2026 World Baseball Classic Pool C

Pool C of the 2026 World Baseball Classic (branded as the World Baseball Classic 2026 Tokyo dip for sponsorship reasons) took place from March 5 to 10, 2026, at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan.[1][2] The third of four pools, the top two teams automatically qualified for the top-eight knockout stage, beginning with quarterfinals in Houston and Miami, United States.

The group consisted of Japan (co-host), Australia, South Korea, Czechia, and Chinese Taipei.[3] Japan, the defending champions, won the pool undefeated and advanced to the quarterfinals.[4] South Korea clinched the second place spot after defeating Australia 7–2, scoring just enough to win the run differential tiebreaker; they advanced into the second round of the WBC for the first time since 2009.[5] Czechia was relegated after failing to win a game and must re-qualify for the next edition of the tournament.[6]

Teams

Draw
position 		Team Pot Confederation Method of
qualification 		Date of
qualification 		Finals
appearance 		Last
appearance 		Previous best
performance 		WBSC
Rankings[7]
B1  Japan 1 WBSC Asia Hosts + 2023 participants March 8, 2023 6th 2023 Champions (2006, 2009, 2023) 1
B2  Australia 3 WBSC Oceania 2023 participants March 8, 2023 6th 2023 Quarterfinals (2023) 11
B3  South Korea 2 WBSC Asia 2023 participants March 8, 2023 6th 2023 Runners-up (2009) 4
B4  Czechia 4 WBSC Europe 2023 participants March 8, 2023 2nd 2023 Pool stage (2023) 15
B5  Chinese Taipei 5 WBSC Asia Qualifiers Pool A runners-up February 25, 2025 6th 2023 Quarterfinals (2013) 2

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA PCT GB Qualification
1  Japan (H) 4 4 0 34 9 1.000 — Advance to knockout stage
2  South Korea 4 2 2 28 19 .500[a] 2
3  Australia 4 2 2 13 12 .500[b] 2
4  Chinese Taipei 4 2 2 19 20 .500[b] 2
5  Czechia 4 0 4 5 39 .000 4 Requalification required for next WBC
Source: MLB
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ Runs allowed per defensive out between tied teams: South Korea .123 (7 runs/57 outs), Australia and Chinese Taipei .130 (7 runs/54 outs)
  2. ^ a b Earned runs allowed per defensive out between tied teams: Australia .111 (6 earned runs/54 outs), Chinese Taipei .130 (7 earned runs/54 outs)

Summary

Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
Mar 5, 2026 12:00 JST Chinese Taipei  0–3  Australia   Tokyo Dome 2:15 40,523 Boxscore
Mar 5, 2026 19:00 JST Czechia  4–11  South Korea   Tokyo Dome 2:39 19,920 Boxscore
Mar 6, 2026 12:00 JST Australia  5–1  Czechia   Tokyo Dome 2:17 21,514 Boxscore
Mar 6, 2026 19:00 JST Japan  13–0  Chinese Taipei 7 Tokyo Dome 2:36 42,314 Boxscore
Mar 7, 2026 12:00 JST Chinese Taipei  14–0  Czechia 7 Tokyo Dome 2:20 40,522 Boxscore
Mar 7, 2026 19:00 JST South Korea  6–8  Japan   Tokyo Dome 3:04 42,318 Boxscore
Mar 8, 2026 12:00 JST Chinese Taipei  5–4  South Korea 10 Tokyo Dome 2:58 40,584 Boxscore
Mar 8, 2026 19:00 JST Australia  3–4  Japan   Tokyo Dome 2:33 42,331 Boxscore
Mar 9, 2026 19:00 JST South Korea  7–2  Australia   Tokyo Dome 3:01 32,908 Boxscore
Mar 10, 2026 19:00 JST Czechia  0–9  Japan   Tokyo Dome 2:36 42,340 Boxscore

Games

Chinese Taipei vs. Australia

March 5, 2026 12:00 PM JST at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 Chinese Taipei 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
 Australia 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 X 3 7 1
WP: Jack O'Loughlin (1−0)   LP: Chen Po-yu (0−1)   Sv: Jon Kennedy (1)
Home runs:
TPE: None
AUS: Robbie Perkins (1), Travis Bazzana (1)
Attendance: 40,523
Umpires: HP – Omar Peralta, 1B – Manny Gonzalez, 2B – Chad Fairchild, 3B – Charlie Ramos
Boxscore

Czechia vs. South Korea

March 5, 2026 7:00 PM JST at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 Czechia 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 4 9 1
 South Korea 4 1 1 0 2 0 2 1 X 11 10 0
WP: So Hyeong-jun (1−0)   LP: Daniel Padyšák (0−1)
Home runs:
CZE: Terrin Vavra (1)
KOR: Moon Bo-gyeong (1), Shay Whitcomb 2 (2), Jahmai Jones (1)
Attendance: 19,920
Umpires: HP – David Rackley, 1B – Edward Pinales, 2B – Ryan Additon, 3B – Edwin Louisa
Boxscore

Australia vs. Czechia

March 6, 2026 12:00 PM JST at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 Australia 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 9 1
 Czechia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
WP: Josh Hendrickson (1−0)   LP: Tomáš Ondra (0−1)
Home runs:
AUS: Curtis Mead (1), Alex Hall (1)
CZE: None
Attendance: 21,514
Umpires: HP – Ryan Additon, 1B – Ruben Ramos, 2B – Todd Tichenor, 3B – Edward Pinales
Boxscore

