2019 WBSC Premier12

The 12 highest-ranked national teams qualified to participate in the 2019 WBSC Premier12, based on the then-most-recent WBSC World Rankings, which were as of December 17, 2018.{{cite news|title=World's Top 12 nations qualified for WBSC Premier12 2019 major international baseball event|url=http://www.wbsc.org/worlds-top-12-nations-qualify-for-wbsc-premier12-2019-major-international-baseball-event/|work=WBSC.org|date=December 19, 2018|access-date=February 13, 2019}}

The tournament began with three groups of four teams each playing in the 12-team Opening Round. Each team played three games, in a round robin format against the other three teams in its group.{{cite web|url=https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/static.wbsc.org/upload/e8d94acb-d8d7-e66f-674d-26498a164a26.pdf

|title=WBSC Premier12 Tournament Regulations|work=WBSC.org|date=July 15, 2019 |access-date=July 23, 2019}}

The top two teams from each group then advanced to the six-team Super Round, which was hosted at ZOZO Marine Stadium and the Tokyo Dome in Japan.

In the Super Round, the top two teams that advanced from each of the three groups competed in a round robin format against the top two teams that advanced from the other two groups, for a total of four games played per team.

Following the conclusion of the Super Round, four teams advanced to the Finals. The four teams were selected based on a combination of the results of the Opening Round game contested between the two teams in the same group that qualified for the Super Round (1 game) and the teams' results in the Super Round (4 games).

The 3rd- and 4th-place teams competed in a Bronze Medal Game, while the 1st- and 2nd-place teams faced each other in the Championship Final at the Tokyo Dome.{{cite web|url=http://www.wbsc.org/wbsc-premier12-2019-to-be-played-2-17-november-with-finals-at-tokyo-dome/|title=WBSC Premier12 2019 to be played 2–17 November with Finals at Tokyo Dome|work=WBSC.org|date=December 19, 2018 |access-date=February 13, 2019}}

Six stadiums were used during the tournament:

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{{bb res|November 2|12:00|{{bb-rt|NED}}|0 – 9|{{bb|USA}}||Estadio Charros de Jalisco|2:17|3,015|[https://premier12.wbsc.org/en/2019/schedule-and-results/box-score/3702]}}

{{bb res|November 2|19:00|{{bb-rt|DOM}}|1 – 6|{{bb|MEX}}|6|Estadio Charros de Jalisco|2:00|8,000|[https://premier12.wbsc.org/en/2019/schedule-and-results/box-score/3703]}}

{{bb res|November 3|12:00|{{bb-rt|DOM}}|14 – 4{{0}}|{{bb|NED}}|7|Estadio Charros de Jalisco|2:59|5,132|[https://premier12.wbsc.org/en/2019/schedule-and-results/box-score/3704]}}

{{bb res|November 3|19:00|{{bb-rt|MEX}}|8 – 2|{{bb|USA}}||Estadio Charros de Jalisco|3:03|10,123|[https://premier12.wbsc.org/en/2019/schedule-and-results/box-score/3705]}}

{{bb res|November 4|19:00|{{bb-rt|USA}}|10 – 8{{0}}|{{bb|DOM}}||Estadio Charros de Jalisco|3:20|3,102|[https://premier12.wbsc.org/en/2019/schedule-and-results/box-score/3706]}}

{{bb res|November 5|19:00|{{bb-rt|NED}}|{{0}}2 – 10|{{bb|MEX}}||Estadio Charros de Jalisco|3:17|6,895|[https://premier12.wbsc.org/en/2019/schedule-and-results/box-score/3707]}}

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{{bb res|November 5|18:00|{{bb-rt|VEN}}| 4 – 8|{{bb|JPN}}||Taoyuan International Stadium|3:39|3,868|[https://premier12.wbsc.org/en/2019/schedule-and-results/box-score/3708]}}

{{bb res|November 5|18:30|{{bb-rt|PRI}}| 1 – 6|{{bb|TPE}}||Taichung Intercontinental Stadium|2:58|11,852|[https://premier12.wbsc.org/en/2019/schedule-and-results/box-score/3709]}}

{{bb res|November 6|18:00|{{bb-rt|PRI}}| 0 – 4 |{{bb|JPN}}||Taoyuan International Stadium|2:35|4,209|[https://premier12.wbsc.org/en/2019/schedule-and-results/box-score/3710]}}

{{bb res|November 6|18:30|{{bb-rt|TPE}}| 3 – 0 |{{bb|VEN}}||Taichung Intercontinental Stadium|3:56|10,983|[https://premier12.wbsc.org/en/2019/schedule-and-results/box-score/3711]}}

{{bb res|November 7|12:00|{{bb-rt|VEN}}| 7 – 1 |{{bb|PRI}}||Taichung Intercontinental Stadium|2:48|618|[https://premier12.wbsc.org/en/2019/schedule-and-results/box-score/3712]}}

