The 2015 Asian Baseball Cup was an international baseball tournament contested by the men's national teams of WBSC Asia's member associations. It was the 12th edition of the biannual Asian Baseball Cup, and served as qualification to the 2015 Asian Baseball Championship. It was divided into two separate divisions, East and West, alternatively called the 2015 East Asian Baseball Cup and 2015 West Asian Baseball Cup.
The Eastern Division of the tournament was hosted in Jakarta, Indonesia from 3–8 May 2015, [1] while the Western Division was hosted in Islamabad, Pakistan from 23–28 February 2015. [2]
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| Host country | Indonesia |
| City | Jakarta |
| Venue(s) | 3 |
| Dates | 3 – 8 May 2015 |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
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| Champions |  Philippines (4th title) |
| Runners-up |  Indonesia |
| Third place |  Sri Lanka |
| Fourth place |  Hong Kong |
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| Games played | 16 |
| Most valuable player | Juan Paulo Macasaet [3] |
| Rk | Team | W | L | HTH | RS | IPO | RA | IPD | TQB |
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| 1 | Philippines | 5 | 0 | − | |||||
| 2 | Indonesia | 3 | 2 | 1−1 | 15 | 11 | |||
| 3 | Sri Lanka | 3 | 2 | 1−1 | 10 | 9 | |||
| 4 | Hong Kong | 3 | 2 | 1−1 | 9 | 14 | |||
| 5 |  Thailand | 1 | 4 | − | |||||
| 6 |  Singapore | 0 | 5 | − | |||||
NOTE: Tiebreaker notes: HTH − Head-to-head. RS − Runs scored. IPO − Innings the team batted. RA − Runs against. IPD − Innings the team pitched. TQB − The index of (RS/IPO)−(RA/IPD).
| 3 May 2015 08:30 | Philippines | 4 – 2 | Hong Kong | Senayan Field, Jakarta |
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| 3 May 2015 12:00 | Indonesia | 19 – 4 | Singapore | Senayan Field, Jakarta |
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| 3 May 2015 15:30 | Thailand | postponed | Sri Lanka | Senayan Field, Jakarta |
| 4 May 2015 09:00 | Indonesia | 8 – 3 | Sri Lanka | Senayan Field 2, Jakarta |
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| 4 May 2015 11:00 | Hong Kong | 9 – 4 | Singapore | Senayan Field 3, Jakarta |
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| 4 May 2015 12:30 | Thailand | 1 – 10 | Philippines | Senayan Field 2, Jakarta |
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| 5 May 2015 09:00 | Philippines | 2 – 1 | Sri Lanka | Senayan Field 2, Jakarta |
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| 5 May 2015 09:00 | Singapore | 2 – 12 | Thailand | Senayan Field 3, Jakarta |
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| 5 May 2015 12:30 | Hong Kong | 8 – 7 | Indonesia | Senayan Field 3, Jakarta |
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| 5 May 2015 13:00 | Thailand | 3 – 9 | Sri Lanka | Senayan Field 2, Jakarta |
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| 6 May 2015 09:00 | Philippines | 4 – 0 | Singapore | Senayan Field 2, Jakarta |
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| 6 May 2015 11:00 | Sri Lanka | 7 – 1 | Hong Kong | Senayan Field 3, Jakarta |
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| 6 May 2015 12:30 | Indonesia | 9 – 2 | Thailand | Senayan Field 2, Jakarta |
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| 7 May 2015 09:00 | Thailand | 5 – 8 | Hong Kong | Senayan Field 2, Jakarta |
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| 7 May 2015 11:00 | Indonesia | 1 – 9 | Philippines | Senayan Field 3, Jakarta |
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| 7 May 2015 12:30 | Singapore | 0 – 11 | Sri Lanka | Senayan Field 2, Jakarta |
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| 8 May 2015 14:00 | Philippines | 10 – 0 | Indonesia | Senayan Field 2, Jakarta |
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| 2015 Asian Baseball Cup – Eastern Division Champions |
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 Philippines 4th title |
| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | Pakistan |
| City | Islamabad |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 23 – 27 February 2015 |
| Teams | 4 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Pakistan (4th title) |
| Runners-up |  Iran |
| Third place |  India |
| Fourth place |  Iraq |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 6 |
| Rk | Team | W | L | HTH | RS | IPO | RA | IPD | TQB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pakistan | 3 | 0 | − | |||||
| 2 | Iran | 2 | 1 | − | |||||
| 3 | India | 1 | 2 | − | |||||
| 4 | Iraq | 0 | 3 | − | |||||
| 23 February 2015 15:00 | Pakistan | 20 – 0 | Iraq | Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad |
| 24 February 2015 14:00 | Iran | 15 – 0 | India | Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad |
| 26 February 2015 11:00 | India | 20 – 0 | Iraq | Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad |
| 26 February 2015 14:00 | Pakistan | 12 – 0 | Iran | Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad |
| 27 February 2015 08:00 | Iran | 18 – 4 | Iraq | Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad |
| 27 February 2015 11:00 | Pakistan | 11 – 0 | India | Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad |
| 2015 Asian Baseball Cup – Western Division Champions |
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 Pakistan 5th title |
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