2023 Asian Baseball Championship

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2023 Asian Baseball Championship
Tournament details
CountryTaiwan
Dates3–10 December 2023
Teams8
Final positions
Champions Japan (20th title)
Runner-up Chinese Taipei
Third place South Korea
Fourth place Philippines
Tournament statistics
Games played22
Attendance113,810 (5,173 per game)
← 2019

The 30th Asian Baseball Championship was an international professional baseball competition for Asian men's national teams. It was held in Taiwan (Taipei, New Taipei, and Taichung). It began on 3 December 2023 and ended on 10 December 2023. Japan won the championship, its 20th title.

Qualification

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In February 2023, Pakistan and Palestine, as winners and finalists of the 2023 West Asia Baseball Cup title, qualified for the Asian Baseball Championship.[1] In May 2023, the Philippines, Hong Kong and Thailand, as winners and finalists of the 2023 East Asia Baseball Cup title, also qualified for the Championship.[2]

Tournament format

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A total of 8 teams entered the tournament, with. The top two finishers of each group will compete in the super round on 8 and 9 December. At the end of the super round, the first and second-placed teams will play for the title and the third and fourth-placed teams will play for Bronze Medal. The Bronze Medal winner, along with the two finalists will qualify for the V WBSC U-23 Baseball World Cup, joining hosts China.[3][4]

Teams

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Group A Group B
 Chinese Taipei
 Hong Kong
 Palestine
 South Korea
 Japan
 Philippines
 Thailand
 Pakistan

First round

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Taiwan defeated South Korea in the opening game of the tournament at the newly opened Taipei Dome. Pitcher Hsu Ruo-Shi struck out 10 batters in 7 scoreless innings.[5]

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W L RF RA PCT GB Qualification
1  Chinese Taipei (H) 3 3 0 40 2 1.000 Super Round
2  South Korea 3 2 1 28 5 .667 1
3  Palestine 3 1 2 4 39 .333 2 Placement Round
4  Hong Kong 3 0 3 3 29 .000 3
Source: WBSC
(H) Hosts


3 December
18:00
South Korea  0–4  Chinese Taipei Taipei Dome, Taipei
Attendance: 16,647
Umpires: Yasuhiro Shimizu (JPN), Kazuyuki Miura (JPN), Cheung Sui Man (HKG), Sandy Wijaya Kusuma (INA)
LP: Shin Heon-min Box WP: Hsu Jo-Hsi
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 South Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
 Chinese Taipei 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 X 4 10 0


4 December
12:30
Palestine  3–1  Hong Kong Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium, Taichung
Attendance: 38
Umpires: Chen Te-Jung (TPE), Jan Chung-Chi (TPE), Roland Siacor (PHI), Jirapat Lapikun (THA)
WP: Steven Mufareh
Sv: David Powres
Box LP: Lam Lai Him
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 Palestine 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 7 4
 Hong Kong 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 1


5 December
12:30
Hong Kong  0–9  South Korea Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium, Taichung
Attendance: 75
Umpires: Jan Chung-Chi (TPE), Chen Te-Jung (TPE), Chen Chao-Chieh (TPE), Sandy Wijaya Kusuma (INA)
LP: Tsang Kin Nam Box WP: Kang Dong-hun
HR: Yoo Ro-gyeol
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 Hong Kong 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
 South Korea 0 2 2 0 1 0 3 1 X 9 11 1


5 December
18:30
Chinese Taipei  19–0 (F/6)  Palestine Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium, Taichung
Attendance: 2,412
Umpires: Kazuyuki Miura (JPN), Yasuhiro Shimizu (JPN), Jirapat Lapikun (THA), Roland Siacor (PHI)
WP: Wu Yu-Cheng Box LP: Yunis Haleem
HR: Liao Chien-Fu
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 Chinese Taipei 3 2 7 2 0 5 19 12 0
 Palestine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5


6 December
12:30
Palestine  1–19 (F/5)  South Korea Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium, Taichung
Attendance: 168
Umpires: Chen Chao-Chieh (TPE), Sandy Wijaya Kusuma (INA), Chen Te-Jung (TPE), Jan Chung-Chi (TPE)
LP: Muhammad Abdelfattah Box WP: Lee Byeong-heon
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
 Palestine 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 6
 South Korea 0 2 11 6 X 19 8 1


6 December
18:30
Hong Kong  2–17 (F/5)  Chinese Taipei Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium, Taichung
Attendance: 2,318
Umpires: Yasuhiro Shimizu (JPN), Kazuyuki Miura (JPN), Roland Siacor (PHI), Jirapat Lapikun (THA)
LP: Lam Lai Him Box WP: Lai Yan-Fong
HR: Liu Ji-Hong
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 Hong Kong 1 0 0 1 0 2 5 3
 Chinese Taipei 2 2 2 8 3 17 17 0