{{bb res|November 7|18:30|{{bb-rt|JPN}}| 8 – 1|{{bb|TPE}}||Taichung Intercontinental Stadium|3:37|20,465|[https://premier12.wbsc.org/en/2019/schedule-and-results/box-score/3713]}}

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{{bb res|November 6|12:00|{{bb-rt|CAN}}| 3 – 0 |{{bb|CUB}}||Gocheok Sky Dome|3:16|250|[https://premier12.wbsc.org/en/2019/schedule-and-results/box-score/3714]}}

{{bb res|November 6|19:00|{{bb-rt|AUS}}| 0 – 5 |{{bb|KOR}}||Gocheok Sky Dome|2:50|5,899|[https://premier12.wbsc.org/en/2019/schedule-and-results/box-score/3715]}}

{{bb res|November 7|12:00|{{bb-rt|AUS}}| 2 – 3 |{{bb|CUB}}|10|Gocheok Sky Dome|3:15|252|[https://premier12.wbsc.org/en/2019/schedule-and-results/box-score/3716]}}

{{bb res|November 7|19:00|{{bb-rt|KOR}}| 3 – 1 |{{bb|CAN}}||Gocheok Sky Dome|3:15|6,000|[https://premier12.wbsc.org/en/2019/schedule-and-results/box-score/3717]}}

{{bb res|November 8|12:00|{{bb-rt|CAN}}| 1 – 3|{{bb|AUS}}||Gocheok Sky Dome|2:50|200|[https://premier12.wbsc.org/en/2019/schedule-and-results/box-score/3718]}}

{{bb res|November 8|19:00|{{bb-rt|CUB}}| 0 – 7|{{bb|KOR}}||Gocheok Sky Dome|3:05|13,600|[https://premier12.wbsc.org/en/2019/schedule-and-results/box-score/3719]}}

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{{bb res|November 11|12:00|{{bb-rt|TPE}}| 0 – 2 |{{bb|MEX}}||Zozo Marine Stadium|2:49|2,803|[https://premier12.wbsc.org/en/2019/schedule-and-results/box-score/3958]}}

{{bb res|November 11|19:00|{{bb-rt|AUS}}| 2 – 3 |{{bb|JPN}}||Zozo Marine Stadium|2:39|17,819|[https://premier12.wbsc.org/en/2019/schedule-and-results/box-score/3959]}}

{{bb res|November 11|19:00|{{bb-rt|USA}}| 1 – 5 |{{bb|KOR}}||Tokyo Dome|3:21|3,012|[https://premier12.wbsc.org/en/2019/schedule-and-results/box-score/3960]}}

{{bb res|November 12|12:00|{{bb-rt|AUS}}| 0 – 3 |{{bb|MEX}}||Tokyo Dome|2:36|2,089|[https://premier12.wbsc.org/en/2019/schedule-and-results/box-score/3961]}}

{{bb res|November 12|19:00|{{bb-rt|TPE}}| 7 – 0 |{{bb|KOR}}||Zozo Marine Stadium|3:32|4,056|[https://premier12.wbsc.org/en/2019/schedule-and-results/box-score/3962]}}

{{bb res|November 12|19:00|{{bb-rt|USA}}| 4 – 3 |{{bb|JPN}}||Tokyo Dome|3:27|27,827|[https://premier12.wbsc.org/en/2019/schedule-and-results/box-score/3963]}}

{{bb res|November 13|12:00|{{bb-rt|AUS}}| 2 – 1 |{{bb|USA}}||Tokyo Dome|2:45|2,149|[https://premier12.wbsc.org/en/2019/schedule-and-results/box-score/3964]}}

{{bb res|November 13|19:00|{{bb-rt|MEX}}| 1 – 3 |{{bb|JPN}}||Tokyo Dome|3:01|31,776|[https://premier12.wbsc.org/en/2019/schedule-and-results/box-score/3965]}}

{{bb res|November 15|12:00|{{bb-rt|TPE}}| 2 – 3 |{{bb|USA}}||Tokyo Dome|2:37|4,967|[https://premier12.wbsc.org/en/2019/schedule-and-results/box-score/3966]}}

{{bb res|November 15|19:00|{{bb-rt|MEX}}| 3 – 7 |{{bb|KOR}}||Tokyo Dome|3:34|5,121|[https://premier12.wbsc.org/en/2019/schedule-and-results/box-score/3967]}}

{{bb res|November 16|12:00|{{bb-rt|AUS}}| 1 – 5 |{{bb|TPE}}||Tokyo Dome|2:57|7,299|[https://premier12.wbsc.org/en/2019/schedule-and-results/box-score/3968]}}

{{bb res|November 16|19:00|{{bb-rt|KOR}}| {{0}}8 – 10 |{{bb|JPN}}||Tokyo Dome|3:40|44,224|[https://premier12.wbsc.org/en/2019/schedule-and-results/box-score/3969]}}

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{{bb res|November 17|12:00|{{bb-rt|USA}}| 2 – 3 |{{bb|MEX}}|10|Tokyo Dome|3:15|44,960|[https://premier12.wbsc.org/en/2019/schedule-and-results/box-score/3970]}}

