Men's Baseball WBSC World Baseball Classic 2017

Men's Baseball WBSC World Baseball Classic 2017

Various Cities - 6 March 2017 - 22 March 2017

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Qualified Nations

• Australia
• Canada
• China
• Chinese Taipei
• Colombia
• Cuba
• Dominican Republic
• Israel
• Italy
• Japan
• Mexico
• Netherlands
• Puerto Rico
• South Korea
• United States
• Venezuela
  

Competition Format

First Round
March 6th - March 13th, 2017
16 Nations, 4 Groups, the 1st and 2nd Nations from each Group will qualify for the Second Round (Tie-Breakers will be played if necessary to decide the last Qualifying Position)
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Second Round
March 12th - March 18th, 2017
8 Nations, 2 Groups, the 1st and 2nd Nations from each Group will qualify for the Semifinals (Tie-Breakers will be played if necessary to decide the last Qualifying Position)
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Knockout Round
March 20th - March 22nd, 2017
4 Nations, Semifinals and Gold Medal Match, the winning Nation will be the Men's Baseball WBSC World Baseball Classic 2017 Champion

Road to the Men's Baseball WBSC World Baseball Classic 2021

The 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th Nations will qualify for the Men's Baseball WBSC World Baseball Classic 2021.

Qualification Format

Men's Baseball WBSC World Baseball Classic 2013
March 2nd - March 19th, 2013
16 Nations, the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th Nations will qualify for the Men's Baseball WBSC World Baseball Classic 2017
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Qualification Tournament 1
February 11th - February 14th, 2016
4 Nations, First Round, Lower Semifinal, Upper Semifinal, Semifinal and Final, the 1st Nation will qualify for the Men's Baseball WBSC World Baseball Classic 2017
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Qualification Tournament 2
March 17th - March 20th, 2016
4 Nations, First Round, Lower Semifinal, Upper Semifinal, Semifinal and Final, the 1st Nation will qualify for the Men's Baseball WBSC World Baseball Classic 2017
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Qualification Tournament 3
March 17th - March 20th, 2016
4 Nations, First Round, Lower Semifinal, Upper Semifinal, Semifinal and Final, the 1st Nation will qualify for the Men's Baseball WBSC World Baseball Classic 2017
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Qualification Tournament 4
September 22nd - September 25th, 2016
4 Nations, First Round, Upper Semifinal, Lower Semifinal, Semifinal and Final, the 1st Nation will qualify for the Men's Baseball WBSC World Baseball Classic 2017

Registered Nations
Qualified, Eliminated, In Progress

• Australia (Men's Baseball WBSC World Baseball Classic 2013, Qualification Tournament 1)
• Brazil (Men's Baseball WBSC World Baseball Classic 2013, Qualification Tournament 4)
• Canada (Men's Baseball WBSC World Baseball Classic 2013)
• China (Men's Baseball WBSC World Baseball Classic 2013)
• Chinese Taipei (Men's Baseball WBSC World Baseball Classic 2013)
• Colombia (Qualification Tournament 3)
• Cuba (Men's Baseball WBSC World Baseball Classic 2013)
• Czech Republic (Qualification Tournament 2)
• Dominican Republic (Men's Baseball WBSC World Baseball Classic 2013)
• France (Qualification Tournament 3)
• Germany (Qualification Tournament 2)
• Great Britain (Qualification Tournament 4)
• Israel (Qualification Tournament 4)
• Italy (Men's Baseball WBSC World Baseball Classic 2013)
• Japan (Men's Baseball WBSC World Baseball Classic 2013)
• Mexico (Men's Baseball WBSC World Baseball Classic 2013, Qualification Tournament 2)
• Netherlands (Men's Baseball WBSC World Baseball Classic 2013)
• New Zealand (Qualification Tournament 1)
• Nicaragua (Qualification Tournament 2)
• Pakistan (Qualification Tournament 4)
• Panama (Qualification Tournament 3)
• Philippines (Qualification Tournament 1)
• Puerto Rico (Men's Baseball WBSC World Baseball Classic 2013)
• South Africa (Qualification Tournament 1)
• South Korea (Men's Baseball WBSC World Baseball Classic 2013)
• Spain (Men's Baseball WBSC World Baseball Classic 2013, Qualification Tournament 3)
• United States (Men's Baseball WBSC World Baseball Classic 2013)
• Venezuela (Men's Baseball WBSC World Baseball Classic 2013)
  

