Cuba and Netherlands battle for the second seed behind no clear favorite. Italy's heritage roster and Chinese Taipei's pitching make this pool competitive top-to-bottom.
Teams
1Cuba#8 global
4%
title probability
2Netherlands#9 global
3%
title probability
3Italy#12 global
1%
title probability
4Chinese Taipei#14 global
0.5%
title probability
5Panama#15 global
0.4%
title probability
Key Race
Cuba vs Netherlands for second seed
Quarterfinal Routing
Pool A winner → QF 1 vs Pool D runner-up. Pool A runner-up → QF 2 vs Pool D winner.
Title probabilities: BSI probability model (200K Monte Carlo simulations) · Pre-tournament baseline · March 4, 2026