world baseball classic

The World Baseball Classic is an international baseball tournament organized by the World Baseball and Softball Confederation (WBSC). The first tournament was held in 2006 and has been held several times since then, usually every four years.

The tournament features national baseball teams from around the world, including countries such as the United States, Japan, Cuba, Dominican Republic, South Korea and Puerto Rico, among others. Each team selects its best professional players to compete in the tournament.

The format of the tournament has varied over the years, but is generally divided into two rounds. In the first round, teams are divided into groups and compete in a round-robin format. The best teams advance to the second round, which is divided into two groups. The top two teams in each group advance to the semifinals, and the winners of the semifinals meet in the final.

The World Baseball Classic is a highly followed competition with great prestige in the world of baseball. There have been several exciting moments in the history of the tournament, including the thrilling match between Japan and South Korea in the 2009 final, and the Dominican Republic's victory in 2013 and 2017, becoming the first team to win the tournament twice. . The next World Baseball Classic is expected in 2025.