Qualification Tournament 1
February 11th - February 14th, 2016
4 Nations, First Round, Lower Semifinal, Upper Semifinal, Semifinal and Final, the 1st Nation will qualify for the Men's Baseball WBSC World Baseball Classic 2017

• Australia
• New Zealand
• Philippines
• South Africa
  

First Round
Australian Eastern Daylight Time (GMT +11)

South Africa 7 - 1 New Zealand
February 11th 2016, h. 13:00, Blacktown Baseball Stadium, Sydney
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Philippines 1 - 11 Australia
February 11th 2016, h. 19:30, Blacktown Baseball Stadium, Sydney

Lower Semifinal
Australian Eastern Daylight Time (GMT +11)

Philippines 7 - 17 New Zealand
February 12th 2016, h. 13:00, Blacktown Baseball Stadium, Sydney

Upper Semifinal
Australian Eastern Daylight Time (GMT +11)

South Africa 1 - 4 Australia
February 12th 2016, h. 19:30, Blacktown Baseball Stadium, Sydney

Semifinal
Australian Eastern Daylight Time (GMT +11)

South Africa 9 - 2 New Zealand
February 13th 2016, h. 18:30, Blacktown Baseball Stadium, Sydney

Final
Australian Eastern Daylight Time (GMT +11)

South Africa 5 - 12 Australia
February 14th 2016, h. 14:00, Blacktown Baseball Stadium, Sydney

Qualification Tournament 2
March 17th - March 20th, 2016
4 Nations, First Round, Lower Semifinal, Upper Semifinal, Semifinal and Final, the 1st Nation will qualify for the Men's Baseball WBSC World Baseball Classic 2017

• Czech Republic
• Germany
• Mexico
• Nicaragua
  

First Round
Pacific Daylight Time (GMT -7)

Germany 4 - 5 Nicaragua
March 17th 2016, h. 12:30, Estadio B'Air, Mexicali
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Czech Republic 1 - 2 Mexico
March 17th 2016, h. 19:30, Estadio B'Air, Mexicali

Lower Semifinal
Pacific Daylight Time (GMT -7)

Czech Republic 15 - 3 Germany
March 18th 2016, h. 12:30, Estadio B'Air, Mexicali

Upper Semifinal
Pacific Daylight Time (GMT -7)

Nicaragua 0 - 11 Mexico
March 18th 2016, h. 19:30, Estadio B'Air, Mexicali

Semifinal
Pacific Daylight Time (GMT -7)

Nicaragua 7 - 6 Czech Republic
March 19th 2016, h. 18:00, Estadio B'Air, Mexicali

Final
Pacific Daylight Time (GMT -7)

Nicaragua 1 - 12 Mexico
March 20th 2016, h. 19:00, Estadio B'Air, Mexicali

Qualification Tournament 3
March 17th - March 20th, 2016
4 Nations, First Round, Lower Semifinal, Upper Semifinal, Semifinal and Final, the 1st Nation will qualify for the Men's Baseball WBSC World Baseball Classic 2017

• Colombia
• France
• Panama
• Spain
  

First Round
Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)

Colombia 9 - 2 Spain
March 17th 2016, h. 13:00, Rod Carew Stadium, Panama City
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France 2 - 9 Panama
March 17th 2016, h. 20:00, Rod Carew Stadium, Panama City

Lower Semifinal
Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)

France 5 - 3 Spain
March 18th 2016, h. 13:00, Rod Carew Stadium, Panama City

Upper Semifinal
Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)

Colombia 6 - 3 Panama
March 18th 2016, h. 20:00, Rod Carew Stadium, Panama City

Semifinal
Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)

Panama 7 - 4 France
March 19th 2016, h. 20:00, Rod Carew Stadium, Panama City

Final
Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)

Panama 1 - 2 Colombia
March 20th 2016, h. 18:00, Rod Carew Stadium, Panama City

Qualification Tournament 4
September 22nd - September 25th, 2016
4 Nations, First Round, Upper Semifinal, Lower Semifinal, Semifinal and Final, the 1st Nation will qualify for the Men's Baseball WBSC World Baseball Classic 2017

• Brazil
• Great Britain
• Israel
• Pakistan
  

First Round
Eastern Daylight Time (GMT -4)

Pakistan 0 - 10 Brazil
September 22nd 2016, h. 12:00, MCU Park, New York City
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Great Britain 2 - 5 Israel
September 22nd 2016, h. 19:00, MCU Park, New York City

