High school baseball in South Korea

In Korea, high school baseball (고등학교 야구) is played at a very high level by students who train year round. Unlike in Japan or the U.S. where nearly every high school fields a team, there are only about 60-70[1] Korean high school baseball teams which makes the competition tantamount to an all-star league of Korea's young talent. KBO, MLB and NPB scouts are frequently in attendance at all of the five national high school baseball tournaments.

Competitions

Five major national tournaments

The five Big 5 tournaments are the most important high school baseball events of the year in terms of tradition, prize-money awarded, and public attention.

Five Major National Competitions
Competition Host City # of Schools Start Year
Blue Dragon Flag National High School Baseball ChampionshipSeoul361946
Golden Lion Flag National High School Baseball ChampionshipSeoul361947
President's Cup National High School Baseball TournamentOther cities411967
Grand Phoenix Flag National High School Baseball TournamentOther cities631971
KBA President's Flag National High School Baseball TournamentOther cities632013

National tournaments hosted by local cities

There used to be four lower-level high school baseball events of the year sponsored by local cities. However, these local tournaments have been replaced with the High School Weekend League after the 2010 season.

National Competitions in Local City
Competition Host City # of Team Start Year
Hwarang Flag National High School Baseball ChampionshipBusan241949
Daebung Flag National High School Baseball ChampionshipDaegu221979
Mudeung Flag National High School Baseball ChampionshipGwangju221994
Michuhol Flag National High School Baseball ChampionshipIncheon222003

See also

References
  1. http://news.donga.com/IMAGE/2010/03/12/26790629.1.edit.jpg


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