Over $5m in prize money distributed among Premier12 teams
A minimum of 50 percent of a team's prize money is to be distributed equally among the players on the 28-man roster
The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Premier12 supassed many records during its second edition, which finished with Japan winning on Sunday. One of those was the amount of prize money distributed to the teams. A total amount of $5,210,000 was distributed among the 12 participating teams - with the champion, Japan, receiving a total of $1,610,000 - marking a 40% increase over the inaugural edition of this major international baseball event in 2015.
As per WBSC guidelines, a minimum of 50 percent of a team's prize money is to be distributed equally among the players on the 28-man roster.
The list of prizes is as follows:
Standings
Opening Round wins
Group winner
Super Round wins
Total
JPN
1,500,000
30,000
20,000
60,000
$ 1,610,000
KOR
750,000
30,000
20,000
40,000
$ 840,000
MEX
500,000
30,000
20,000
40,000
$ 590,000
USA
350,000
20,000
40,000
$ 410,000
TPE
300,000
20,000
40,000
$ 360,000
AUS
250,000
10,000
20,000
$ 280,000
CAN
180,000
10,000
$ 190,000
DOM
180,000
10,000
$ 190,000
VEN
180,000
10,000
$ 190,000
CUB
180,000
10000
$ 190,000
NED
180,000
$ 180,000
PUR
180,000
$ 180,000
TOTAL
$ 5,210,000
Along with the prize for the final position, the teams received a $10,000 bonus for each Opening Round win, $20,000 for winning the group and $20,000 for each win in the Super Round.
The 2019 WBSC Premier12 will also award the highest amount of world ranking points of any international baseball competition.