2023 Women's Baseball Asian Cup
International baseball tournament
 | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 21 May – 1 June |
| Teams | 12 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Japan (3rd title) |
| Runner-up |  Chinese Taipei |
| Third place |  South Korea |
| Fourth place |  Hong Kong |
← 2019 2025 → | |
The 2023 Women's Baseball Asian Cup is the third edition of the Women's Baseball Asian Cup.
Held from 21 May to 1 June 2023 in Hong Kong, the tournament serves as the Asian qualifiers for the 2024 Women's Baseball World Cup.[1][2] Three berths are to be contested.[3]
Teams
Six teams directly qualified for the opening round, and were joined by top two teams from the qualifier round.[1]
| Opening round | Qualifier round |
|---|---|
Qualifier round
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Indonesia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 54 | 7 | +47 | 1.000 | — | Advance to opening round |
| 2 |  Pakistan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 12 | +28 | .667 | 1 | |
| 3 | Hong Kong (H) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 49 | −26 | .333 | 2 | Advance to opening round as hosts |
| 4 |  Sri Lanka | 3 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 66 | −49 | .000 | 3 |
Source: BFA
Rules for classification: 1) Wins/losses; 2) Head to head; 3) Teams quality balance; 4) Earned runs team's quality balance; 5) Head to head highest batting average; 6) Coin toss[4]
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) Wins/losses; 2) Head to head; 3) Teams quality balance; 4) Earned runs team's quality balance; 5) Head to head highest batting average; 6) Coin toss[4]
(H) Hosts
| Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May | 13:30 | Sri Lanka | 3–24 | Indonesia | 4 | Sai Tso Wan Recreation Ground | 2:16 | 55 | Report |
| 21 May | 17:00 | Pakistan | 16–1 | Hong Kong | 4 | Sai Tso Wan Recreation Ground | 2:11 | 100 | Report |
| 22 May | 10:00 | Pakistan | 22–3 | Sri Lanka | 5 | Sai Tso Wan Recreation Ground | 2:19 | 20 | Report |
| 22 May | 13:30 | Indonesia | 22–2 | Hong Kong | 4 | Sai Tso Wan Recreation Ground | 2:56 | 19 | Report |
| 23 May | 10:00 | Indonesia | 8–2 | Pakistan | 7 | Sai Tso Wan Recreation Ground | 2:32 | 30 | Report |
| 23 May | 13:30 | Hong Kong | 20–11 | Sri Lanka | 7 | Sai Tso Wan Recreation Ground | 3:20 | 36 | Report |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  India | 2 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 8 | +20 | 1.000 | — | Advance to opening round |
| 2 |  Thailand | 2 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 12 | +7 | .500 | 1 | |
| 3 |  Malaysia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 30 | −27 | .000 | 2 |
Source: BFA
Rules for classification: 1) Wins/losses; 2) Head to head; 3) Teams quality balance; 4) Earned runs team's quality balance; 5) Head to head highest batting average; 6) Coin toss[4]
Rules for classification: 1) Wins/losses; 2) Head to head; 3) Teams quality balance; 4) Earned runs team's quality balance; 5) Head to head highest batting average; 6) Coin toss[4]
| Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May | 10:00 | Thailand | 8–9 | India | 7 | Sai Tso Wan Recreation Ground | 3:04 | 30 | Report |
| 22 May | 17:00 | Malaysia | 3–11 | Thailand | 7 | Sai Tso Wan Recreation Ground | 3:01 | 30 | Report |
| 23 May | 17:00 | India | 19–0 | Malaysia | 4 | Sai Tso Wan Recreation Ground | 2:13 | 10 | Report |
Opening round
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese Taipei | 3 | 3 | 0 | 53 | 0 | +53 | 1.000 | — | Advance to super round |
| 2 | Hong Kong (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 32 | 0 | .667 | 1 | |
| 3 |  China | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 47 | −32 | .333 | 2 | Advance to classification round |
| 4 | India | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 32 | −21 | .000 | 3 |
Source: WBSC Asia
Rules for classification: 1) Wins/losses; 2) Head to head; 3) Teams quality balance; 4) Earned runs team's quality balance; 5) Head to head highest batting average; 6) Coin toss[4]
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) Wins/losses; 2) Head to head; 3) Teams quality balance; 4) Earned runs team's quality balance; 5) Head to head highest batting average; 6) Coin toss[4]
(H) Hosts
| Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May | 14:00 | China | 0–23 | Chinese Taipei | 4 | Sai Tso Wan Recreation Ground | 1:59 | 100 | Report |
| 26 May | 18:00 | India | 7–12 | Hong Kong | 7 | Sai Tso Wan Recreation Ground | 2:49 | 80 | Report |
| 27 May | 15:00 | Hong Kong | 20–6 | China | 6 | Sai Tso Wan Recreation Ground | 2:45 | 100 | Report |
| 27 May | 18:00 | Chinese Taipei | 11–0 | India | 5 | Sai Tso Wan Recreation Ground | 1:30 | 70 | Report |
| 28 May | 12:00 | Hong Kong | 0–19 | Chinese Taipei | 4 | Sai Tso Wan Recreation Ground | 1:39 | 88 | Report |
| 28 May | 18:00 | India | 4–9 | China | 7 | Sai Tso Wan Recreation Ground | 2:54 | 36 | Report |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 1 | +43 | 1.000 | — | Advance to super round |
| 2 | South Korea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 18 | +12 | .667 | 1 | |
| 3 |  Philippines | 3 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 0 | .333 | 2 | Advance to classification round |
| 4 | Indonesia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 59 | −55 | .000 | 3 |
Source: WBSC Asia
Rules for classification: 1) Wins/losses; 2) Head to head; 3) Teams quality balance; 4) Earned runs team's quality balance; 5) Head to head highest batting average; 6) Coin toss[4]
