Baseball at the 2022 Asian Games | |
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Venue | Shaoxing Baseball & Softball Sports Center |
Dates | 26 September – 7 October 2023 |
Competitors | 207 from 9 nations |
Baseball at the 2022 Asian Games was held in Shaoxing, China from 26 September to 7 October 2023. The top six ranked teams advanced to the main draw. The bottom three teams competed, with the top two qualifiers advancing to the main draw. [1]
Q | Qualification | P | Preliminary round | S | Super round | F | Finals |
Event↓/Date → | 26th Tue | 27th Wed | 28th Thu | 29th Fri | 30th Sat | 1st Sun | 2nd Mon | 3rd Tue | 4th Wed | 5th Thu | 6th Fri | 7th Sat |
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Men | Q | Q | Q | P | P | P | S | S | F |
The top six ranked teams advanced to the main draw. The bottom three teams competed in the first stage, with the top two advancing to the main draw. The teams were distributed according to their position at the WBSC World Rankings.
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All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00)
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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1 | Thailand | 2 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 1.000 | — | Second stage |
2 | Laos | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 11 | .500 | 1 | |
3 | Singapore | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 25 | .000 | 2 |
26 September 18:30 | Laos | 1–4 | Thailand | Baseball & Softball Sports Center, Shaoxing Umpires: Chen Te-jung (TPE) |
LP: Mung Chuevakham | Boxscore | WP: Siraphop Nadee |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Laos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Thailand | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 | 7 | 3 |
27 September 18:30 | Singapore | 7–8 | Laos | Baseball & Softball Sports Center, Shaoxing Umpires: Wen Yu-chun (TPE) |
LP: Eleazar Ng | Boxscore | WP: Hue Thor |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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Singapore | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 2 |
Laos | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | X | 8 | 5 | 4 |
28 September 18:30 | Thailand | 17–0 (F/7) | Singapore | Baseball & Softball Sports Center, Shaoxing Umpires: Chen Te-jung (TPE) |
WP: Siraphop Nadee | Boxscore | LP: Eleazar Ng |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thailand | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | — | — | 17 | 6 | 0 |
Singapore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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1 | China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1.000 | — | Super round |
2 | Japan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 1 | .667 | 1 | |
3 | Philippines | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | .333 | 2 | Placement round |
4 | Laos | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 40 | .000 | 3 |
1 October 12:00 | Laos | 0–15 (F/5) | China | Baseball & Softball Sports Center, Shaoxing Umpires: Wen Yu-chun (TPE) |
LP: To Tava | Boxscore | WP: Su Changlong |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Laos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 2 | 3 |
China | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 11 | 0 |
1 October 12:00 | Japan | 6–0 | Philippines | Baseball & Softball Sports Center, Shaoxing Umpires: Wang Tianyi (CHN) |
WP: Mizuki Kato | Boxscore | LP: Paulo Macasaet |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0 |
Philippines | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
2 October 12:00 | Philippines | 0–2 | China | Baseball & Softball Sports Center, Shaoxing Umpires: Chen Te-jung (TPE) |
LP: Romeo Jasmin | Boxscore | WP: Li Ningji |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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Philippines | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
China | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | X | 2 | 4 | 0 |
2 October 18:30 | Laos | 0–18 (F/5) | Japan | Baseball & Softball Sports Center, Shaoxing Umpires: Cho Min-jun (KOR) |
LP: Soulapixa Khounchaleun | Boxscore | WP: Kisho Iwamoto Sv: Yoshiki Fuchigami |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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Laos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Japan | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | X | — | — | — | — | 18 | 11 | 0 |
3 October 18:30 | China | 1–0 | Japan | Baseball & Softball Sports Center, Shaoxing Umpires: Li Chih-hao (TPE) |
WP: Wang Xiang Sv: Zheng Chaoqun | Boxscore | LP: Shunya Morita |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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China | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
3 October 18:30 | Philippines | 7–0 | Laos | Baseball & Softball Sports Center, Shaoxing Umpires: Lee Seung-chul (KOR) |
WP: Raymond Nerosa | Boxscore | LP: Mung Chuevakham |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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Philippines | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 2 |
Laos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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1 | Chinese Taipei | 3 | 3 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 1.000 | — | Super round |
2 | South Korea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 4 | .667 | 1 | |
3 | Hong Kong | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 25 | .333 | 2 | Placement round |
4 | Thailand | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 37 | .000 | 3 |
1 October 18:30 | Hong Kong | 0–10 (F/8) | South Korea | Baseball & Softball Sports Center, Shaoxing Umpires: Hironori Yoshino (JPN) |
LP: Leung Chung Hei | Boxscore | WP: Choi Ji-min |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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Hong Kong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 2 | 3 |
South Korea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | — | 10 | 14 | 0 |
1 October 18:30 | Thailand | 1–12 (F/7) | Chinese Taipei | Baseball & Softball Sports Center, Shaoxing Umpires: Kim Dae-nam (KOR) |
LP: Suppakorn Lin | Boxscore | WP: Wu Sheng-feng | ||
HR: Lin Li (1) |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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Thailand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 3 |
Chinese Taipei | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | X | — | — | 12 | 10 | 0 |
2 October 12:00 | Hong Kong | 8–0 | Thailand | Baseball & Softball Sports Center, Shaoxing Umpires: Wu Ding (CHN) |
WP: Leung Chung Hei | Boxscore | LP: Siraphop Nadee |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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Hong Kong | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 1 |