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W L RF RA PCT GB Qualification
1  Japan 3 3 0 39 1 1.000 Super Round
2  Philippines 3 2 1 19 15 .667 1
3  Pakistan 3 1 2 6 19 .333 2 Placement Round
4  Thailand 3 0 3 5 34 .000 3
Source: WBSC


4 December
12:30
Thailand  4–14 (F/7)  Philippines Taipei Dome, Taipei
Attendance: 1,422
Umpires: Park Wonjong (KOR), Hsu Jie (TPE), Hwang Seok-Min (KOR), Chen Chuan-Mu (TPE)
LP: Kiattisak Chutongrat Box WP: Vladimir Eguia
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 Thailand 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 2 3
 Philippines 2 0 2 1 1 3 5 14 10 2


4 December
18:30
Pakistan  0–14 (F/7)  Japan Taipei Dome, Taipei
Attendance: 6,178
Umpires: Tim Wen (TPE), Lin Hsing-Feng (TPE), Chen Tsung-Hsin (TPE), Raymond Cheung (HKG)
LP: Musharaf Khan Box WP: Mizuki Kato
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 Pakistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
 Japan 0 1 2 3 8 0 X 14 14 1


5 December
12:30
Pakistan  2–4  Philippines Taipei Dome, Taipei
Attendance: 806
Umpires: Hsu Jie (TPE), Raymond Cheung (HKG), Park Won-jong (KOR), Tim Wen (TPE)
LP: Muhammad Zohaib Box WP: Romeo Jasmin Jr.
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 Pakistan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 4 0
 Philippines 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 X 4 7 1


5 December
18:30
Japan  16–0 (F/5)  Thailand Taipei Dome, Taipei
Attendance: 6,614
Umpires: Hwang Seok-Min (KOR), Chen Chuan-Mu (TPE), Chen Tsung-Hsin (TPE), Lin Hsing-Feng (TPE)
WP: Sho Akiyama Box LP: Suppakorn Lin
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 Japan 1 5 0 4 6 16 9 0
 Thailand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3


6 December
12:30
Thailand  1–4  Pakistan Taipei Dome, Taipei
Attendance: 2,004
Umpires: Chen Tsung-Hsin (TPE), Chen Chuan-Mu (TPE), Hsu Jie (TPE), Park Won-jong (KOR)
LP: Suppakorn Lin Box WP: Musharaf Khan
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 Thailand 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 2
 Pakistan 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 x 4 6 2


6 December
18:30
Philippines  1–9  Japan Taipei Dome, Taipei
Attendance: 9,624
Umpires: Lin Hsing-Feng (TPE), Tim Wen (TPE), Raymond Cheung (HKG), Hwang Seok-Min (KOR)
LP: Junmar Diarao Box WP: Hiroki Suzuki
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 Philippines 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 2
 Japan 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 4 X 9 10 0

Placement round

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Pos Team Pld W L RF RA PCT GB
1  Pakistan[a] 3 2 1 21 10 .667
2  Hong Kong[a] 3 2 1 19 18 .667
3  Palestine[a] 3 2 1 10 13 .667
4  Thailand 3 0 3 11 20 .000 2
Source: WBSC
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c
    Pakistan: 1W–1L TQB +0.5000
    Hong Kong: 1W–1L TQB -0.0556
    Palestine: 1W–1L TQB -0.4314


8 December
12:30
Hong Kong  12–10  Thailand Xinzhuang Baseball Stadium, New Taipei City
Attendance: 41
Umpires: Chen Chuan-Mu (TPE), Hsu Jie (TPE), Yasuhiro Shimizu (JPN), Roland Siacor (PHI)
WP: Ka Ho Sam Leung Box LP: Suppakorn Lin
HR: Joseph Matthew Daru
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 Hong Kong 3 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 3 12 11 3
 Thailand 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 5 2 10 9 5


8 December
18:30
Palestine  3–12  Pakistan Xinzhuang Baseball Stadium, New Taipei City
Attendance: 82
Umpires: Chen Tsung-Hsin (TPE), Lin Hsing-Feng (TPE), Tim Wen (TPE), Jirapat Lapikun (THA)
LP: Ibrahim Shalabi Box WP: Amaan Jan Khan
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 Palestine 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 6 3
 Pakistan 0 0 3 0 1 2 4 2 X 12 10 2


9 December
12:30
Hong Kong  6–5  Pakistan Xinzhuang Baseball Stadium, New Taipei City
Attendance: 92
Umpires: Jan Chung-Chi (TPE), Chen Tsung-Hsin (TPE), Lin Hsing-Feng (TPE), Jirapat Lapikun (THA)
WP: Lai Him Lam Box LP: Jibran Aman Murtaza
HR: Wasim Akram
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 Hong Kong 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 6 12 3
 Pakistan 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 7 0


