Premier 12 Schedule
The Premier 12 is an international baseball tournament sanctioned by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). It was first held in 2015 and is held every four years. The tournament features the top 12 national baseball teams in the world.
The 2023 Premier 12 will be held from March 8 to 21 in Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea. The tournament will be divided into two rounds: a group stage and a knockout stage.
The group stage will be held from March 8 to 16. The 12 teams will be divided into three groups of four teams each. The top two teams from each group will advance to the knockout stage.
The knockout stage will be held from March 17 to 21. The eight teams that advance to the knockout stage will be seeded based on their performance in the group stage. The top four teams will receive a bye to the second round. The other four teams will play in the first round.
The winner of the Premier 12 will be crowned world champion.
Here is the full schedule for the 2023 Premier 12:
Group Stage
March 8
- Group A: Japan vs. China (Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan)
- Group A: South Korea vs. Australia (Gocheok Sky Dome, Seoul, South Korea)
- Group B: Cuba vs. Curaçao (Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium, Taichung, Taiwan)
- Group B: United States vs. Dominican Republic (Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium, Taichung, Taiwan)
March 9
- Group C: Venezuela vs. Puerto Rico (Taoyuan International Baseball Stadium, Taoyuan, Taiwan)
- Group C: Mexico vs. Netherlands (Taoyuan International Baseball Stadium, Taoyuan, Taiwan)
March 10
- Group A: China vs. Australia (Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan)
- Group A: Japan vs. South Korea (Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan)
- Group B: Curaçao vs. Dominican Republic (Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium, Taichung, Taiwan)
- Group B: Cuba vs. United States (Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium, Taichung, Taiwan)
March 11
- Group C: Netherlands vs. Puerto Rico (Taoyuan International Baseball Stadium, Taoyuan, Taiwan)
- Group C: Venezuela vs. Mexico (Taoyuan International Baseball Stadium, Taoyuan, Taiwan)
March 12
- Group A: Australia vs. South Korea (Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan)
- Group A: China vs. Japan (Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan)
- Group B: Dominican Republic vs. United States (Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium, Taichung, Taiwan)
- Group B: Curaçao vs. Cuba (Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium, Taichung, Taiwan)
March 13
- Group C: Puerto Rico vs. Mexico (Taoyuan International Baseball Stadium, Taoyuan, Taiwan)
- Group C: Netherlands vs. Venezuela (Taoyuan International Baseball Stadium, Taoyuan, Taiwan)
March 14
- Rest day
March 15
- Group A: South Korea vs. China (Gocheok Sky Dome, Seoul, South Korea)
- Group A: Australia vs. Japan (Gocheok Sky Dome, Seoul, South Korea)
- Group B: United States vs. Cuba (Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium, Taichung, Taiwan)
- Group B: Dominican Republic vs. Curaçao (Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium, Taichung, Taiwan)
March 16
- Group C: Mexico vs. Netherlands (Taoyuan International Baseball Stadium, Taoyuan, Taiwan)
- Group C: Venezuela vs. Puerto Rico (Taoyuan International Baseball Stadium, Taoyuan, Taiwan)
Knockout Stage
March 17
- First round: #5 seed vs. #12 seed (Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium, Taichung, Taiwan)
- First round: #6 seed vs. #11 seed (Gocheok Sky Dome, Seoul, South Korea)
March 18
- Second round: #1 seed vs. first round winner (Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium, Taichung, Taiwan)
- Second round: #2 seed vs. first round winner (Gocheok Sky Dome, Seoul, South Korea)
- Second round: #3 seed vs. first round winner (Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan)
- Second round: #4 seed vs. first round winner (Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan)
March 19
- Semifinals: Winner of second round game 1 vs. winner of second round game 2 (Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan)
- Semifinals: Winner of second round game 3 vs. winner of second round game 4 (Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan)
March 20
- Rest day
March 21
- Bronze medal game: Loser of semifinal game 1 vs. loser of semifinal game 2 (Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan)
- Gold medal game: Winner of semifinal game 1 vs. winner of semifinal game 2 (Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan)
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