheok Sky Dome 3:0513,600

Super Round

PosTeamPldWLRFRARDPCTGBQualification
1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (H)5412716+11.800—Advance to gold medal game
2Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 5322521+4.600 [a] 1
3Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 5321712+5.600 [a] 1Advance to bronze medal game
4Flag of the United States.svg  United States 5231120−9.400 [b] 2
5Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 5231514+1.400 [b] 2
6Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 514517−12.2003
Source: [ citation needed ]
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. 1 2 South Korea defeated Mexico 7–3.
  2. 1 2 United States defeated Chinese Taipei 3–2.
DateLocal timeRoad teamScoreHome teamInn.VenueGame durationAttendanceBoxscore
November 1112:00 Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg0 – 2Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico   Zozo Marine Stadium 2:492,803
November 1119:00 Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg2 – 3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan   Zozo Marine Stadium 2:3917,819
November 1119:00 United States  Flag of the United States.svg1 – 5Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea   Tokyo Dome 3:213,012
November 1212:00 Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg0 – 3Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico   Tokyo Dome 2:362,089
November 1219:00 Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg7 – 0Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea   Zozo Marine Stadium 3:324,056
November 1219:00 United States  Flag of the United States.svg4 – 3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan   Tokyo Dome 3:2727,827
November 1312:00 Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg2 – 1Flag of the United States.svg  United States   Tokyo Dome 2:452,149
November 1319:00 Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg1 – 3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan   Tokyo Dome 3:0131,776
November 1512:00 Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg2 – 3Flag of the United States.svg  United States   Tokyo Dome 2:374,967
November 1519:00 Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg3 – 7Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea   Tokyo Dome 3:345,121
November 1612:00 Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg1 – 5Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei   Tokyo Dome 2:577,299
November 1619:00 South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg8 – 10Flag of Japan.svg  Japan   Tokyo Dome 3:4044,224

Finals

Bronze medal game

DateLocal timeRoad teamScoreHome teamInn.VenueGame durationAttendanceBoxscore
November 1712:00 United States  Flag of the United States.svg2 – 3Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 10 Tokyo Dome 3:1544,960

Championship final

DateLocal timeRoad teamScoreHome teamInn.VenueGame durationAttendanceBoxscore
November 1719:00 South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg3 – 5Flag of Japan.svg  Japan   Tokyo Dome 3:0044,960

Final standings

Awards

Following the conclusion of the tournament, the WBSC announced the Premier12 All-World Team and individual awards winners. [10]

Prize money

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 to be distributed equally among its players: [11] [12]

Controversies

In the Super Round game between South Korea and the United States on November 11, which South Korea won 5–1, a potential blown call by umpire Tetsuya Shibata against South Korea became a topic of debate. In the third inning, baserunner Kim Ha-seong slid back to home plate as catcher Eric Kratz attempted to tag him out. Tetsuya ruled Kim out. Team Korea's coach, Kim Kyung-moon immediately requested a VAR check but was refused. [13] After reviewing slow motion replays online, some criticized the call, claiming it was wrong and that South Korea lost a run. The Korea Baseball Organization met after the game with the tournament's technical directors and filed an appeal, [14] additionally stating that Kratz physically obstructed Kim's path to home plate, in violation of WBSC playing regulations. WBSC responded by saying that it respected Team Korea's perspective and would seek to make improvements in the future. [15] Korean media reports claimed that the Japanese media kept this incident quiet and many ridiculed the controversy in Japan, due to anti-Korean sentiment in the country. [16]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Flag of Japan.svg Seiya Suzuki, Flag of Mexico.svg Jonathan Jones and Flag of the United States.svg Brent Rooker [1]
  2. ↑ Chang had the most innings pitched among 19 pitchers who had a 0.00 ERA in the tournament. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Stats Leaderboard". World Baseball Softball Confederation . Retrieved December 17, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Stats". World Baseball Softball Confederation . Retrieved December 17, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Groups, locations revealed for WBSC Premier12 2019 major international baseball event". WBSC.org. February 13, 2019. Archived from the original on October 20, 2019. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Two teams from WBSC Premier12 2019 to qualify for 2020 Tokyo Olympic Baseball". WBSC.org. December 19, 2018. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
  5. ↑ "(Premier12) S. Korea beats Mexico to qualify for 2020 Olympic baseball tournament | Yonhap News Agency". Yonhap News Agency. November 15, 2019. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  6. ↑ "World Rankings WBSC". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Archived from the original on November 30, 2015. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
  7. ↑ "World's Top 12 nations qualified for WBSC Premier12 2019 major international baseball event". WBSC.org. December 19, 2018. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
  8. 1 2 "WBSC Premier12 Tournament Regulations" (PDF). WBSC.org. July 15, 2019. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  9. ↑ "WBSC Premier12 2019 to be played 2–17 November with Finals at Tokyo Dome". WBSC.org. December 19, 2018. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
  10. ↑ "WBSC announces Premier12 MVP, All World Team". WBSC. November 18, 2019. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  11. ↑ "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.
  12. ↑ "II Premier12 2019".
  13. ↑ "[프리미어12] '홈 막히고, 태그도 없는데' 日 심판 오심에 날아간 한국 득점". MSN. 엑스포츠뉴스. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  14. ↑ "[프리미어12] 심판 배정 공정성 논란에 WBSC "내부 논의 통해 개선할 것"". MSN. 엑스포츠뉴스. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  15. ↑ "[프리미어12] '태그 오심 논란' WBSC "한국 의견 존중, 개선하겠다"". The Chosun Ilbo . Sun Soo-min. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  16. ↑ "[프리미어12]"한국, 심판 판정에 불만" 일본 언론은 '오심'이라 쓰지 않았다". chosun.com. Na Yu-ri. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
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