2013 Asia Series

2013 Asia Series

Tournament details
Country	Taiwan
Dates	15 – 20 November
Teams	6 (5 countries)
Final positions
Champions	Canberra Cavalry (1st title)
Runner-up	Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions
Tournament statistics
Games played	9
Attendance	56,531 (6,281 per game)
MVP	Jack Murphy (Canberra Cavalry)

The 2013 Asia Series was the seventh and final edition of the Asia Series, the premier Asian club baseball tournament, and the ninth time national champions from Asian leagues have competed against each other. The tournament was held in Taichung and Taoyuan, Taiwan, starting on 15 November with the final held on 20 November.

In addition to teams from Nippon Professional Baseball, the Chinese Professional Baseball League, the Korea Baseball Organization, and the Australian Baseball League, this tournament was the first to include a team from Europe. Fortitudo Baseball Bologna was invited to participate as the winners of the 2013 European Cup, a similar tournament in Europe.

The Canberra Cavalry from Australia defeated the Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions of Taiwan 14–4 in the tournament final for their first Asia Series title. It was the first time that an Australian team had won the tournament, as well as the first time the tournament had been won by a team from outside of either Japan or South Korea.

2013 Asia Series

Participating teams

League	Team	Qualification	Location
Australian Baseball League	Canberra Cavalry	2012–13 ABL champions	Canberra, Australia
Chinese Professional Baseball League	Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions	2013 CPBL champions – hosts	Tainan, Taiwan
Chinese Professional Baseball League	EDA Rhinos	2013 CPBL runner-up	Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Italian Baseball League	Fortitudo Baseball Bologna	2013 European Cup champions	Bologna, Italy
Korea Baseball Organization	Samsung Lions	2013 KBO champions	Daegu, South Korea
Nippon Professional Baseball	Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles	2013 NPB champions	Sendai, Japan

Venues

• 
  Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium
• 
  Taoyuan International Baseball Stadium

Round-robin stage

Group A

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct.	R	RA
1	Samsung Lions	2	0	1.000	10	6
2	Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions	1	1	.500	14	5
3	Fortitudo Baseball Bologna	0	2	.000	2	15

Group B

Pos	Team	W	L	Pct.	R	RA
1	Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles	2	0	1.000	12	4
2	Canberra Cavalry	1	1	.500	5	6
3	EDA Rhinos	0	2	.000	1	8

Knock-out stage

	Semifinals					Final
	A1	Samsung Lions	5
	B2	Canberra Cavalry	9
						SF1W	Canberra Cavalry	14
						SF2W	Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions	4
	B1	Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles	1
	A2	Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions	4

Final standings

Rk	Team	W	L	R	RA
1	Canberra Cavalry	3	1	28	15
2	Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions	2	2	22	20
3	Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles	2	1	13	8
3	Samsung Lions	2	1	15	15
5	EDA Rhinos	0	2	1	8
5	Fortitudo Baseball Bologna	0	2	2	15

Game-fixing allegation

After the conclusion of the series, a Canberra Cavalry player,(who did not play in the series despite being part of the team), claimed that he was offered $30,000 to fix the final game with Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions. ^[1] The player claimed that he was approached by an individual with an unspecified amount of cash at a night club, and was promised $30,000 in return for fixing the game on the next day. The claim was investigated by both the police of Taiwan and the CPBL. ^[2]

See also

• List of sporting events in Taiwan

References

1. Canberra Cavalry's Matt Blazynski offered $30k to fix baseball match
2. Polkinghorne, David. "Taiwan league questions match-fixing claim". The Sydney Morning Harold. The Sydney Morning Harold. Retrieved 4 November 2024.

External links

• 2013 Asia Series Official website ^[usurped] (in Chinese)