Rules for classification: 1) Wins/losses; 2) Head to head; 3) Teams quality balance; 4) Earned runs team's quality balance; 5) Head to head highest batting average; 6) Coin toss[4]
| Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May | 8:00 | Indonesia | 1–11 | Philippines | 5 | Sai Tso Wan Recreation Ground | 2:02 | 30 | Report |
| 26 May | 11:00 | South Korea | 0–10 | Japan | 5 | Sai Tso Wan Recreation Ground | 1:40 | 45 | Report |
| 27 May | 9:00 | South Korea | 21–3 | Indonesia | 5 | Sai Tso Wan Recreation Ground | 2:19 | 35 | Report |
| 27 May | 12:00 | Philippines | 1–7 | Japan | 7 | Sai Tso Wan Recreation Ground | 2:09 | 120 | Report |
| 28 May | 9:00 | Philippines | 5–9 | South Korea | 7 | Sai Tso Wan Recreation Ground | 2:57 | 120 | Report |
| 28 May | 15:00 | Japan | 27–0 | Indonesia | 4 | Sai Tso Wan Recreation Ground | 1:35 | 38 | Report |
Classification round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philippines | 3 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 4 | +35 | 1.000 | — |
| 2 | China | 3 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 20 | +3 | .667 | 1 |
| 3 | India | 3 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 31 | −12 | .333 | 2 |
| 4 | Indonesia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 37 | −26 | .000 | 3 |
Source: WBSC Asia
Rules for classification: 1) Wins/losses; 2) Head to head; 3) Teams quality balance; 4) Earned runs team's quality balance; 5) Head to head highest batting average; 6) Coin toss[4]
Rules for classification: 1) Wins/losses; 2) Head to head; 3) Teams quality balance; 4) Earned runs team's quality balance; 5) Head to head highest batting average; 6) Coin toss[4]
| Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 May | 9:00 | Indonesia | 10–13 | India | 7 | Sai Tso Wan Recreation Ground | 2:39 | 50 | Report |
| 30 May | 12:00 | China | 1–16 | Philippines | 4 | Sai Tso Wan Recreation Ground | 2:01 | 80 | Report |
| 31 May | 9:00 | Indonesia | 0–13 | China | 5 | Sai Tso Wan Recreation Ground | 2:00 | 30 | Report |
| 31 May | 12:00 | India | 2–12 | Philippines | 5 | Sai Tso Wan Recreation Ground | 1:57 | 85 | Report |
Super round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 1 | +36 | 1.000 | — | Advance to final |
| 2 | Chinese Taipei | 3 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 17 | +18 | .667 | 1 | |
| 3 | South Korea | 3 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 27 | −4 | .333 | 2 | Advance to third place play-off |
| 4 | Hong Kong (H) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 52 | −50 | .000 | 3 |
Source: WBSC Asia
Rules for classification: 1) Wins/losses; 2) Head to head; 3) Teams quality balance; 4) Earned runs team's quality balance; 5) Head to head highest batting average; 6) Coin toss[4]
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) Wins/losses; 2) Head to head; 3) Teams quality balance; 4) Earned runs team's quality balance; 5) Head to head highest batting average; 6) Coin toss[4]
(H) Hosts
| Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 May | 15:00 | South Korea | 18–2 | Hong Kong | 5 | Sai Tso Wan Recreation Ground | 2:15 | 50 | Report |
| 30 May | 18:00 | Japan | 12–1 | Chinese Taipei | 5 | Sai Tso Wan Recreation Ground | 1:39 | 102 | Report |
| 31 May | 15:00 | Hong Kong | 0–15 | Japan | 4 | Sai Tso Wan Recreation Ground | 1:30 | 75 | Report |
| 31 May | 18:00 | South Korea | 5–15 | Chinese Taipei | 5 | Sai Tso Wan Recreation Ground | 2:30 | 150 | Report |
Third place play-off
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | X | 4 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Korea (5) | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | X | X | 14 | 11 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Sayuri Ono (2–0) LP: Yin Sum Kwong (2–2) Attendance: 100 Umpires: Show-Ling Wang (HP), Siang-Yuan Meng (1B), Laurensius Sutanto (2B), Shu-Uen Jang (3B), Hayde Bongas (LF), Jacky Leung (RF) Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Final
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese Taipei | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Japan | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | X | 8 | 12 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Akino Tanaka (1–0) LP: Chiao-Chi Lai (1–1) Sv: Mizuki Bando (1) Attendance: 268 Umpires: Jooyoun Han (HF}, Baoyi Li (1B), Kyoko Matsumoto (2B), Yen-Yi Ho (3B), Tiger Cheung (LF), Patrick Ng (RF) Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Qualified teams for 2024 Women's Baseball World Cup
The following four teams from Asia qualify for the 2024 Women's Baseball World Cup.
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in Women's Baseball World Cup1 |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 14 February 2023[5] | 8 (2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018) |
| South Korea | 28 May 2023 | 4 (2008, 2010, 2016, 2018) |
| Chinese Taipei | 28 May 2023 | 8 (2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018) |
| Hong Kong | 28 May 2023 | 5 (2006, 2008, 2014, 2016, 2018) |
- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
External links
- Official website
References
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- ^ a b c d e f "s Official Tournament Regulations for the BFA Women's Baseball Asian Cup 2023: Article C11" (PDF). BFA. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
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