Pool A | Pool B |
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Chinese Taipei (3) (hosts) | Colombia (11) |
Nicaragua (16) | Germany (17) |
Spain (23) | China (20) |
South Africa (30) | Brazil (24) |
The format will consist of two rounds. The first round will be a round-robin, with the teams playing each other once. After the six games from each group, the first-placed team will qualify for the final tournament, while the second and third-placed teams will play in a seventh game for the last spot from each qualifier. [1]
The pool will take place in Taipei, Taiwan, on February 21–25, 2025.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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1 | Chinese Taipei (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Final tournament |
2 | Nicaragua | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Game 7 |
3 | South Africa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
4 | Spain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
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February 21 | 12:00 | South Africa | – | Nicaragua | Taipei Dome | Boxscore | |||
February 21 | 19:00 | Spain | – | Chinese Taipei | Taipei Dome | Boxscore | |||
February 22 | 12:00 | Spain | – | Nicaragua | Taipei Dome | Boxscore | |||
February 22 | 19:00 | Chinese Taipei | – | South Africa | Taipei Dome | Boxscore | |||
February 23 | 12:00 | South Africa | – | Spain | Taipei Dome | Boxscore | |||
February 23 | 19:00 | Nicaragua | – | Chinese Taipei | Taipei Dome | Boxscore |
Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
February 25 | 19:00 | Opening round 3rd place | – | Opening round 2nd place | Taipei Dome |
The pool will take place in Tucson, Arizona, United States, on March 2–6, 2025.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | PCT | GB | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Colombia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Final tournament |
2 | Brazil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Game 7 |
3 | China | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
4 | Germany | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
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March 2 | 11:00 | China | – | Germany | Veterans Memorial Stadium | Boxscore | |||
March 2 | 18:00 | Brazil | – | Colombia | Veterans Memorial Stadium | Boxscore | |||
March 3 | 11:00 | Brazil | – | Germany | Veterans Memorial Stadium | Boxscore | |||
March 3 | 18:00 | Colombia | – | China | Veterans Memorial Stadium | Boxscore | |||
March 4 | 11:00 | China | – | Brazil | Veterans Memorial Stadium | Boxscore | |||
March 4 | 18:00 | Germany | – | Colombia | Veterans Memorial Stadium | Boxscore |
Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
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March 6 | 18:00 | Opening round 3rd place | – | Opening round 2nd place | Veterans Memorial Stadium |
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