MEDIA ADVISORY - 25 April 2019
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WBSC to live-stream the Draw of the Softball Americas Tokyo 2020 qualifier
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For the first time ever, the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) will conduct a live draw from its headquarters in the Olympic capital, Lausanne, Switzerland. Â
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The draw will determine the groups and schedule of the WBSC Softball Americas 2019Â qualification event for the Games of the XXXII Olympiad Tokyo 2020. The Americas Qualifier will be played by 12 National Teams in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, from 25 August to 1 September. Â Â
Members of the media and fans worldwide can follow the live-stream via the WBSC YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/wbsc. Â Â
WHEN: Monday, 29 April at 8 p.m. CEST (2 p.m. ET) Â
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WHERE: WBSC Headquarters at the Maison du Sport International in Lausanne. Â
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WHO:Â Â
- Riccardo Fraccari, President of the WBSCÂ
- Pauline Prade, Member of the WBSC Athletes Commission and French National Softball Team
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Future Draws:Â
- 10 July: WBSC will host in Lausanne the draw for the Softball Europe-Africa and Asia-Oceania Qualifiers
- 20 November: The draw for the Americas Baseball Qualifier and last remaining Intercontinental Baseball Qualifier will be staged during the WBSC Congress in Osaka, Japan.Â
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The schedule of the single round-robin European Baseball Qualifier will be determined by seed. Â
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For more about future draws, click here.Â
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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 206 National Federation and Associate Members in 135 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 Cups, 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), as well as baseball and softball events at the Olympic Games.
For more information, visit www.wbsc.org, which is available six languages: English, French, Japanese, Korean, Spanish and Traditional Chinese.
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