Upper Semifinal
Eastern Daylight Time (GMT -4)

Brazil 0 - 1 Israel
September 23rd 2016, h. 12:00, MCU Park, New York City

Lower Semifinal
Eastern Daylight Time (GMT -4)

Great Britain 14 - 0 Pakistan
September 23rd 2016, h. 19:00, MCU Park, New York City

Semifinal
Eastern Daylight Time (GMT -4)

Brazil 3 - 4 Great Britain
September 24th 2016, h. 20:00, MCU Park, New York City

Final
Eastern Daylight Time (GMT -4)

Great Britain 1 - 9 Israel
September 25th 2016, h. 18:00, MCU Park, New York City

First Round
March 6th - March 13th, 2017
16 Nations, 4 Groups, the 1st and 2nd Nations from each Group will qualify for the Second Round (Tie-Breakers will be played if necessary to decide the last Qualifying Position)

Group A

• Chinese Taipei
• Israel
• Netherlands
• South Korea
  

Group B

• Australia
• China
• Cuba
• Japan
  

Group C

• Canada
• Colombia
• Dominican Republic
• United States
  

Group D

• Italy
• Mexico
• Puerto Rico
• Venezuela
  

Group A
Korea Standard Time (GMT +9)

Israel 2 - 1 South Korea
10 Innings
March 6th 2017, h. 18:30, Gocheok Sky Dome, Seoul

Israel 15 - 7 Chinese Taipei
March 7th 2017, h. 12:00, Gocheok Sky Dome, Seoul

South Korea 0 - 5 Netherlands
March 7th 2017, h. 18:30, Gocheok Sky Dome, Seoul

Chinese Taipei 5 - 6 Netherlands
March 8th 2017, h. 18:30, Gocheok Sky Dome, Seoul

Netherlands 2 - 4 Israel
March 9th 2017, h. 12:00, Gocheok Sky Dome, Seoul

South Korea 11 - 8 Chinese Taipei
10 Innings
March 9th 2017, h. 18:30, Gocheok Sky Dome, Seoul

Group A Final Standing

Nation	P	W	L
Israel	3	3	0
Netherlands	3	2	1
South Korea	3	1	2
Chinese Taipei	3	0	3

Group B
Japan Standard Time (GMT +9)

Cuba 6 - 11 Japan
March 7th 2017, h. 19:00, Tokyo Dome, Tokyo

China 0 - 6 Cuba
March 8th 2017, h. 12:00, Tokyo Dome, Tokyo

Japan 4 - 1 Australia
March 8th 2017, h. 19:00, Tokyo Dome, Tokyo

Australia 11 - 0 China
8 Innings
March 9th 2017, h. 19:00, Tokyo Dome, Tokyo

Australia 3 - 4 Cuba
March 10th 2017, h. 12:00, Tokyo Dome, Tokyo

China 1 - 7 Japan
March 10th 2017, h. 19:00, Tokyo Dome, Tokyo

Group B Final Standing

Nation	P	W	L
Japan	3	3	0
Cuba	3	2	1
Australia	3	1	2
China	3	0	3

Group C
Until Saturday, March 11th: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
From Sunday, March 12th: Eastern Daylight Time (GMT -4)

Canada 2 - 9 Dominican Republic
March 9th 2017, h. 18:00, Marlins Park, Miami

Colombia 2 - 3 United States
10 Innings
March 10th 2017, h. 18:00, Marlins Park, Miami

Colombia 4 - 1 Canada
March 11th 2017, h. 12:00, Marlins Park, Miami

United States 5 - 7 Dominican Republic
March 11th 2017, h. 18:30, Marlins Park, Miami

Dominican Republic 10 - 3 Colombia
11 Innings
March 12th 2017, h. 12:30, Marlins Park, Miami

Canada 0 - 8 United States
March 12th 2017, h. 19:00, Marlins Park, Miami

Group C Final Standing

Nation	P	W	L
Dominican Republic	3	3	0
United States	3	2	1
Colombia	3	1	2
Canada	3	0	3

Group D
Central Standard Time (GMT -6)

Mexico 9 - 10 Italy
March 9th 2017, h. 20:00, Estadio Charros de Jalisco, Zapopan

Venezuela 0 - 11 Puerto Rico
7 Innings
March 10th 2017, h. 20:00, Estadio Charros de Jalisco, Zapopan

Venezuela 11 - 10 Italy
10 Innings
March 11th 2017, h. 14:00, Estadio Charros de Jalisco, Zapopan

