List of sporting events in Taiwan

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This is a list of international sporting events in Taiwan.

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Multi-sport events

YearLocationEvent
2000 Taipei 2000 Asia Pacific Deaf Games
2002Taipei 2002 International Children's Games
2007Taipei 2007 World Wheelchair and Amputee Games
2009 Kaohsiung 2009 World Games
2009Taipei 2009 Summer Deaflympics
2015 Taoyuan 2015 Asia Pacific Deaf Games
2016 New Taipei 2016 International Children's Games
2017Taipei 2017 Summer Universiade
2025Taipei and New Taipei 2025 Summer World Masters Games [1]

Archery

YearLocationEvent
1998Taipei 1998 World University Archery Championships
2008 Tainan 2008 World University Archery Championships
2013Taipei 2013 Asian Archery Championships

Association football, futsal

YearLocationSportEvent
1977Taipei Association football 1977 AFC Women's Championship
1986KaohsiungAssociation football1986 OFC U-16/U-17 Championship
2001New TaipeiAssociation football 2001 AFC Women's Championship
2004Taipei and Taoyuan City Futsal 2004 FIFA Futsal World Championship
2005TaipeiAssociation football 2005 East Asian Football Championship (Preliminary Competition)
2006TaipeiAssociation football 2006 Taipei International Invitational Futsal Tournament
2007TaipeiAssociation football Damien Knabben Cup
2008TaipeiAssociation football 2008 AFC President's Cup (Group B)
2010KaohsiungAssociation football 2010 East Asian Football Championship (Preliminary Competition)
2010TainanAssociation football 2010 EAFF Women's Football Championship (Semi-Final Competition)
2011KaohsiungAssociation football 2011 AFC President's Cup
2018Taipei and New TaipeiFutsal 2018 AFC Futsal Championship

Athletics

YearLocationEvent
1988Tainan 1988 Asia Masters Athletics Championships
2012Taipei 2012 Asia Masters Athletics Championships
2014Taipei 2014 Asian Junior Athletics Championships

Badminton

YearLocationEvent
2001Taipei 2001 Asian Junior Badminton Championships
2005 Hsinchu 2005 IBAD Para-Badminton World Championships
2007Taipei 2007 BWF World Senior Championships
2010New Taipei 2010 BWF Super Series Finals
2010Taipei 2010 World University Badminton Championships
2011Taoyuan 2011 BWF World Junior Championships
2013Taipei 2013 Badminton Asia Championships
2014Taipei 2014 Asian Junior Badminton Championships

