2019 Asian Women's Softball Championship
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The 2019 Asian Women's Softball Championship was an international softball tournament which featured ten nations and was held from 1–7 May 2019 in Jakarta, Indonesia. Matches were held at the Gelora Bung Karno Softball Stadium[1]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Indonesia |
| Teams | 10 |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Defending champions |  Japan |
| Final positions | |
Champions | Japan (7th title) |
Runner-up |  China |
Third place |  Chinese Taipei |
| Fourth place |  Philippines |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Most Valuable Player | Eri Yamada |
← 2017 2023 → | |
The tournament also serves as the qualifiers for the WBSC Softball Asia/Oceania 2019 Qualifying Event for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. The top six teams aside from the Olympic hosts, Japan, advanced to the final Olympic qualifier to be hosted in Shanghai, China.[1] The top three nations also qualified for the 2021 Women's World Championships.
Participants edit
Preliminary round edit
Group A edit
| Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan |
4 | 0 | 1.000 | – |
| China |
3 | 1 | .750 | 1 |
 South Korea |
2 | 2 | .500 | 2 |
 Thailand |
1 | 3 | .250 | 3 |
 India |
0 | 4 | .000 | 4 |
Group B edit
| Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese Taipei |
4 | 0 | 1.000 | – |
| Philippines |
3 | 1 | .750 | 1 |
 Hong Kong |
2 | 2 | .500 | 2 |
| Indonesia |
1 | 3 | .250 | 3 |
 Singapore |
0 | 4 | .000 | 4 |
Final round edit
| Playoffs | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| A1 | Japan
| 7 | ||||||||||||
| B4 | Indonesia
| 0 | ||||||||||||
| A1 | Japan
| 10 | ||||||||||||
| B2 | Philippines
| 0 | ||||||||||||
| A3 | South Korea
| 1 | ||||||||||||
| B2 | Philippines
| 5 | ||||||||||||
| A1 | Japan
| 9 | ||||||||||||
| A2 | China
| 2 | ||||||||||||
| B3 | Hong Kong
| 2 | ||||||||||||
| A2 | China
| 11 | ||||||||||||
| A2 | China
| W | Third place | |||||||||||
| B1 | Chinese Taipei
| L | ||||||||||||
| A4 | Thailand
| 0 | B2 | Philippines
| 0 | |||||||||
| B1 | Chinese Taipei
| 15 | B1 | Chinese Taipei
| 10 | |||||||||
Classification 5th–8th place edit
| Playoff | 5th place match | ||||||||
| B4 | Indonesia
| 4 | |||||||
| A4 | Thailand
| 3 | |||||||
| B4 | Indonesia
| 2 | |||||||
| A3 | South Korea
| 11 | |||||||
| B3 | Hong Kong
| 0 | |||||||
| A3 | South Korea
| 11 | 7th place match | ||||||
| A4 | Thailand
| 3 | |||||||
| B4 | Hong Kong
| 13 | |||||||
Final standings edit
Qualified for:
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| Qualified for: |
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
|
Japan
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China
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Chinese Taipei
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| 4th | Philippines
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| 5th | South Korea
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| 6th | Indonesia
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| 7th | Hong Kong
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| 8th | Thailand
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| 9th | Singapore
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| 10th | India
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Source: World Baseball Softball Confederation[2]
Individual awards edit
- Most Valuable Player:
Eri Yamada - Best Pitcher: Misaki Katsumata
- Best Hitter:
Angeline Ursabia - Best Slugger: Angeline Ursabia
- Most Stolen Base: Mikiko Eguchi
- Most Runs Batted (RBI):
Chen Chia-Yi
References edit
- ^ a b "Asia Cup Women's Softball Championship ready to go in Jakarta, Indonesia". World Baseball Softball Confederation. 30 April 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ^ "Six nations from Asia advance to Tokyo 2020 softball qualifier". World Baseball Softball Confederation. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ Peter, Fabian (7 May 2019). "Japan crowned Asia Softball champions". New Straits Times. Retrieved 10 May 2019.