Press Release International Baseball Federation, www.ibaf.org
KEY MATCHUPS ON TAP SUNDAY: Sunday will be a decisive day in determining the rankings for the second round. One of the key games will be Cuba vs the Netherlands. For the full schedule of games check out 2009baseballworldcup.com
DETERMINATION OF RANKING FOR THE FINAL ROUND QUALIFIKATION
A note on the determination of ranking for the final round qualification process.
This is to clarify the tie breaking rules on Page 25 of the IBAF Norms, part of C 11. Under the section titled Tie-Breaking System for 2009 Baseball World Cup.
For all rounds (I,II,III) tie-breaking will be determined in the following manner (In Successive order).
- The team which won the game (s) among the ties will be given the highest position.
- The least number of runs allowed
- The lowest ERA.
- The highest batting average
In point one it states ‘among the ties.’ This therefore also applies to tie breaker 2, 3 and 4. It has been like this in previous World Cups and will continue to be the same.
Schedule changes for Sunday, September 20th
The game # 79 Nicaragua vs Puerto Rico will be played in Haarlem at 19:00
The game # 81 Venezuela vs Great Britain will be played in Haarlem at 13:00
The game # 82 Korea vs Spain will be played in Amsterdam at 13:00.
2009 IBAF BASEBALL WORLD CUP
Third Round Schedule Notes for Media
To address questions regarding the unique format for Round 3 of the 2009 IBAF Baseball World Cup, the IBAF has released the following notes to further clarify how the round is determined and how it will play out:
The third round will feature eight (8) teams:
The top four teams from Pool F (the Round 2 pool in the Netherlands)
The top four teams from Pool G (the Round 2 pool in Italy)
The bottom four teams from each pool are eliminated
When these teams move to the Round 3, they will carry over their record from Round 2 against the other three teams from their pool that advanced to Round 3
For example, Team A finishes Round 2 in Pool F at 5-2, which places it as the #1 team in Pool F. Team B, Team C, Team D, Team E, Team F, Team G and Team H finish #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7 and #8, respectively.
Teams A-D advance to Round 3
Team A had a combined record of 1-2 against Teams B-D (its record against Teams E-H was 4-0)
Team A now moves on to Round 3 in Italy with a record of 1-2
This same example occurs in Pool G as well
Once in Round 3, each team from Pool F plays ONLY games against the four teams in Pool G (and vice-versa)
The three-game record that transferred from Round 2 to Round 3 is then combined with the four-game record from Round 3 – it is a total of seven games
In our example, Team A entered Round 3 with a 1-2 record
In this example, Team A goes 2-2 in Round 3
It now has a combined record of 3-4
Once all four Round 3 games have been played and the records are tabulated, the teams are re-seeded within their pools, respectively
In our example, this is teams A-D – they are now reseeded within Pool F based on their combined three Round 2 + four Round 3 results
Note: should there be a tie between teams when determining the re-seeding, statistics used for a tie-break (see below) will be comprised of (will be a total of) each team’s statistics from the games played between the tied teams in Round 2 (in our example, Team A’s games against Teams B-D in Round 2)
Statistics used to break the tie include (in order):
- The team which won the game(s) among the tied teams will be given the highest position
- The least number of runs allowed (runs, not earned runs)
- The lowest ERA
- The highest batting average
On Sept. 26 (after the re-seeding):
The #2 seed in Pool F plays the #2 seed in Pool G in the 3rd place game
The #3 seed in Pool F plays the #3 seed in Pool G in the 5th place game
The #4 seed in Pool F plays the #4 seed in Pool G in the 7th place game
On Sept. 27 (after the re-seeding):
The #1 seed in Pool F plays the #1 seed in Pool G in the 1st place game