Asian_Baseball_Championship Knowpia

Asian Baseball Championship
Current season, competition or edition:; 2023 Asian Baseball Championship
Sport	Baseball
Founded	1954
No. of teams	8 (in 2023)
Continent	Asia
Most recent; champion(s)	Japan; (2023)
Most titles	Japan (20 titles)

The Asian Baseball Championship is the main championship tournament between national baseball teams in Asia, governed by the Baseball Federation of Asia (BFA).^[1] ^[2] It is held every other year in odd-numbered years and since 1983 it also functions as the qualification games for the Baseball at the Summer Olympics if the event year is exactly one year before the Olympics.^[3] In even-numbered years, the Asian Baseball Cup is held, to determine two qualifiers — one from the Eastern Division and one from the Western Division — to join teams from China, Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea. The competition has been dominated by teams from Japan, South Korea and Taiwan.

Medals (1954-2023) edit


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Japan	20	8	2	30
2	South Korea	8	10	9	27
3	Chinese Taipei	5	13	9	27
4	Philippines	1	0	2	3
5	China	0	0	2	2
6	Australia	0	0	1	1
Totals (6 entries)		34	31	25	90

Results edit

#	Year	Final Host	Champions	Runners-up	3rd place	Teams
1	1954 Details	Manila	Philippines	Japan	South Korea	4
2	1955 Details	Manila	Japan	Taiwan	South Korea	4
3	1959 Details	Tokyo	Japan	South Korea	Taiwan	4
4	1962 Details	Taipei	Japan	Taiwan and South Korea (Tied for Runners-up)		4
5	1963 Details	Seoul	South Korea	Taiwan and Japan (Tied for Runners-up)		4
6	1965 Details	Manila	Japan	South Korea	Taiwan	4
7	1967 Details	Tokyo	Japan	South Korea	Taiwan	4
8	1969 Details	Taipei	Japan	Taiwan	Philippines	4
9	1971 Details	Seoul	South Korea	Japan	Philippines	5
10	1973 Details	Manila	Japan	South Korea	Taiwan	5
11	1975 Details	Seoul	South Korea	Japan	Australia	5
12	1983 Details	Seoul	Chinese Taipei, Japan and South Korea (Tied for Champions)			5
13	1985 Details	Perth	Japan	Chinese Taipei and South Korea (Tied for Runners-up)		5
14	1987 Details	Tokyo	Chinese Taipei	Japan	South Korea	7
15	1989 Details	Seoul	South Korea, Chinese Taipei and Japan (Tied for Champions)			7
16	1991 Details	Beijing	Japan	Chinese Taipei	South Korea	7
17	1993 Details	Perth	Japan	South Korea	Chinese Taipei	7
18	1995 Details	Kurashiki	Japan	South Korea	Chinese Taipei	6
19	1997 Details	Taipei	South Korea	Japan	Chinese Taipei	6
20	1999 Details	Seoul	South Korea	Japan	Chinese Taipei	6
21	2001 Details	Taipei	Chinese Taipei	South Korea	Japan	5
22	2003 Details	Sapporo	Japan	Chinese Taipei	South Korea	7
23	2005 Details	Miyazaki	Japan	Chinese Taipei	China	6
24	2007 Details	Taichung	Japan	South Korea	Chinese Taipei	7
25	2009 Details	Sapporo	Japan	Chinese Taipei	South Korea	7
26	2012 Details	Taichung	Japan	Chinese Taipei	South Korea	6
27	2015 Details	Taichung	South Korea	Chinese Taipei	Japan	6
28	2017 Details	New Taipei City	Japan	Chinese Taipei	South Korea	7
29	2019 Details	Taichung	Chinese Taipei	Japan	China	8
30	2023 Details	Taipei, New Taipei City, Taichung	Japan	Chinese Taipei	South Korea	8

Nations (1954-2023) edit

Japan - 30 Editions - East
South Korea - 30 Editions - East
Chinese Taipei - 30 Editions - East
China - 14 Editions - East
Hong Kong - 5 Editions - East
North Korea - 1 Editions - East
Philippines - 27 Editions - South East
Thailand - 8 Editions - South East
Indonesia - 4 Editions - South East
Pakistan - 8 Editions - South
India - 2 Editions - South
Sri Lanka - 2 Editions - South
Australia - 8 Editions - Pacific
Guam - 3 Editions - Pacific
Palestine - 1 Editions - West

References edit

^ "BFA postpones Asian Baseball Championship and elective Congress". www.insidethegames.biz. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
^ "Asian Baseball Championship postponed again due to COVID-19 - Focus Taiwan". focustaiwan.tw. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
^ "BFA Baseball Federation of Asia | History..." www.baseballasia.org. Retrieved 16 November 2022.

External links edit

Asian Baseball Championship (on Baseball Federation of Asia website)

[1] "BFA postpones Asian Baseball Championship and elective Congress". www.insidethegames.biz. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.

[2] "Asian Baseball Championship postponed again due to COVID-19 - Focus Taiwan". focustaiwan.tw. Retrieved 12 November 2022.

[3] "BFA Baseball Federation of Asia | History..." www.baseballasia.org. Retrieved 16 November 2022.

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Summary

Medals (1954-2023) edit

Results edit

Nations (1954-2023) edit

See also edit

References edit

External links edit

Current season, competition or edition: 2023 Asian Baseball Championship
Sport	Baseball
Founded	1954
No. of teams	8 (in 2023)
Continent	Asia
Most recent champion(s)	Japan (2023)
Most titles	Japan (20 titles)