Tokyo, Japan /
Japan, the defending champion will be in the Super Ronda of the Premier12 Tournament organized by the WBSC 2024 (World Baseball and Softball Confederation) and will be accompanied by Chinese Taipei, after these teams occupied first and second place in Group B at the end of the First Round.
Japan beat the Dominican Republic 11-3 at the Tianmu Stadium in the activity on the last day of the calendar, while Chinese Taipei defeated Cuba 2-0 at the Taipei Dome, thus sharing first and second position with marks of 5-0 and 4-1, respectively.
Japan and Chinese Taipei move to the Premier12 Super Round in Tokyo joining Venezuela and USA. We will have 4 more days of brilliant international baseball in the historic Tokyo Dome, to close what has been another magnificent year for the WBSC and our global sport.#Premier12 pic.twitter.com/ijjGAOy7kw
— Riccardo Fraccari (@WBSCPresident) November 18, 2024
Once Japan and Chinese Taipei secured their place in the Super Round, there they will enter the stage that will be played in Tokyo that will take place from November 21 to 24 and where they will face the other two countries that topped Group A of the tournament.
TEAMS CLASSIFIED TO THE SUPER ROUND PREMIER 12 2024
- Group A: United States
- Group A: Venezuela
- Group B: Japan
- Group B: China Taipei
These four squads are the ones that will face each other in the Super Round in which there are three days scheduled, days in which they will face each other, and from those results the two finalists who will go for the title of the tournament will be known. tournament.
Japan’s manager, Hirokazu Ibata, once the first round was over and already having qualified, commented: “Our goal has always been to advance to the Super Round. I did not expect to qualify with five wins and I am happy about that, even so my players “They know we have a lot to work on. We can improve both offensively and defensively.”
Already with four qualified for the Super Round, which begins on November 21, and from there they will play to define the protagonists of the bronze medal match and the World Championship match, which will be played on November 24, 2024 . Seventh Entry
