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 Semi-final game between Japan and South Korea | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Countries | Japan Taiwan |
| Dates | November 8–21 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  South Korea (1st title) |
| Runner-up |  United States |
| Third place |  Japan |
| Fourth place |  Mexico |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 38 |
| Attendance | 235,951 (6,209 per game) |
| MVP | Kim Hyun-soo |
The 2015 WBSC Premier12 was an international baseball championship sponsored by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC), the inaugural event of the WBSC Premier12. It was held from November 8 to 21 in Taiwan and Japan.[1] The South Korean national team won the championship, and split a US$1 million prize.[2][3]
The top twelve teams in the WBSC World Rankings qualified to participate in the tournament, which began with two groups of six teams playing in a round-robin format for the first round. The tournament then continued with the top four teams in each group playing in the knockout stage, leading to the championship game.[1] In the final, South Korea defeated United States 8–0 to win their first WBSC Premier12 title, and became the first nation to win the championship.[4][5][6] Japan finished in third place, while Mexico finished in fourth place.[7] South Korea's Hyun-soo Kim won the Most Valuable Player Award. Shohei Ohtani of Japan had the lowest earned run average of the tournament, and Hayato Sakamoto, also of Japan, was named the tournament's most outstanding defensive player.[5] The next edition 2019 WBSC Premier12 will be hosted in Japan[8]
- ^ a b Coskrey, Jason (January 19, 2015). "Japan to co-host Premier 12 baseball world tourney". The Japan Times. Tokyo. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
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- ^ "S. Korea pounds U.S. 8–0 for championship". Yonhap. Seoul. November 21, 2015. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
- ^ a b Coskrey, Jason (November 21, 2015). "South Korea crushes U.S. to win Premier 12 title". Japan Times. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
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- ^ "WBSC awards Premier12 2019/Olympic Qualifier hosting rights to Japan's NPB for 2nd Round and Finals".
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