| Sport | Baseball5 |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2022 |
| No. of teams | 8 |
| Continent | Asia |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Japan (1st title) |
| Most titles |  Chinese Taipei (1 title) Japan (1 title) |
 2024 Baseball5 Asia Cup | |
The Baseball5 Asia Cup is the main Baseball5 tournament in Asia, governed by WBSC Asia. The top three teams qualify to the Baseball5 World Cup. [1]
The inaugural edition of the Baseball5 Asia Cup was due to be held in 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2] The first championship was held in August 2022 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and was won by Chinese Taipei, after beating Japan in the final 2 matches to 1. [3]
The second edition of the tournament was held in Seoul's Olympic Park, South Korea. In a replay of the 2022 final, Japan beat Chinese Taipei 2 sets to 0 to claim their first Asian championship. [4] [5]
| Year | Host | Final | Third place game | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Score | Runners-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||||
| 2022 Details |  Kuala Lumpur |  Chinese Taipei | 2–1 |  Japan |  South Korea | 2–0 |  Hong Kong | ||
| 2024 Details |  Seoul | Japan | 2–1 | Chinese Taipei |  China | 2–0 | South Korea | ||
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese Taipei | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Japan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 |  China | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| South Korea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Teams | 2022 | 2024 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
 China | 3rd | 1 | |
 Chinese Taipei | 1st | 2nd | 2 |
 Hong Kong | 4th | 8th | 2 |
 Japan | 2nd | 1st | 2 |
 Malaysia | 5th | 6th | 2 |
 Pakistan | 9th | 1 | |
 Philippines | 8th | 1 | |
 Singapore | 6th | 7th | 2 |
 South Korea | 3rd | 4th | 2 |
 Thailand | 7th | 5th | 2 |
| Total | 9 | 8 |
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