2023 Asian Baseball Championship

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2023 Asian Baseball Championship
2023 Asian Baseball Championship Logo.jpg
Tournament details
CountryTaiwan
Dates3–10 December 2023
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Japan.svg  Japan (20th title)
Runner-upFlag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
Third placeFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Fourth placeFlag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Tournament statistics
Games played22
Attendance113,810 (5,173 per game)
  2019

The 30th Asian Baseball Championship was an international professional baseball competition for Asian men's national teams. It was held in Taiwan (Taipei, New Taipei, and Taichung). It began on 3 December 2023 and ended on 10 December 2023. Japan won the championship, its 20th title.

Contents

Qualification

In February 2023, Pakistan and Palestine, as winners and finalists of the 2023 West Asia Baseball Cup title, qualified for the Asian Baseball Championship. [1] In May 2023, the Philippines, Hong Kong and Thailand, as winners and finalists of the 2023 East Asia Baseball Cup title, also qualified for the Championship. [2]

Tournament format

A total of 8 teams entered the tournament, with. The top two finishers of each group will compete in the super round on 8 and 9 December. At the end of the super round, the first and second-placed teams will play for the title and the third and fourth-placed teams will play for Bronze Medal. The Bronze Medal winner, along with the two finalists will qualify for the V WBSC U-23 Baseball World Cup, joining hosts China. [3] [4]

Teams

Group AGroup B
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan

First round

Taiwan defeated South Korea in the opening game of the tournament at the newly opened Taipei Dome. Pitcher Hsu Ruo-Shi struck out 10 batters in 7 scoreless innings. [5]

Group A

PosTeamPldWLRFRAPCTGBQualification
1Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei (H)3304021.000Super Round
2Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 321285.6671
3Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine 312439.3332Placement Round
4Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 303329.0003
Source: WBSC
(H) Hosts

3 December
18:00
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg0–4 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei Taipei Dome, Taipei
Attendance: 16,647
Umpires: Yasuhiro Shimizu (JPN), Kazuyuki Miura (JPN), Cheung Sui Man (HKG), Sandy Wijaya Kusuma (INA)
LP: Shin Heon-min Box WP: Hsu Jo-Hsi

Team123456789 R H E
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 000000000041
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 00310000X4100

4 December
12:30
Palestine  Flag of Palestine.svg3–1 Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium, Taichung
Attendance: 38
Umpires: Chen Te-Jung (TPE), Jan Chung-Chi (TPE), Roland Siacor (PHI), Jirapat Lapikun (THA)
WP: Steven Mufareh
Sv: David Powres
Box LP: Lam Lai Him

Team123456789 R H E
Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine 000001011374
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 000000100161

5 December
12:30
Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svg0–9 Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium, Taichung
Attendance: 75
Umpires: Jan Chung-Chi (TPE), Chen Te-Jung (TPE), Chen Chao-Chieh (TPE), Sandy Wijaya Kusuma (INA)
LP: Tsang Kin Nam Box WP: Kang Dong-hun
HR: Yoo Ro-gyeol

Team123456789 R H E
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 000000000041
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 02201031X9111

5 December
18:30
Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg19–0 (F/6)Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium, Taichung
Attendance: 2,412
Umpires: Kazuyuki Miura (JPN), Yasuhiro Shimizu (JPN), Jirapat Lapikun (THA), Roland Siacor (PHI)
WP: Wu Yu-Cheng Box LP: Yunis Haleem
HR: Liao Chien-Fu

Team123456789 R H E
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 32720519120
Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine 000000015

6 December
12:30
Palestine  Flag of Palestine.svg1–19 (F/5)Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium, Taichung
Attendance: 168
Umpires: Chen Chao-Chieh (TPE), Sandy Wijaya Kusuma (INA), Chen Te-Jung (TPE), Jan Chung-Chi (TPE)
LP: Muhammad Abdelfattah Box WP: Lee Byeong-heon

Team12345 R H E
Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine 00010116
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 02116X1981

6 December
18:30
Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svg2–17 (F/5)Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium, Taichung
Attendance: 2,318
Umpires: Yasuhiro Shimizu (JPN), Kazuyuki Miura (JPN), Roland Siacor (PHI), Jirapat Lapikun (THA)
LP: Lam Lai Him Box WP: Lai Yan-Fong
HR: Liu Ji-Hong

