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WBSC awards Argentina the Hosting Rights of First-Ever U-23 Men’s Softball World Cup

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) today announced that the hosting rights of the inaugural WBSC U-23 Men’s Softball World Cup 2021 have been awarded to Argentina. This will be the second softball world cup hosted by the South American nation, after the IX Men’s Softball World Championship 2012 held in Parana. The first-ever edition […]

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Olympic Baseball, Softball, Tokyo 2020 Games Postponed To 2021

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) welcomed the difficult joint decision today of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee and Japan Prime Minister Abe Shinzo to postpone the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 to a date no later than the summer of 2021. The IOC stated that the Tokyo 2020 Games will […]

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Olympic Softball Schedule Announced For Tokyo 2020 Games

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) and the Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Tokyo 2020) today revealed the official Olympic softball game schedule, which will open on 22 July at Fukushima Azuma Baseball Stadium and close with the gold medal game on 28 July at Yokohama Baseball Stadium. Australia and defending […]

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Final Olympic Baseball Qualifier postponed to June

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC), together with host Chinese Taipei Baseball Association (CTBA) and the Chinese Taipei Professional Baseball League (CPBL), today announced that the WBSC Baseball Final Qualification Event for the Games of the XXXII Olympiad Tokyo 2020, scheduled to take place in Taichung and Dou Liu, TPE, from 1-5 April, has been […]

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WBSC unveils groups for newly created U-18 Men’s Softball World Cup in Palmerston North, New Zealand

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) today unveiled the groups and tournament bracket for the first-ever WBSC U-18 Men’s Softball World Cup 2020, to be held from 22 February to 1 March at Colquhoun Park in Palmerston North, New Zealand. Defending champion and world No. 4 Australia will be seeded in Group A, along with […]

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WBSC Unveils Innovative Game Management System For New 5-on-5 Baseball5

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) today launched a new Game Management System (GMS) as well as new guidelines for officials for the new urban five-on-five discipline Baseball5. The new GMS, which was trialled at select 2019 events, is intended to greatly simplify and standardise Baseball5 competitions. The main innovation is the introduction of a […]

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ISRAEL’S BASEBALL TEAM QUALIFIES FOR OLYMPICS FOR FIRST TIME IN HISTORY

Israel’s National Baseball Team today qualified for the Olympic Games for the first time in history, winning the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Europe/Africa Qualification Event for the Games of the XXXII Olympiad Tokyo 2020, following an 11-1, eight-inning win over South Africa at Parma’s Nino Cavalli Stadium. With Israel’s entry into the Olympic baseball […]

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WBSC Announces Game Schedule For Softball Asia/Oceania Qualifier in Shanghai, China

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) announced today the schedule of the WBSC Softball Asia/Oceania Qualifier, to be held in Shanghai, China, from 24-28 September. The top six Asian teams will face the best two nations from Oceania in Shanghai, with the last spot at the Olympic Games at stake. The eight participating teams were […]

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WBSC awards broadcast rights in North America to CBC Sports and Flo Sports for Softball Americas Qualifier

WBSC awards broadcast rights in North America to CBC Sports and Flo Sports for Softball Americas Qualifier The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) today announced that CBC Sports and Flo Sports have been awarded exclusive broadcast rights in Canada and USA, respectively, for the WBSC Women’s Softball Americas Qualifier. The event opens on Sunday, 25 […]

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WBSC Announces Free Live-Streaming For U-19 Women’s Softball World Cup Opening Tomorrow in Irvine

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) announced today that all 62 games of the WBSC U-19 Women’s Softball World Cup will be live-streamed globally and free-of-charge for audiences. The event will be held in Irvine, California, USA, from 10-17 August. For the first time, WBSC has partnered with Eleven Sports to broadcast top-level softball content. […]

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WBSC Awards MEDIAPRO Exclusive Broadcast Rights in the Americas to 2022

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) today awarded MEDIAPRO the exclusive broadcast rights across the Americas for all WBSC’s world championships through 2022, as well as the flagship global competition on the calendar, the 2019 WBSC Premier12 — an Olympic qualifier this November which will feature the Men’s National Teams from the 12 best-ranked baseball […]

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WBSC Unveils Schedule For Softball Americas Qualifier in Surrey

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) today unveiled the schedule for the 12-nation WBSC Softball Americas Qualifier, which will be held in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, from 25 August to 1 September. The top two teams in the WBSC Softball Americas tournament in Surrey will qualify for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, joining host Japan […]

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