WBSC Asia

WBSC Asia
Type	Sport organization
Headquarters	Xinyi, Taipei, Taiwan
Region served	Asia
Members	24 member associations
President	Jeffrey Jr. Koo (BFA); Beng Choo Low (SA);
Parent organization	World Baseball Softball Confederation
Website	www.wbscasia.org

WBSC Asia, cooperated with the Baseball Federation of Asia (BFA) and Softball Asia (SA), is the governing body of the sport of baseball and softball in Asia. The federation is governed by the World Baseball Softball Confederation.

History

The birth of Baseball Federation of Asia goes back to 1954 when the 2nd Asian Games was held in Manila, Philippines.

The four countries of Korea, Japan, Taiwan and the Philippines organized a committee aiming at establishing the Baseball Federation of Asia and 7 May of the same year witnessed the commencement of BFA.

American expatriate Charles "Chick" Parsons of the Philippines was elected as the first president of the Baseball Federation of Asia.

The BFA became inactive for eight years following the 1975 Asian Baseball Championship. At the sidelines of the FEMBA World Baseball Championship in Tokyo in 1980, the executives of BFA discussed about resuming the activity of the federation. The Asian Baseball Championship was later resumed in 1983 which was held in Seoul. The membership of the federation grew as more Asian nations were admitted to the BFA.^[1]

The total number of BFA members at the present time is 24 and 1 non-member observer State (Vietnam).

Members

Baseball

Code	Association	National teams	Founded	Membership	IOC member	Note
AFG	Afghanistan	(M, W)	2011	Full	Yes
BAN	Bangladesh	(M, W)	2006	Full	Yes
BHU	Bhutan	(M, W)	2013	Full	Yes
BRU	Brunei	(M, W)	1983	Full	Yes
CAM	Cambodia	(M, W)	2005	Full	Yes
CHN	China	(M, W)	1979	Full	Yes
HKG	Hong Kong, China	(M, W)	1993	Full	Yes
IND	India	(M, W)	1983	Full	Yes
INA	Indonesia	(M, W)	1968	Full	Yes
IRI	Iran	(M, W)	1989	Full	Yes
IRQ	Iraq	(M, W)	2004	Full	Yes
JOR	Jordan	(M, W)	2024	Full	Yes
JPN	Japan	(M, W)	1990	Full	Yes
LAO	Laos	(M, W)	2017	Full	Yes
MAS	Malaysia	(M, W)	2004	Full	Yes
MGL	Mongolia	(M, W)	1991	Full	Yes
MYA	Myanmar	(M, W)	2005	Full	Yes
NEP	Nepal	(M, W)	2009	Full	Yes
PRK	North Korea	(M, W)	1987	Full	Yes
PAK	Pakistan	(M, W)	1992	Full	Yes
PLE	Palestine	(M, W)	2017	Full	Yes
PHI	Philippines	(M, W)	1954	Full	Yes
KSA	Saudi Arabia	(M, W)	2019	Full	Yes
SGP	Singapore	(M, W)	1960	Full	Yes
KOR	South Korea	(M, W)	1946	Full	Yes
SRI	Sri Lanka	(M, W)	1985	Full	Yes
TPE	Chinese Taipei	(M, W)	1973	Full	Yes	^[2]
THA	Thailand	(M, W)	1992	Full	Yes
VIE	Vietnam	(M, W)	2021	Full	Yes	^[3]