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{{bb res|November 17|19:00|{{bb-rt|KOR}}| 3 – 5 |{{bb|JPN}}||Tokyo Dome|3:00|44,960|[https://premier12.wbsc.org/en/2019/schedule-and-results/box-score/3971]}}

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Following the conclusion of the tournament, the WBSC announced the Premier12 All-World Team and individual awards winners.{{cite news |title=WBSC announces Premier12 MVP, All World Team|url=https://premier12.wbsc.org/en/2019/news/wbsc-announces-premier12-mvp-all-world-team |access-date=November 18, 2019 |date=November 18, 2019 |publisher=WBSC}}

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The WBSC gave $5.2 million in prize money to participants, distributed as follows, with a minimum of half of a team's prize money to be distributed equally among its players:{{cite web|url=https://premier12.wbsc.org/en/2019/news/over-5-million-in-prize-money-to-be-awarded-for-2019-wbsc-premier12-40-increase-from-first-edition-in-2015|title=Over $5 million in prize money to be awarded for 2019 WBSC Premier12, 40% increase from first edition in 2015|work=WBSC.org|date=August 26, 2019 |access-date=August 30, 2019}}{{cite web | url=https://premier12.wbsc.org/en/2019/news/over-5-million-in-prize-money-distributed-among-premier12-teams | title=II Premier12 2019 }}

• Winner: US$1,500,000 (Japan)
• 2nd Place: US$750,000 (South Korea)
• 3rd Place: US$500,000 (Mexico)
• 4th Place: US$350,000 (United States)
• 5th Place: US$300,000 (Chinese Taipei)
• 6th Place: US$250,000 (Australia)
• 7–12th Place: US$180,000 each
• Each win in Opening Round: US$10,000
• Each win in Super Round: US$20,000
• 1st Place in Opening Round: US$20,000

In the Super Round game between South Korea and the United States on November 11, which South Korea won 5–1, a potential blown call by umpire Tetsuya Shibata against South Korea became a topic of debate. In the third inning, baserunner Kim Ha-seong slid back to home plate as catcher Eric Kratz attempted to tag him out. Tetsuya ruled Kim out. Team Korea's coach, Kim Kyung-moon immediately requested a VAR check but was refused.{{cite web |title=[프리미어12] '홈 막히고, 태그도 없는데' 日 심판 오심에 날아간 한국 득점 |url=https://www.msn.com/ko-kr/sports/kbo-baseball/%ED%94%84%EB%A6%AC%EB%AF%B8%EC%96%B412-%ED%99%88-%EB%A7%89%ED%9E%88%EA%B3%A0-%ED%83%9C%EA%B7%B8%EB%8F%84-%EC%97%86%EB%8A%94%EB%8D%B0-%E6%97%A5-%EC%8B%AC%ED%8C%90-%EC%98%A4%EC%8B%AC%EC%97%90-%EB%82%A0%EC%95%84%EA%B0%84-%ED%95%9C%EA%B5%AD-%EB%93%9D%EC%A0%90/ar-BBWACIn |website=MSN |publisher=엑스포츠뉴스 |access-date=11 November 2019}} After reviewing slow motion replays online, some criticized the call, claiming it was wrong and that South Korea lost a run. The Korea Baseball Organization met after the game with the tournament's technical directors and filed an appeal,{{cite web |title=[프리미어12] 심판 배정 공정성 논란에 WBSC "내부 논의 통해 개선할 것" |url=https://www.msn.com/ko-kr/sports/kbo-baseball/%ED%94%84%EB%A6%AC%EB%AF%B8%EC%96%B412-%EC%8B%AC%ED%8C%90-%EB%B0%B0%EC%A0%95-%EA%B3%B5%EC%A0%95%EC%84%B1-%EB%85%BC%EB%9E%80%EC%97%90-wbsc-%EB%82%B4%EB%B6%80-%EB%85%BC%EC%9D%98-%ED%86%B5%ED%95%B4-%EA%B0%9C%EC%84%A0%ED%95%A0-%EA%B2%83/ar-BBWDPbF |website=MSN |publisher=엑스포츠뉴스 |access-date=12 November 2019}} additionally stating that Kratz physically obstructed Kim's path to home plate, in violation of WBSC playing regulations. WBSC responded by saying that it respected Team Korea's perspective and would seek to make improvements in the future.{{cite web |title=[프리미어12] '태그 오심 논란' WBSC "한국 의견 존중, 개선하겠다" |url=http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2019/11/12/2019111202782.html |website=The Chosun Ilbo |publisher=Sun Soo-min |access-date=12 November 2019}} Korean media reports claimed that the Japanese media kept this incident quiet and many ridiculed the controversy in Japan, due to anti-Korean sentiment in the country.{{cite web |title=[프리미어12]"한국, 심판 판정에 불만" 일본 언론은 '오심'이라 쓰지 않았다 |url=https://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2019/11/12/2019111201425.html |website=chosun.com |publisher=Na Yu-ri |access-date=12 November 2019}}

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