Taiwan players celebrate beating South Korea in their Pool C game of the World Baseball Classic at the Tokyo Dome yesterday. Taiwan’s Yu Chang, center, hugs a teammate after they beat South Korea in their Pool C game of the World Baseball Classic in Tokyo yesterday. Photo: AFPOnly under that scenario — in which Taiwan, South Korea and Australia would all finish with 2-2 records in Pool C — Taipei could hope that the WBC tiebreaker rules would work in its favor. Taiwan fans wearing matching jackets cheer in the stands during Taiwan’s Pool C game against South Korea in the World Baseball Classic at the Tokyo Dome yesterday. Lai, writing on Facebook, thanked “all the Taiwan heroes,” calling them “our proudest Team Taiwan” for keeping the nation’s hopes alive of advancing to the quarter-finals.

Source: Taipei Times March 08, 2026 16:07 UTC