The International Baseball Federation (IBAF) has drawn Nigeria in the group B of the forthcoming 2nd IBAF Under 12 Baseball World Cup in Tapei City, Chinese Taipei from July 18 to 28, 2013.
Nigeria
was drawn alongside USA, Venezuela, Brazil, Korea, Panama, Russia, and
Pakistan
while Group A has the host Chinese
Taipei, Mexico, Japan, Italy, Colombia, Czech Republic, India, and Hong
Kong
It
is the first time in the event
history that the United States,
Colombia, Czech Republic, India, Panama, Nigeria, Russia and Pakistan are
competing in an IBAF 12U
Baseball World Cup.
Teams
are scheduled to arrive on July 16. During the first round from July 18 to 25 (rest day on July 23) a round
robin will be played with the
top four teams of each pool advancing to the quarterfinals.
The quarterfinal and semifinals are
scheduled for July 26 and 27
with the Gold Medal
Game and the Bronze Medal Game
to be played on July 28.
Chinese Taipei won the
inaugural edition of the IBAF 12U Baseball World Cup in
2011,
which also was played in Taipei City. Team
CT defeated Cuba in a thrilling championship game, claiming the
title.
Venezuela, Mexico and Japan completed the top five. Brazil, Korea,
Italy,
Philippines, Ecuador, Hong Kong, Indonesia and Lithuania also
participated.
Matches
at the II IBAF 12U Baseball World Cup will be played at Tien
Mou Stadium, Youth
Park and Shing-Sheng Stadium
in Taipei City.
The
use of the curveball will be permitted at this tournament after a
decision by the
Executive Board earlier this year.
The
IBAF 12 Under Baseball
World Cup embraces
fully the notions of cultural diversity, the environment, drug awareness
both
socially and in sports, and working as a team.
Rules for the
event have
been specially created by the IBAF Tournaments Commission, The
Committee,
composed of members from around the International baseball world and
familiar
with elite youth competition, conducted a lengthy study of the
structures
surrounding the 12 years and under game that is played in all of the
continents.
In
a swift reaction, the Secretary General of Nigeria Baseball and Softball
Association (NBSA) Kehinde Laniyan said that the manner in which events
are
unfolding have shown that Nigeria has come of age in Baseball adding
that only
Nigeria team is ready to face the world.
“We
are ready and I can promise that we will do Africa proud” he concluded
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