Softball at the Asian Games
Softball has been an event at the Asian Games since 1990 in Beijing, China.
Summary
| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | ||||
| 1990 |
Beijing |
China |
No playoffs | Japan |
Chinese Taipei |
No playoffs | South Korea | ||
| 1994 |
Hiroshima |
China |
No playoffs | Japan |
Chinese Taipei |
No playoffs | South Korea | ||
| 1998 |
Bangkok |
China |
5–0 | Japan |
Chinese Taipei |
No playoffs | North Korea | ||
| 2002 |
Busan |
Japan |
Not held | China Chinese Taipei |
Shared silver | No playoffs | North Korea | ||
| 2006 |
Doha |
Japan |
7–0 (F/5) |
Chinese Taipei |
China |
No playoffs | North Korea | ||
| 2010 |
Guangzhou |
Japan |
2–0 | China |
Chinese Taipei |
No playoffs | South Korea | ||
| 2014 |
Incheon |
Japan |
6–0 | Chinese Taipei |
China |
No playoffs | Philippines | ||
| 2018 |
Jakarta–Palembang |
Japan |
7–0 (F/5) |
Chinese Taipei |
China |
No playoffs | Philippines | ||
| 2022 |
Hangzhou |
Japan |
4–0 | China |
Chinese Taipei |
3–2 | Philippines | ||
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan (JPN) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | China (CHN) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 9 | 10 | 8 | 27 | |
Participating nations
| Team | 1990 |
1994 |
1998 |
2002 |
2006 |
2010 |
2014 |
2018 |
2022 |
Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 9 |
| Chinese Taipei | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 9 |
| Hong Kong | 7th | 7th | 2 | |||||||
| Indonesia | 6th | 1 | ||||||||
| Japan | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 9 |
| North Korea | 5th | 4th | 4th | 4th | 4 | |||||
| Philippines | 6th | 6th | 5th | 4th | 4th | 4th | 6 | |||
| Singapore | 6th | 1 | ||||||||
| South Korea | 4th | 4th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 4th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 9 |
| Thailand | 7th | 6th | 6th | 8th | 4 | |||||
| Number of teams | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 |