9 December
18:30
Thailand  0–4  Palestine Xinzhuang Baseball Stadium, New Taipei City
Attendance: 100
Umpires: Raymond Cheung (HKG), Chen Chuan-Mu (TPE), Chen Chao-Chieh (TPE), Roland Siacor (PHI)
LP: Phanuwat Sukmuang Box WP: Steven Mufareh
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 Thailand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
 Palestine 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 X 4 6 1

Super round

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Pos Team Pld W L RF RA PCT GB Qualification
1  Japan 3 3 0 15 3 1.000 Gold Medal
2  Chinese Taipei (H) 3 2 1 6 2 .667 1
3  South Korea 3 1 2 10 11 .333 2 Bronze Medal
4  Philippines 3 0 3 4 19 .000 3
Source: WBSC
(H) Hosts


8 December
12:30
Philippines  2–8  South Korea Taipei Dome, Taipei
Attendance: 763
Umpires: Chen Te-Jung (TPE), Chen Chao-Chieh (TPE), Jan Chung-Chi (TPE), Kazuyuki Miura (JPN)
LP: Kennedy Torres Box WP: Shin Heon-min
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 Philippines 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 6
 South Korea 2 0 0 2 1 0 3 1 X 8 9 1


8 December
18:30
Japan  1–0 (F/10)  Chinese Taipei Taipei Dome, Taipei
Attendance: 15,544
Umpires: Park Won-jong (KOR), Hwang Seok-Min (KOR), Raymond Cheung (HKG), Sandy Wijaya Kusuma (INA)
WP: Yoshiki Fuchigami Box LP: Wang Cheng-Hao
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
 Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 8 0
 Chinese Taipei 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2


9 December
12:30
South Korea  2–5  Japan Taipei Dome, Taipei
Attendance: 8,563
Umpires: Hsu Jie (TPE), Tim Wen (TPE), Chen Te-Jung (TPE), Sandy Wijaya Kusuma (INA)
LP: Lee Byeong-heon Box WP: Sho Akiyama
Sv: Tetsuyuki Fujimura
HR: Kim Beom-seok
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 South Korea 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 8 1
 Japan 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 X 5 10 0


9 December
18:30
Philippines  1–2  Chinese Taipei Taipei Dome, Taipei
Attendance: 16,298
Umpires: Kazuyuki Miura (JPN), Park Won-jong (KOR), Hwang Seok-Min (KOR), Yasuhiro Shimizu (JPN)
LP: Juan Paulo Macasaet Box WP: Wu Yu-Cheng
Sv: Li Tzu-Chiang
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 Philippines 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 1
 Chinese Taipei 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 X 2 5 0

Bronze medal game

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10 December
12:30
Philippines  0–7  South Korea Taipei Dome, Taipei
Attendance: 3,008
Umpires: Tim Wen (TPE), Kazuyuki Miura (JPN), Chen Te-Jung (TPE), Hsu Jie (TPE)
LP: Romeo Jasmin Jr. Box WP: Kim Dong-hyeok
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 Philippines 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
 South Korea 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 X 7 9 0


Gold medal game

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10 December
18:30
Chinese Taipei  0–1  Japan Taipei Dome, Taipei
Attendance: 21,013
Umpires: Hwang Seok-Min (KOR), Park Won-jong (KOR), Raymond Cheung (HKG), Sandy Wijaya Kusuma (INA)
LP: Hsu Jo-Hsi Box WP: Mizuki Kato
Sv: Shuichiro Kayo
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 Chinese Taipei 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1
 Japan 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 1 5 1

Final standings

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The Baseball Federation of Asia (BFA) has published the Final Ranking at the conclusion of the tournament.[6]

Rank Team Pld W L
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Japan 6 6 0
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Chinese Taipei 6 4 2
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  South Korea 6 4 2
4  Philippines 6 2 4
5  Pakistan 5 2 3
6  Hong Kong 5 2 3
7  Palestine 5 2 3
8  Thailand 5 0 5
Qualified for 2024 U-23 Baseball World Cup

Awards

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The BFA announced the winners of Individual Awards, as well as the tournament's All-Star Team.[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Pakistan defeat Palestine to claim West Asia Baseball Cup title". World Baseball Softball Confederation. 2 February 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Philippines confirmed as East Asia Baseball Cup champions". World Baseball Softball Confederation. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  3. ^ "XXX BFA Asian Championship starts Sunday, qualifies three teams for WBSC U-23 Baseball World Cup 2024". World Baseball Softball Confederation. 2 December 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  4. ^ "China to host V WBSC U-23 Baseball World Cup from 6 to 15 September, 2024". World Baseball Softball Confederation. 5 December 2023. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Taiwan win Championship opener". Taipei Times. 4 December 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  6. ^ "2023 ASIAN-CHAMP-M-BB BFA XXX Asian Championship 2023 Daily Report #07FINAL" (PDF). BFA/WBSC. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  7. ^ "2023 ASIAN-CHAMP-M-BB BFA XXX Asian Championship 2023 Daily Report #07FINAL" (PDF). BFA/WBSC. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
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