World Baseball Classic

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World Baseball Classic 15
Sport Baseball
Founded 1925
Motto "Play the World, Beat the World"
Country(ies) Newmanistan (3rd title)
Most championship(s) Az-cz, Qazox, and Newmanistan (3 titles)
Founder American Fist

The World Baseball Classic is a competition amongst the NS nations to determine the best Baseball team in the world.

American Fist was the creator of the WBC, but due to that nation Ceasing To Exist, Qazox steeped in and hosted the first event. There is no current offical WBC President, but there is a council and a vote after WBC 15 will create an office of president.

To date there have been 15 World Baseball Classics, with the 16th WBC in the planning stages.

For more info about a specific WBC tourney, please click on the links provided in the info box below.

A WBC Hall of Fame also exists in Pocono City, Newmanistan.

Hosts and Champions of the WBC

  • Numbers after a nations' name refer to either the number of titles or number of times hosted
WBC Edition CHAMPIONS Runners-up Third Place Fourth Place Host(s)
WBC1 Az-cz West Pasco Assegai Developments & Milchama (see note 1) Qazox
WBC2 Az-cz (2) Milchama Zwangzug Ambrose-Douglas Az-cz
WBC3 Az-cz (3) Qazox Ambrose-Douglas Milchama Zwangzug
WBC4 Milchama Corneliu Taeshan Vephrall Nefundland/Qazox (2)
WBC5 Milchama (2) Zwangzug Corneliu Taeshan Qazox (3)
WBC6 Qazox Taeshan Zwangzug Milchama Liventia (1)
WBC7 Zwangzug Newmanistan Qazox Taeshan Green wombat
WBC8 Qazox (2) Milchama Newmanistan Taeshan Newmanistan
WBC9 Qazox (3) Newmanistan Tocrowkia Taeshan Liventia (2)
WBC10 Newmanistan Secristan Tocrowkia Zwangzug Qazox (4)
WBC11 Tocrowkia Newmanistan Zwangzug Qazox Newmanistan (2)
WBC12 Newmanistan (2) Zwangzug Taeshan Yafor II Secristan
WBC13 Taeshan Cassadaigua Secristan (see note 2) Tocrowkia Qazox (5)
WBC14 Cassadaigua Newmanistan Sarzonia Quintessence of Dust Newmanistan (3)
WBC15 Newmanistan (3) Zwangzug Tocrowkia Sarzonia The Babbage Islands
WBC16 Q.o.D./Tarrentum
WBC17 TBD
  1. NOTE: Assegai Developments and Milchama tied for third place in WBC 1; as they had the same overall record.
  2. NOTE: At WBC 13, Tocrowkia forfeitted the third place series to Secristan.
  3. Note: WBC16 is the first WBC to offically have co-hosts. (Quintessence of Dust = Q.o.D.)

WBC Factoids

  • Most teams in a WBC: 48 teams- (WBC 16).
  • Most WBC Finals Appearances: 7- Newmanistan (WBC's 7, 9-12, and 14-15).
    • Most consecutive Finals Appearances: 4- Newmanistan (WBC's 9-12).
  • Most WBC Semi-Final Appearances: 8- Taeshan (WBC's 4-9, 12-13); Zwangzug (WBC's 2, 5-7, 10-12, 15) and Newmanistan (WBC's 7-12, 14-15)
    • Most consecutive semi-final appearances: 6- Milchama (WBC's 1-6), Taeshan (WBC's 4-9) and Newmanistan (WBC's 7-12).
  • Most WBC Runners-up: 4- Newmanistan (WBC's 7, 9, 11 and 14).
  • Most 3rd place finishes: 3- Zwangzug (WBC's 2, 6 and 11) & Tocrowkia (WBC's 9-10 & 15)
  • Most 4th place Finishes: 4- Taeshan (WBC's 5, 7-9.)

  • Most Playoff Appearances: 14- Milchama (WBC's 1-8, 10-13, 15-16)
  • Most Consecutive Playoff Appearances: 12- Taeshan (WBC's 3-14)
  • Most WBC's participated in: 16- Qazox and Milchama (WBC's 1-16). active streaks.
    • NOTE: Zwangzug hosted, but did not participate in WBC 3, otherwise they would be tied with both Qazox and Milchama in total appearances.

  • The First WBC did not have a 3rd place game/series as did WBC 13, as mentioned at note 2.
  • Az-cz at the 2nd WBC became the first, and so far only, team to complete a Perfect WBC with a record of 17-0.
  • Until WBC14 there had not been a WBC without one of the following teams reaching at least the semifinals: Qazox, Milchama, Zwangzug or Taeshan.
  • Only Az-cz has hosted and won the same WBC (WBC2).
  • Newmanistan, having joined in World Baseball Classic 7, has at minimum, advanced to the quarterfinals in every attempt.

Unoffical World Champions

After the 10th WBC, a list of the "Unoffical World Champions" was made, using the criterion of if team A is the Champions, and Team B beats team A, then unoffically Team B is the new world Champions. Please see the link provided for more info.

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