Journal of Physical Education and Sports Management

Optimization of International Sport Event Tournament Schedules: A Managerial View on The Scheduling Fairness of The World Baseball Softball Confederation Premier 12 Tournament
Seong Dae Kim1, J.C. Kim, Jarrett Bachman

Abstract
In 2015, the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) created the Premier 12 tournament. The first tournament was held across various venues in Japan and Taiwan. Questions were raised by stakeholders about the fairness of factors that potentially affected game results. This study analyzes the game schedule and other factors that might have unfairly affected the game results and proposes a more balanced schedule. This study provides meaningful discussions on the actual schedule and what could have been done differently to make it more successful. This research also provides justification behind the analysis of scheduling data for sport event organizers.

Full Text: PDF     DOI: 10.15640/jpesm.v7n2a2