Singapore national baseball team

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Singapore national baseball team
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CountryFlag of Singapore.svg Singapore
Federation Singapore Baseball & Softball Association
Confederation WBSC Asia
Manager Hideyuki Uchida
WBSC ranking
Current 54 Steady2.svg (31 December 2024) [1]

The Singapore national baseball team is the national baseball team of Singapore. The team represents Singapore in international competitions.

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History

Baseball was reintroduced in Singapore in the post–World War II period, with one of the earliest recorded matches involving visiting American Navy officers playing at the Padang. [2] The national team began competing in official international tournaments in the early 2000s.

Asian Baseball Cup

Singapore has taken part in several editions of the Asian Baseball Cup – Eastern Division and other regional events:

In the 2002 Asian Baseball Cup – Eastern Division held in Thailand, Singapore placed sixth.

In the 2004 Asian Baseball Cup – Eastern Division, also in Thailand, Singapore placed fifth and recorded its first international win, defeating Sri Lanka 12–10.

In the 2012 Asian Baseball Cup – Eastern Division in Thailand, Singapore placed fourth. The team defeated Myanmar 4–3, scoring all four runs in the final inning.

In the 2015 Asian Baseball Cup – Eastern Division held in Indonesia, the team placed sixth.

In the 2018 Asian Baseball Cup – Eastern Division in Hong Kong, Singapore placed fifth.

Hong Kong International Open

The team has also competed in multiple editions of the Hong Kong International Baseball Open:

At the IBAF Hong Kong International Baseball Open 2013, Singapore placed fifth and recorded a no-hit, no-run game against Team Shenzhen in its final placement match. [3]

At the WBSC Hong Kong International Baseball Open 2017, the team finished second in the National Team category. [4]

Singapore again finished second in the same category at the WBSC Hong Kong International Baseball Open 2018. [5]

SEA Games

Singapore made its SEA Games baseball debut at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games held in the Philippines, where they placed fourth. The team drew level with Indonesia at 4–4 in the bottom of the eighth inning during their match. They lost 4–10.

Competition record

Asian Games

Asian Games record
YearResultRankWLRSRA
Flag of Japan.svg 1994 did not participate
Flag of Thailand.svg 1998 did not participate
Flag of South Korea.svg 2002 did not participate
Flag of Qatar.svg 2006 did not participate
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2010 did not participate
Flag of South Korea.svg 2014 did not participate
Flag of Indonesia.svg 2018 did not participate
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2022 First Stage9th02725
Total02725

SEA Games

  • 2005  : did not participate
  • 2007  : did not participate
  • 2011  : did not participate
  • 2019  : 4th
SEA Games record
YearResultPosPldWLRSRA
Flag of the Philippines.svg 2005 did not participate
Flag of Thailand.svg 2007 did not participate
Flag of Indonesia.svg 2011 did not participate
Flag of the Philippines.svg 2019 Final Round4th5142754
Total0 Titles1/45142754

Results and fixtures

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.

2019

Group Stage 2 December 2019Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 7–14 Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Clark International Sports Complex, Angeles, Philippines
11:00 PHT
Group Stage 3 December 2019Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 12–7 Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore Clark International Sports Complex, Angeles, Philippines
11:00 PHT
Group Stage 4 December 2019Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 17–0 Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore Clark International Sports Complex, Angeles, Philippines
13:00 PHT
Group Stage 7 December 2019Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 9–1 Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia Clark International Sports Complex, Angeles, Philippines
13:00 PHT
Final 8 December 2019Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 10–4 Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore Clark International Sports Complex, Angeles, Philippines
13:00 PHT

2023

2023 East Asian Baseball Cup 29 April 2023Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 6–4 Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia Queen Sirikit's 60th Anniversary Stadium, Pathum Thani province, Pathum Thani, Thailand
9:00 ICT
2023 East Asian Baseball Cup 30 April 2023Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 20–5 Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia Queen Sirikit's 60th Anniversary Stadium, Pathum Thani province, Pathum Thani, Thailand
9:00 ICT
2023 East Asian Baseball Cup 1 May 2023Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 20–0 Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore Queen Sirikit's 60th Anniversary Stadium, Pathum Thani province, Pathum Thani, Thailand
9:00 ICT
2023 East Asian Baseball Cup 4 May 2023Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 13–0 Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore Queen Sirikit's 60th Anniversary Stadium, Pathum Thani province, Pathum Thani, Thailand
9:00 ICT
Baseball at the 2022 Asian Games 27 September 2023Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 7–8 Flag of Laos.svg  Laos Shaoxing Baseball & Softball Sports Center, Shaoxing, China
17:30 CST
Baseball at the 2022 Asian Games 28 September 2023Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 17–0 Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore Shaoxing Baseball & Softball Sports Center, Shaoxing, China
17:30 CST

2024

2024 East Asia Baseball Cup 30 October 2024Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 0–15 Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Clark International Sports Complex, Angeles, Philippines
13:30 PHT
2024 East Asia Baseball Cup 31 October 2024Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 9–11 Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore Clark International Sports Complex, Angeles, Philippines
13:30 PHT
2024 East Asia Baseball Cup 1 November 2024Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 14–4 Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore Clark International Sports Complex, Angeles, Philippines
9:00 PHT
2024 East Asia Baseball Cup 2 November 2024Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 10–3 Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore Clark International Sports Complex, Angeles, Philippines
9:00 PHT
2024 East Asia Baseball Cup 3 November 2024Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 11–10 Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore Clark International Sports Complex, Angeles, Philippines
10:00 PHT

References

  1. "The WBSC World Ranking". WBSC. 31 December 2024. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  2. "American Navy officers playing baseball at the Padang". National Archives of Singapore. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
  3. "Home | Hong Kong International Baseball Open 2014". Archived from the original on 2021-10-16. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  4. "HKIBO 2017 | Hong Kong International Baseball Open 2017". Archived from the original on 2023-02-23. Retrieved 2020-05-15.
  5. "HKIBO 2018 | Hong Kong International Baseball Open 2018". Archived from the original on 2022-07-05. Retrieved 2020-05-15.