Complete: 2023 World Baseball Classic

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This is a contest to test your ability (and luck) to pick the winners in each round of the 2023 World Baseball Classic.

Five teams in each of the four pools at the World Baseball Classic compete in round-robin tournaments between March 8 and March 15. The top two teams from each pool then advance to the quarterfinals, which are single-elimination bracket-style games held between March 15 and March 18. The semifinals will then be held on March 19 and 20 in Miami, as will the championship game on March 21.

Each round, you will pick the winners of the matches being played. The point distribution is as follows:

Points per correct pick:

Round 1 = 1 point for each correct pick of the 8 teams that advance to the quarterfinals.
Quarterfinals = 2 points for each correct pick
Semifinals = 4 points for each correct pick
Final = 8 points

The winner of this contest will receive 1 slot of cash or tech for every 3 participants, rounded up (e.g. if there are 4 participants, it would be 2 slots).

Here are the teams in each pool (top 2 advance):

Pool A: Chinese Taipei, Netherlands, Cuba, Italy, Panama
Pool B: Japan, Korea, Australia, China, Czech Republic
Pool C: United States, Mexico, Colombia, Canada, Great Britain
Pool D: Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Dominican Republic, Israel, Nicaragua

Your predictions are due on Tuesday, March 7th.