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| World Baseball Classic 2
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12 to 2nd round
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4 to semifinals (from 25 entrants)
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| Host
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Az-cz
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| Champions
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Az-cz (17-0) (2nd title)
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| Second
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Milchama (11-4)
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| Third/Fourth
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3rd- Zwangzug (12-2)
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4th- Ambrose-Douglas (9-5)
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| Games played (including Qualifying rounds)
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131 GAMES
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| Runs scored (including Qualifying rounds)
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1265
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(average of 9.66 per game)
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| Affiliated tournaments
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None
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| Previous
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World Baseball Classic 1
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| Next
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World Baseball Classic 3
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The 2nd World Baseball Classic was hosted by the first Champions, Az-cz. 25 teams were split into 5 groups of 5 made up the first round of Group play. In Group Play all matches were at each team's home stadium/stadia. Each team played a home/away game vs. the other teams in the group for each of the first two rounds. The top two teams from each group plus the 2 best 3rd placed records advanced to the 2nd round of pool play which will be 3 groups of 4. The four group winners then advanced to the semis in Az-cz. The semifinals were best 2-of-3 games while the finals were best 3-of-5.
(Please note for RA/9I purposes, any game that ended with the home team winning in the bottom of the 9th or later, that inning was counted as 1/2 an inning for the raod team.)
Teams in Blue have advanced to the 2nd round directly and Teams in Green are "wild card" teams.
Preliminary Groups
Group A1
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Wins
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Losses
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Scored
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RA/9I
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| Az-cz
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8 |
0 |
1.00 |
83 |
19 |
+64 |
2.37
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| Qazox
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6 |
2 |
.750 |
65 |
23 |
+32 |
2.92
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| Quakmybush
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4 |
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.500 |
26 |
58 |
-14 |
7.46
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| Calizorinstan
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1 |
7 |
.125 |
26 |
59 |
-33 |
7.64
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| Demot
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1 |
7 |
.125 |
6 |
47 |
-41 |
6.13
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Group B1
Group C1
Group D1
- St. Samuel wins 12th spot over Liverpool England on number of runs allowed, the third tiebreaker.
- Kura-Pelland wins group over Kiryu-shi on number of runs allowed, the third tiebreaker.
Group E1
Pool Play Awards
- GOLDEN SPOON- Best Record: (tied) Az-cz, Zwangzug, Kampfers (8-0)
- SILVER SLUGGER- Most Runs per 9 Innings: Az-cz (10.37)
- CY YOUNG AWARD- Best Team RA/9I: Ianisle (2.22)
- WOODEN SPOON- Worst Record: Angry Chimpanzees and Scotchpinestan (0-8)
- TIN SLUGGER- Fewest runs per 9 Innings: Demot (0.783); Yafor 2 0.794) also scored 6 runs but in one fewer inning played.
- DIE OLD AWARD- Worst Team RA/9I: Vephrall (7.83)
Second Round Groups
Teams Advancing to the Semi-Finals are in Purple. Only the 1st placed team in each group will advance.
Group A2
| Team
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Wins
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Losses
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Scored
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Allowed
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Run Diff.
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RA/9I
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| Az-cz
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1.00 |
28 |
6 |
+22 |
1.50
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| Qazox
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2 |
2 |
.500 |
18 |
16 |
+2 |
4.11
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| St. Samuel
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0 |
4 |
.000 |
1 |
25 |
-24 |
6.62
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Group B2
Group C2
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Wins
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Losses
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.Pct
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Scored
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Allowed
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Run Diff.
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RA/9I
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| Zwangzug
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4 |
0 |
1.00 |
31 |
6 |
+25 |
1.42
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| Iansisle
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1 |
3 |
.250 |
3 |
12 |
-9 |
2.63
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| Kura-Pelland
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1 |
3 |
.250 |
10 |
26 |
-16 |
6.08
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Group D2
Semifinals
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Best 2 of 3
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Az-cz (12-0) 2
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5-11
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Ambrose-Douglas (9-3) 0
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BEST 3 of 5
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Az-cz (14-0) 3
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3 5 4
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Milchama (11-3) 0
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Best 2 of 3
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Zwangzug (12-0) 0
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Milchama (9-3) 2
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Third place
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- Note Game 1 of the Finals took 10 innings.
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