Team123456789 R H E
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 10010253
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 2228317170

Group B

PosTeamPldWLRFRAPCTGBQualification
1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 3303911.000Super Round
2Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 3211915.6671
3Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 312619.3332Placement Round
4Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 303534.0003
Source: WBSC

4 December
12:30
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg4–14 (F/7)Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Taipei Dome, Taipei
Attendance: 1,422
Umpires: Park Wonjong (KOR), Hsu Jie (TPE), Hwang Seok-Min (KOR), Chen Chuan-Mu (TPE)
LP: Kiattisak Chutongrat Box WP: Vladimir Eguia

Team123456789 R H E
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 0000004423
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 202113514102

4 December
18:30
Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg0–14 (F/7)Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Taipei Dome, Taipei
Attendance: 6,178
Umpires: Tim Wen (TPE), Lin Hsing-Feng (TPE), Chen Tsung-Hsin (TPE), Raymond Cheung (HKG)
LP: Musharaf Khan Box WP: Mizuki Kato

Team123456789 R H E
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 0000000030
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 012380X14141

5 December
12:30
Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg2–4 Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Taipei Dome, Taipei
Attendance: 806
Umpires: Hsu Jie (TPE), Raymond Cheung (HKG), Park Won-jong (KOR), Tim Wen (TPE)
LP: Muhammad Zohaib Box WP: Romeo Jasmin Jr.

Team123456789 R H E
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 000000020240
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 00200002X471

5 December
18:30
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg16–0 (F/5)Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Taipei Dome, Taipei
Attendance: 6,614
Umpires: Hwang Seok-Min (KOR), Chen Chuan-Mu (TPE), Chen Tsung-Hsin (TPE), Lin Hsing-Feng (TPE)
WP: Sho Akiyama Box LP: Suppakorn Lin

Team123456789 R H E
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 150461690
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 00000003

6 December
12:30
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg1–4 Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Taipei Dome, Taipei
Attendance: 2,004
Umpires: Chen Tsung-Hsin (TPE), Chen Chuan-Mu (TPE), Hsu Jie (TPE), Park Won-jong (KOR)
LP: Suppakorn Lin Box WP: Musharaf Khan

Team123456789 R H E
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 000001000142
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 11001001x462

6 December
18:30
Philippines  Flag of the Philippines.svg1–9 Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Taipei Dome, Taipei
Attendance: 9,624
Umpires: Lin Hsing-Feng (TPE), Tim Wen (TPE), Raymond Cheung (HKG), Hwang Seok-Min (KOR)
LP: Junmar Diarao Box WP: Hiroki Suzuki

Team123456789 R H E
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 000010000172
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 10301004X9100

Placement round

PosTeamPldWLRFRAPCTGB
1Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan [lower-alpha 1] 3212110.667
2Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong [lower-alpha 1] 3211918.667
3Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine [lower-alpha 1] 3211013.667
4Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 3031120.0002
Source: WBSC
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3
    Pakistan: 1W–1L TQB +0.5000
    Hong Kong: 1W–1L TQB -0.0556
    Palestine: 1W–1L TQB -0.4314

8 December
12:30
Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svg12–10 Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Xinzhuang Baseball Stadium, New Taipei City
Attendance: 41
Umpires: Chen Chuan-Mu (TPE), Hsu Jie (TPE), Yasuhiro Shimizu (JPN), Roland Siacor (PHI)
WP: Ka Ho Sam Leung Box LP: Suppakorn Lin
HR: Joseph Matthew Daru

Team123456789 R H E
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 30104100312113
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 1011000521095

8 December
18:30
Palestine  Flag of Palestine.svg3–12 Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Xinzhuang Baseball Stadium, New Taipei City
Attendance: 82
Umpires: Chen Tsung-Hsin (TPE), Lin Hsing-Feng (TPE), Tim Wen (TPE), Jirapat Lapikun (THA)
LP: Ibrahim Shalabi Box WP: Amaan Jan Khan

Team123456789 R H E
Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine 001000020363
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 00301242X12102

