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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.
| Most recent season or competition: 2019 Asian Baseball Championship | |
| Sport | Baseball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1954 |
| No. of teams | 8 (in 2019) |
| Continent | Asia |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Chinese Taipei(2019) |
| Most titles |  Japan (19 titles) |
ResultsEdit
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
- ^ "BFA postpones Asian Baseball Championship and elective Congress". www.insidethegames.biz. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
- ^ "Asian Baseball Championship postponed again due to COVID-19 - Focus Taiwan". focustaiwan.tw. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
- ^ "BFA Baseball Federation of Asia | History..." www.baseballasia.org. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
External linksEdit
- Asian Baseball Championship (on Baseball Federation of Asia website)