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
WBSC ranking
Current 22 Decrease2.svg 4 (16 November 2023) [1]
Baseball5 World Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2022 )
Best result12th (1 time, in 2022 )
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.

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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 12 November 2022 [6]
No.Pos.PlayerGender
8 2BKa-wai LauF
6 3BChun-lam MokM
3 1BChun-man NgM
11 1BMan-kwan TaiF
18 IFChi-chun Alvin TangM
15 3BHiu-tung Avis WongF
21 2BChin-woon WongF
17 SSYik-shun YiuM

Staff

No.Pos.Name
33Coach Wing-leug Au
25CoachWing-kei Ng

Tournament record

Baseball5 World Cup

Baseball5 World Cup record
YearRoundPositionWLRSRA
Flag of Mexico.svg 2022 Placement round12th173797
Total1/1173797

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

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  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 Roster". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 22 November 2022.