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Qualifying Round (Modified Double Elimination)　(Update: 2012/11/12)
Qualifier 1: Jupiter, Florida – Roger Dean Stadium
Game 1　Sep. 19　　　Israel 7, South Africa 3
Game 2　Sep. 20　　　Spain 8, France 0
Game 3　Sep. 21　　　Israel 4, Spain 2
Game 4　Sep. 21　　　South Africa 5, France 2
Game 5　Sep. 22　　　South Africa 3, Spain 13
Game 6　Sep. 23　　　Spain 9, Israel 7 (Spain Advances)

Qualifier 2: Regensburg, Germany – Armin-Wolf Baseball Arena
Game 1　Sep. 20　　　Canada 11, Great Britain 1
Game 2　Sep. 21　　　Germany 16, Czech Republic 1
Game 3　Sep. 22　　　Czech Republic 5, Great Britain 12
Game 4　Sep. 22　　　Germany 7, Canada 16
Game 5　Sep. 23　　　Germany 16, Great Britain 1
Game 6　Sep. 24　　　Canada 11, Germany 1 (Canada Advances)

Qualifier 3: Panama City, Panama – Rod Carew National Stadium
Game 1　Nov. 15　8:00 PM (ET), 8:00 PM (Local)　　Brazil vs. Panama　　　　　　
Game 2　Nov. 16　8:00 PM (ET), 8:00 PM (Local)　　Nicaragua vs. Colombia　　　
Game 3　Nov. 17　2:00 PM (ET), 2:00 PM (Local)　　TBD vs. Brazil *　　　　　　　
Game 4　Nov. 17　8:00 PM (ET), 8:00 PM (Local)　　TBD vs. Panama *　　　　　　
Game 5　Nov. 18　7:00 PM (ET), 7:00 PM (Local)　　TBD vs. TBD　　　　　　　　
Game 6　Nov. 19　8:00 PM (ET), 8:00 PM (Local)　　TBD vs. TBD　　　　　　　　

Qualifier 4: New Taipei City, Taiwan – Xinzhuang Stadium
Game 1　Nov. 15　**　10:30 PM (ET), 11:30 AM (Local)　 Thailand vs. Philippines　　　　　　
Game 2　Nov. 15　　　5:30 AM (ET), 6:30 PM (Local)　　New Zealand vs. Chinese Taipei　　
Game 3　Nov. 16　**　10:30 PM (ET), 11:30 AM (Local)　 TBD vs. New Zealand *　　　　　　　
Game 4　Nov. 16　　　5:30 AM (ET), 6:30 PM (Local)　　TBD vs. Chinese Taipei *　　　　　 　
Game 5　Nov. 17　　　1:00 AM (ET), 2:00 PM (Local)　　TBD vs. TBD　　　　　　　　　　　 　
Game 6　Nov. 18　　　1:00 AM (ET), 2:00 PM (Local)　　TBD vs. TBD　　　　　　　　　　　 　

*NOTE: One of the two teams in Games 3 and 4 are pre-determined; the opponent will be the team from the other Game 1 or Game 2 matchup with the same result; that is, Games 3 and 4 will match both 1-0 and 0-1 teams against each other.

**NOTE: All game dates are local to the venue in which they are played. However, due to the International Date Line, Games 1 and 3 in Taiwan will start at 10:30pm the night before, Eastern Time.