Tickets sell out for Taiwan's do-or-die WBCQ playoff against Spain

Taipei, Feb. 24 (CNA) A near full house is expected at the 40,000-capacity Taipei Dome for Taiwan's decisive 2026 World Baseball Classic (WBC) qualifying playoff against Spain on Tuesday.

According to the ticket distributor tixCraft, all additional NT$500 (US$15.3) tickets released for Tuesday's game were snapped up within seconds of going on sale.

Capacity was increased after a loss to Nicaragua consigned Taiwan to the second-versus-third playoff on Sunday.

The four-team qualifying tournament at the Taipei Dome, one of two for the WBC, comprises a six-game round-robin and a single-elimination playoff for the teams finishing second and third.

Taiwan finished third in the round-robin section following a 12-5 loss to Spain, a 9-1 win over South Africa, and a 6-0 defeat to Nicaragua, which clinched an automatic spot at next year's WBC as winners of the qualifying tournament.

Taiwan's previous games in the qualifying tournament saw strong attendance, drawing 35,325 fans against Spain on Feb. 21, 35,868 against South Africa on Feb. 22, and 35,565 against Nicaragua on Sunday.