Haarlem Baseball Week participants confirmed, including WBSC Premier12 champions Chinese Taipei

World No. 10 the Netherlands will host No. 2 Chinese Taipei, No. 14 Italy, No. 16 Czechia, No. 29 Curaçao and the International Globetrotters at the 32nd Haarlem Baseball Week from 26 June to 4 July at the Pim Mulier Stadium in Haarlem.

Group play will run from 26 June to 2 July and will include three games on 27 and 28 June and 2 July and two games on 26, 29 and 30 June.

On Thursday, 2 July, the first and second-place teams will compete for a spot in the final, with the loser having a second chance against the winner of the head-to-head between the third and fourth-place finishers on Friday, 3 July. The loser of the game between the third and fourth-place teams will finish fourth.

The 32nd Haarlem Baseball Week final is scheduled for Saturday, 4 July, at 15:00 (local time).

Team Lineup:

• The Netherlands are the defending European Champions and will participate in the WBSC Premier12 2027
• Chinese Taipei are the defending WBSC Premier12 Champions
• Italy reached the semifinals at the 2026 World Baseball Classic
• Czechia will compete in the WBSC Premier12 Zhongshan (China) Qualifier
• Curaçao is one of the cradles for talent in the Kingdom of the Netherlands
• The International Globetrotters include USA College players and foreigners competing in European baseball

The Netherlands, Chinese Taipei and Czechia will face each other in the 45th Prague Baseball Week, starting the following week.

The Haarlem Baseball Week will host several side events, including a Blind Baseball demonstration on Saturday, 27 June, a Baseball5 showcase on Sunday, 28 June, and the Old Stars Game on Saturday, 4 July. A children zone and an e-baseball zone will also be available at Pim Mulier Stadium throughout the tournament.

Tickets are on sale online.