World Baseball Softball Confederation
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The World Baseball Softball Confederation is the international governing body responsible for overseeing and promoting the sports of baseball and softball worldwide, including organizing major global competitions and setting official rules.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| WBSC Americas | 4 |
| WBSC | 2 |
| WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup | 1 |
| WBSC Women’s Baseball World Cup | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
governing body
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international sports federation ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
World Baseball Softball Confederation
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WBSC
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| continentOfHeadquarters | Europe ⓘ |
| countryOfHeadquarters | Switzerland ⓘ |
| formedByMergerOf |
International Baseball Federation
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International Softball Federation ⓘ |
| founded | 2013 ⓘ |
| governsSport |
baseball
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baseball5 ⓘ softball ⓘ |
| hasDiscipline |
baseball
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baseball5 ⓘ softball ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Pully, Switzerland ⓘ |
| legalForm | non-profit organization ⓘ |
| maintainsRanking |
WBSC Baseball World Rankings
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WBSC Baseball5 World Rankings ⓘ WBSC Softball World Rankings ⓘ |
| memberType |
continental confederations
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national baseball federations ⓘ national softball federations ⓘ |
| mission |
global development of baseball and softball
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promotion of baseball and softball as Olympic sports ⓘ standardization of rules for international baseball and softball ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | English ⓘ |
| officialWebsite | https://www.wbsc.org ⓘ |
| organizesCompetition |
Premier12
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Baseball World Cup ⓘ
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WBSC Baseball World Cup
WBSC Baseball5 World Cup ⓘ WBSC Men’s Softball World Cup ⓘ WBSC U-12 Baseball World Cup ⓘ WBSC U-15 Baseball World Cup ⓘ World Baseball Softball Confederation self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup
WBSC U-18 Women’s Softball World Cup ⓘ World Baseball Softball Confederation self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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WBSC Women’s Baseball World Cup
WBSC Women’s Softball World Cup ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | International Olympic Committee ⓘ |
| regionServed | global ⓘ |
| role |
international governing body for baseball and softball
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organizes major global baseball competitions ⓘ organizes major global softball competitions ⓘ promotes baseball and softball worldwide ⓘ sets official rules for baseball and softball at the international level ⓘ |
| scope | worldwide ⓘ |
| shortName |
World Baseball Softball Confederation
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WBSC
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| sportCategory | bat-and-ball sports ⓘ |
Referenced by (23)
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World Baseball Softball Confederation
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World Baseball Softball Confederation
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WBSC
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WBSC Americas
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WBSC Americas
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WBSC Americas
Dominican Republic national baseball team
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governingConfederation
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World Baseball Softball Confederation
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United States national baseball team
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internationalGoverningBody
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World Baseball Softball Confederation
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WBSC Americas
Cuba national under-23 baseball team
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organisingBodyOfMainTournament
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World Baseball Softball Confederation
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World Baseball Softball Confederation
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organizesCompetition
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World Baseball Softball Confederation
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WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup
World Baseball Softball Confederation
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organizesCompetition
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World Baseball Softball Confederation
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WBSC Women’s Baseball World Cup
World Baseball Softball Confederation
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shortName
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World Baseball Softball Confederation
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WBSC
Cuba national under-23 baseball team
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sportGoverningConfederation
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World Baseball Softball Confederation
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