2013 World Baseball Classic – Qualification

The qualification round for the 2013 World Baseball Classic will be held in 2012. For the first time ever a qualifying round will be held to determine the final set of teams that will compete in the main tournament. 16 teams will compete in the qualification rounds: the bottom 4 teams from the 2009 World Baseball Classic, and 12 teams that were invited by the International Baseball Federation (IBAF).[1]

Rank Team
6*  Canada
7*  Chinese Taipei
14  Nicaragua
15*  Panama
17  Germany
18  Spain
20  Czech Republic
22  Great Britain
23  Thailand
25  Colombia
33*  South Africa
37  Brazil
38  Philippines
40  France
47  Israel
N/R  New Zealand

* Teams that finished in the bottom four of the 2009 World Baseball Classic.

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