Over $5m in prize money distributed among Premier12 teams

19/11/2019

A minimum of 50 percent of a team's prize money is to be distributed equally among the players on the 28-man roster

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Premier12 supassed many records during its second edition, which finished with Japan winning on Sunday. One of those was the amount of prize money distributed to the teams. A total amount of $5,210,000 was distributed among the 12 participating teams - with the champion, Japan, receiving a total of $1,610,000 - marking a 40% increase over the inaugural edition of this major international baseball event in 2015.

As per WBSC guidelines, a minimum of 50 percent of a team's prize money is to be distributed equally among the players on the 28-man roster.

The list of prizes is as follows:

	Standings	Opening Round wins	Group winner	Super Round wins	Total
JPN	1,500,000	30,000	20,000	60,000	$ 1,610,000
KOR	750,000	30,000	20,000	40,000	$ 840,000
MEX	500,000	30,000	20,000	40,000	$ 590,000
USA	350,000	20,000		40,000	$ 410,000
TPE	300,000	20,000		40,000	$ 360,000
AUS	250,000	10,000		20,000	$ 280,000
CAN	180,000	10,000			$ 190,000
DOM	180,000	10,000			$ 190,000
VEN	180,000	10,000			$ 190,000
CUB	180,000	10000			$ 190,000
NED	180,000				$ 180,000
PUR	180,000				$ 180,000
TOTAL					$ 5,210,000

Along with the prize for the final position, the teams received a $10,000 bonus for each Opening Round win, $20,000 for winning the group and $20,000 for each win in the Super Round.

The 2019 WBSC Premier12 will also award the highest amount of world ranking points of any international baseball competition.

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Over $5m in prize money distributed among Premier12 teams

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