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The 2023 World Baseball Classic (WBC) was an international professional baseball tournament and the fifth iteration of the World Baseball Classic. It began on March 8, 2023, and ran until March 21. It began on March 8, 2023, and ran until March 21.
The 2023 World Baseball Classic knockout stage was a single-elimination tournament of the 2023 World Baseball Classic took place from March 15–21. [1] The top two teams from each pool automatically qualify for the top eight knockout stage, beginning with the quarterfinals at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan, and LoanDepot Park in Miami, Florida.
The World Baseball Classic (WBC), also referred to as the Classic, [1] is an international baseball tournament sanctioned by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC), [a] the sport's global governing body, and organized in partnership with Major League Baseball (MLB) and Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA).
The United States was the victor of the previous edition of the WBC, in 2017 defeating Japan in the semi-final round. [7] Japan won the 2006 and 2009 editions of the WBC. [8] In 2023, Japan won all four games in Pool B, which it hosted at the Tokyo Dome. [9] They then defeated Italy in the quarterfinals. [10]
As all five teams tied at 2–2, WBC's tiebreakers went into effect. The first tiebreaker, head-to-head record, was unnessary because all five teams were tied. The final standings were determined by the fewest runs allowed per defensive out recorded. Based on the calculation, Cuba won the pool, while Italy advanced as the runner-up. [5]
The 2023 qualifying tournaments produced three first-time entrants to the WBC in the Czech Republic, Great Britain, and Nicaragua, while Panama earned its first trip back to the main tournament since being relegated in 2009. Coming out of the 2023 WBC, the qualification setup will return to a relegation model similar to 2013 and 2017.
The championship round of the 2013 World Baseball Classic was held at AT&T Park in San Francisco, California, United States, from March 17 to 19, 2013.. The championship round was a single-elimination tournament.
The 2023 World Baseball Classic (WBC) was an international professional baseball competition, composed of 20 competing nations, held from March 8 to March 21, 2023. It was the fifth iteration of the World Baseball Classic .