China national baseball team | |
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Information | |
Country | People's Republic of China |
Federation | Chinese Baseball Association |
Confederation | Baseball Federation of Asia |
Manager | Dean Treanor |
WBSC ranking | |
Current | 24 (18 December 2023) [1] |
Highest | 18 (2 times; latest in December 2016) |
Lowest | 30 (December 2022) |
World Baseball Classic | |
Appearances | 5 (first in 2006 ) |
Best result | 11th (2009) |
Olympic Games | |
Appearances | 1 (first in 2008 ) |
Best result | 8th (2008) |
World Cup | |
Appearances | 4 (first in 1998 ) |
Best result | 10th (2005) |
Intercontinental Cup | |
Appearances | 1 (first in 2002 ) |
Best result | 11th (2002) |
Asian Games | |
Appearances | 7 (first in 1994 ) |
Best result | 4th (7 times, most recent in 2018 ) |
The China national baseball team also known as Team China is the national representative team of the People's Republic of China.
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The following is a list of professional baseball match results currently active in the latest version of the WBSC World Rankings, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled. [2]
Win Lose Void or postponed Fixture
Asian Championship GS | 14 October | South Korea | 4–5 (F/10) | China | Taichung Stadium, Taiwan |
12:00 NST | Boxscore | Attendance: 200 |
Asian Championship GS | 15 October | China | 0–1 | Philippines | Taichung Field, Taiwan |
18:30 NST | Boxscore | Attendance: 0 |
Asian Championship GS | 16 October | Pakistan | 1–11 (F/7) | China | Taichung Field, Taiwan |
12:00 NST | Boxscore | Attendance: 250 |
Asian Championship SR | 18 October | China | 1–11 (F/7) | Japan | Taichung Stadium, Taiwan |
12:00 NST | Boxscore | Attendance: 346 |
Asian Championship SR | 19 October | Chinese Taipei | 10–2 | China | Taichung Stadium, Taiwan |
18:30 NST | Boxscore | Attendance: 0 |
Asian Championship 3rd | 20 October | South Korea | 6–8 | China | Taichung Stadium, Taiwan |
12:00 NST | Boxscore | Attendance: 0 |
World Baseball Classic GS | 9 March | China | 1–8 | Japan | Tokyo Dome, Japan |
19:00 JT | LP: Wang Xiang (0–1) | Boxscore | WP: Shohei Ohtani (1–0) | Attendance: 41,616 Umpires: HP - Stu Scheurwater, 1B - Cuti Suarez, 2B - Ben May, 3B - Delfin Colon |
World Baseball Classic GS | 10 March | Czech Republic | 8–5 | China | Tokyo Dome, Japan |
12:00 JT | WP: Marek Minarik (1–0) HR: Matej Mensik (1), Martin Muzik (1) | Boxscore | LP: Hai-Cheng Gong (0–1) | Umpires: HP - Chan-Jung Chang, 1B - Pat Hoberg, 2B - Ben May, 3B - Fabrizio Fabrizzi |
World Baseball Classic GS | 11 March | China | 2–12 (F/7) | Australia | Tokyo Dome, Japan |
12:00 JT | LP: Xin Qi (0–1) | Boxscore | WP: Kyle Glogoski (1–0) HR: Robbie Glendinning (2) | Umpires: HP – Adam Hamari, 1B – Chan-Jung Chang, 2B – Pat Hoberg, 3B – Delfin Colon |
World Baseball Classic GS | 13 March | South Korea | 22–2 (F/5) | China | Tokyo Dome, Japan |
19:00 JT | WP: Hyeong Jun So (1–0) HR: Park Kun-woo (2), Ha-seong Kim (3) | Boxscore | LP: Alan Carter (0–1) | Attendance: 14,442 Umpires: HP – Stu Scheurwater, 1B – Adam Hamari, 2B – Chan-Jung Chang, 3B – Cuti Suarez |
China secured qualification to the 2008 Summer Olympics automatically as host nation, giving the country its first Olympics berth.
World Baseball Classic record | Qualification record | |||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | W | L | RS | RA | W | L | RS | RA | ||
2006 | Round 1 | 15th | 0 | 3 | 6 | 40 | No qualifiers held | |||||
2009 | Round 1 | 11th | 1 | 2 | 4 | 19 | No qualifiers held | |||||
2013 | Round 1 | 13th | 1 | 2 | 7 | 19 | Automatically qualified | |||||
2017 | Round 1 | 16th | 0 | 3 | 1 | 24 | Automatically qualified | |||||
2023 | Round 1 | 20th | 0 | 4 | 10 | 50 | Automatically qualified | |||||
Total | Round 1 | 5/5 | 2 | 14 | 28 | 152 | - | - | - | - |
China competed in the inaugural 2006 World Baseball Classic and finished 15th in the tournament. It also competed in the 2009 World Baseball Classic, managed by Terry Collins. In the 2009 tournament, China recorded a 4–1 win over Chinese Taipei but was eliminated after losses to Japan and South Korea.[ citation needed ]
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