eBaseball™ Series 2023

Welcome to the official WBSC eBaseball™ Series page.

Step into the world of intense weekly competitions on WBSC eBASEBALL™: POWER PROS, playable on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4/5 platforms.

Started on 21 September 2023 with an exhibition match at the world-famous Tokyo Game Show, the WBSC eBaseball™ Series is a collection of online and offline eBaseball™ competitions that will yearly crown the WBSC eBaseball™ World Champion.

This innovative competition brings together the excitement of baseball and the thrill of eSport, fusing tradition and technology in an unprecedented scale and capturing the hearts of fans worldwide.

eBaseball™ Series 2023 World Finals

Watch LIVE the WBSC eBaseball™ Series World Finals 2023 and witness history in the making with the crowning of the ever eBaseball™ World Champion. Bridging even further the world of eSport and the Olympic Movement, this thrilling competition is set to unfold as the first-ever eSport competition to be hosted by the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland on Saturday 9 March.

The WBSC eBaseball™ Series 2023 World Finals are the culmination of the inaugural WBSC eBaseball™ Series season. Started on 21 September 2023 with an exhibition match at the world-famous Tokyo Game Show, the WBSC eBaseball™ Series is a collection of online and offline eBaseball™ competitions that will yearly crown the WBSC eBaseball™ World Champion.

The final showdown will see the top four eBaseball™ players from around the world taking the competition to the next level for the highest honors.

The Projects

The WBSC eBaseball™ Series and ePremier12 were first announced at the Tokyo Game Show in September 2023,  where an exhibition. match featuring the official WBSC video game, WBSC eBASEBALL™: POWER PROS (Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.), was staged in front of gaming and eBaseball enthusiasts.

Three of the four spots on offer for the inaugural WBSC eBaseball™ Series 2023 World Finals have already been claimed by rising eBaseball™ stars around the world.

The Finalists

Shoma Mori "SHORA" (JPN) - Undefeated eBaseball™ player. The Olympic Esports Series 2023 and Olympic Virtual Series 2021 champion has also qualified after emerging victorious in the first online qualifier of the WBSC eBaseball™ Series.

Takato Fujishima "fujito" (JPN) - Finished joint fifth at the Olympic Esports Series 2023 and won the second online qualifier of the WBSC eBaseball™ Series.

RJ Calderon "yabeGaming" (USA) - Claimed victory at the USA eBaseball™ Finals at Durham Bulls Athletic Park in North Carolina.

Wei-Chung Yu “Hazuremon” (TPE) – Enters the World Finals as the final qualifier for the tournament. He was the top non-Japanese finisher in the Final Global Qualifier tournament held from 28 January to 4 February.