US EditionSouth Korea advances to the WBC quarterfinals with 7-2 win over Australia
- On Monday the South Korea national baseball team defeated Australia 7-2 at the Tokyo Dome to advance to the WBC quarterfinals in Miami via the tiebreaker.
- With three teams tied 2-2, the tiebreaker used runs allowed per defensive out, and Korea’s 57 defensive outs versus 54 for others set the five-run win target.
- Bo Gyeong Moon supplied four RBIs, raising his tournament total to 11, while Hyun Min Ahn's ninth-inning sacrifice fly scored Hae-Min Park after Australian shortstop Jarryd Dale's throwing error.
- It marks South Korea's first WBC quarterfinal trip after three straight failures to get out of pool play, and Taiwan's tournament ended Monday as Korea's tiebreaker win reshaped Pool C behind Japan.
- Japan national baseball team will complete Pool C on Tuesday against the Czech Republic national baseball team, while fans and media who tracked tiebreaker scenarios used homemade charts and noted a late-game near-double.
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South Korea joins Japan in WBC quarterfinals, advances with 7-2 win over Australia
South Korea players celebrate after defeating Australia in their World Baseball Classic game on Monday, March 9, 2026 in Tokyo. | Eugene Hoshiko, Associated Press. South Korea advanced to the quarterfinals of the World Baseball Classic, moving past the first round for the first time since 2009 by beating Australia 7-2 on Monday night at the Tokyo Dome behind four RBIs from Bo Gyeong Moon, who leads the tournament with 11. The South Koreans (2-2)…
Taiwan eliminated from WBC following South Korea's 7-2 win over Australia
Team Taiwan's 2026 World Baseball Classic (WBC) journey ended Monday night when South Korea beat Australia 7-2 and won the tiebreaker with Australia and Taiwan to advance to the tournament's quarterfinals in Miami.
Although South Korea defeated Australia 7-2 tonight in the World Baseball Classic (WBC), creating a 2-2 record for Taiwan, South Korea, and Australia, South Korea ultimately advanced to the second round based on the score allowed percentage, and Taiwan failed to advance for the third consecutive time.
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