Asian Baseball Championship

The Asian Baseball Championship is the main championship tournament between national baseball teams in Asia, governed by the Baseball Federation of Asia (BFA).[1] [2]It is held every other year in odd-numbered years and since 1983 it also functions as the qualification games for the Baseball at the Summer Olympics if the event year is exactly one year before the Olympics.[3] In even-numbered years, the Asian Baseball Cup is held, to determine two qualifiers — one from the Eastern Division and one from the Western Division — to join teams from China, Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea. The competition has been dominated by teams from Japan, South Korea and Taiwan.

Asian Baseball Championship
Most recent season or competition:
2019 Asian Baseball Championship
SportBaseball
Founded1954
No. of teams8 (in 2019)
ContinentAsia
Most recent
champion(s)
 Chinese Taipei
(2019)
Most titles Japan (19 titles)

ResultsEdit

Year Final Host Champions   Runners-up   3rd place  
1954
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Manila
 
Philippines
 
Japan
 
South Korea
1955
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Manila
 
Japan
 
Taiwan
 
South Korea
1959
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Tokyo
 
Japan
 
South Korea
 
Taiwan
1962
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Taipei
 
Japan
  Taiwan and   South Korea
(Tied for Runners-up)
1963
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Seoul
 
South Korea
  Taiwan and   Japan
(Tied for Runners-up)
1965
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Manila
 
Japan
 
South Korea
 
Taiwan
1967
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Tokyo
 
Japan
 
South Korea
 
Taiwan
1969
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Taipei
 
Japan
 
Taiwan
 
Philippines
1971
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Seoul
 
South Korea
 
Japan
 
Philippines
1973
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Manila
 
Japan
 
South Korea
 
Taiwan
1975
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Seoul
 
South Korea
 
Japan
 
Australia
1983
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Seoul
  Chinese Taipei,   Japan and   South Korea
(Tied for Champions)
1985
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Perth
 
Japan
  Chinese Taipei and   South Korea
(Tied for Runners-up)
1987
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Tokyo
 
Chinese Taipei
 
Japan
 
South Korea
1989
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Seoul
  South Korea,   Chinese Taipei and   Japan
(Tied for Champions)
1991
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Beijing
 
Japan
 
Chinese Taipei
 
South Korea
1993
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Perth
 
Japan
 
South Korea
 
Chinese Taipei
1995
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Kurashiki
 
Japan
 
South Korea
 
Chinese Taipei
1997
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Taipei
 
South Korea
 
Japan
 
Chinese Taipei
1999
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Seoul
 
South Korea
 
Japan
 
Chinese Taipei
2001
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Taipei
 
Chinese Taipei
 
South Korea
 
Japan
2003
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Sapporo
 
Japan
 
Chinese Taipei
 
South Korea
2005
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Miyazaki
 
Japan
 
Chinese Taipei
 
China
2007
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Taichung
 
Japan
 
South Korea
 
Chinese Taipei
2009
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Sapporo
 
Japan
 
Chinese Taipei
 
South Korea
2012
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Taichung
 
Japan
 
Chinese Taipei
 
South Korea
2015
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Taichung
 
South Korea
 
Chinese Taipei
 
Japan
2017
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New Taipei City
 
Japan
 
Chinese Taipei
 
South Korea
2019
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Taichung
 
Chinese Taipei
 
Japan
 
China
2023
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Taichung

Medal tableEdit

Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
1   Japan 19 8 2 29
2   South Korea 8 10 8 26
3   Chinese Taipei 5 12 9 26
4   Philippines 1 0 2 3
5   China 0 0 2 2
6   Australia 0 0 1 1
Total 34 31 25 90

See alsoEdit

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ "BFA postpones Asian Baseball Championship and elective Congress". www.insidethegames.biz. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Asian Baseball Championship postponed again due to COVID-19 - Focus Taiwan". focustaiwan.tw. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  3. ^ "BFA Baseball Federation of Asia | History..." www.baseballasia.org. Retrieved 16 November 2022.

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