{"id":42847,"date":"2024-02-22T13:45:21","date_gmt":"2024-02-22T21:45:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=42847"},"modified":"2024-02-22T13:45:26","modified_gmt":"2024-02-22T21:45:26","slug":"hong-kong-china-announced-as-wild-card-entries-to-play-in-mens-world-cup-group-b-in-prince-albert-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=42847","title":{"rendered":"Hong Kong, China announced as wild card entries, to play in Men’s World Cup Group B in Prince Albert Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Group A – June 12-16 at Hermosillo Mexico <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Group B – July 10-14 at Prince Albert, Canada<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Group C – September 17-21 at Oklahoma City USA<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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From the WBSC<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This marks Hong Kong, China’s sixth participation in the top men softball competition in the world, and their return to the World Cup after seven years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) today announced that world No. 24 Hong Kong, China<\/strong><\/a> has been awarded a wild card for the WBSC Men’s Softball World Cup<\/strong><\/a>, which is slated to open this summer in Mexico, Canada and USA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hong Kong, China – which finished fourth in the Asian Qualifier – will participate in Group B<\/a><\/strong>, to be played in Prince Albert, Canada, from 10 to 14 July. The Asian squad will face hosts and world No. 3 Canada, No. 8 New Zealand, No. 11 Singapore, one team from Africa and one team coming from the Americas Qualifier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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With the wild card, Hong Kong, China becomes the fourth Asian squad in the WBSC Men’s Softball World Cup, along with world No. 2 Japan, Singapore and No. 14 the Philippines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A total of 11 teams out of 18 have been confirmed for the group stage: <\/p>\n\n\n\n