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Unique in Sport: U-12 Baseball World Cup, U-12 Softball World Cup set to open in Tainan as Trophy, Medals revealed
- Games to be live-streamed at WBSC's new OTT platform at gametime.sport
- Official U-12 Baseball World Cup promotional video generates nearly 500k views days after its release
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Tainan (TPE) -- 25 July 2019 -- The V WBSC U-12 Baseball World Cup® and the first-ever WBSC U-12 Softball World Cup® open tomorrow at the new $130 million Tainan Asia-Pacific International Stadiums and Gueiren Baseball Stadium, as the official trophy and medals of the WBSC youth world championships were revealed at a press conference today in Tainan.
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The best young players in the world between the ages of 11 and 12 will be wearing their country's National Team jersey for the first time, aiming to be crowned baseball and softball's Official World Champions in the U-12 category. The U-12 U.S. National Team comes to Tainan as baseball's three-time defending U-12 World Champions.
The first day of competition will feature six opening-round games of the U-12 Baseball World Cup and two games of the U-12 Softball World Cup, with a joint opening ceremony. The U-12 Baseball World Cup will be played over 50 games from 26 July - 4 August, while the U-12 Softball World Cup will take place over 14 games from 26-30 July.
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As the official ambassador of the event, the popular Pokémon characters will have a special presence at the U-12 World Cups in Tainan.
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The official U-12 Baseball World Cup promotional video, which will be part of the in-stadium fan-experience, has generated nearly 500,000 views and thousands of likes across all WBSC platforms in the few days since its release. Â
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WBSC is the first and only international sports federation to stage World Cups starting with the U-12 level.
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"In addition to being one of the world's major professional sports, baseball and softball also combine to represent one of the biggest youth sports movements in the world," said WBSC Executive Director Michael Schmidt. "WBSC is the only international sports federation that stages official World Cups in this youth age-bracket, but other sports organisations are now actively targeting the youth sector, so we have to continue working hard to maintain a leading position. The new $130 million official stadium of the U-12 Baseball World Cup will help us inspire more youth athletes to play our sport and dream of playing here."
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How to Follow
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WBSC will be live-streaming the U-12 World Cups from its own OTT platform at gametime.sport and the official WBSC YouTube channel at youtube.com/wbsc. Â
Taiwan's premier sports network Videoland has been awarded the host broadcasting rights, while over 160 credentials have been issued to media outlets, including over 40 photographers.
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For stats, scores, schedules, rosters and news, the official websites of the U-12 Baseball World Cup and U-12 Softball World Cup have been launched in six languages, including English, French, Japanese, Korean, Spanish and Traditional Chinese, at u12bwc.wbsc.org and u12swc.wbsc.org.
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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 208 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 Premier12, World Baseball Classic, Baseball World Cups, Softball World Cups and Softball World Championships, 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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