Taichung, Tapei City also hosts of Premier 12 in November

Part two of the Premier 12 presentation took place in Taipei City on Tuesday. Following the announcement on Monday that the Tokyo Dome in Japan will host the semi-finals, bronze medal and gold medal games of the new international baseball tournament, more details were revealed by the World Baseball Softball Confederation.

Taipei City and Taichung will be the stage for the first phase of the Premier 12. The 12 teams will be split into two groups for the first round, which will be played in a round robin format. Afterwards the top four of each pool advance to the quarter finals. This will be played in Taipei City and Taichung. The winners advance to the semis and to Japan.

The inaugural edition of the Premier 12 will be played from November 8 to 21, 2015. Japan, USA, Cuba, Chinese Taipei, Netherlands, Dominican Republic, Canada, Korea, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Italy and Mexico are qualified.