I maintained my ranking in Korea Japan's World No. 1 Iron Wall Defends, Unexpected Wins Taiwan's Strong Pursuit
Dec 31, 2024
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The WBSC (World Baseball Softball Federation) announced its men's baseball world ranking on December 31 (Korea time).
The Korean national baseball team came in sixth place. He remained sixth in the standings with 4,539 points. The world No. 1 is Japan. Japan has consistently maintained its No. 1 ranking. Japan, which scored 6,911 points, remained firmly in place as the only team to surpass 6,000 points. Japan added the most points in 2024 alone, scoring 2494 points.
The second place is Taiwan. Taiwan is the only team to score 2,195 points in 2024, after Japan. In particular, the winner of 'Premier12' was huge. In the WBSC-hosted largest competition, 'Premier 12' held in November, Taiwan beat Japan in the final and won the championship, securing enough points. Japan unfortunately finished second, but there was no problem maintaining its No. 1 ranking in the world.
The third place is Venezuela. Venezuela scored 1613 points in 2024, and also finished fourth in the 'Premier12'. The fourth place is Mexico, which ranked second in the world in early 2024, but has fallen two places to fourth place.
The fifth place is the United States. The U.S. remained in fifth place with 1,164 points in 2024, while South Korea remained in sixth place with 1,288 points. The Netherlands is ranked seventh, Panama is eighth, Puerto Rico is ninth, and Cuba is 10th. The Dominican Republic ranked 11th and Australia 12th, respectively.
In terms of points earned in 2024, Korea is ranked fifth. Japan and Taiwan are ranked first and second, Venezuela is third, Puerto Rico is fourth (1,336 points), and Korea is fifth. The U.S. is ranked sixth (1,164 points).
Meanwhile, Japan remained at the top of the women's baseball world rankings, while the United States ranked second and Canada ranked third. Venezuela ranked fourth, Taiwan ranked fifth, and South Korea remained in 10th place.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
