2017 Asian Women's Softball Championship
Women's softball tournament
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The 2017 Asian Women's Softball Championship was an international softball tournament which featured twelve nations and was held from 29 November–4 December 2017 in Taichung, Taiwan.[1]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Taiwan |
| Dates | 29 November–4 December 2017 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Defending champions |  Japan |
| Final positions | |
Champions | Japan (6th title) |
Runner-up |  Philippines |
Third place |  Chinese Taipei |
| Fourth place |  China |
← 2011 2019 → | |
The top five teams qualified for the 2018 Asian Games while the top three teams qualified for the 2018 Women's Softball World Championship[2]
Japan won the championship by winning 7–0 over the Philippines. With Japan already qualified as host, fourth placers, China qualified for the 2018 Women's Softball World Championship along with the Philippines and third-placers, Chinese Taipei.[3]
Participants
China
Hong Kong
Indonesia
India
Japan
South Korea
Philippines
Singapore
Thailand
Chinese Taipei (hosts)
Iran - Withdraw
Pakistan - Withdraw
Preliminary round
Group A
| Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | – |
| Philippines | 4 | 1 | .800 | 1 |
 South Korea | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2 |
 Hong Kong | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3 |
 Thailand | 1 | 4 | .200 | 4 |
 Pakistan | 0 | 5 | .000 | 5 |
Group B
Final round
| Qualifying finals | Semifinals | Preliminary finals | Third place | Final | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Japan | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Chinese Taipei | 7 | 1W | Japan | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4W | Hong Kong | 0 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Japan | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | South Korea | 7 | 2L | Philippines | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | Philippines | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 |  Indonesia | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Philippines | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Hong Kong | 4 | 2W | China | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 |  Singapore | 0 | 3W | South Korea | 1 | Philippines | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1L | China | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Philippines | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | China | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5th place match | ||||
| South Korea
| 12 | |||
| Hong Kong
| 1 | |||
Final
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | R | H | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Philippines | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Final standings
Qualified for:
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Qualified for:
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| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 |
Japan |
 |
Philippines |
 |
Chinese Taipei |
| 4th | China |
| 5th | South Korea |
| 6th | Hong Kong |
| 7th | Indonesia |
| Singapore | |
| 9th | Thailand |
 India | |
| 11th | Pakistan |
 Iran |
Source:World Baseball Softball Confederation[3]