本屆比賽規則很公平, 賽事晉級規則也很公平. 以下節錄WBC官方網站的規則 Three Federation Teams with the highest winning percentage tied for Pool Winner designation.
To determine the Pool Winner and Pool Runner-Up, the three Federation Teams shall be ranked in order of TQB (i.e., the sum of runs scored divided by the number of innings played on offense, minus the number of runs allowed, divided by the number of innings played on defense (RS/IPO)-(RA/IPD)=TQB)). For purposes of determining TQB only the scores from the games between the tied teams are to be used in the calculation. In the event two or three Federation Teams remain tied after determining TQB, such tie(s) shall be broken as follows: