Eight days, two rounds, one venue — that's the most concrete detail to emerge from the 2027 Premier12 format the Chinese Taipei Baseball Association recently unveiled. Taiwan has secured hosting rights not just for Group A of the group stage and the super round, but also for the final qualifier for baseball at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. Officials have now confirmed that both the group stage and super round will run consecutively at Taipei Dome from November 8 to November 15.
Per the roster released by the WBSC, this edition of the Premier12 will once again feature the world's top 12 ranked teams: Japan, Chinese Taipei, the United States, South Korea, Venezuela, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Panama, the Netherlands, Cuba, Australia, and the Dominican Republic. The group stage is split into four groups — A, B, C, and D — with each group playing a round-robin, and the top two teams from each group advancing to the super round. As hosts, Chinese Taipei has been placed in Group A and will face three other teams on home turf at Taipei Dome.
