WBSC, TWITTER TO AMPLIFY BUZZ FOR YOUTH U-15 BASEBALL WORLD CUP 2016 Â
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IWAKI, Japan -- The World Baseball Softball Confederation announced that Twitter will be the Official Social Media Platform for the III WBSC U-15 Baseball World Cup® 2016, which opened today in Iwaki, Japan.
As the Official Social Media Platform, Twitter's full suite of platform tools and applications, including Twitter Challenger, Periscope, Vine and SnappyTV, will be brought to the U-15 Baseball World Cup in Iwaki to expand and enhance real-time/in-game coverage, and create highly shareable/unique content, to amplify online media buzz and discussion.
Twitter Challenger (expansion of Twitter Mirror), the exclusive selfie app, will be used to capture self-expression of the U-15 teams/athletes, and give fas and followers an exciting behind-the-scenes, close-up perspective of the U-15 Baseball World Cup in Iwaki, particularly during post-game celebrations.
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Twitter-owned SnappyTV will be integrated for clipping, editing and sharing clips from live broadcasts, in cooperation with WBSC's broadcast partners, in near real-time to stimulate online sharing/discussion and drive audiences to the full on-air broadcast, while also driving fans to attend the games in Iwaki.
WBSC and Twitter partnered on the Premier12® 2015 global baseball flagship event last November in Japan and Taiwan, which generated top ratings and a massive online media buzz in the host nations, and was Japan and Taiwan's most-watched major sports event in 2015.
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WBSC WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2016
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WBSC Women's Softball World ChampionshipÂ
Surrey, Canada - 15 to 24 Jul  #Surrey2016
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WBSC U-19 Junior Men's Softball World ChampionshipÂ
Midland, USA - 24 to 30 Jul  #2016JMWC
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WBSC U-15 Baseball World Cup
Iwaki, Japan - 29 Jul to 7 Aug  #U15WorldCup
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WBSC Women's Baseball World Cup
Gijang, Korea - 3 to 11 Sept  #WomensBaseball
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WBSC U-23 Baseball World Cup
Monterrey, Mexico - 28 Oct to 6 Nov  #U23WorldCup
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About the World Baseball Softball ConfederationÂ
Headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland -- the Olympic Capital -- the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) is the world governing body for baseball and softball. WBSC has 213 National Federation and Associate Members in 142 countries and territories across Asia, Africa, Americas, Europe and Oceania, which represent a united baseball/softball sports movement that encompasses over 65 million athletes and attracts approximately 150 million fans to stadiums worldwide annually.Â
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The WBSC governs all international competitions involving official National Teams. The WBSC oversees the Softball World Championships (Men, Women, U-19 Men, and U-19 Women), Premier12, World Baseball Classic, and Baseball World Cups (U-12, U-15, U-18, U-23 and Women's).
For more information, visit: www.wbsc.org
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