Taiwan Faces Off Against Japan in WBSC Premier12

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Taiwan will face off against Japan on Saturday at the Taipei Dome for the WBSC Premier12 baseball tournament. Both teams are undefeated in the preliminary round.

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00:00After two consecutive victories, Taiwan is set to play against Japan at Taipei Dome,

00:06with tens of thousands of fans here waiting to cheer on their teams.

00:09Now this game tonight is harder than the WBSC Premier League Baseball Tournament, which

00:14features the top 12 teams in the world.

00:16Go China!

00:18I'm really looking forward to it.

00:19I think China is going to advance from the group pre-match to Tokyo and win the championship.

00:24I hope we can continue to win today.

00:26Go China!

00:27I hope we can win the home run.

00:29Both teams enter the match on a high note.

00:32Taiwan and Japan have gone undefeated in the preliminary round of the tournament so far.

00:37Earlier, both teams announced their starting pitchers.

00:41Taiwan will field 26-year-old left-hander Tim Bo-Ching, while Japan will send 26-year-old

00:46right-hander Saiki Hiroto to the mound.

00:50The game is set to begin shortly, with all of its over 30,000 tickets sold out.

00:54A win could secure the top seat in the preliminary round of the tournament, boosting the chances

00:59of either team to advance further.

01:01Louis Lee and Taneichi in Taipei for Taiwan Plus.

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