The U-12 flagship world championship is the highest and most elite competition platform for 11- to 12-year-olds, who are selected as the best players in their countries to represent their respective U-12 National Teams.

GWANGJU, S. Korea – The university-based National Teams of Japan and Chinese Taipei were both awarded gold medals at the 2015 Universiade due to showers that forced the WBSC Technical Delegate to cancel the finale.

LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) today announced that Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) and TV Asahi have been awarded broadcast rights in Japan for the new WBSC Premier12™ world baseball flagship event that is set to debut in Japan and Taiwan from 8-21 November.

GWANGJU, S. Korea – The sports discipline of men’s baseball is shining on the International University Sports Federation (FISU) Summer Universiade stage, where eight of baseball’s university-based National Teams are competing for the first time in 20 years.

CARACAS – The leaders of the Venezuelan Baseball Federation (FVB) have entrusted Luis Sojo, 49, to guide the Men’s National Team at the 2015 WBSC Premier12, which is summoning baseball’s Top 12 nations to Japan and Taiwan in November for a global battle to defend their country’s name and ranking position.

TAIPEI CITY — The newly appointed leader of the world No. 4 Chinese Taipei Men’s National Team, Taiwanese baseball legend Tai-Yuan Kuo (Kaku Tai Gen), has taken quick and decisive steps to form the nation’s “strongest ever” coaching staff for November’s WBSC Premier12, which will summon baseball’s Top 12 nations to Japan and Taiwan for a global battle to defend their country’s name and ranking position.