Baseball

YearLocationEvent
1962Taipei 1962 Asian Baseball Championship
1969Taipei 1969 Asian Baseball Championship
1997Hsinchu 1997 World Youth Baseball Championship
1997Taipei 1997 Asian Baseball Championship
1999Kaohsiung 1999 World Junior Baseball Championship
2001Taipei 2001 U-18 Asian Baseball Championship
2001New Taipei (Xinzhuang) 2001 Asian Baseball Championship
2001Taipei, New Taipei, Chiayi, and Kaohsiung 2001 Baseball World Cup
2003Kaohsiung 2003 World Youth Baseball Championship
2004Tainan 2004 World University Baseball Championship
2004Taipei 2004 World Junior Baseball Championship
2006 Taichung 2006 Intercontinental Cup
2006Taipei 2006 Women's Baseball World Cup
2007Taichung 2007 U-18 Asian Baseball Championship
2007Taipei, New Taipei, Taichung, and Yunlin (Douliu) 2007 Baseball World Cup
2007Taichung 2007 Asian Baseball Championship
2008Taichung 2008 Summer Olympics Baseball Final Qualifying Tournament
2009Taichung 2009 World Youth Baseball Championship
2010Taichung and Yunlin (Douliu) 2010 Intercontinental Cup
2011Taichung 2011 Asia Series
2012Taichung 2012 Asian Baseball Championship
2012New Taipei 2013 World Baseball Classic – Qualifier 4
2013Taichung 2013 World Baseball Classic (Pool B)
2013Taichung and Yunlin (Douliu) 2013 18U Baseball World Cup
2013Taichung, Taoyuan 2013 Asia Series
2014Taichung 2014 U-21 Baseball World Cup
2015Taichung 2015 Asian Baseball Championship
2015Taichung, Taipei, Taoyuan, and Yunlin (Douliu) 2015 WBSC Premier12 (Group A, Group B and Quarterfinals)
2016Taichung 2016 U-18 Asian Baseball Championship
2017Taipei and New Taipei 2017 Asian Baseball Championship
2018Chiayi 2018 World University Baseball Championship
2019Taichung and Yunlin (Douliu) 2019 Asian Baseball Championship
2019Taichung and Taoyuan 2019 WBSC Premier12 (Opening Round - Group B)
2022Taipei, Taichung, and Yunlin (Douliu) 2022 U-23 Baseball World Cup
20231Taichung 2023 World Baseball Classic (Pool A)
2023Taipei, Taichung 2023 U-18 Baseball World Cup
2023Taipei, New Taipei, Taichung 2023 Asian Baseball Championship
2024Taipei, New Taipei, Taoyuan 2024 U-18 Asian Baseball Championship
2024Taipei 2024 WBSC Premier12 (Opening Round - Group B)
2026Taipei 2026 World Baseball Classic qualification (Pool A)

1 The 2021 World Baseball Classic was originally scheduled for 2021, but has been rescheduled to 2023 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Baseball5

YearLocationEvent
2025Taipei2025 Youth Baseball5 Asia Cup

Basketball

YearLocationEvent
1963Taipei 1963 ABC Championship
1968Taipei 1968 ABC Championship for Women
1972Taipei 1972 ABC Championship for Women
2002Taipei 2002 ABC Under-18 Championship for Women
2004Taipei 2004 FIBA Asia Stanković Cup

Boxing

YearLocationEvent
2005Kaohsiung 2005 Asian Women's Amateur Boxing Championships
2015Taipei 2015 AIBA Women's Junior/Youth World Boxing Championships

Canoeing

YearLocationEvent
2003Tainan 2003 Asian Canoe Polo Championships
2003 Nantou (Shuili) 2003 Asian Canoe Slalom Championships
2009 Hualien 2009 Asian Canoe Polo Championships
2013Nantou (Shuili) 2013 Asian Canoe Slalom Championships

Climbing

YearLocationEvent
1998Taoyuan1998 IFSC Climbing Asian Championships (L + S)
2001New Taipei2001 IFSC Climbing Asian Championships (B)
2006Kaohsiung2006 IFSC Climbing Asian Championships (L + B + S)

Figure skating

YearLocationEvent
2006Taipei 2006–07 ISU Junior Grand Prix
2011Taipei 2011 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships
2014Taipei 2014 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships
2016Taipei 2016 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships
2017Taipei 2017 World Junior Figure Skating Championships
2018Taipei 2018 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships
2024Taipei 2024 World Junior Figure Skating Championships

Golf

YearLocationEvent
1967New Taipei1967 Nomura Cup
1989New Taipei1989 Nomura Cup
2000New Taipei2000 Queen Sirikit Cup
2001Taiwan BMW Asian Open
2002TaiwanBMW Asian Open
2002Taoyuan 2002 World University Golf Championship
2007Taoyuan2007 Nomura Cup
2013Taoyuan2013 Queen Sirikit Cup

Ice hockey

YearLocationEvent
2009Taipei 2009 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III (Group A)
2010Taipei 2010 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia
2011Taipei 2011 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III (Group A)
2013Taipei 2013 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III (Group A)
2015Taipei 2015 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III (Group A)
2015Taipei 2015 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia
2015Taipei 2015 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia Division I
2016Taipei 2016 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia Division I
2017Taipei 2017 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III (Group A)
2017Taipei 2017 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II (Division II B Qualification)

