eBASEBALL™ Series World Finals

Watch LIVE the WBSC eBASEBALL™ Series World Finals 2023 and witness history in the making with the crowning of the ever eBASEBALL™ World Champion. Bridging even further the world of eSport and the Olympic Movement, this thrilling competition is set to unfold as the first-ever eSport competition to be hosted by the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland on Saturday 9 March.

The WBSC eBASEBALL™ Series 2023 World Finals are the culmination of the inaugural WBSC eBASEBALL™ Series season. Started on 21 September 2023 with an exhibition match at the world-famous Tokyo Game Show, the WBSC eBASEBALL™ Series is a collection of online and offline eBASEBALL™ competitions that will yearly crown the WBSC eBASEBALL™ World Champion.

The final showdown will see the top four eBASEBALL™ players from around the world taking the competition to the next level for the highest honors.

The Projects

The WBSC eBASEBALL™ Series and ePremier12 were first announced at the Tokyo Game Show in September 2023,  where an exhibition. match featuring the official WBSC video game, WBSC eBASEBALL™: POWER PROS (Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.), was staged in front of gaming and eBASEBALL enthusiasts.

Three of the four spots on offer for the inaugural WBSC eBASEBALL™ Series 2023 World Finals have already been claimed by rising eBASEBALL™ stars around the world.

The Finalists

Shoma Mori "SHORA" (JPN) - Undefeated eBASEBALL™ player. The Olympic Esports Series 2023 and Olympic Virtual Series 2021 champion has also qualified after emerging victorious in the first online qualifier of the WBSC eBASEBALL™ Series.

Takato Fujishima "fujito" (JPN) - Finished joint fifth at the Olympic Esports Series 2023 and won the second online qualifier of the WBSC eBASEBALL™ Series.

RJ Calderon "yabeGaming" (USA) - Claimed victory at the USA eBASEBALL™ Finals at Durham Bulls Athletic Park in North Carolina.

Wei-Chung Yu “Hazuremon” (TPE) – Enters the World Finals as the final qualifier for the tournament. He was the top non-Japanese finisher in the Final Global Qualifier tournament held from 28 January to 4 February.

Highlights – Watch how the other finalists qualified

Road to World Finals

International quota for the wild card, matches the desire of WBSC to grow eBASEBALL™ globally increasing international participation and competitive level.