Puerto Rico 9 - 4 Mexico
March 11th 2017, h. 20:30, Estadio Charros de Jalisco, Zapopan

Italy 3 - 9 Puerto Rico
March 12th 2017, h. 13:30, Estadio Charros de Jalisco, Zapopan

Mexico 11 - 9 Venezuela
March 12th 2017, h. 20:00, Estadio Charros de Jalisco, Zapopan

Group D Final Standing

Nation	P	W	L
Puerto Rico	3	3	0
Italy	3	1	2
Mexico	3	1	2
Venezuela	3	1	2

Group D Tie-Breaker
Central Standard Time (GMT -6)

Venezuela 4 - 3 Italy
March 13th 2017, h. 19:00, Estadio Charros de Jalisco, Zapopan

Second Round
March 12th - March 18th, 2017
8 Nations, 2 Groups, the 1st and 2nd Nations from each Group will qualify for the Semifinals (Tie-Breakers will be played if necessary to decide the last Qualifying Position)

Group E

• Cuba
• Israel
• Japan
• Netherlands
  

Group F

• Dominican Republic
• Puerto Rico
• United States
• Venezuela
  

Group E
Japan Standard Time (GMT +9)

Cuba 6 - 4 Israel
March 12th 2017, h. 12:00, Tokyo Dome, Tokyo

Japan 8 - 6 Netherlands
11 Innings
March 12th 2017, h. 19:00, Tokyo Dome, Tokyo

Netherlands 12 - 2 Israel
8 Innings
March 13th 2017, h. 19:00, Tokyo Dome, Tokyo

Cuba 5 - 8 Japan
March 14th 2017, h. 19:00, Tokyo Dome, Tokyo

Netherlands 14 - 1 Cuba
7 Innings
March 15th 2017, h. 12:00, Tokyo Dome, Tokyo

Israel 3 - 8 Japan
March 15th 2017, h. 19:00, Tokyo Dome, Tokyo

Group E Final Standing

Nation	P	W	L
Japan	3	3	0
Netherlands	3	2	1
Israel	3	1	2
Cuba	3	0	3

Group F
Pacific Daylight Time (GMT -7)

Dominican Republic 1 - 3 Puerto Rico
March 14th 2017, h. 1800, Petco Park, San Diego

Venezuela 2 - 4 United States
March 15th 2017, h. 18:00, Petco Park, San Diego

Venezuela 0 - 3 Dominican Republic
March 16th 2017, h. 19:00, Petco Park, San Diego

United States 5 - 6 Puerto Rico
March 17th 2017, h. 19:00, Petco Park, San Diego

Puerto Rico 13 - 2 Venezuela
March 18th 2017, h. 12:30, Petco Park, San Diego

United States 6 - 3 Dominican Republic
March 18th 2017, h. 19:00, Petco Park, San Diego

Group F Final Standing

Nation	P	W	L
Puerto Rico	3	3	0
United States	3	2	1
Dominican Republic	3	1	2
Venezuela	3	0	3

Knockout Round
March 20th - March 22nd, 2017
4 Nations, Semifinals and Gold Medal Match, the winning Nation will be the Men's Baseball WBSC World Baseball Classic 2017 Champion

• Japan
• Netherlands
• Puerto Rico
• United States
  

Semifinals
Pacific Daylight Time (GMT -7)

United States 2 - 1 Japan
March 21st 2017, h. 18:00, Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles
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Netherlands 3 - 4 Puerto Rico
11 Innings
March 20th 2017, h. 18:00, Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles

Gold Medal Match
Pacific Daylight Time (GMT -7)

United States 8 - 0 Puerto Rico
March 22nd 2017, h. 18:00, Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles

Men's Tournament
Final Results

United States
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Puerto Rico
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Japan
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Rank	Athletes	Nation	Result
4	Netherlands		-
5	Dominican Republic		-
6	Israel		-
7	Cuba		-
8	Venezuela		-
9	Italy		-
10	Australia		-
11	South Korea		-
12	Colombia		-
13	Mexico		-
14	Chinese Taipei		-
15	Canada		-
16	China		-

Road to the Men's Baseball WBSC World Baseball Classic 2021

The following Nations have qualified for the Men's Baseball WBSC World Baseball Classic 2021

• Australia
• Colombia
• Cuba
• Dominican Republic
• Israel
• Italy
• Japan
• Netherlands
• Puerto Rico
• South Korea
• United States
• Venezuela