9 December
12:30
Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svg6–5 Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Xinzhuang Baseball Stadium, New Taipei City
Attendance: 92
Umpires: Jan Chung-Chi (TPE), Chen Tsung-Hsin (TPE), Lin Hsing-Feng (TPE), Jirapat Lapikun (THA)
WP: Lai Him Lam Box LP: Jibran Aman Murtaza
HR: Wasim Akram

Team123456789 R H E
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 0000030036123
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 201000002570

9 December
18:30
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg0–4 Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine Xinzhuang Baseball Stadium, New Taipei City
Attendance: 100
Umpires: Raymond Cheung (HKG), Chen Chuan-Mu (TPE), Chen Chao-Chieh (TPE), Roland Siacor (PHI)
LP: Phanuwat Sukmuang Box WP: Steven Mufareh

Team123456789 R H E
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 000000000061
Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine 00000310X461

Super round

PosTeamPldWLRFRAPCTGBQualification
1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 3301531.000Gold Medal
2Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei (H)32162.6671
3Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 3121011.3332Bronze Medal
4Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 303419.0003
Source: WBSC
(H) Hosts

8 December
12:30
Philippines  Flag of the Philippines.svg2–8 Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Taipei Dome, Taipei
Attendance: 763
Umpires: Chen Te-Jung (TPE), Chen Chao-Chieh (TPE), Jan Chung-Chi (TPE), Kazuyuki Miura (JPN)
LP: Kennedy Torres Box WP: Shin Heon-min

Team123456789 R H E
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 000200000246
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 20021031X891

8 December
18:30
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg1–0 (F/10)Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei Taipei Dome, Taipei
Attendance: 15,544
Umpires: Park Won-jong (KOR), Hwang Seok-Min (KOR), Raymond Cheung (HKG), Sandy Wijaya Kusuma (INA)
WP: Yoshiki Fuchigami Box LP: Wang Cheng-Hao

Team12345678910 R H E
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 0000000001180
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 0000000000052

9 December
12:30
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg2–5 Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Taipei Dome, Taipei
Attendance: 8,563
Umpires: Hsu Jie (TPE), Tim Wen (TPE), Chen Te-Jung (TPE), Sandy Wijaya Kusuma (INA)
LP: Lee Byeong-heon Box WP: Sho Akiyama
Sv: Tetsuyuki Fujimura
HR: Kim Beom-seok

Team123456789 R H E
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 000010010281
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 00220001X5100

9 December
18:30
Philippines  Flag of the Philippines.svg1–2 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei Taipei Dome, Taipei
Attendance: 16,298
Umpires: Kazuyuki Miura (JPN), Park Won-jong (KOR), Hwang Seok-Min (KOR), Yasuhiro Shimizu (JPN)
LP: Juan Paulo Macasaet Box WP: Wu Yu-Cheng
Sv: Li Tzu-Chiang

Team123456789 R H E
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 000000010151
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 00000200X250

Bronze medal game

10 December
12:30
Philippines  Flag of the Philippines.svg0–7 Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Taipei Dome, Taipei
Attendance: 3,008
Umpires: Tim Wen (TPE), Kazuyuki Miura (JPN), Chen Te-Jung (TPE), Hsu Jie (TPE)
LP: Romeo Jasmin Jr. Box WP: Kim Dong-hyeok

Team123456789 R H E
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 000000000020
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 10010050X790


Gold medal game

10 December
18:30
Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg0–1 Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Taipei Dome, Taipei
Attendance: 21,013
Umpires: Hwang Seok-Min (KOR), Park Won-jong (KOR), Raymond Cheung (HKG), Sandy Wijaya Kusuma (INA)
LP: Hsu Jo-Hsi Box WP: Mizuki Kato
Sv: Shuichiro Kayo

Team123456789 R H E
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 000000000071
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 00100000X151

Final standings

The Baseball Federation of Asia (BFA) has published the Final Ranking at the conclusion of the tournament. [6]

RankTeamPldWL
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Japan.svg  Japan 660
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 642
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 642
4Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 624
5Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 523
6Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 523
7Flag of Palestine.svg  Palestine 523
8Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 505
Qualified for 2024 U-23 Baseball World Cup

Awards

The BFA announced the winners of Individual Awards, as well as the tournament's All-Star Team. [7]

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