Thailand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
2 October 18:30 | South Korea | 0–4 | Chinese Taipei | Baseball & Softball Sports Center, Shaoxing Umpires: Shunichi Fukuzawa (JPN) |
LP: Moon Dong-ju | Boxscore | WP: Lin Yu-min |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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South Korea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Chinese Taipei | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | 4 | 7 | 0 |
3 October 12:00 | Chinese Taipei | 15–0 (F/6) | Hong Kong | Baseball & Softball Sports Center, Shaoxing Umpires: Masataka Mino (JPN) |
WP: Lai Po-wei | Boxscore | LP: Sam Leung |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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Chinese Taipei | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 15 | 9 | 1 |
Hong Kong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 2 |
3 October 12:00 | Thailand | 0–17 (F/5) | South Korea | Baseball & Softball Sports Center, Shaoxing Umpires: Fan Jie (CHN) |
LP: Phoomwut Wutthikorn | Boxscore | WP: Na Gyun-an | ||
HR: Choi Ji-hoon (1), Yoon Dong-hee (1), Kim Ju-won (1) |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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Thailand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 4 | 2 |
South Korea | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | X | — | — | — | — | 17 | 11 | 0 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | PCT | GB |
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1 | Philippines | 3 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 1.000 | — |
2 | Hong Kong | 3 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 5 | .667 | 1 |
3 | Thailand | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 19 | .333 | 2 |
4 | Laos | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24 | .000 | 3 |
5 October 12:00 | Laos | 0–6 | Thailand | Baseball & Softball Sports Center, Shaoxing Umpires: Cheung Sui Man (HKG) |
LP: Yayua Wa | Boxscore | WP: Phoomwut Wutthikorn |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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Laos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Thailand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 6 | 5 | 1 |
5 October 18:30 | Hong Kong | 1–5 | Philippines | Baseball & Softball Sports Center, Shaoxing Umpires: Wang Tianyi (CHN) |
LP: Lam Lai Him | Boxscore | WP: Junmar Diarao Sv: Romeo Jasmin |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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Hong Kong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 |
Philippines | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | X | 5 | 7 | 0 |
6 October 12:00 | Thailand | 1–11 (F/8) | Philippines | Baseball & Softball Sports Center, Shaoxing Umpires: Hironori Yoshino (JPN) |
LP: Siraphop Nadee | Boxscore | WP: Kennedy Torres |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thailand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 |
Philippines | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 11 | 17 | 0 |
6 October 18:30 | Laos | 0–11 (F/7) | Hong Kong | Baseball & Softball Sports Center, Shaoxing Umpires: Chen Te-jung (TPE) |
LP: Mung Chuevakham | Boxscore | WP: Sam Leung | ||
HR: York Sze (1) |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Laos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Hong Kong | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | — | — | 11 | 9 | 1 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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1 | Chinese Taipei | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | .667 [a] | — | Gold medal match |
2 | South Korea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | .667 [a] | — | |
3 | China | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | .333 [b] | 1 | Bronze medal match |
4 | Japan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .333 [b] | 1 |
5 October 12:00 | Japan | 0–2 | South Korea | Baseball & Softball Sports Center, Shaoxing Umpires: Wen Yu-chun (TPE) |
LP: Shuichiro Kayo | Boxscore | WP: Park Se-woong Sv: Park Yeong-hyun |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
South Korea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 2 | 6 | 1 |
5 October 18:30 | Chinese Taipei | 4–1 | China | Baseball & Softball Sports Center, Shaoxing Umpires: Shunichi Fukuzawa (JPN) |
WP: Chen Po-yu Sv: Gu Lin Ruei-yang | Boxscore | LP: Gan Quan |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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Chinese Taipei | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
China | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
6 October 12:00 | South Korea | 8–1 | China | Baseball & Softball Sports Center, Shaoxing Umpires: Li Chih-hao (TPE) |
WP: Won Tae-in | Boxscore | LP: Wang Weiyi | ||
HR: Kim Ju-won (1), Kang Baek-ho (1) |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
South Korea | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 0 |
China | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
6 October 18:30 | Japan | 2–0 | Chinese Taipei | Baseball & Softball Sports Center, Shaoxing Umpires: Cho Ji-hyun (KOR) |
WP: Yoshiki Fuchigami | Boxscore | LP: Wang Yan-cheng |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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Japan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 0 |
Chinese Taipei | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 3 | 1 |
7 October 12:00 | Japan | 4–3 | China | Baseball & Softball Sports Center, Shaoxing Umpires: Kim Dae-nam (KOR) |
WP: Shuichiro Kayo Sv: Katsutoshi Satake | Boxscore | LP: Wang Xiang | ||
HR: Kou Yongkang (1) |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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Japan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
China | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
7 October 18:00 | South Korea | 2–0 | Chinese Taipei | Baseball & Softball Sports Center, Shaoxing Umpires: Masataka Mino (JPN) |
WP: Moon Dong-ju Sv: Go Woo-suk | Boxscore | LP: Lin Yu-min |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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South Korea | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
Chinese Taipei | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Rank | Team | Pld | W | L |
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South Korea | 6 | 5 | 1 | |
Chinese Taipei | 6 | 4 | 2 | |
Japan | 6 | 4 | 2 | |
4 | China | 6 | 3 | 3 |
5 | Philippines | 5 | 3 | 2 |
6 | Hong Kong | 5 | 2 | 3 |
7 | Thailand | 7 | 3 | 4 |
8 | Laos | 7 | 1 | 6 |
9 | Singapore | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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