Follow the activities of the World Baseball Series. Taichung, Taiwan; Tokyo, Japan, Phoenix and Arizona are the big event venues that have already decided their first hosts for the Quarterfinals.
There are 20 teams participating in this year’s World Baseball Classic. South Korea, Chinese Taipei, Japan, China, Netherlands, Italy, Israel, UK, Czech Republic, Cuba, Dominican RepublicUnited States of America, Mexico, Colombia, Canada, Puerto Rico, Panama, Australia, Nicaragua and Venezuela.
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Format, Calendar, results and positions
The The first World Baseball Series began on Tuesday, March 7, and will end on March 15. of the same month
Group A
Cuba 2-2
Italy 2-2
Netherlands 2-2
Panama 2-2
Chinese Taipei 2-2
Group B
Japan 4-0
Australia 2-1
Czech Republic 1-2
South Korea 1-2
China 0-3
Group C
United States 1-0
Colombia 1-0
Mexico 0-1
UK 0-1
Canada 0-0
Group D
Venezuela 1-0
Puerto Rico 1-0
Israel 1-0
Dominican Republic 0-1
Nicaragua 0-2
First two groups of each will advance to the quarterfinalswhich will begin on March 15 and end on March 18. The semi-finals will be held on March 19, while the final will be held on March 21.
Calendar
Tuesday March 7
Cuba 2-4 Netherlands
Wednesday March 8
Panama 12-5 Chinese Taipei
Australia 8-7 South Korea
Panama 3-1 Netherlands
Thursday March 9
China 1-8 Japan
Italy 6-3 Cuba
Czech Republic 8-5 China 10:00 am
Cuba 13-4 Panama
Friday March 10
South Korea 4-13 Japan
Italy 7-11 China Taipei
China 2-12 Australia
Panama 2-0 Italy
Saturday March 11
Czech Republic 2-10 Japan
Nederlands 5-9 Chinese Taipei
Nicaragua 1-9 Puerto Rico
Colombia 5-4 Mexico
Dominican Republic 1-5 Venezuela
United Kingdom 2-6 United States
Czech Republic 3-7 South Korea
Chinese Taipei 1-7 Cuba
Sunday March 12
Japan 7-1 Australia
Netherlands 1-7 Italy
Nicaragua 1-3 Israel
UK 8-18 Canada
Venezuela vs. Puerto Rico 7:00 am
Mexico vs. United States at 10:00 am ET
Australia vs Czech Republic 23:00 ET
Monday March 13
South Korea vs China 06:00 ET
Dominican Republic vs
Colombia vs United Kingdom 15:00 ET
Israel vs Puerto Rico 19:00 hours ET
Canada vs United States 22:00 ET
Tuesday March 14
Nicaragua vs. Venezuela 12:00 PM ET
Canada vs. Colombia 3pm ET
Israel vs Dominican Republic 7:00 am ET
United Kingdom vs Mexico 22:00 ET
Wednesday March 15
B2 vs A1 06:00 hours ET
Venezuela vs Israel 12:00 ET
Mexico vs. Canada 3:00 am
Puerto Rico vs. Dominican Republic 7:00 am ET
United States vs. Colombia 10:00 am
Thursday March 16
A2 vs B1 06:00 hours ET
Friday March 17
C2 vs D1 19:00 hours ET
Saturday March 18
D2 vs C1 19:00 hours ET
