Asian Baseball Championship
| Current season, competition or edition: 2023 Asian Baseball Championship | |
| Sport | Baseball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1954 |
| No. of teams | 8 (in 2023) |
| Continent | Asia |
| Most recent champion(s) | Japan (2023) |
| Most titles | Japan (20 titles) |
The Asian Baseball Championship is the main championship tournament between national baseball teams in Asia, governed by the Baseball Federation of Asia (BFA).[1][2] It is held every other year in odd-numbered years and since 1983 it also functions as the qualification games for the Baseball at the Summer Olympics if the event year is exactly one year before the Olympics.[3] In even-numbered years, the Asian Baseball Cup is held, to determine two qualifiers — one from the Eastern Division and one from the Western Division — to join teams from China, Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea. The competition has been dominated by teams from Japan, South Korea and Taiwan.
Medals (1954-2023)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 20 | 8 | 2 | 30 |
| 2 | South Korea | 8 | 10 | 9 | 27 |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei | 5 | 13 | 9 | 27 |
| 4 | Philippines | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | China | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 34 | 31 | 25 | 90 | |
Results
Nations (1954-2023)
- Chinese Taipei - 30 Editions - East
- Japan - 30 Editions - East
- South Korea - 30 Editions - East
- Philippines - 27 Editions - South East
- China - 14 Editions - East
- Australia - 8 Editions - Pacific
- Pakistan - 8 Editions - South
- Thailand - 8 Editions - South East
- Hong Kong - 5 Editions - East
- Indonesia - 4 Editions - South East
- Guam - 3 Editions - Pacific
- India - 2 Editions - South
- Sri Lanka - 2 Editions - South
- North Korea - 1 Editions - East
- Palestine - 1 Editions - West
See also
References
- ^ "BFA postpones Asian Baseball Championship and elective Congress". www.insidethegames.biz. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
- ^ "Asian Baseball Championship postponed again due to COVID-19 - Focus Taiwan". focustaiwan.tw. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
- ^ "BFA Baseball Federation of Asia | History..." www.baseballasia.org. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
External links
- Asian Baseball Championship (on Baseball Federation of Asia website)