About 68,780 spectators also attended the event. The opening of an ultra-large dome stadium, which is unique to Korea. Taiwan has gained the upper hand over Korea in attracting international competitions.
Taipei Dome Stadium, which opened in December last year in New Igu, Taipei City, the capital of Taiwan, is a large dome that can accommodate up to 50,000 people. Construction took a longer time and a huge amount of money than expected, but when it opened, a wonderful dome stadium with the best facilities in Taiwan was born.
The maximum capacity is 50,000, and if the baseball game is played, it can accommodate about 40,000. At the 2023 Asian Baseball Championship held in December last year, the showdown between the Korean and Taiwanese teams was the official opening game, and Kim Bum-suk made his first home run since the opening of Taipei Dome in the match between Korea and Japan, leaving his name in history.
On March 2nd and 3rd, the first professional baseball game was held since the opening of Taipei Dome. The Taiwanese professional team, the Zhongxin Brothers, and the Yomiuri Giants, the most popular Japanese professional baseball team, faced off in a friendly match.
In the first game held on the first day, Yomiuri won 4-1, attracting 37,890 spectators. This is a new record for the largest number of spectators in a single game in Taiwanese baseball history. The next day, the second game ended with a 0-0 tie, but the crowd of 38,990 people filled much of the Taipei Dome stands. 밤알바
According to Taiwanese media “CPBL Stat,” 68,780 spectators gathered for two days, posting $4.34 million (about 5.9 billion won) in ticket sales alone, and $450,000 (about 610 million won) in additional product sales.
Since then, on the 16th, the first official Taiwanese professional baseball game was held as the showdown between Wei Quan Dragons and Zhongxin took place at Taipei Dome. The Taiwanese media reported that “senior management of the Japanese Softbank Hawks recently visited Taiwan and discussed the progress of the game at Taipei Dome.”
Taipei Dome, which was built with private capital, has the weakness of not being the home stadium of a Taiwanese professional team, despite the fact that it cost a lot of money to build a large stadium. It is so large and expensive to maintain that it is not easy for a Taiwanese professional team to move into its home stadium. It is a burdensome scale.
However, Yuan Shung Group, the operator of Taipei Dome, has expressed its intention to use the latest dome stadium to actively attract international competitions.
It will be at a considerable disadvantage to Korea. Gocheok Sky Dome, the only dome stadium in Korea, can accommodate only 16,000 spectators at baseball games. Given the size and facilities of the stadium, it is far behind Taipei Dome. The upcoming international competition “Premier 12” in November will take place in Nagoya, Tokyo, Taipei, Taiwan and the U.S. (Ut. city government), and it is highly likely that the venue will be held.
Taiwan is also eager to host the World Baseball Classic (WBC), which will be held in 2026, and the higher Taiwan’s hosting rate for international competitions, the narrower its position in Korean baseball is. This is why it is necessary to build new stadiums such as Jamsil Dome Stadium, which has not yet been finalized, or Cheongna Dome Stadium, which is scheduled to open in 2028.