Softball

Code	Association	National teams	Founded	Membership	IOC member	Note
BAN	Bangladesh	(M, W)	2006	Full	Yes
BHU	Bhutan	(M, W)	2013	Full	Yes
BRU	Brunei	(M, W)	1983	Full	Yes
CAM	Cambodia	(M, W)	2022	Full	Yes
CHN	China	(M, W)	1979	Full	Yes
HKG	Hong Kong, China	(M, W)	1937	Full	Yes	^[4]
IND	India	(M, W)	1967	Full	Yes
INA	Indonesia	(M, W)	1968	Full	Yes
IRI	Iran	(M, W)	1989	Full	Yes
IRQ	Iraq	(M, W)	2004	Full	Yes
JPN	Japan	(M, W)	1949	Full	Yes
JOR	Jordan	(M, W)	2024	Full	Yes
LAO	Laos	(M, W)	2018	Full	Yes
MAS	Malaysia	(M, W)	1974	Full	Yes
MGL	Mongolia	(M, W)	1991	Full	Yes
NEP	Nepal	(M, W)	2009	Full	Yes
PRK	North Korea	(M, W)	1987	Full	Yes
PAK	Pakistan	(M, W)	1992	Full	Yes
PLE	Palestine	(M, W)	2017	Full	Yes
PHI	Philippines	(M, W)	2011	Full	Yes
KSA	Saudi Arabia	(M, W)	2019	Full	Yes
SGP	Singapore	(M, W)	1960	Full	Yes
KOR	South Korea	(M, W)	1946	Full	Yes
TPE	Chinese Taipei	(M, W)	1973	Full	Yes
THA	Thailand	(M, W)	1966	Full	Yes

WBSC World Rankings

Baseball

WBSC Men's Rankings (as of 26 October 2026)^[5]
Asia*	WBSC	+/-	National Team	Points
1	1		Japan	6349
2	2		Chinese Taipei	5301
3	4		South Korea	4253
4	19		China	879
5	25	1	Philippines	448
6	29		Thailand	213
7	30		Palestine	212
8	32		Hong Kong	196
9	42		Pakistan	101
10	48		Singapore	73
11	53		Sri Lanka	55
12	57	2	Laos	43
13	69		India	19
14	71	3	Vietnam	17
15	77		Bangladesh	9
16	82		Afghanistan	4
*Local rankings based on WBSC ranking points

WBSC Women's Rankings (as of 9 September 2026)^[6]
Asia*	WBSC	+/-	National Team	Points
1	1		Japan	2075
2	5	1	Chinese Taipei	1234
3	8	4	South Korea	689
4	9	1	Hong Kong	605
5	11	10	Philippines	516
6	13	2	Indonesia	333
7	14	1	India	301
8	16	3	China	247
9	17	1	Thailand	214
10	18	1	Pakistan	207
11	20		Sri Lanka	141
12	21	1	Sri Lanka	124
13	23		Malaysia	104
14	24		Cambodia	37
15	27		Iran	16
*Local rankings based on WBSC ranking points

Softball

WBSC Men's Softball Rankings (as of 14 May 2026)^[7]
Asia*	WBSC	+/-	National Team	Points
1	1		Japan	3128
2	11	1	Singapore	980
3	16	1	Hong Kong	371
4	18	1	Philippines	290
5	19	1	Chinese Taipei	289
6	27	1	India	103
7	28	1	Thailand	98
8	31	1	Malaysia	60
*Local rankings based on WBSC ranking points

WBSC Women's Rankings (as of 31 December 2025)^[8]
Asia*	WBSC	+/-	National Team	Points
1	1		Japan	3649
2	5	1	Chinese Taipei	2276
3	8	1	China	1686
4	13	3	Philippines	993
5	22	3	Singapore	425
6	31	1	South Korea	280
7	32	1	Hong Kong	268
8	44	4	Thailand	124
9	51		India	75
10	55	1	Malaysia	31
11	61		Indonesia	15
*Local rankings based on WBSC ranking points

Baseball5

WBSC Baseball5 Rankings (as of 7 August 2026)^[9]
Asia*	WBSC	+/-	National Team	Points
1	2		Chinese Taipei	4801
2	4	1	Japan	4385
3	12	1	South Korea	2127
4	15		Hong Kong	1316
5	16		Thailand	1205
6	19		China	1120
7	25		Malaysia	878
8	29		Indonesia	528
9	30		Iraq	525
10	34		Jordan	500
11	42		Saudi Arabia	389
12	46	16	Syria	305
13	48	2	Singapore	295
14	50	2	Vietnam	267
15	51	2	India	250
15	51	2	Mongolia	250
16	51	2	North Korea	250
17	51	2	Nepal	250
18	51	2	Bangladesh	250
20	65		Pakistan	100
20	65		Laos	100
*Local rankings based on WBSC ranking points

