The 2017 Asian Baseball Cup was an international baseball tournament contested by the men's national teams of WBSC Asia's member associations. It was the 13th edition of the biannual Asian Baseball Cup, and served as qualification to the 2017 Asian Baseball Championship. [1] It was divided into two separate divisions, East and West, alternatively called the 2017 East Asian Baseball Cup and 2017 West Asian Baseball Cup.
The 2017 West Asia Baseball Cup was held from 25 February 2017 to 1 March 2017 at Jinnah Sports Stadium in Islamabad, Pakistan. [2] [3] It saw Nepal participating in their first competition, and Sri Lanka moving to the West Cup. The latter were crowned as the champions for the first time after they beat hosts Pakistan in the final. [4]
On the other hand, the 2017 East Asia Baseball Cup was cancelled due to lack of a suitable host.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Pakistan |
| City | Islamabad |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 25 February–1 March 2017 |
| Teams | 5 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Sri Lanka (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Pakistan |
| Third place |  Iran |
| Fourth place |  Nepal |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 8 |
Group A
| Rk | Team | W | L | HTH | RS | IPO | RA | IPD | TQB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pakistan | 2 | 0 | - | |||||
| 2 | Nepal | 1 | 1 | − | |||||
| 3 |  Iraq | 0 | 2 | − | |||||
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).
| 25 February 2017 10:00 | Pakistan | 16-1 | Nepal | Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad |
| 26 February 2017 10:00 | Nepal | 13-2 | Iraq | Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad |
| 27 February 2017 10:00 | Iraq | 0-25 | Pakistan | Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad |
Group B
| Rk | Team | W | L | HTH | RS | IPO | RA | IPD | TQB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sri Lanka | 1 | 0 | - | |||||
| 2 | Iran | 0 | 1 | − | |||||
| 3 |  India | 0 | 0 | − | |||||
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).
| 25 February 2017 13:30 | Iran | cancelled | India | Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad |
| 26 February 2017 13:30 | Sri Lanka | 22-0 (F/5) | Iran | Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad |
| 27 February 2017 13:30 | India | cancelled | Sri Lanka | Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad |
Playoffs
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| February 28, 2017 - 10:00 | ||||||
| Pakistan | 11 | |||||
| March 1, 2017 - 13:30 | ||||||
| Iran | 0 | |||||
| Pakistan | 2 | |||||
| February 28, 2017 - 13:30 | ||||||
| Sri Lanka | 4 | |||||
| Sri Lanka | 11 | |||||
| Nepal | 0 | |||||
| Third place play-off | ||||||
| March 1, 2017 - 10:00 | ||||||
| Iran | 10 | |||||
| Nepal | 6 | |||||
| 2017 Asian Baseball Cup – Western Division Champions |
|---|
 Sri Lanka 1st title |
The East Asia Cup was not held in 2017 since no suitable host could be found. [6]
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