South Korea national Baseball5 team

South Korea
Information
Country	South Korea
Federation	Korea Baseball Softball Association
Confederation	WBSC Asia
Manager	Myung-joo Cha (2022–present)
WBSC ranking
Current	8 1 (9 August 2024) [1]
Baseball5 World Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2022 )
Best result	10th (1 time, in 2022 )
Baseball5 Asia Cup
Appearances	2 (first in 2022 )
Best result	3rd (1 time, in 2022 )

The South Korea national Baseball5 team represents South Korea in international Baseball5 competitions.

History

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

South Korea qualified for the 2022 Baseball5 World Cup held in Mexico City. The Korean team was eliminated in the first round after finishing 0–5. During the placement round, the team won two games and lost one game for a final record of 2–6, finishing in the tenth place of the championship. ^[3]

South Korea hosted the 2024 Baseball5 Asia Cup, contested at Seoul's Olympic Park. The team finished the opening round second with a 2–1 record. In the knockout stage, South Korea defeated Thailand 2 sets to 0 in the quarter-finals, but lost against Japan in the semifinals. In the bronze medal game, South Korea lost to China, finishing fourth. ^[4]

Current roster

As of 12 November 2022 ^[5]

No.	Pos.	Player	Gender
7	UTL	Sung-wook Hong	M
10	UTL	Myeong-hwa Jang	F
2	UTL	Su-bin Kim	M
6	UTL	Seo-hyeon Kim	F
1	UTL	So-won Kim	F
11	UTL	Sung-jae Kim	M
16	UTL	Han-byeol Lee	M
12	UTL	Chang-hwa Oh	M

Staff

No.	Pos.	Name
13	Manager	Myung-joo Cha
--	Coach	Ji-suk Woo

Tournament record

Baseball5 World Cup

Baseball5 World Cup record
Year	Round	Position	W	L	RS	RA
2022	Placement round	10th	2	6	40	70
Total	1/1	–	2	6	40	70

Baseball5 Asia Cup

Baseball5 Asia Cup record
Year	Round	Position	W	L	RS	RA
2022	Semifinals	3rd	5	3	53	64
2024	Semifinals	4th	3	3	49	40
Total	2/2	–	8	6	102	104

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. "Cuba crowned first ever WBSC Baseball5 World Champions". World Baseball Softball Confederation. 12 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
4. "Japan, Chinese Taipei and China qualify for Baseball5 World Cup". wbsc.org. World Baseball Softball Confederation. 16 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
5. "South Korea Roster". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 22 November 2022.