2009 World Baseball Classic Games Schedule

ROUND 1 (double elimination)
Pool A Tokyo Dome, Tokyo
GAME	DATE	OPPONENTS	LOCAL TIME	EASTERN TIME
1	Thu, March 5	China vs. Japan	6:30 p.m.	4:30 a.m.
2	Fri, March 6	Chinese Taipei vs. Korea	6:30 p.m.	4:30 a.m.
3	Sat, March 7	Game 1 Loser vs. Game 2 Loser	12:30 p.m.	10:30 p.m. (Fri.)
4	Sat, March 7	Game 1 Winner vs. Game 2 Winner	7:00 p.m.	5:00 a.m.
5	Sun, March 8	Game 3 Winner vs. Game 4 Loser	6:30 p.m.	5:30 a.m.
6	Mon, March 9	Game 4 Winner vs. Game 5 Winner	6:30 p.m.	5:30 a.m.

Pool B Foro Sol Stadium, Mexico City
GAME	DATE	OPPONENTS	LOCAL TIME	EASTERN TIME
1	Sun, March 8	Cuba vs. South Africa	12:00 p.m.	2:00 p.m.
2	Sun, March 8	Australia vs. Mexico	7:00 p.m.	9:00 p.m.
3	Mon, March 9	Game 1 Loser vs. Game 2 Loser	8:00 p.m.	10:00 p.m.
4	Tue, March 10	Game 1 Winner vs. Game 2 Winner	8:00 p.m.	10:00 p.m.
5	Wed, March 11	Game 3 Winner vs. Game 4 Loser	8:00 p.m.	10:00 p.m.
6	Thu, March 12	Game 4 Winner vs. Game 5 Winner	7:00 p.m.	9:00 p.m.

Pool C Rogers Centre, Toronto
GAME	DATE	OPPONENTS	LOCAL TIME	EASTERN TIME
1	Sat, March 7	Canada vs. United States	2:00 p.m.	2:00 p.m.
2	Sat, March 7	Italy vs. Venezuela	8:00 p.m.	8:00 p.m.
3	Sun, March 8	Game 1 Winner vs. Game 2 Winner	8:00 p.m.	8:00 p.m.
4	Mon, March 9	Game 1 Loser vs. Game 2 Loser	6:30 p.m.	6:30 p.m.
5	Tue, March 10	Game 4 Winner vs. Game 3 Loser	5:00 p.m.	5:00 p.m.
6	Wed, March 11	Game 3 Winner vs. Game 5 Winner	6:30 p.m.	6:30 p.m.

Pool D, Hiram Bithorn Stadium, San Juan PR
GAME	DATE	OPPONENTS	LOCAL TIME	EASTERN TIME
1	Sat, March 7	Dominican Republic vs. Netherlands	12:00 p.m.	11:00 a.m.
2	Sat, March 7	Panama vs. Puerto Rico	6:00 p.m.	5:00 p.m.
3	Sun, March 8	Game 1 Loser vs. Game 2 Loser	4:30 p.m.	4:30 p.m.
4	Mon, March 9	Game 1 Winner vs. Game 2 Winner	6:30 p.m.	6:30 p.m.
5	Tue, March 10	Game 3 Winner vs. Game 4 Loser	6:30 p.m.	6:30 p.m.
6	Wed, March 11	Game 4 Winner vs. Game 5 Winner	5:00 p.m.	5:00 p.m.

ROUND 2 (double elimination)
Pool 1, Petco Park, San Diego
GAME	DATE	OPPONENTS	LOCAL TIME	EASTERN TIME
1	Sun, March 15	Pool A Winner vs. Pool B Runner-Up	1:00 p.m.	4:00 p.m.
2	Sun, March 15	Pool B Winner vs. Pool A Runner-Up	8:00 p.m.	11:00 p.m.
3	Mon, March 16	Game 1 Loser vs. Game 2 Loser	8:00 p.m.	11:00 p.m.
4	Tue, March 17	Game 1 Winner vs. Game 2 Winner	8:00 p.m.	11:00 p.m.
5	Wed, March 18	Game 3 Winner vs. Game 4 Loser	8:00 p.m.	11:00 p.m.
6	Thu, March 19	Game 4 Winner vs. Game 5 Winner	6:00 p.m.	9:00 p.m.

Pool 2, Dolphin Stadium, Miami
GAME	DATE	OPPONENTS	LOCAL TIME	EASTERN TIME
1	Sat, March 14	Pool C Winner vs. Pool D Runner-Up	1:00 p.m.	1:00 p.m.
2	Sat, March 14	Pool D Winner vs. Pool C Runner-Up	8:00 p.m.	8:00 p.m.
3	Sun, March 15	Game 1 Loser vs. Game 2 Loser	7:30 p.m.	7:30 p.m.
4	Mon, March 16	Game 1 Winner vs. Game 2 Winner	8:00 p.m.	8:00 p.m.
5	Tue, March 17	Game 3 Winner vs. Game 4 Loser	7:00 p.m.	7:00 p.m.
6	Wed, March 18	Game 4 Winner vs. Game 5 Winner	7:00 p.m.	7:00 p.m.

SEMIFINALS & FINALS (single elimination)
Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles
GAME	DATE	OPPONENTS	LOCAL TIME	EASTERN TIME
1	Sat, March 21	Pool 1 Runner-Up vs. Pool 2 Winner	6:00 p.m.	9:00 p.m.
2	Sun, March 22	Pool 2 Runner-Up vs. Pool 1 Winner	5:00 p.m.	8:00 p.m.
3	Mon, March 23	SF1 Winner vs. SF2 Winner	6:30 p.m.	9:30 p.m.

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