2023 Asian Baseball Championship
International baseball tournament
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The 30th Asian Baseball Championship (styled 2023 XXX BFA Asian Baseball Championship) was an international professional baseball competition for Asian men's national teams. It was held in Taiwan (Taipei, New Taipei, and Taichung). It began on 3 December 2023 and ended on 10 December 2023. Japan won the championship, its 20th title.
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Taiwan |
| Dates | 3–10 December 2023 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Defending champions |  Chinese Taipei |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Japan (20th title) |
| Runners-up | Chinese Taipei |
| Third place |  South Korea |
| Fourth place |  Philippines |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 22 |
| Attendance | 113,810 (5,173 per game) |
Qualification
In February 2023, Pakistan and Palestine, as winners and finalists of the 2023 West Asia Baseball Cup title, qualified for the Asian Baseball Championship.[1] In May 2023, the Philippines, Hong Kong and Thailand, as winners and finalists of the 2023 East Asia Baseball Cup title, also qualified for the Championship.[2]
Tournament format
A total of 8 teams entered the tournament, with. The top two finishers of each group will compete in the super round on 8 and 9 December. At the end of the super round, the first and second-placed teams will play for the title and the third and fourth-placed teams will play for Bronze Medal. The Bronze Medal winner, along with the two finalists will qualify for the V WBSC U-23 Baseball World Cup, joining hosts China.[3][4]
Teams
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
Chinese Taipei  Hong Kong  Palestine South Korea |
Japan Philippines  Thailand  Pakistan |
First round
Taiwan defeated South Korea in the opening game of the tournament at the newly opened Taipei Dome. Pitcher Hsu Jo-Hsi struck out 10 batters in 7 scoreless innings.[5]
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese Taipei (H) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 1.000 | — | Super Round |
| 2 | South Korea |
3 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 5 | .667 | 1 | |
| 3 | Palestine |
3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 39 | .333 | 2 | Placement Round |
| 4 | Hong Kong |
3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 29 | .000 | 3 |
| 3 December 18:00 |
South Korea |
0–4 | Chinese Taipei |
Taipei Dome, Taipei Attendance: 16,647 Umpires: Yasuhiro Shimizu (JPN), Kazuyuki Miura (JPN), Cheung Sui Man (HKG), Sandy Wijaya Kusuma (INA) |
| LP: Shin Heon-min | Box | WP: Hsu Jo-Hsi |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Chinese Taipei | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 | 10 | 0 |
| 4 December 12:30 |
Palestine |
3–1 | Hong Kong |
Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium, Taichung Attendance: 38 Umpires: Chen Te-Jung (TPE), Jan Chung-Chi (TPE), Roland Siacor (PHI), Jirapat Lapikun (THA) |
| WP: Steven Mufareh Sv: David Powres |
Box | LP: Lam Lai Him |
| 5 December 12:30 |
Hong Kong |
0–9 | South Korea |
Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium, Taichung Attendance: 75 Umpires: Jan Chung-Chi (TPE), Chen Te-Jung (TPE), Chen Chao-Chieh (TPE), Sandy Wijaya Kusuma (INA) |
| LP: Tsang Kin Nam | Box | WP: Kang Dong-hun | ||
| HR: Yoo Ro-gyeol |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| South Korea | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | X | 9 | 11 | 1 |
| 5 December 18:30 |
Chinese Taipei |
19–0 (F/6) | Palestine |
Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium, Taichung Attendance: 2,412 Umpires: Kazuyuki Miura (JPN), Yasuhiro Shimizu (JPN), Jirapat Lapikun (THA), Roland Siacor (PHI) |
