Webcast Details Announced for 2017 WBSC Menâ€™s Softball World Championship

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Webcast Details Announced for 2017 WBSC Menâ€™s Softball World Championship

June 28, 2017

Whitehorse, YK - - Webcast Details Announced for 2017 WBSC Menâ€™s Softball World Championship

Please see the attached release regarding live streaming of the 2017 Menâ€™s Softball World Championship.

WEBCAST LIVE STREAMING

Cheers,

Echo Ross
Marketing & Special Events, Softball Yukon
(867) 667-4487
echo@sportyukon.com
www.softballyukon.com

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - 28 June 2017

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WEB-STREAMING ANNOUNCED FOR 2017 WBSC MEN'S SOFTBALL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPÂ

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WHITEHORSE, YK, Canada -- Fans around the world will be able to watch the 2017 WBSC Men's Softball World Championship from their living room, thanks to SportsCanada.TV and Ballpark Broadcasting.Â

Sixteen teams from all five Olympic continents will compete in the 15th edition of the men's softball championship, which will be hosted in Whitehorse, Yukon, 7-16 July. Live streaming video will be offered for all 76 games played over the 10 days.

SportsCanada.TV will provide the video production for each game while Ballpark Broadcasting will provide the play-by-play and colour commentary. The cost to view all games, including playoffs, is US$29.95. Games will be recorded and archived for on-demand viewing as well. Fans can subscribe to the service through this link: worldsoftball.tv/

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Great Britain and Botswana will kick off the world championship at 9:00 am PDT on 7 July. Host Canada begins defence of their title against South Africa, at 7:30 pm, immediately following the opening ceremony.

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This will mark the third time that Ballpark Broadcasting and Sports Canada TV teamed up to deliver state of the art, high definition live streaming video broadcasts of a WBSC Championship to a world-wide audience. The two partnered in 2014 in Whitehorse, and again in 2015 in Saskatoon. Sports Canada TV also produced the streaming for the 2016 WBSC Women's Softball World Championship in Surrey, Canada.

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Tournament ticket passes for the 2017 WBSC Men's Softball World Championship are on sale at Sport Yukon. Passes are $200 for adults and $150 for youth and seniors, and they are good for all games -- including medal rounds. Day passes will be available at the gate during the event.

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Contact: media@wbsc.org,Â @WBSCÂ

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WBSC WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017

World Baseball Classic
3 to 22 March #WBC2017

WBSC Men's Softball World Championship

Whitehorse, Canada - 7 to 16 Jul #2017MWC

WBSC U-19 Junior Women's Softball World Championship

Clearwater, FL, USA - 24 to 30 Jul #2017JWWC

WBSC U-12 Baseball World Cup

Tainan, Chinese Taipei - 28 Jul to 6 Aug #U12WorldCup

WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup

Thunder Bay, Canada - 1 to 10 Sept #U18WorldCup

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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 worldwideÂ 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