ENEOS Becomes Women’s Baseball World Cup 2014 Title Sponsor

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC), the governing body of baseball and softball, announced today that Japan’s largest oil company, Tokyo-based  JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corp. will have its leading brand, ENEOS, named as the official title sponsor of the ENEOS Presents Women’s Baseball World Cup 2014.  

The ENEOS Presents Women’s Baseball World Cup 2014 will be held in Miyazaki, Japan, from 1-7 September, and will include the women’s baseball National Teams of Australia, Canada, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, three-time defending champion — Japan, Netherlands, United States, and Venezuela. 

The sponsorship agreement includes cash remuneration, which will also place the ENEOS brand on the logo of the premier women’s baseball event in the world. In addition, the Japanese oil giant will have a presence around the two site venues in Miyazaki, as well as across the event’s digital/web platforms and in all of the WBSC’s forthcoming communications and announcements related to the event. The oil giant returns after being a key sponsor of the III Women’s Baseball World Cup, which was held in Japan in 2008. 

WBSC officials are delighted that the ENEOS brand, which has several successful partnerships across motor sports, including high-profile sponsorships for Formula One and NASCAR racing teams, has expanded its portfolio to include the ENEOS Presents Women’s Baseball World Cup 2014. 

“The WBSC is very proud to have a partner such as JX Nippon Oil and Energy and the ENEOS brand to support women’s excellence in sport and to deliver the best-ever Women’s Baseball World Cup in Miyazaki,” said the WBSC President, Riccardo Fraccari. 

“The support and sponsorship of such an iconic Japanese brand has great potential to further raise the profile and appeal of women’s sport in the eyes of other major brands and broadcasters. And, we are very humbled to try to play whatever role we can to help increase opportunities for women through WBSC’s sport disciplines.”

Commenting on the sponsorship of the ENEOS Presents Women’s Baseball World Cup 2014, JX Group released the statement: “Through baseball, we will continue to do social development and support the growth of the next generations.”