Martial arts

YearLocationSportEvent
1970Kaohsiung Judo 1970 Asian Judo Championships
1980Taipei Taekwondo 1980 Asian Taekwondo Championships
1982Taipei Karate 1982 World Karate Championships
1990TaipeiTaekwondo 1990 Asian Taekwondo Championships
1993TaipeiKarate 1993 Asian Karate Championships
1996TaichungKarate 1996 Asian Cadet, Junior and U-21yrs Karate Championships
2004TaoyuanKarate 2004 Asian Karate Championships
2006Taipei Kendo 2006 World Kendo Championship
2008TaipeiJudo 2008 East Asian Judo Championships
2009TaipeiJudo 2009 Asian Judo Championships
2014TaipeiTaekwondo 2014 World Taekwondo Junior Championships
2016Taoyuan Wushu 2016 Asian Wushu Championships
2018TaoyuanTaekwondo 2018 World Taekwondo Grand Prix (Series 3)

Pool

YearLocationSportEvent
1992Taipei Nine-ball 1992 WPA World Pool Championship / 1992 WPA Women's World Pool Championship
1995TaipeiNine-ball 1995 WPA World Pool Championship / 1995 WPA Women's World Pool Championship
1998TaipeiNine-ball 1998 WPA World Nine-ball Championship / 1998 WPA Women's World Nine-ball Championship
2002KaohsiungNine-ball 2002 WPA Women's World Nine-ball Championship
2004TaipeiNine-ball 2004 WPA World Nine-ball Championship
2005KaohsiungNine-ball 2005 WPA World Nine-ball Championship
2006TaipeiNine-ball 2006 WPA Women's World Nine-ball Championship
2007TaoyuanNine-ball 2007 WPA Women's World Nine-ball Championship
2008TaipeiNine-ball 2008 WPA Women's World Nine-ball Championship

Rowing

YearLocationEvent
1997Taiwan 1997 Asian Rowing Championships
2009 Yilan 2009 Asian Rowing Championships

Rugby

YearLocationEvent
1980Taipei 1980 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship
1996Taipei 1996 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship
2013Kaohsiung 2013 U-19 Asia Rugby Championship
2018Taipei 2018 U-19 Asia Rugby Championship
2019Kaohsiung 2019 U-19 Asia Rugby Championship

Softball

YearLocationEvent
1969Taipei 1969 Asian Women's Softball Championship
1982Taipei 1982 Women's Softball World Championship
1999Taipei 1999 Junior Women's Softball World Championship
2006Tainan 2006 World University Softball Championship
2011Nantou 2011 Asian Women's Softball Championship
2017Taichung 2017 Asian Women's Softball Championship
2019Tainan 2019 U-12 Softball World Cup
2021Taichung 2021 U-12 Softball World Cup
2023Nantou2023 U-15 Women Softball Asian Cup

Soft tennis

YearLocationEvent
1977Taichung 1977 World Soft Tennis Championships
1983Taichung 1983 World Soft Tennis Championships
1999Taipei 1999 World Soft Tennis Championships
2012Chiayi 2012 Asian Soft Tennis Championship

Squash

YearLocationEvent
2006Taipei 2006 Asian Squash Championships (Individual and Team)
2016New Taipei 2016 Asian Squash Team Championships

Table tennis

YearLocationEvent
1994Taipei 1994 ITTF Men's World Cup
1998Taipei 1998 ITTF Women's World Cup
2002Taipei 2002 World Para Table Tennis Championships
2019Taichung 2019 Asian Para Table Tennis Championships