Historical leaders

Highest Ranked Asia member in the WBSC Rankings

Men's baseball

Women's baseball

Men's softball

Women's softball

Competitions

Baseball

Men's

Women's

Women's Baseball Asian Cup

Club

Asian City Baseball Tournament

Softball

Men's

Women's

Baseball5

Current title holders

Baseball
Competition		Year	Host country	Champions	Title	Runners-up	Next edition	Dates
Asian Baseball Championship		2025	China	Japan	21st	Chinese Taipei	2027
Asian Baseball Cup	East Division	2024	Philippines	Philippines	7th	Hong Kong	2026
Asian Baseball Cup	West Division	2025	Iran	Palestine	1st	Pakistan	TBD
U-18 Asian Baseball Championship		2026	Taiwan	South Korea	6th	Japan	2028
U-15 Asian Baseball Championship		2025	Taiwan	Chinese Taipei	8th	Japan	2027
U-12 Asian Baseball Championship		2026	China	Japan	2nd	Chinese Taipei	2028
Women's Baseball Asian Cup		2025	China	Japan	4th	Chinese Taipei	TBD
Softball
Asian Men's Softball Championship		2023	Japan	Japan	10th	Singapore	TBD
U-23 Asian Men's Softball Championship		2025	Thailand	Japan	2nd	Singapore	TBD
U-18 Men Softball Asia Cup		2023	Japan	Japan	1st	Singapore	TBD
Asian Women's Softball Championship		2025	China	Japan	9th	China	TBD
Asian Universities Women's Softball Asia Cup		2022	Thailand	Japan	1st	Chinese Taipei	TBD
U-18 Women Softball Asia Cup		2023	China	Japan	1st	Chinese Taipei	TBD
U-15 Women Softball Asia Cup		2025	Taiwan	Japan	1st	Chinese Taipei	2026
Baseball5
Baseball5 Asia Cup		2026	Hong Kong	Chinese Taipei	2nd	Japan	2028
Youth Baseball5 Asia Cup		2025	Taiwan	Japan	1st	Chinese Taipei	TBD
Club
Asian City Baseball Tournament		2022	South Korea	Saitama	1st	Taichung	TBD

References

↑ "BFA History". Baseball Federation of Asia. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
↑ "Chinese Taipei Baseball Association". WBSC Asia. Retrieved 2026-02-22.
↑ "Vietnam Baseball and Softball Federation founded". Báo Quân đội nhân dân (in Vietnamese).
↑ "Hong Kong China Softball Association". WBSC Asia. Retrieved 2026-02-22.
↑ "WBSC World Rankings". WBSC. 26 October 2026. Retrieved 26 October 2026. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
↑ "The WBSC Women's Baseball World Ranking". WBSC. 9 September 2026. Retrieved 9 September 2026.
↑ "The WBSC Men's Softball World Ranking". WBSC. 14 May 2026. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
↑ "The WBSC Women's World Ranking". WBSC. 31 December 2025. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
↑ "The WBSC Baseball5 World Ranking". WBSC. 7 August 2026. Retrieved 7 August 2026.

External links

BFA Baseball Federation of Asia
WBSC Asia
https://asiasoftball.com/reports/ - Asian Softball

[history-1] "BFA History". Baseball Federation of Asia. Retrieved 28 January 2016.

[2] "Chinese Taipei Baseball Association". WBSC Asia. Retrieved 2026-02-22.

[3] "Vietnam Baseball and Softball Federation founded". Báo Quân đội nhân dân (in Vietnamese).

[4] "Hong Kong China Softball Association". WBSC Asia. Retrieved 2026-02-22.

[WBSC_World_Rankings-5] "WBSC World Rankings". WBSC. 26 October 2026. Retrieved 26 October 2026. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)

[WBSC_Women's_Baseball_World_Rankings-6] "The WBSC Women's Baseball World Ranking". WBSC. 9 September 2026. Retrieved 9 September 2026.

[WBSC_Men's_Softball_World_Rankings-7] "The WBSC Men's Softball World Ranking". WBSC. 14 May 2026. Retrieved 14 May 2026.

