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	Advance to knockout stage
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:

↑ Runs allowed per defensive out between tied teams: South Korea .123 (7 runs/57 outs), Australia and Chinese Taipei .130 (7 runs/54 outs)
1 2 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

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

↑ "Tokyo Dome | World Baseball Classic". MLB.com.
↑ Clair, Michael (May 23, 2024). "Tokyo, San Juan, Houston and Miami announced as World Baseball Classic 2026 hosts". MLB.com. Retrieved January 4, 2026.
↑ Clair, Michael (April 9, 2025). "World Baseball Classic 2026 pools finalized". MLB.com. Retrieved January 4, 2026.
↑ "Japan rallies late to beat Australia behind Masataka Yoshida HR". ESPN. March 8, 2026. Retrieved March 11, 2026.
↑ Yang, Seung-su (March 10, 2026). "South Korea Overcomes Run Margin, Advances to WBC Quarterfinals". The Chosun Ilbo. Retrieved March 11, 2026.
↑ Sullivan, Cole (March 7, 2026). "One Country Relegated From World Baseball Classic After Disastrous Start". Newsweek. Retrieved March 11, 2026.
↑ "WBSC World Rankings". wbsc.org. December 31, 2025. Retrieved January 1, 2026.
↑ "2026 World Baseball Classic". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 19, 2026.

External links

Official website

[table_hth_KOR0.25668213388728-8] Runs allowed per defensive out between tied teams: South Korea .123 (7 runs/57 outs), Australia and Chinese Taipei .130 (7 runs/54 outs)

[table_hth_AUS0.25668213388728-9] 1 2 Earned runs allowed per defensive out between tied teams: Australia .111 (6 earned runs/54 outs), Chinese Taipei .130 (7 earned runs/54 outs)

[1] "Tokyo Dome | World Baseball Classic". MLB.com.

[2] Clair, Michael (May 23, 2024). "Tokyo, San Juan, Houston and Miami announced as World Baseball Classic 2026 hosts". MLB.com. Retrieved January 4, 2026.

[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.

[6] Sullivan, Cole (March 7, 2026). "One Country Relegated From World Baseball Classic After Disastrous Start". Newsweek. Retrieved March 11, 2026.

[7] "WBSC World Rankings". wbsc.org. December 31, 2025. Retrieved January 1, 2026.

[10] "2026 World Baseball Classic". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 19, 2026.

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