2003 Asian Baseball Championship

2003 Asian Baseball Championship
Tournament details
Country	Japan
Dates	31 October – 7 November 2003
Teams	7
Final positions
Champions	Japan (12th title)
Runner-up	Chinese Taipei
Third place	South Korea
Fourth place	China
Tournament statistics
Games played	12
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Last updated May 14, 2025

The 2003 Asian Baseball Championship was the 22nd edition of the Asian Baseball Championship. The tournament was contested in the Sapporo Dome in Sapporo, Japan from 31 October to 7 November 2003.^[1] The tournament was sanctioned by the Asian Baseball Federation. The top two teams of the tournament, Japan and Chinese Taipei, gained automatic entry into the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.^[2]

Participating teams

Entry in preliminary round

Entry in final round

Squads

Chinese Taipei (Taiwan)

Chinese Taipei (Taiwan)
Position	No.	Player	Birth	Club in 2003
P	1	Wang Chien-Ming	March 31, 1980	New York Yankees (AA team Trenton Thunder)
P	11	Lin Yueh-Ping	January 28, 1982	Taipower
P	15	Lin En-Yu	March 25, 1981	National Sports Training Center (National Training Team)
P	18	Hsu Ming-Chieh	November 20, 1975	Seibu Lions
P	25	Tu Chang-Wei	May 11, 1982	Chinese Culture University (Mobil Giants)
P	46	Yang Chien-Fu	April 22, 1979	Sinon Bulls
P	47	Pan Wei-Lun	March 5, 1982	Uni-President Lions
P	99	Chang Chih-Chia	May 6, 1980	Seibu Lions
C	27	Yeh Chun-Chang	October 25, 1972	Sinon Bulls
C	34	Kao Chih-Kang	February 7, 1981	Taiwan Cooperative Bank
IF	13	Chen Yung-Chi	July 13, 1983	National College of Physical Education and Sports (Taiwan Beer)
IF	17	Huang Chung-Yi (c)	October 12, 1967	Sinon Bulls
IF	28	Wang Chuan-Chia	June 26, 1971	Uni-President Lions
IF	31	Cheng Chang-Ming	January 28, 1978	Chinatrust Whales
IF	49	Chang Tai-Shan	October 31, 1976	Sinon Bulls
IF	55	Hsieh Chia-Hsian	April 8, 1976	Macoto Gida
IF	88	Cheng Chao-Hang	February 14, 1977	Sinon Bulls
OF	12	Chang Chia-Hao	October 31, 1976	Sinon Bulls
OF	23	Peng Cheng-min	August 6, 1978	Brother Elephants
OF	50	Chen Chih-Yuan	October 27, 1976	Brother Elephants
OF	52	Chen Chin-Feng	October 28, 1977	Los Angeles Dodgers (AAA team Las Vegas 51s)
OF	53	Huang Kan-Lin	March 25, 1981	Uni-President Lions
Bench Coaches
Team Manager	85	Hsu Sheng Ming	September 11, 1958	Chinatrust Whales
Coach	4	Lin I-Tseng	December 12, 1959	Brother Elephants
Coach	29	Lee Lai-Fa	June 26, 1956	National Training Team
Coach	80	Mitsujiro Sakai	January 31, 1968	National Training Team
Coach	81	Yang Shien-Ming	April 30, 1959	National Taiwan College of Physical Education (Fubon Bulls)

Preliminary round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	RF	RA	RD	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	China	3	3	0	41	1	+40	1.000	—	Advance to Final round
2	Philippines	3	1	2	13	14	−1	.333	2
3	Indonesia	3	1	2	12	26	−14	.333	2
4	Pakistan	3	1	2	11	36	−25	.333	2

Source: International Baseball Federation

31 October 2003 11:00 (UTC+9)	Indonesia	5 – 11	Pakistan	Sapporo Dome, Sapporo
		Boxscore

31 October 2003 15:30 (UTC+9)	China	7 – 1	Philippines	Sapporo Dome, Sapporo
		Boxscore

1 November 2003 11:00 (UTC+9)	Indonesia	0 – 15	China	Sapporo Dome, Sapporo

1 November 2003 15:30 (UTC+9)	Pakistan	0 – 12	Philippines	Sapporo Dome, Sapporo
		Boxscore

2 November 2003 11:00 (UTC+9)	Philippines	0 – 7	Indonesia	Sapporo Dome, Sapporo
		Boxscore

2 November 2003 15:30 (UTC+9)	Pakistan	0 – 19 (F/7)	China	Sapporo Dome, Sapporo
		Boxscore

Final round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	RF	RA	RD	PCT	GB
1	Japan (H)	3	3	0	24	1	+23	1.000	—
2	Chinese Taipei	3	2	1	8	14	−6	.667	1
3	South Korea	3	1	2	10	8	+2	.333	2
4	China	3	0	3	3	22	−19	.000	3

Source: International Baseball Federation
(H) Hosts

5 November 2003 12:00 (UTC+9)	Chinese Taipei	5 – 4	South Korea	Sapporo Dome, Sapporo
		Boxscore

5 November 2003 18:30 (UTC+9)	China	1 – 13	Japan	Sapporo Dome, Sapporo
		Boxscore

6 November 2003 12:00 (UTC+9)	South Korea	6 – 1	China	Sapporo Dome, Sapporo
		Boxscore

6 November 2003 18:30 (UTC+9)	Japan	9 – 0	Chinese Taipei	Sapporo Dome, Sapporo
		Boxscore

7 November 2003 12:00 (UTC+9)	Chinese Taipei	3 – 1	China	Sapporo Dome, Sapporo

7 November 2003 18:30 (UTC+9)	South Korea	0 – 2	Japan	Sapporo Dome, Sapporo

Final ranking

Rank	Team
1	Japan
2	Chinese Taipei
3	South Korea
4	China
5	Philippines
6	Indonesia
7	Pakistan

Awards

Asian Championship Awards^[2]
Award	Player
Most Valuable player	Shinya Miyamoto
Best Pitcher	Daisuke Matsuzaka
Leading Hitter	Yoshinobu Takahashi
Most Runs Batted In	Kosuke Fukudome

References

↑ "Asian Championship 2003". baseball.ch. Archived from the original on 12 December 2003. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
1 2 "2003 Asian Championship standings". baseball.ch. Archived from the original on 13 December 2003. Retrieved 13 January 2025.

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[1] "Asian Championship 2003". baseball.ch. Archived from the original on 12 December 2003. Retrieved 13 January 2025.

[AsianChamp-2] 1 2 "2003 Asian Championship standings". baseball.ch. Archived from the original on 13 December 2003. Retrieved 13 January 2025.

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