Hong Kong national Baseball5 team

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Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong
Information
Country Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong
Federation Hong Kong Baseball Association
Confederation WBSC Asia
ManagerSergio Pérez Echevarría
WBSC ranking
Current 17 Steady2.svg (9 August 2024) [1]
Baseball5 World Cup
Appearances2 (first in 2022 )
Best result10th (1 time, in 2024 )
Baseball5 Asia Cup
Appearances2 (first in 2022 )
Best result4th (1 time, in 2022 )

The Hong Kong national Baseball5 team represents Hong Kong in international Baseball5 competitions.

Contents

History

Hong Kong participated in the inaugural Baseball5 Asia Cup in Kuala Lumpur, where they finished fourth after losing the bronze medal game 0 matches to 2 against South Korea. [2]

Hong Kong did not qualify for the 2022 Baseball5 World Cup held in Mexico City, but were invited to participate by the WBSC to replace Australia. [3] They were eliminated in the first round after finishing 0–5. During the placement round, the team won one games and lost two games for a final record of 1–7, finishing in the last place of the championship. [4]

The team participated in the 2024 Baseball5 Asia Cup, held in Seoul, South Korea, finishing last with a 0–5 record. [5]

Current roster

As of 7 October 2024 [6] [7]
No.Pos.PlayerGender
1 2BChan Tsz LingF
8 IFCheng Hoi TingM
4 1BTai Man KwanF
10 IFAlvin TangM
7 1BTse Tsz ChunM
3 IFAvis WongF
6 IFWong Chin WoonF
9 IFYiu Yik ShunM

Staff

No.Pos.Name
5Manager Sergio Pérez Echevarría
--CoachFung Kit Yi

Tournament record

Baseball5 World Cup

Baseball5 World Cup record
YearRoundPositionWLRSRA
Flag of Mexico.svg 2022 Placement round12th173797
Flag of Hong Kong.svg 2024 Placement round10th2655146
Total2/231392243

Baseball5 Asia Cup

Baseball5 Asia Cup record
YearRoundPositionWLRSRA
Flag of Malaysia.svg 2022 Semifinals4th353989
Flag of South Korea.svg 2024 Placement round8th051287
Total2/231051176

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References

  1. "The WBSC Baseball5 World Ranking". WBSC. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  2. "Asia Cup champions Chinese Taipei qualify for inaugural WBSC Baseball5 World Cup along with 2nd Place Japan, 3rd Place Korea". World Baseball Softball Confederation. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  3. "Act Now! Inaugural WBSC Baseball5 World Cup (Open) - Player Recruitment". Hong Kong Baseball Association. 16 October 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  4. "Cuba crowned first ever WBSC Baseball5 World Champions". World Baseball Softball Confederation. 12 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  5. "Japan, Chinese Taipei and China qualify for Baseball5 World Cup". wbsc.org. World Baseball Softball Confederation. 16 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  6. "Hong Kong, China - WBSC Baseball5 World Cup 2024". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  7. "Baseball5 World Cup 2024 Daily Report #0 - 1" (PDF). World Baseball Softball Confederation. 6 October 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2023.