Japan vs. Chinese Taipei

March 6, 2026 7:00 PM JST at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Japan 0 10 3 0 0 0 0 13 13 1
 Chinese Taipei 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
WP: Yoshinobu Yamamoto (1−0)   LP: Cheng Hao-jun (0−1)
Home runs:
JPN: Shohei Ohtani (1)
TPE: None
Attendance: 42,314
Umpires: HP – Jordan Baker, 1B – David Rackley, 2B – Omar Peralta, 3B – Edwin Louisa
Boxscore

Chinese Taipei vs. Czechia

March 7, 2026 12:00 PM JST at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Chinese Taipei 2 4 0 2 1 5 0 14 11 0
 Czechia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
WP: Chen Zhong-Ao Zhuang (1–0)   LP: Jan Novák (0–1)
Home runs:
TPE: Stuart Fairchild (1)
CZE: None
Attendance: 40,522
Umpires: HP – Ruben Ramos, 1B – Omar Peralta, 2B – Chad Fairchild, 3B – Manny Gonzalez
Boxscore

South Korea vs. Japan

See also: Japan–South Korea baseball rivalry
March 7, 2026 7:00 PM JST at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 South Korea 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 6 9 0
 Japan 2 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 X 8 7 0
WP: Atsuki Taneichi (1–0)   LP: Park Yeong-hyun (0–1)   Sv: Taisei Ota (1)
Home runs:
KOR: Hyeseong Kim (1)
JPN: Shohei Ohtani (2), Seiya Suzuki 2 (2), Masataka Yoshida (1)
Attendance: 42,318
Umpires: HP – Todd Tichenor, 1B – Jordan Baker, 2B – Edward Pinales, 3B – Edwin Louisa
Boxscore

Chinese Taipei vs. South Korea

March 8, 2026 12:00 PM JST at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
 Chinese Taipei 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 5 7 0
 South Korea 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 4 4 0
WP: Yi Chang (1–0)   LP: Woo-suk Go (0–1)   Sv: Jyun-Yue Tseng (1)
Home runs:
TPE: Yu Chang (1), Tsung-Che Cheng (1), Stuart Fairchild (2)
KOR: Kim Do-yeong (1)
Attendance: 40,584
Umpires: HP – Manny Gonzalez, 1B – David Rackley, 2B – Ruben Ramos, 3B – Omar Peralta
Boxscore

Australia vs. Japan

March 8, 2026 7:00 PM JST at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 Australia 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 8 0
 Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 X 4 5 1
WP: Chihiro Sumida (1–0)   LP: Jon Kennedy (0–1)   Sv: Taisei Ota (2)
Home runs:
AUS: Alex Hall (2), Rixon Wingrove (1)
JPN: Masataka Yoshida (2)
Attendance: 42,331
Umpires: HP – Chad Fairchild, 1B – Edwin Louisa, 2B – Ryan Additon, 3B – Edward Pinales
Boxscore

South Korea vs. Australia

March 9, 2026 7:00 PM JST at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 South Korea 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 7 10 0
 Australia 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 5 1
WP: Son Ju-young (1–0)   LP: Lachlan Wells (0–1)
Home runs:
KOR: Moon Bo-gyeong (2)
AUS: Robbie Glendinning (1)
Attendance: 32,908
Umpires: HP – David Rackley, 1B – Todd Tichenor, 2B – Edwin Louisa, 3B – Edward Pinales
Boxscore

Czechia vs. Japan

March 10, 2026 7:00 PM JST at Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 Czechia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
 Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 X 9 12 0
WP: Yumeto Kanemaru (1–0)   LP: Michal Kovala (0–1)
Home runs:
CZE: None
JPN: Ukyo Shuto (1), Munetaka Murakami (1)
Attendance: 42,340
Umpires: HP – Ryan Additon, 1B – Jordan Baker, 2B – Omar Peralta, 3B – Ruben Ramos
Boxscore

Statistics

Source: [8]

Batting

Team AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS TB
 Japan 123 34 37 6 0 8 38 4 3 29 31 .301 .442 .545 .987 82
 South Korea 136 28 33 9 0 7 27 4 2 16 47 .243 .333 .463 .796 66
 Australia 126 13 29 3 1 7 12 2 1 12 30 .230 .307 .437 .744 55
 Chinese Taipei 118 19 22 2 0 4 18 10 0 17 31 .186 .307 .305 .612 36
 Czechia 114 5 19 3 0 1 5 2 0 8 41 .167 .230 .219 .449 25

Pitching

Team ERA IP H R ER HR BB K WHIP
 Japan 2.12 34 20 9 8 3 8 49 0.824
 South Korea 4.50 36 28 19 18 9 16 35 1.222
 Australia 2.83 35 22 12 11 2 21 24 1.229
 Chinese Taipei 5.63 32 28 20 20 4 16 26 1.375
 Czechia 10.69 32 42 39 38 9 21 23 1.969

References

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  3. ^ Clair, Michael (April 9, 2025). "World Baseball Classic 2026 pools finalized". MLB.com. Retrieved January 4, 2026.
  4. ^ "Japan rallies late to beat Australia behind Masataka Yoshida HR". ESPN. March 8, 2026. Retrieved March 11, 2026.
  5. ^ Yang, Seung-su (March 10, 2026). "South Korea Overcomes Run Margin, Advances to WBC Quarterfinals". The Chosun Ilbo. Retrieved March 11, 2026.
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