2025 Asian Baseball Championship

2025 Asian Baseball Championship

Tournament details
Country	China
Dates	22–28 September 2025
Teams	8
Defending champions	Japan
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The 31st Asian Baseball Championship will be an international professional baseball competition for Asian men's national teams. It will be held in Pingtan, China. It will be held from 22 to 28 September 2025. ^[1]

Qualified teams

In November 2024, Philippines and Hong Kong, as winners and finalists of the 2024 East Asia Baseball Cup, qualified for the Asian Baseball Championship. In May 2025, Palestine and Pakistan , as winners and finalists of the 2025 West Asia Baseball Cup, qualified for the Asian Baseball Championship. ^[2]

•   China – Host
•   Japan
•   Chinese Taipei
•   South Korea
•   Philippines - 2024 East Asia Baseball Cup winner
•   Hong Kong - 2024 East Asia Baseball Cup finalist
•   Palestine - 2025 West Asia Baseball Cup winner
•   Pakistan - 2025 West Asia Baseball Cup finalist

Group A	Group B
Japan   China   Philippines   Pakistan	Chinese Taipei   South Korea   Hong Kong   Palestine

Tournament format

A total of 8 teams will enter the tournament. The top two finishers of each group will compete in the super round on 26 and 27 September. After the super round, the first and the second-placed teams will play for the title and the third and the fourth-placed teams will play for bronze medal. The Bronze Medal winner, along with the two finalists will qualify for the 2026 U-23 Baseball World Cup.

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	RF	RA	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Japan	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	Advance to Super round
2	China (H)	0	0	0	0	0	—	—
3	Philippines	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	Advance to Placement round
4	Pakistan	0	0	0	0	0	—	—

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
(H) Hosts

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	RF	RA	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Chinese Taipei	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	Advance to Super round
2	South Korea	0	0	0	0	0	—	—
3	Hong Kong	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	Advance to Placement round
4	Palestine	0	0	0	0	0	—	—

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

References

1. Lin, Tongxin (3 December 2024). "平潭获得2025年第三十一届亚洲棒球锦标赛举办权" [Pingtan won the right to host the 31st Asian Baseball Championship in 2025]. People.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 3 September 2025.
2. "2025 Asian Baseball Championship Pools Confirmed". Worldbaseball.com. 11 July 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2025.

External links

• Official page