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The World Baseball Classic
2009
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FIRST ROUND
Pool Finalists Advance To Second Round
POOL A
PRELIMINARIES QUALIFIERS SEEDING
 POOL WINNER
China
 0
Japan
 4




Japan
 14
South Korea
 2 (7)


Chinese Taipei
 0
South Korea
 9





Japan 0
South Korea 1
South Korea
China
 4
Chinese Taipei 1




China
 0
South Korea 14 (7)



POOL B
PRELIMINARIES QUALIFIERS SEEDING
 POOL WINNER
South Africa
 1
Cuba
 8




Cuba
 5
Australia
 4


Australia
 17
Mexico
 7 (8)





Cuba
 16
Mexico
 4 (7)
Cuba
South Africa
 3
Mexico
 14




Mexico
 16
Australia
 1 (6)



POOL C
PRELIMINARIES QUALIFIERS SEEDING
 POOL WINNER
Canada
 5
United States
 6




United States
 15
Venezuela 6


Italy
 0
Venezuela
 7





United States
 3
Venezuela 5
Venezuela
Canada
 2
Italy
 6




Italy
 1
Venezuela 10



POOL D
PRELIMINARIES QUALIFIERS SEEDING
 POOL WINNER
Netherlands
 3
Dominican Republic
 2




Netherlands
 1
Puerto Rico
 3


Panama
 0
Puerto Rico
 7





Puerto Rico 5
Netherlands
 0
Puerto Rico
Dominican Republic
 9
Panama
 0




Dominican Republic 1
Netherlands
 2 (11)



SECOND ROUND
Pool Finalists Advance To Semifinals
POOL 1
PRELIMINARIES QUALIFIERS SEEDING
 POOL WINNER
Japan
 6
Cuba
 0




Japan
 1
South Korea
 4


Mexico
 2
South Korea
 8





South Korea
 2
Japan
 6
Japan
Cuba
 7
Mexico
 4




Cuba
 0
Japan
 5



POOL 2
PRELIMINARIES QUALIFIERS SEEDING
 POOL WINNER
Netherlands
 1
Venezuela
 3




Venezuela 2
Puerto Rico
 0


United States
 1
Puerto Rico
 11 (7)





Venezuela 10
United States 6
Venezuela
Netherlands
 3
United States
 9




United States
 6
Puerto Rico 5



CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND
SEMIFINALS
 FINAL
 WORLD BASEBALL CLASSIC CHAMPIONS
South Korea
 10
Venezuela
 2



South Korea 3
Japan
 5 (10)
JAPAN
United States
 4
Japan
 9