2007 Asian Baseball Championship

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The 24th Asian Baseball Championship was contested in Taichung, Taiwan in November and December 2007. The tournament is sanctioned by the Asian Baseball Federation. The winner of the tournament will gain automatic entry into the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. The second and third place teams will advance to the final 2008 Olympic qualifier, which was also hosted by Taiwan in March 2008.

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B Level

The B level teams are Hong Kong (IBAF Asian Cup Champion 2006), Thailand, Philippines and Pakistan. However, the winner will advance to join the three A level teams in a round robin competition.

TeamWDLTiebreaker
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 210-
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 111-
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 1021-0
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 1020-1

November 27, 2007

Taichung Baseball Field Philippines  Flag of the Philippines.svg2–0Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Intercontinental Stadium Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg8–4Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong

November 28, 2007

Intercontinental Stadium Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg5–3Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Intercontinental Stadium Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svg1–4Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines

November 29, 2007

Intercontinental Stadium Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg0–0 (F/12)Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Intercontinental Stadium Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svg8–6Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan

A Level

The winner from the B Level of the tournament will join the three traditional powers of Asia in a round robin competition. All games will be played at Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium.

TeamWLTiebreaker
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 30-
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 21-
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 12-
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 03-

December 1, 2007

Intercontinental Stadium South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg5–2Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
Intercontinental Stadium Philippines  Flag of the Philippines.svg0–10 (F/7)Flag of Japan.svg  Japan

December 2, 2007

Intercontinental Stadium Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg9–0Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Intercontinental Stadium Japan  Flag of Japan.svg4–3Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea

December 3, 2007

Intercontinental Stadium Philippines  Flag of the Philippines.svg1–13 (F/7)Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Intercontinental Stadium Japan  Flag of Japan.svg10–2Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei

Final standings

Controversy

In the match between Japan and South Korea on December 2, a dispute arose over the lineup table of the South Korea team. In the tournament, teams were obliged to submit a starting players table 1 hour before a game begin. Managers have made a consensus to change players if unexpected injuries were happen, which are commonly accepted in the international baseball games.

Despite these arrangements, the South Korea manager Kim Kyung-Moon drastically changed his starting players immediately before the game, including a starting pitcher [1] and this substitution clearly advantaged the South Korea team. Japanese manager Senichi Hoshino requested an explanation but his appeal to an umpire was turned down.

After the game was over, which resulted a Japanese win, Hoshino made comments critical of South Korean acts as ungentlemanly conduct. [2] Japanese team officially submitted a protest note to the South Korea team and the International Baseball Federation (IBAF). John C. Ostermeyer, secretary general of IBAF, acknowledged this appeal and announced that IBAF express regret at the South Korea team and plan to change regulations at a meeting held in January 2008. [3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Japan Defeats Korea 4-3 in Hotly Contested Matchup Between Asian Powerhouse Squads [ permanent dead link ], IBAF News, December 1, 2007
  2. ↑ "Hoshino leads Japan to Olympics". Japan Times . December 4, 2007. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012.
  3. ↑ IBAF、ルール改正へ=韓国の打順表変更問題で Archived 2016-01-31 at the Wayback Machine , Jiji Press, December 3, 2007


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