2009 World Baseball Classic championship

2009 World Baseball Classic Final
Ended after the 10th inning
Japan scored 2–0 in extra innings
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Japan00100011025150
South Korea0000100110351
DateMarch 23, 2009 (2009-03-23)
VenueDodger Stadium
CityLos Angeles, California, U.S.
Managers
Umpires
MVPDaisuke Matsuzaka (Japan)
Attendance54,846
Time of game6:39 p.m. PDT
TelevisionMultiple
RadioMultiple

Championship Round of the 2009 World Baseball Classic was held at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, United States, from March 21 to 23, 2009.

Championship round was a single-elimination tournament. In the final, the team with the higher winning percentage of games in the tournament were to be the home team. If the teams competing in the final had identical winning percentages in the tournament, then World Baseball Classic, Inc. (WBCI) would conduct a coin flip or draw to determine the home team.