Taiwan secure Premier12 2027 spotEXPANSION: Next year’s tournament is to grow from 12 participants to 16 for the first time, with the four additional slots to be filled in two qualification tournamentsStaff writer, with CNATaiwan, the defending champions of the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Premier12, have secured a spot in next year’s Premier12 tournament following the release of the latest official world rankings. Taiwan ranked second in the standings updated by the WBSC on Wednesday. Taiwan had 5,112 points, second only to Japan (6,676 points), and followed by the US, South Korea and Venezuela. Team Taiwan celebrate with the trophy after winning the WBSC Premier12 baseball tournament in Tokyo on Nov. 24, 2024. The WBSC said it would announce details regarding the second qualification tournament at a later date.

Source: Taipei Times January 02, 2026 17:13 UTC