[WBSC_Women's_World_Rankings-8] "The WBSC Women's World Ranking". WBSC. 31 December 2025. Retrieved 31 December 2025.

[WBSC_Baseball5_World_Rankings-9] "The WBSC Baseball5 World Ranking". WBSC. 7 August 2026. Retrieved 7 August 2026.

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v t e International baseball
WBSC World Rankings Teams
WBSC Events	Summer Olympics World Baseball Classic Premier 12 U-23 World Cup U-18 World Cup U-15 World Cup U-12 World Cup Women's Baseball World Cup
Minor World Events	Summer World University Games World University Grand Forks International Haarlem Baseball Week Little League World Series Intermediate Junior Senior World Port Tournament
Defunct World Events	World Games Amateur World Series / Baseball World Cup Intercontinental Cup Global World Series Women's Baseball World Series World Baseball Challenge International Amateur Tournament Inter-Allied Games
Africa	WBSC Africa – African Championship All-Africa Games
Americas	WBSC Americas – Pan American Games Bolivarian Games Caribbean Baseball Cup Caribbean Series Central American Games Central American and Caribbean Games Copa América South American Championship U-23 U-18 U-15 U-12
Asia	WBSC Asia – Asian Championship U-18 U-15 U-12 Asia Cup Women's Asian Cup Asian Games Southeast Asian Games Arab Classic SAARC Baseball Championship Asia Series
Europe	WBSC Europe – European Championship U-23 U-21 U-18 U-15 U-12 European Championship Women Super 6 Champions Cup Confederation Cup Federation Cup
Oceania	WBSC Oceania – Oceania Championship U-18 U-15 U-12 Pacific Games

v t e International softball
World Baseball Softball Confederation (former governing body: International Softball Federation) World Rankings
Men's world events	World Cup U-23 World Cup U-18 World Cup
Women's world events	Olympics World Cup U-18 World Cup U-15 World Cup Junior League World Series Little League World Series USA International Cup Canada Cup Japan Cup Japan–USA All-Star Series
Mixed world events	U-12 World Cup
Other world events	World Games
Defunct events	Fastpitch World Cup Summer Universiade World University Championship
Africa	WBSC Africa
Americas	WBSC Americas Pan American Games South American Games PA U-18 Men's PA Junior Women's PA U-15 Women's Women's South American Men's South American SA Junior Women's SA U-15 Women's
Asia	WBSC Asia Asian Games Men's Women's Southeast Asian Games Women's University U-23 Men's U-17 Men's U-17 Women's U-15 Women's
Europe	WBSC Europe Women's Women's Division B Men's Junior Girls Junior Boys Co-Ed EC, women (club) CWC, women (club) EC, men (club) CWC, men (club) Co-Ed (club)
Oceania	WBSC Oceania Men's

v t e Sports governing bodies in Asia
Summer Olympic Sports	Aquatics Archery Athletics Badminton Basketball Boxing (ASBC/AB) Canoeing Cycling Equestrian Fencing Football Golf Gymnastics Handball Hockey Judo Modern Pentathlon Roller Sports (Skateboard) Rowing Rugby Union Sailing Shooting Sport climbing Surfing Table Tennis Taekwondo Tennis Triathlon Volleyball Weightlifting Wrestling
Winter Olympic Sports	Skating Sports Skiing Sports
Sports recognised by IOC	Air Sports American Football Auto Racing Bandy Baseball Basque Pelota Billiards Sports Carom Pocket Snooker Boules Bowling Bridge Cheer Chess Cricket Dancesport Floorball Flying Disc Ice Stock Sport Karate Kickboxing Korfball Lacrosse Life Saving Motorcycle Sport Mountaineering Muay Thai Netball Orienteering Polo Powerboating Racquetball Sambo Ski Mountaineering Softball Squash Sumo Surfing Tug-of-War Underwater Sports University Sports Waterski and Wakeboard Wushu
Others	Electronic Sports Radio-controlled car Silambam
Olympic Council of Asia Asian Paralympic Committee

History

Members

Baseball

Softball

WBSC World Rankings

Baseball

Softball

Baseball5

Historical leaders

Competitions

Baseball

Softball

Baseball5

Current title holders

See also

References

External links