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Taiwan’s win at the Premier12 baseball tournament back in 2024 sparked a furor for the sport that has lasted until this year. And now, baseball fans will have an opportunity to see Taiwan shine again, at the World Baseball Classic, which is set to kick off in Tokyo. From March 5 Taiwan will face off against four countries at the Tokyo Dome: Australia, Japan, Czechia and South Korea. Tickets for the showdown went on sale on Thursday, but hundreds of fans were left disappointed. The online sales portal lagged and crashed, and by the time it was up and running again, tickets had almost sold out. But there could be another option besides watching the games at the stadium. CPBL Chair Tsai Chi-chang says plans are underway to hold a watch party live, so that Taiwanese in Japan can enjoy the game and each others’ company.

Do you remember this moment from just over a year ago? Team Taiwan made its way to victory at the Premier12, reigniting a baseball fever in Taiwan that has lasted until this year, with the upcoming World Baseball Classic.

Scroll all you want on the ticketing website, but tickets for Taiwan’s games against Australia, Japan, Czechia and South Korea, starting March 5 are all sold out!

Jerry
Tried to buy tickets
I was eating out, and even when I was out walking on the street I kept refreshing the page. I kept trying until past 10 o’clock, when I found out that the Taiwan-South Korea game had sold out. I thought, fine, I just pick another match. But I kept refreshing for six hours and I got nothing.

Tickets were available on four major ticketing platforms in Japan, and only one, ePlus, had an international portal. But as soon as sales started, the servers were overwhelmed with requests. Some people got a VPN and borrowed a Japanese phone to use the Lawson ticketing system, but even as late as midnight, there were 640,000 in the virtual queue. Some went to bed to wait it out, but by the next day in the morning, there were still 570,000 people in line.

Voice of Momo
Tried to buy tickets
The Japanese ticketing platforms were also very laggy at first. But at around 7, you could register and get the tickets, but not if you were abroad. But if you were using ePlus, there were barely any tickets left. All the Taiwan games had sold out, except for vs. Checkia and vs. Australia, but those didn’t have any good seats.

It was a downer for fans who already booked flights and tickets. But don’t lose hope just yet. The WBC has announced an official ticket resale platform where there could be a second chance. If all fails, there might be a live broadcast party in Tokyo.

Tsai Chi-chang
CPBL Chair
We’re hoping to find an indoor venue and hold something like a “Taiwan night” so that fans who couldn’t get tickets can go to watch the game together and cheer for our team.

Those with tickets can attend the games sporting the latest Team Taiwan merch, a black cap and jersey just like the players. Get your wallets ready!

Tsai Chi-chang
CPBL Chair
We’re afraid that people won’t have time to get the merch on time so we’re going to launch sails next week. Keep an eye on the official CPBL website and be wary of scams, we haven’t authorized just anyone to sell the merch.

The race for merch is on, and it’s looking like Tokyo Dome will once again feel like Taiwan’s home stadium.

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