Media Invitation to WBSC eBASEBALL™ Series 2023 World Finals at the Olympic Museum located in - the Olympic Capital - Lausanne, Switzerland
Pully, Switzerland – The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) is pleased to invite media to the finals of the WBSC eBASEBALL™ Series on Saturday, 9 March at the Olympic Museum auditorium in Lausanne, Switzerland. During the event, the details of the 2024 edition featuring the ePremier12™ - another WBSC ground-breaking project for international eSport – will also be revealed.
Registered media will have access to the competition hall as well as the closing reception where interviews can be requested with WBSC representatives and the players.
Event Details
Date & Schedule:
Saturday, 9 March 2024
- 13:45 Doors Open
- 14:00 Competition Starts
- 15:00 ePremier12™ Presentation
- 16:00 Reception with interview opportunity
Location:
- Auditorium on the ground floor of the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland
- Quai d'Ouchy 1, 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland
- Google Map
Event Webpage:
Digital opportunities:
- The WBSC eBASEBALL™ Series 2023 World Finals will be streamed live on the WBSC’s YouTube channel
Interview Opportunities
- Riccardo Fraccari (WBSC President )
WBSC eBASEBALL™ Series 2023 Finalists
- Shoma Mori "SHORA" (JPN) - Undefeated eBASEBALL™ player. The Olympic Esports Series 2023 and Olympic Virtual Series 2021 champion has also qualified after emerging victorious in the first online qualifier of the WBSC eBASEBALL™ Series.
- Takato Fujishima "fujito" (JPN) - Finished joint fifth at the Olympic Esports Series 2023 and won the second online qualifier of the WBSC eBASEBALL™ Series.
- RJ Calderon "yabeGaming" (USA) - Claimed victory at the USA eBASEBALL™ Finals at Durham Bulls Athletic Park in North Carolina.
- Wei-Chung Yu "Hazuremon" (TPE) – Enters the World Finals as the final qualifier for the tournament. He was the top non-Japanese finisher in the Final Global Qualifier tournament held from 28 January to 4 February.
How to attend the event & schedule interviews with the representatives and/or players
Please complete the below form by Tuesday 5 March to ensure your spot at the event. For any further inquiries, please contact project manager Misaki Kudo at misaki.kudo@wbsc.org.
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About World Baseball Softball Confederation
The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has 206 National Federation and Associate Members in 136 countries and territories across Asia, Africa, Americas, Europe and Oceania, which represent a united baseball/softball sports movement that encompasses over 65 million athletes and attracts approximately 150 million fans to stadiums worldwide annually.
About WBSC eBASEBALL™: POWER PROS
WBSC eBASEBALL™: POWER PROS, released in February 2023 by Konami Digital Entertainment Inc. (KONAMI), is the official WBSC eBASEBALL™ game that is downloadable in over 60 countries.
WBSC eBASEBALL™: POWER PROS was one of nine featured games in the Olympic Esports Series 2023, which was organised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
The WBSC Executive Board approved eSport as a new discipline of baseball and softball in December 2020.