[2] The teams in Pool B consisted of Australia, China, newcomer Czech Republic, hosts Japan, and South Korea.

[3] Japan won the pool and advanced to the quarterfinals, along with Australia as runners-up.

[4] China was relegated to the 2026 World Baseball Classic qualification round through their win percentage.

[5] Shohei Ohtani of Japan was named the most valuable player of Pool B.

This was China's worst defeat in the World Baseball Classic, with South Korea having scored 22 runs, the highest number of runs in any of the World Baseball Classic competition.