Baseball5 Asia Cup
| Sport | Baseball5 |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2022 |
| No. of teams | 8 |
| Continent | Asia |
Most recent champion |  Chinese Taipei (2nd title) |
| Most titles | Chinese Taipei (2 title) |
 2026 Baseball5 Asia Cup | |
The Baseball5 Asia Cup is the main Baseball5 tournament in Asia, governed by WBSC Asia. The top three teams qualify to the Baseball5 World Cup.[1]
History
[edit]The inaugural edition of the Baseball5 Asia Cup was due to be held in 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] The first championship was held in August 2022 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and was won by Chinese Taipei, after beating Japan in the final 2 matches to 1.[3]
The second edition of the tournament was held in Seoul's Olympic Park, South Korea. In a replay of the 2022 final, Japan beat Chinese Taipei 2 sets to 0 to claim their first Asian championship.[4][5]
Results
[edit]| Year | Host | Final | Third place game | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Score | Runners-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||||
| 2022 Details |
 Kuala Lumpur |
Chinese Taipei |
2–1 |  Japan |
 South Korea |
2–0 |  Hong Kong | ||
| 2024 Details |
Seoul |
Japan |
2–1 | Chinese Taipei |
 China |
2–0 | South Korea | ||
| 2026 Details |
Hong Kong |
Chinese Taipei |
2–1 | Japan |
 Thailand |
2–0 | South Korea | ||
Medal table
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese Taipei | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Japan | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | China | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| South Korea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Thailand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (5 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
Participating teams
[edit]| Teams | 2022 |
2024 |
2026 |
Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bangladesh |
9th | 1 | ||
 China |
3rd | 1 | ||
 Chinese Taipei |
1st | 2nd | 1st | 3 |
 Hong Kong |
4th | 8th | 5th | 3 |
 Japan |
2nd | 1st | 2nd | 3 |
 Malaysia |
5th | 6th | 2 | |
 Pakistan |
9th | 1 | ||
 Philippines |
8th | 1 | ||
 Saudi Arabia |
8th | 1 | ||
 Singapore |
6th | 7th | 7th | 3 |
 South Korea |
3rd | 4th | 4th | 3 |
 Thailand |
7th | 5th | 3rd | 3 |
 Vietnam |
6th | 1 | ||
| Total | 9 | 8 | 9 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Baseball5 Asia Cup presented in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia". World Baseball Softball Confederation. 11 August 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ↑ "Baseball5 Asia Cup – World Cup Qualifier tournament 2022 on 17 – 19 August 2022". Softball Asia. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ↑ "Chinese Taipei emerge inaugural champions of Baseball5 Asia Cup". Softball Asia. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ↑ "2nd Baseball5 Asia Cup". Softball Asia. 11 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ↑ "Japan, Chinese Taipei and China qualify for Baseball5 World Cup". wbsc.org. World Baseball Softball Confederation. 16 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
