Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd. (KONAMI) is excited to announce that the online qualifiers for the ePremier12, the world championship of baseball esports, will begin on Monday, April 15.
The ePremier 12 is a global esports tournament sponsored by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) that uses KONAMI’s WBSC-licensed baseball game "WBSC eBASEBALL™: POWER PROS" as its competition title. The finals to determine the world champion of baseball esports will be held at Tokyo Dome in late November, alongside the international baseball tournament the Premier12, also sponsored by the WBSC.
In the ePremier12 tournament, twelve players from around the world will be selected in various formats to compete for the championship. The first of which, the ePremier 12 1st Global Qualifier, will be held on Monday, April 15. The online qualifiers will be held in two parts: the aforementioned 1st Global Qualifier in April, followed by the 2nd Global Qualifier beginning in June. Anyone can enter the tournament from the in-game menu of "WBSC eBASEBALL™: POWER PROS", so be sure to sign up! For more information on the tournament regulations and schedule, please visit the official tournament website.
The ePremier12 | ”WBSC eBASEBALL™: POWER PROS” official site:
https://www.konami.com/pawa/wbsc/ja/event/epremier12
Twelve players will be selected to compete in the ePremier12 through various qualifying rounds held around the world.
The 1st Global Qualifier will begin on April 15, and the 2nd Global Qualifier will begin on June 24.
In addition, world champion Shoma Mori (player name: SHORA), winner of the WBSC eBASEBALL™ Series 2023 World Finals held in March of this year, as well as many other tournaments, will be competing in the ePremier12 as a seeded player.
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Tournaments to determine the 12 finalists for the ePremier12 will be held in various formats starting with the ePremier 12 Global Qualifiers. More information on the qualifying tournaments will be provided as it becomes available, so stay tuned!
Konami Digital Entertainment, along with its partners, will continue to present all the fun and excitement of esports to the world, as it strives to keep creating new esports fans everywhere.
About the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC)
Headquartered in Pully, Switzerland, in the outskirts of Lausanne, the WBSC is the world governing body for baseball and softball. At present it is made up of 207 national leagues (including full members and associate members) from 137 countries/regions in Asia, Africa, the Americas, Europe and Oceania. It is responsible for overseeing the baseball and softball activities of over 65 million athletes and mobilizing approximately 150 million spectators every year. The WBSC oversees all international competitions in which official national teams participate: the Premier 12, Baseball World Cup (U-12, U-15, U-18, U-23 and Women's), Softball World Cup (U-15 Women, U-18 Women, U-18 Men, U-23 Men, Women and Men), Baseball 5 (Senior and Youth World Cups), organizes the eSports World Championships and oversees the Baseball, Softball and Baseball 5 events at the Olympic Games.
[About KONAMI’s baseball-related esports initiatives]
Since 2016, KONAMI has continuously worked to expand and revitalize esports by holding national tournaments for the PAWAFURU PUROYAKYU series. In 2017, we started using esports for regional promotion by partnering with events such as the Ehime e-baseball Tournament, a cultural program of the Ehime Kokutai (Ehime National Athletic Meet). Since 2018, we have been hosting a professional esports league in collaboration with Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), and we are also working with the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) to expand the baseball fanbase around the world. In the Olympic Virtual Series 2021 and Olympic eSports Series 2023 international tournaments organized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the PAWAFURU PUROYAKYU series was used as the competition title.
"WBSC eBASEBALL™ POWER PROS" product information
| Title: | WBSC eBASEBALL™ POWER PROS |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | KONAMI |
| MSRP: | 100 yen (tax-inclusive) *No in-app purchases |
| Languages: | Japanese, English |
| Players: |
Nintendo Switch™: 1 to 4 (TV Mode), 1 to 4 (Tabletop Mode), 1 (Handheld Mode) PS4®: 1 to 4 (online: 1) |
| Copyright Information: |
Official licensed videogame of World Baseball Softball Confederation "eBaseball" and "eBASEBALL" are registered trademarks or trademarks of Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd. in Japan and other countries or regions. ©Konami Digital Entertainment |
| Contact Information: | Customer Helpline: TEL：0570-086-573 (weekdays 10:00am to6:00pm, closed weekends and holidays) |