2013 World Baseball Classic Pool 1 Explained

Pool 1 of the Second Round of the 2013 World Baseball Classic was held at Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan from March 8 to 12, 2013.

Pool 1 was a modified double-elimination tournament. The winners for the first games matched up in the second game, while the losers faced each other in an elimination game. The winners of the elimination game then played the losers of the non-elimination game in another elimination game. The remaining two teams then played each other to determine seeding for the semifinals.

Bracket

Pool 1 MVP: Hirokazu Ibata[1]

Results

Japan 10, Netherlands 6

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Notes and References

  1. News: Abe’s Two-Homer Inning Propels Japan in Win. Extra Innings. March 12, 2013. Gabriel. Fidler.