2012 Asia Series

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The 2012 Asia Series was the sixth time the Asia Series was held. The tournament was held in Busan, South Korea, and began on 8 November 2012 with the Final held on 12 November. [1]

Contents

The tournament included six teams, a two team increase from the previous tournament. As has been the case in previous tournaments, the winners of NPB's 2012 Japan Series, Korea Baseball Organization's (KBO) 2012 Korean Series, Chinese Professional Baseball League's (CPBL) 2012 Taiwan Series and the Australian Baseball League's 2012 Championship Series qualified. The China Baseball League (CBL) returned to the Asia Series, with the 2012 Champion representing the country, and the host team, Busan's Lotte Giants, also participated in the tournament.

Participating teams

LeagueTeamQualificationLocation
Australian Baseball League Flag of Australia (converted).svg Perth Heat 2011–12 ABL champions Perth, Australia
China Baseball League Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Stars 2012 CBL champions China
Chinese Professional Baseball League Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lamigo Monkeys 2012 CPBL champions Taoyuan, Taiwan
Korea Baseball Organization Flag of South Korea.svg Samsung Lions 2012 KBO champions Daegu, South Korea
Korea Baseball Organization Flag of South Korea.svg Lotte Giants Hosts Busan, South Korea
Nippon Professional Baseball Flag of Japan.svg Yomiuri Giants 2012 NPB champions Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan

Format

The six teams are placed in two groups of three (see below), with each team playing two games - one against each other member of their group. The team with the best record in each group will advance to the Final.

Round-robin stage

Group A

PosTeamWLPct.GBRRA
1 Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lamigo Monkeys 201.000171
2 Flag of South Korea.svg Samsung Lions 11.500193
3 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Stars 02.0002123
8 November 12:00 at Sajik Baseball Stadium
Team123456789 R H E
Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lamigo Monkeys 3061040XX14151
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Stars 0001000XX161
WP: Treng Chou-hau (1-0)   LP: Luo Xia (0-1)
Home runs:
Flag of the Republic of China.svg : Lin Chih-sheng (1), Chen Chin-feng (1), Shih Chih-wei (1)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg : None
Boxscore
9 November 19:00 at Sajik Baseball Stadium
Team123456789 R H E
Flag of South Korea.svg Samsung Lions 000000000032
Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lamigo Monkeys 00010020X380
WP: Mike Loree (1-0)   LP: Bae Young-Soo (0-1)
Home runs:
Flag of South Korea.svg : None
Flag of the Republic of China.svg : Lin Hung-Yu (1)
Boxscore
10 November 19:00 at Sajik Baseball Stadium
Team123456789 R H E
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Stars 000000000050
Flag of South Korea.svg Samsung Lions 60210000X9140
WP: Jung In Wook (1-0)   LP: Bu Tao (0-1)
Boxscore

Group B

PosTeamWLPct.GBRRA
1 Flag of Japan.svg Yomiuri Giants 201.000-121
2 Flag of South Korea.svg Lotte Giants 11.500166
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Perth Heat 02.0002213
8 November 19:00 at Sajik Baseball Stadium
Team123456789 R H E
Flag of South Korea.svg Lotte Giants 1002030006120
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Perth Heat 000010000133
WP: Song Seung-Jun (1-0)   LP: Virgil Vasquez (0-1)
Boxscore
9 November 12:00 at Sajik Baseball Stadium
Team123456789 R H E
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Perth Heat 000001000164
Flag of Japan.svg Yomiuri Giants 00000133X7121
WP: Yasunari Takagi (1-0)   LP: Anthony Claggett (0-1)
Boxscore
10 November 12:00 at Sajik Baseball Stadium
Team123456789 R H E
Flag of Japan.svg Yomiuri Giants 1011010015110
Flag of South Korea.svg Lotte Giants 000000000052
WP: Hirokazu Sawamura (1-0)   LP: Ko Won Jun (0-1)
Boxscore

Final

11 November 14:00 at Sajik Baseball Stadium
Team123456789 R H E
Flag of Japan.svg Yomiuri Giants 0400011006101
Flag of the Republic of China.svg Lamigo Monkeys 000100002361
WP: Ryosuke Miyaguni (1-0)   LP: Paul Phillips (0-1)
Home runs:
Flag of Japan.svg : Kazunari Sanematsu (1)
Flag of the Republic of China.svg : Lin Chih-sheng (2)
Boxscore

See also

References

  1. "2012 Asia Series Schedule Announced". Baseball deWorld. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2012.