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PRINCIPLES
QUALIFICATION SYSTEM PRINCIPLES - MEN |
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| Event | Qualification | Total |
| Qualifying Tournaments | Places will be attributed at qualifying tournaments as follows: | |
| Americas The first 2 teams qualify |
2 teams | |
| Asia The first team (other than the Host nation) qualifies |
1 team | |
| Europe The first team qualifies |
1 team | |
| Final Olympic Qualifying Tournament The first three teams qualify. Participants are as follows: Oceania Champion, Africa Champion, 3rd and 4th from Americas Qualifying Tournament, 2nd and 3rd from Asian Qualifying Tournament (or 3rd and 4th places should China win or finish second in that Tournament, or 2nd and 4th places should China finish third in that Tournament) and 2nd and 3rd from European Qualifying Tournament |
3 teams | |
| Host nation | The host nation will directly qualify | 1 team |
| Total | Men | 8 teams |
TIMELINE:
| October 7-16, 2005 | Caribbean region, 17 teams, Puerto Rico - San Juan |
| November 13-23, 2005 | North America and Central America region, 6 teams, US - Arizona |
| November 18-27, 2005 | South America region, 6 teams, Ecuador - Guayaquil |
| July - August, 2006 | Europe Championship group B, pool 1, 12 teams, Belgium |
| July - August, 2006 | Europe Championship group B, pool 2, 12 teams, Russia |
| August 25 - September 7, 2006 | American Olympic Games Qualifies, Cuban - Havana |
| September 7-16, 2007 | European Olympic Games Qualifies, Spain - Barcelona |
| October - November, 2007 | Asia Cup group B, 8 teams, Chinese Taipei |
| December 1-4, 2007 | Asian Olympic Games Qualifies, 8 teams, Chinese Taipe |
| December 15-17, 2007 | Africa Championship, South Africa - Johannesburg |
| February 8-11, 2007 | Oceania Championship, Australia - Blacktown |
QUALIFICATION:
Host nation
1 place is reserved for the host nation
Qualifying Tournaments
Americas
The 2006 Americas Olympic Qualifying Tournament will be a competition of twelve (12)teams, from which two (2) teams will qualify to participate in the 2008 Olympic Baseball
Tournament. The 12 teams eligible to compete in this Qualifying Tournament were determined at three zonal tournaments in October/November 2005, four teams qualifying from each
tournament.
Asia
The 2007 Asian Olympic Qualifying Tournament will be a competition of six (6) teams, from
which one (1) team will qualify to participate in the 2008 Olympic Baseball Tournament. Should
China, as Olympic Games host nation, win this Qualifying Tournament, the team finishing in
second place shall qualify for the Olympic Games.
Those teams finishing in the first four places at the preceding Asian Championships are eligible
to compete in this Qualifying Tournament. The remaining two of the six teams eligible to compete
in this Qualifying Tournament will be determined at the 2007 Asian Cup, B Category.
Europe
The 2007 European Olympic Qualifying Tournament will be a competition of twelve (12)
teams, from which one (1) team will qualify to participate in the 2008 Olympic Baseball
Tournament.
Those teams finishing in the first ten places at the preceding European Championships, A
category, are eligible to compete in this Qualifying Tournament. The remaining two of the 12
teams eligible to compete in this Qualifying Tournament will be determined at the 2006 European
Championships, B category.
ENTRIES:
Teams already qualified eight places:
China (Host nation)
US (American region Champion)
Cuba (American region runner-up)
Netherlands (European Champion)
Japan (Asian Champion)
Republic of Korea (Olympic Qualifying Tournament)
Canada (Olympic Qualifying Tournament)
Chinese Taipei (Olympic Qualifying Tournament)
AVAILABLE:
Final Olympic Qualifying Tournament: the last three entries
Eight participants are as follow: Oceanian Champion, African Champion, 3rd and 4th of Americas qualifying tournament, 2nd and 3rd of Asian qualifying tournament (or 3rd and 4th places should China win or finish second in the tournament, or 2nd and 4th places should China finish third) and 2nd and 3rd from European Qualifying Tournament.
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