Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd. is excited to announce that Ichiro Suzuki, a legendary figure in both Japanese and American baseball, will appear as a special guest at the finals of the global baseball esports tournament, the HUGAN WBSC ePremier12 2024 (the "ePremier12").
The ePremier12 is an international esports tournament organized by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) and played using the official WBSC baseball game, "WBSC eBASEBALL™ Power Pros," developed and published by KONAMI. Coinciding with the WBSC Premier12, the global baseball tournament organized by the WBSC that will also be held at Tokyo Dome on Thursday, November 21, the ePremier12 Finals will take place on Saturday, November 23, at the same iconic venue.
To commemorate the inaugural ePremier12 tournament, Ichiro Suzuki, a legendary figure in both Japanese and American baseball, will make a special guest appearance. Ichiro will participate in the opening ceremony and awards ceremony, honoring the players who fought for the title of the first-ever ePremier12 champion.
The Super Round of the ePremier12 will commence on Wednesday, November 21, at the Esports Ginza Studio in Tokyo’s Ginza district. The competition will feature four elite players who triumphed in qualifiers held around the world: Ben Zen from Mexico, Dashu from Chinese Taipei, and SHORA and NEGRAY from Japan. The Super Round will be conducted in a round-robin format, with the top two players advancing to the finals on Saturday, November 23, at Tokyo Dome.
Super Round Participants

Olympic Esports Series 2023 Baseball Event, winner
Tokyo Esports Festa 2024, winner
WBSC eBASEBALL™ Series 2023 World Finals, winner

ePremier12 1st Global Qualifiers, winner


Super Round and Finals Streams
The Super Round on Thursday, November 21, and the finals on Saturday, November 23, will both be streamed as well. The broadcast will feature special guest appearances from former professional baseball players Seiichi Uchikawa, Kenshin Kawakami, and Hisashi Iwakuma, as well as game commentator Taiji. For more details, please refer to the information below.
Super Round: Thursday, November 21, 3:00 PM (JST)
Stream URL:https://youtube.com/live/YIncTqDDrro?feature=share
Guests:





Finals: Saturday, November 23, 4:00 PM (JST)
Stream URL:https://youtube.com/live/itwv6SFgF1k?feature=share
Guests:




ePremier12 | WBSC eBASEBALL™ Power Pros Official Website
https://www.konami.com/pawa/wbsc/ja/event/epremier12/final
We hope you’ll be there at Tokyo Dome to cheer on the competitors as they battle to be the first-ever ePremier12 champion.
Konami Digital Entertainment will continue to work with its partners to share the excitement of esports with the world and to further expand the esports fan base.