South Korean baseball has moved up one spot to fourth in the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) World Rankings. According to the rankings released by the WBSC on 15 April, Korea has 4,250 points, swapping places with Chinese Taipei (3,991 points) for fourth and fifth place. The WBSC released the new rankings to reflect the results of the U-12 Baseball World Cup, which concluded earlier this month .South Korea slipped to fifth place after suffering a first-round exit at the World Baseball Classic (WBC) in March, but made up for lost ranking points by finishing fifth at the U-12 World Cup .Japan remained on top with 5,274 points, followed by the United States (4,654) and Mexico (4,226).The world rankings, which cover 80 countries around the world, influence seeding and groupings at WBSC-organised international events. The WBSC awards 1,200 ranking points to the Premier12 and 1,000 points to the WBC, which is organised by Major League Baseball (MLB).The Premier12 champion receives 1,200 points plus a championship bonus of 180 points, while the WBC winner receives 1,380 points plus a championship bonus of 150 points. The WBSC awards between 300 and 600 points for winning age-group championships at U-12, U-15, U-18 온라인카지노 and U-23.