'There was no miracle' as South Korea fail to reach the Premier12 Super Round

'There was no miracle' as South Korea fail to reach the Premier12 Super Round

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The South Korean national baseball team's hopes of advancing to the Super Round of the WBSC Premier12 have been dashed.

Ryu Jung-il's team didn't play yesterday (Nov. 17), but Japan and Chinese Taipei's back-to-back wins ended their chances of reaching the quarterfinals.

With two wins and two losses, South Korea can make it three wins and two losses with a win against Australia today (18th), but if Chinese Taipei loses to Cuba today, they will also be three wins and two losses and fall behind in the 'winner takes all' system.

Yesterday, Japan beat Cuba 7-6 to clinch first place in the group with four wins, while Chinese Taipei also beat Australia 11-3 to move to 3-1, 파워볼사이트 meaning both countries will advance to the Super Round.

South Korea has had a strong showing in the Premier12, winning the title in 2015 and finishing runner-up in 2019, but this time they suffered a tough group stage exit.

The national team fielded a youthful squad for the tournament and set their sights on the top four, but were unable to travel to Japan for the Super Round.