South Korea national baseball team
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The South Korea national baseball team is the country's top international baseball squad, renowned for its strong performances and gold-medal victory in major global competitions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| South Korea national baseball team canonical | 5 |
| Team Korea | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10185014 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: South Korea national baseball team Context triple: [Olympic Games baseball tournament, notableChampion, South Korea national baseball team]
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A.
Japan national baseball team
The Japan national baseball team is the country's top-level squad that competes in international baseball tournaments and is widely regarded as one of the strongest and most successful national teams in the world.
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B.
South Korea national football team
The South Korea national football team is the country’s representative men’s soccer team, known for its strong World Cup performances and status as one of Asia’s most successful football sides.
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C.
South Korea men's national ice hockey team
The South Korea men's national ice hockey team is the country’s top representative in international men’s ice hockey competitions, competing in events such as the IIHF World Championships and the Winter Olympics.
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D.
Doosan Bears
The Doosan Bears are a professional baseball team based in Seoul, South Korea, competing in the KBO League and known as one of its most successful and popular franchises.
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E.
Brazil national baseball team
The Brazil national baseball team is the country's representative squad in international baseball competitions, once notably led by Hall of Fame shortstop Barry Larkin as manager.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: South Korea national baseball team Target entity description: The South Korea national baseball team is the country's top international baseball squad, renowned for its strong performances and gold-medal victory in major global competitions.
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A.
Japan national baseball team
The Japan national baseball team is the country's top-level squad that competes in international baseball tournaments and is widely regarded as one of the strongest and most successful national teams in the world.
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B.
South Korea national football team
The South Korea national football team is the country’s representative men’s soccer team, known for its strong World Cup performances and status as one of Asia’s most successful football sides.
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C.
South Korea men's national ice hockey team
The South Korea men's national ice hockey team is the country’s top representative in international men’s ice hockey competitions, competing in events such as the IIHF World Championships and the Winter Olympics.
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D.
Doosan Bears
The Doosan Bears are a professional baseball team based in Seoul, South Korea, competing in the KBO League and known as one of its most successful and popular franchises.
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E.
Brazil national baseball team
The Brazil national baseball team is the country's representative squad in international baseball competitions, once notably led by Hall of Fame shortstop Barry Larkin as manager.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | national baseball team ⓘ |
| achievement |
finished runner-up at 2009 World Baseball Classic
ⓘ
multiple Asian Baseball Championship titles ⓘ multiple Asian Games gold medals in baseball ⓘ reached final of 2009 World Baseball Classic ⓘ won gold medal in baseball at 2008 Summer Olympics ⓘ |
| association |
Korea Baseball Organization League (player pool)
ⓘ
linked to:
Korea Baseball Organization
|
| code | KOR ⓘ |
| confederation |
Baseball Federation of Asia
ⓘ
linked to:
WBSC Asia
World Baseball Softball Confederation ⓘ |
| country | South Korea ⓘ |
| fanBase | large and passionate in South Korea ⓘ |
| founded | 1980s (modern KBO-era organization) ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Korea Baseball Association (historical amateur oversight)
ⓘ
linked to:
Korea Baseball Softball Association
Korea Baseball Organization ⓘ |
| homeContinent | Asia ⓘ |
| homeStadium | Gocheok Sky Dome (frequent host for home games) ⓘ |
| language | Korean ⓘ |
| medal |
bronze medal at 2000 Sydney Olympic Games
ⓘ
gold medal at 2008 Beijing Olympic Games ⓘ silver medal at 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games (held 2021) – note: actually finished 4th, no medal ⓘ |
| nickname |
Team Korea
ⓘ
linked to:
South Korea national baseball team
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| notableCoach |
Kim In-sik
ⓘ
Kim Kyung-moon ⓘ Ryu Joong-il ⓘ |
| notablePlayer |
Choo Shin-soo
ⓘ
Kim Kwang-hyun ⓘ Lee Dae-ho ⓘ Lee Seung-yuop ⓘ Park Chan-ho ⓘ Ryu Hyun-jin ⓘ |
| notableRival |
Chinese Taipei national baseball team
ⓘ
Japan national baseball team ⓘ United States national baseball team ⓘ |
| olympicGold | 2008 Beijing Olympics baseball tournament ⓘ |
| participatesIn |
Asian Baseball Championship
ⓘ
Asian Games baseball tournament ⓘ
linked to:
Asian Games
Olympic Games baseball tournament ⓘ Premier12 ⓘ World Baseball Classic ⓘ |
| region | East Asia ⓘ |
| represents | South Korea ⓘ |
| shortName | KOR ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| styleOfPlay | strong pitching and disciplined hitting ⓘ |
| uniformColor |
blue
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white ⓘ |
| usesScript | Hangul ⓘ |
| worldRanking | consistently among top baseball nations in WBSC rankings ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: South Korea national baseball team Description of subject: The South Korea national baseball team is the country's top international baseball squad, renowned for its strong performances and gold-medal victory in major global competitions.
Referenced by (6)
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linked to: South Korea national baseball team