Baseball fans disappointed after WBC tickets sell out fast
Baseball fans disappointed after WBC tickets sell out fast
2026-01-16
Taiwan’s win at the Premier12 baseball tournament back in 2024 sparked a furor for the sport that has lasted until this year. And now, baseball fans will have an opportunity to see Taiwan shine again, at the World Baseball Classic, which is set to kick off in Tokyo. From March 5 Taiwan will face off against four countries at the Tokyo Dome: Australia, Japan, Czechia and South Korea. Tickets for the showdown went on sale on Thursday, but hundreds of fans were left disappointed. The online sales portal lagged and crashed, and by the time it was up and running again, tickets had almost sold out. But there could be another option besides watching the games at the stadium. CPBL Chair Tsai Chi-chang says plans are underway to hold a watch party live, so that Taiwanese in Japan can enjoy the game and each others’ company.
Do you remember this moment from just over a year ago? Team Taiwan made its way to victory at the Premier12, reigniting a baseball fever in Taiwan that has lasted until this year, with the upcoming World Baseball Classic.
Scroll all you want on the ticketing website, but tickets for Taiwan’s games against Australia, Japan, Czechia and South Korea, starting March 5 are all sold out!
Jerry
Tried to buy tickets
I was eating out, and even when I was out walking on the street I kept refreshing the page. I kept trying until past 10 o’clock, when I found out that the Taiwan-South Korea game had sold out. I thought, fine, I just pick another match. But I kept refreshing for six hours and I got nothing.
Tickets were available on four major ticketing platforms in Japan, and only one, ePlus, had an international portal. But as soon as sales started, the servers were overwhelmed with requests. Some people got a VPN and borrowed a Japanese phone to use the Lawson ticketing system, but even as late as midnight, there were 640,000 in the virtual queue. Some went to bed to wait it out, but by the next day in the morning, there were still 570,000 people in line.
Voice of Momo
Tried to buy tickets
The Japanese ticketing platforms were also very laggy at first. But at around 7, you could register and get the tickets, but not if you were abroad. But if you were using ePlus, there were barely any tickets left. All the Taiwan games had sold out, except for vs. Checkia and vs. Australia, but those didn’t have any good seats.
It was a downer for fans who already booked flights and tickets. But don’t lose hope just yet. The WBC has announced an official ticket resale platform where there could be a second chance. If all fails, there might be a live broadcast party in Tokyo.
Tsai Chi-chang
CPBL Chair
We’re hoping to find an indoor venue and hold something like a “Taiwan night” so that fans who couldn’t get tickets can go to watch the game together and cheer for our team.
Those with tickets can attend the games sporting the latest Team Taiwan merch, a black cap and jersey just like the players. Get your wallets ready!
Tsai Chi-chang
CPBL Chair
We’re afraid that people won’t have time to get the merch on time so we’re going to launch sails next week. Keep an eye on the official CPBL website and be wary of scams, we haven’t authorized just anyone to sell the merch.
The race for merch is on, and it’s looking like Tokyo Dome will once again feel like Taiwan’s home stadium.
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經典賽C組三月東京巨蛋開戰! "台灣場次"門票秒殺
2026-01-16
12強台灣隊奪冠，讓台灣國球熱再起！緊接著登場的WBC經典賽，在東京巨蛋開打，台灣四場昨晚開賣通通被秒殺。球迷們甚至連點進去買票，都沒辦法，因為網站伺服器直接掛掉，有熱血球迷甚至直接買機票飛日本，排隊買現場票，千方百計，就是要進場！中職會長蔡其昌也回應，說打算在東京找場地辦應援晚會。
還記得1年多前這一幕嗎？台灣隊一步一步走向冠軍之路，讓國球熱再度沸騰！也讓3月就要登場的WBC經典賽，人氣夯到不行。
訂票網頁滑呀滑，台灣隊從5號開始，連打四天，分別對上奧日捷韓，通通都沒票。
[[搶票民眾 Jerry]]
“剛好在外面跟別人吃飯，然後甚至走在路上，我都一直在按那個重新整理，就這樣一路試到了十點多，然後十點多發現，台韓場次已經賣完了，我就想說算了，那就只要有臺灣場我就趕快先買，所以我就這樣刷了六個小時，然後六個小時搶到零張票”
日方開出四大平台，只有eplus有海外版，但售票時間一到，伺服器立刻被癱瘓！改用VPN，再借來日本手機，轉戰Lawson售票系統，但深夜近12點，還有64萬人在排隊，好吧先睡一覺再說。沒想到起床看，竟還有57萬人在線等。
[[聲源: 搶票民眾 Momo]]
“日本的(售票平台)一開始也滿卡的，然後大概情況一直到七點多左右，日本的可以登進去的，然後也可以買的，但是海外的還不能買，可是這個時候ePlus，已經沒有什麼票了，日本場的都沒有了，然後台韓的也沒有了，只剩什麼台捷跟台澳，但也沒有什麼好位置了”
粉絲大哀號，機加酒都買好了，結果搶不到票！但大家先別灰心，WBC官方宣布，製作官方門票轉售平台，真的沒票的話，至少至少，還可以在東京看轉播。
[[中華職棒會長 蔡其昌]]
“(希望可以)市區有一個，找一個室內的場地，然後我們舉辦類似像，台灣之夜這種活動，讓當天買不到球迷的這些，台灣的所有的鄉親好朋友，都可以到那個地方去加油應援”
幸運搶到票的球迷，還能穿與球員同款的新Taiwan黑帽踢入場，就等球迷掏錢買！
[[中華職棒會長 蔡其昌]]
“怕大家要去東京加油，時間會來不及，下個禮拜開始，應該陸續就會(開賣) ，請大家再注意一下，中華職棒聯盟的官方網站，記得不要再被詐騙了，我們沒有隨便授權給人家”
加緊腳步生產，要讓東京巨蛋，再次成為，台灣主場！
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