Tokyo Olympic Baseball Schedule Confirmed... Opening Game on July 28 Next Year in Fukushima Prefecture

[Asia Economy Reporter Minji Lee] The baseball schedule for the Tokyo Summer Olympics to be held next year has been finalized. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) reportedly held a virtual general meeting on the 18th (Korean time) to approve the competition schedule for the official events of the Tokyo Olympics, including baseball.

Baseball at the Tokyo Olympics, featuring six participating countries, will begin five days after the opening ceremony, on July 28, 2021, at Azuma Stadium in Fukushima Prefecture, and conclude with the gold medal game on August 7. The opening game will be held in Fukushima Prefecture, while the remaining games will take place at Yokohama Stadium.

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The six teams in the main tournament will be divided into two groups of three teams each to first compete in a group stage. Based on the group stage results, the six teams will go through a modified double-elimination format to determine the teams that will compete for the gold medal.

Four of the six participating countries have already been decided. The host country Japan, Israel as the top team from the Europe-Africa continent, and South Korea and Mexico, who secured first place in the Asia-Oceania region and the Americas respectively at last year's Premier12, have earned their tickets to Tokyo.

The remaining spots will be awarded to the countries that finish first in the Americas final qualifier and the world final qualifier, both scheduled for early next year.

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