Baseball5 Asia Cup
Sport | Baseball5 |
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Founded | 2022 |
No. of teams | 9 |
Continent | Asia |
Most recent champion(s) | Chinese Taipei (1st title) |
Most titles | Chinese Taipei (1 title) |
2022 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
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]
Results
Year | Host | Final | Third place game | ||||||
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Champions | Score | Runners-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||||
2022 Details | Kuala Lumpur | Chinese Taipei | 2–1 | Japan | South Korea | 2–0 | Hong Kong |
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Chinese Taipei | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2 | Japan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
3 | South Korea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (3 entries) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
References
- ^ "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.