ISLAMABAD:The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has released the latest WBSC Baseball World Rankings, following the results of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

The WBSC awarded a total of 1,239 points toward the WBSC Baseball World Rankings, based on the final standings of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Baseball Tournament:

Following a gold-medal performance in baseball at the Tokyo 2020 Games, Japan (4,290 total pts) remains No. 1 in the world, amongst a total of 85 currently ranked baseball nations.

Korea (3,423 pts) has climbed to its highest-ever ranking, at No. 2 in the world, surpassing now No. 3 Chinese Taipei (3,315 pts). No. 4 United States (3,077 pts) and No. 5 Mexico hold (2,270 pts) hold their respective positions in the rankings.

Behind the nation’s historic bronze medal, the Dominican Republic (2,063 pts) has climbed to No. 6 in the world, tying the nation’s highest-ever ranking, as No. 7 Australia (1,946 pts) falls one place.

No. 8 Netherlands (1,740 pts), Europe’s top-ranked baseball nation, and No. 9 Canada (1,713 pts) each have advanced one place in the rankings, while No. 10 Venezuela (1,619 pts) holds its position.

The WBSC Baseball World Rankings measure National Team performance — from U-12 to Professional — in WBSC-sanctioned international competitions over a four-year period.