High school baseball in South Korea

In Korea, high school baseball (고등학교 야구) is played at a very high level by students who train year round. Unlike in Japan or the U.S. where nearly every high school fields a team, there are only about 60-70[1] Korean high school baseball teams which makes the competition tantamount to an all-star league of Korea's young talent. KBO, MLB and NPB scouts are frequently in attendance at all of the four national high school baseball tournaments.

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Competitions

Four major national tournaments

The four Big 4 tournaments are the most important high school baseball events of the year in terms of tradition, prize-money awarded, and public attention.

Four Major National Competitions
Competition Host City # of Team Start Year
Phoenix Flag National High School Baseball Championship Seoul 63 1971
Blue Dragon Flag National High School Baseball Championship Seoul 63 1946
Golden Lion Flag National High School Baseball Championship Seoul 64 1947
President's Cup National High School Baseball Championship Seoul 27 1967

National tournaments hosted by local cities

There are four lower-level high school baseball events of the year sponsored by local cities.

National Competitions in Local City
Competition Host City # of Team Start Year
Hwarang Flag National High School Baseball Championship Busan 24 1949
Daebung Flag National High School Baseball Championship Daegu 22 1979
Mudeung Flag National High School Baseball Championship Gwangju 22 1994
Michuhol Flag National High School Baseball Championship Incheon 22 2003

See also

References

  1. ^ http://news.donga.com/IMAGE/2010/03/12/26790629.1.edit.jpg

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