2019 WBSC Premier12
The 2019 WBSC Premier12 was an international baseball championship featuring the 12 highest-ranked national teams in the world, held by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). It was the second WBSC Premier12 event. The championship was held from November 2 to 17, 2019, in Mexico, South Korea, Taiwan, and Japan.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Countries | Japan Mexico South Korea Taiwan |
| Dates | November 2–17 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Japan (1st title) |
| Runner-up | South Korea |
| Third place | Mexico |
| Fourth place | United States |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 32 |
| Attendance | 357,525 (11,173 per game) |
| MVP | Seiya Suzuki |
The tournament served as a qualifier for baseball at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Two quota spots were allocated, with Team Mexico as the top finisher from the Americas earning one spot, and Team South Korea as the top-finishing team from the Asia/Oceania region (excluding Team Japan, which already qualified as host) earning the other.
Japan defeated South Korea in the championship game, and the bronze medal game was won by Mexico over Team USA.