Tchoukball

YearLocationEvent
1984Taiwan 1984 World Tchoukball Championships
2004Taiwan 2004 World Youth Tchoukball Championships
2004Taiwan 2004 World Tchoukball Championships
2006Taiwan 2006 Asia Pacific Tchoukball Championships
2008Taiwan 2008 Asia Pacific Tchoukball Championships
2011Taiwan 2011 Asia Pacific University Tchoukball Championships
2013Taiwan 2013 World Youth Tchoukball Championships
2014Taiwan 2014 Asia Pacific Tchoukball Championships
2015Taiwan 2015 World Tchoukball Championships
2016Taiwan 2016 Asia Pacific Youth Tchoukball Championships
2017Taiwan 2017 World Beach Tchoukball Championships
2019Taiwan 2019 Asia Pacific University Tchoukball Championships

Tennis

YearLocationEvent
2024Taipei 2024 Davis Cup qualifying round

Volleyball

YearLocationEvent
1999Chiayi 1999 Asian Youth Boys Volleyball Championship
2008Taipei 2008 Asian Junior Women's Volleyball Championship
2011Taipei 2011 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship
2014Taipei 2014 Asian Women's U19 Volleyball Championship
2015Taipei 2015 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship
2016Kaohsiung 2016 Asian Men's U20 Volleyball Championship
2018Taipei 2018 Asian Men's Volleyball Cup
2019Taipei 2019 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship
2023Taipei 2023 Asian Men's Volleyball Challenge Cup

Other sporting events

YearLocationSportEvent
1997Taipei Wrestling 1997 Asian Wrestling Championships (Women)
2001Kaohsiung and Taichung Cycling 2001 Asian Cycling Championships
2007Taipei Handball 2007 Asian Women's Youth Handball Championship
2008Taipei K-1 K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Taipei
2013Kaohsiung Pentathlon 2013 World Modern Pentathlon Championships
2019Taoyuan Shooting sports 2019 Asian Airgun Championships
2023Taipei Korfball 2023 IKF World Korfball Championship

Recurring sporting events

YearCitySportEvent
1977–New Taipei, Taipei, and Kaohsiung Basketball William Jones Cup
1979–New Taipei Marathon New Taipei City Wan Jin Shi Marathon
1980–Taipei Badminton Taipei Open
1986–TaipeiMarathon Taipei Marathon
1987–New Taipei (Tamsui)Golf Mercuries Taiwan Masters
2000–HualienMarathon Taroko Gorge International Marathon
2003–Taiwan Cycling Tour de Taiwan
2007–TainanMarathon Tainan Historical Capital International Half Marathon
2008–TaipeiTennis Taipei Open
2010–KaohsiungMarathon Kaohsiung Fubon Marathon
2011–Taoyuan, New Taipei, TaipeiGolf LPGA Taiwan Championship
2011–New Taipei, Taichung, KaohsiungBaseball MLB Taiwan All-Star Series
2011–Taipei (2011 - 2013), Tainan (2014 -)Baseball U-12 Baseball World Cup
2012–Taichung, and Yunlin (Douliu)Baseball Asia Winter Baseball League
2012–KaohsiungTennis Kaohsiung Challenger
2014–TaipeiTennis Santaizi ATP Challenger
2023–KaohsiungBadminton Kaohsiung Masters

Former recurring sporting events

YearLocationSportEvent
1965–2006Taiwan Golf Taiwan Open
1977–1992Taipei Tennis Taipei Grand Prix
1986–1994Taipei Tennis Taipei Women's Championships
2010–2011Kaohsiung Soccer Long Teng Cup
2015–2016Taipei Badminton Chinese Taipei Masters
2016–2018Kaohsiung and TaipeiTennis WTA Taiwan Open

Cancelled sporting events

YearLocationSportEvent
2012TaoyuanBaseball2012 World University Baseball Championship
2019TaipeiFigure skating Asian Open Figure Skating Classic
2019TaipeiMulti-sport2019 World Combat Games
2019TaichungMulti-sport 2019 East Asian Youth Games

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Mayors sign hosting deal for World Masters Games". The Taipei Times. The Taipei Times. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
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