Current season, competition or edition: 2024 WBSC Premier12 | |
Sport | Baseball |
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Founded | November 2015 |
Founder | World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) |
No. of teams | 12 |
Continent | International |
Most recent champion(s) | Japan (1st title) |
Most titles | South Korea (1 title) Japan (1 title) |
The WBSC Premier12 is the international baseball tournament organized by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC), featuring the 12 highest-ranked national baseball teams in the world. The first tournament was held by Taiwan and Japan in November 2015. The second tournament, 2019 WBSC Premier12, was held in November 2019, and served as a qualifier for two teams for baseball at the 2020 Summer Olympics.