2021 World Baseball Classic
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Dates | Canceled[1] |
Teams | 20 |
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The 2021 World Baseball Classic (WBC), an international professional baseball tournament originally scheduled to be the fifth iteration of the WBC, was canceled in May 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and is unlikely to be played until 2023.[2][1] The tournament was to be expanded to accommodate 20 national teams from 16 teams of the 2017 edition.[3]
Qualification[]
In January 2020, the WBC announced the 16 national teams which participated at the 2017 World Baseball Classic will automatically qualify for the tournament.[4]
A qualifying tournament was scheduled for March 2020 in Tucson, Arizona, United States to determine the last four teams.[4] Twelve teams were split into two pools, and the top two teams in each pool will qualify.[3] On March 12, 2020, Major League Baseball announced that the qualifying tournaments were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]
Team | World ranking[6] | Method of qualification | Classic appearance | Previous best position |
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7th | 2017 World Baseball Classic | 5th | Round 1 |
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9th | 2017 World Baseball Classic | 5th | Round 1 |
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20th | 2017 World Baseball Classic | 5th | Round 1 |
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3rd | 2017 World Baseball Classic | 5th | Round 2 (2013) |
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15th | 2017 World Baseball Classic | 2nd | Round 1 |
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11th | 2017 World Baseball Classic | 5th | Runners-up (2006) |
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6th | 2017 World Baseball Classic | 5th | Champions (2013) |
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17th | 2017 World Baseball Classic | 5th | Round 2 (2013) |
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24th | 2017 World Baseball Classic | 2nd | Round 2 (2017) |
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1st | 2017 World Baseball Classic | 5th | Champions (2006, 2009) |
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5th | 2017 World Baseball Classic | 5th | Round 2 (2006, 2009) |
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8th | 2017 World Baseball Classic | 5th | Fourth place (2013, 2017) |
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12th | 2017 World Baseball Classic | 5th | Runners-up (2013, 2017) |
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2nd | 2017 World Baseball Classic | 5th | Runners-up (2009) |
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4th | 2017 World Baseball Classic | 5th | Champions (2017) |
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10th | 2017 World Baseball Classic | 5th | Third place (2009) |
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Qualifier 1 Runners-up | |||
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Qualifier 2 Winners | |||
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Qualifier 2 Runners-up |
Venues[]
Four stadiums were planned to be used during the main tournament.[7]
Pool A | Pool B & Quarterfinals | Pool C | Pool D, Quarterfinals & Championship |
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Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium | Tokyo Dome | Chase Field | LoanDepot Park |
Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 45,600 | Capacity: 48,686 | Capacity: 36,742 |
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See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b "2021 World Baseball Classic canceled; event may not return until 2023, report says". cbs sports. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ "Tebow's baseball journey comes to an end". MLB.com. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
- ^ a b "Qualifiers set for expanded 2021 World Baseball Classic". Agence France-Presse. 28 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
- ^ a b Nelson, Adam (30 January 2020). "World Baseball Classic to expand to 20 teams for 2021 edition". Sportbusiness.com.
- ^ "Major League Baseball to delay 2020 Opening Day by at least two weeks". MLB.com Press Release. March 12, 2020. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- ^ "WBSC Rankings – Men's baseball on 06/28/2021". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ "2021 World Baseball Classic venues revealed". MLB.com. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
External links[]
- 2021 World Baseball Classic
- World Baseball Classic
- Baseball events postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic