Japanese Team Enters United Wiffle Tournament
Saitama's Wiffle Tigers enter tourney, turn tournament into World Championship
United Wiffleball announced today that their previously scheduled National Championship will be a true World Championship.
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We are going international in 2022! For the first time ever, the October season-ender will be a WORLD Championship!
Later this morning we will have our first 2022 team announcement for the squad that is the impetus for this exciting new era!
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The Wiffle Tigers of the Saitama Premier League Wiffle are the first team from outside the United States to travel to York, Pennsylvania for the tournament.
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Team Announcement:
The Saitama-based Wiffle Tigers are set to make their US debut this October in York! With 3 of their core players and some help from (at least) one experienced U.S. player, the Tigers have the talent to make a run and are sure to be the talk of the tournament!
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United Wiffle’s Tim and Paul Cooke discussed the Tigers entry this morning.
Saitama is a city of over 1.3 million residents in the Greater Tokyo Area.
The United Wiffle World Championship will be held October 14-16 at PeoplesBank Park in York. Eligible teams can still register at unitedwiffle.com.