WBC
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WBC is the official abbreviation for the World Baseball Classic, an international baseball tournament featuring national teams from around the globe.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World Baseball Classic
ⓘ
international baseball tournament ⓘ |
| category |
international baseball competitions
ⓘ
world championships ⓘ |
| competitionType | national teams tournament ⓘ |
| continentCoverage | global ⓘ |
| features |
players from Korea Baseball Organization
ⓘ
players from Major League Baseball ⓘ players from Nippon Professional Baseball ⓘ |
| firstEditionYear | 2006 ⓘ |
| format | group stage and knockout stage ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Major League Baseball
ⓘ
Major League Baseball Players Association ⓘ |
| frequency | quadrennial ⓘ |
| fullName | World Baseball Classic ⓘ |
| genderCategory | men ⓘ |
| governingBody | World Baseball Softball Confederation ⓘ |
| hasLogo | World Baseball Classic logo ⓘ |
| hasMediaCoverage |
global television broadcasts
ⓘ
online streaming ⓘ |
| hasOfficialAbbreviation | WBC ⓘ |
| hasTrophy |
World Baseball Classic
ⓘ
surface form:
World Baseball Classic championship trophy
|
| inauguralHostCountry |
Japan
ⓘ
Puerto Rico ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| languageOfAcronym | English ⓘ |
| notableFeature | features MLB players representing their home countries ⓘ |
| notableRule |
mercy rule in early rounds
ⓘ
pitch count limits ⓘ |
| officialStatus | premier international baseball tournament ⓘ |
| organizer |
Major League Baseball
ⓘ
Major League Baseball Players Association ⓘ World Baseball Softball Confederation ⓘ |
| participants | men's national baseball teams ⓘ |
| purpose | to determine a world champion among national baseball teams ⓘ |
| qualificationMethod |
automatic qualification for some teams
ⓘ
qualifying tournaments for lower-ranked teams ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | World Baseball Softball Confederation ⓘ |
| region | worldwide ⓘ |
| replacedCompetition | Baseball World Cup ⓘ |
| sanctionedBy | World Baseball Softball Confederation ⓘ |
| scope | international ⓘ |
| seasonTiming | held during northern hemisphere spring ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| teamRepresentation |
sovereign states
ⓘ
territories ⓘ |
| teamType | senior national team ⓘ |
| usesBallType | professional baseball ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.