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GIJANG, Korea – The 2016 edition of the Canadian Women’s National Baseball Team touched down in Busan, South Korea on Wednesday and have been busy preparing for the WBSC Women’s Baseball World Cup that gets underway on September 3^rd at the brand new Gijang Dream Ballpark Complex.

Canada will face defending world champion and world #1 ranked Japan to open the tournament before taking on India and the Netherlands in the opening round.

Here’s what you need to know to follow Team Canada and the Women’s Baseball World Cup.

WHAT: The 7^th WBSC Women’s Baseball World Cup will take place in Gijang, Korea at the newly completed Gijang Hyundai Dream Ballpark from September 3^rd-11^th.

WHO: A 12-team field will compete for the title of world champion with Canada in Group B along with India, Japan and the Netherlands. Group A consists of host Korea, Cuba, Pakistan and Venezuela, while Group C features Australia, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong and the United States. Teams will play a round robin amongst their group in the Opening Round with the top two clubs in each group advancing to the Super Round. Following the Super Round, gold and bronze medal games will take place.

WHEN: Here is Canada’s Opening Round schedule with date, time and opponent

• September 3^rd Canada vs Japan 6am ET/7pm KT
• September 4^th India vs Canada 2:30am ET/3:30pm KT
• September 5^th Canada vs Netherlands 2:30am ET/3:30pm KT

The Super Round will take place from September 7^th-10^th with bronze and gold medal games slated for September 11^th.

HOW TO FOLLOW: Canada’s tournament opener against Japan will be streamed live on the WBSC’s YouTube channel that will carry select games from the Opening Round and all games the Super Round along with medal games.

There will be no live stream for Canada’s Opening Round match-ups against India and the Netherlands, however you can follow, pitch-by-pitch via the WBSC’s live scoring system that is available on the official tournament website.

USEFUL LINKS:

WBSC Women’s Baseball World Cup Website
WBSC YouTube Channel
Baseball Canada Women’s National Team Roster

Follow Team Canada at the WBSC Women’s Baseball World Cup via our social media channels:

Twitter.com/baseballcanada
Instagram.com/baseballcanada
Facebook.com/baseballcanada