| WP: Wu Yu-Cheng | Box | LP: Yunis Haleem | ||
| HR: Liao Chien-Fu |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | – | – | – | 19 | 12 | 0 |
| Palestine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 December 12:30 |
Palestine |
1–19 (F/5) | South Korea |
Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium, Taichung Attendance: 168 Umpires: Chen Chao-Chieh (TPE), Sandy Wijaya Kusuma (INA), Chen Te-Jung (TPE), Jan Chung-Chi (TPE) |
| LP: Muhammad Abdelfattah | Box | WP: Lee Byeong-heon |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palestine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| South Korea | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | X | 19 | 8 | 1 |
| 6 December 18:30 |
Hong Kong |
2–17 (F/5) | Chinese Taipei |
Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium, Taichung Attendance: 2,318 Umpires: Yasuhiro Shimizu (JPN), Kazuyuki Miura (JPN), Roland Siacor (PHI), Jirapat Lapikun (THA) |
| LP: Lam Lai Him | Box | WP: Lai Yan-Fong | ||
| HR: Liu Ji-Hong |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 5 | 3 |
| Chinese Taipei | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 17 | 17 | 0 |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan |
3 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 1.000 | — | Super Round |
| 2 | Philippines |
3 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 15 | .667 | 1 | |
| 3 | Pakistan |
3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 19 | .333 | 2 | Placement Round |
| 4 | Thailand |
3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 34 | .000 | 3 |
Source: WBSC
| 4 December 12:30 |
Thailand |
4–14 (F/7) | Philippines |
Taipei Dome, Taipei Attendance: 1,422 Umpires: Park Wonjong (KOR), Hsu Jie (TPE), Hwang Seok-Min (KOR), Chen Chuan-Mu (TPE) |
| LP: Kiattisak Chutongrat | Box | WP: Vladimir Eguia |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | – | – | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Philippines | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | – | – | 14 | 10 | 2 |
| 4 December 18:30 |
Pakistan |
0–14 (F/7) | Japan |
Taipei Dome, Taipei Attendance: 6,178 Umpires: Tim Wen (TPE), Lin Hsing-Feng (TPE), Chen Tsung-Hsin (TPE), Raymond Cheung (HKG) |
| LP: Musharaf Khan | Box | WP: Mizuki Kato |
| 5 December 12:30 |
Pakistan |
2–4 | Philippines |
Taipei Dome, Taipei Attendance: 806 Umpires: Hsu Jie (TPE), Raymond Cheung (HKG), Park Won-jong (KOR), Tim Wen (TPE) |
| LP: Muhammad Zohaib | Box | WP: Romeo Jasmin Jr. |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Philippines | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | 4 | 7 | 1 |
| 5 December 18:30 |
Japan |
16–0 (F/5) | Thailand |
Taipei Dome, Taipei Attendance: 6,614 Umpires: Hwang Seok-Min (KOR), Chen Chuan-Mu (TPE), Chen Tsung-Hsin (TPE), Lin Hsing-Feng (TPE) |
| WP: Sho Akiyama | Box | LP: Suppakorn Lin |
| 6 December 12:30 |
Thailand |
1–4 | Pakistan |
Taipei Dome, Taipei Attendance: 2,004 Umpires: Chen Tsung-Hsin (TPE), Chen Chuan-Mu (TPE), Hsu Jie (TPE), Park Won-jong (KOR) |
| LP: Suppakorn Lin | Box | WP: Musharaf Khan |
| 6 December 18:30 |
Philippines |
1–9 | Japan |
Taipei Dome, Taipei Attendance: 9,624 Umpires: Lin Hsing-Feng (TPE), Tim Wen (TPE), Raymond Cheung (HKG), Hwang Seok-Min (KOR) |
| LP: Junmar Diarao | Box | WP: Hiroki Suzuki |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| Japan | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | X | 9 | 10 | 0 |
Placement round
Source: WBSC
Notes:
Notes:
Pakistan: 1W–1L TQB +0.5000
Hong Kong: 1W–1L TQB -0.0556
Palestine: 1W–1L TQB -0.4314
| 8 December 12:30 |
Hong Kong |
12–10 | Thailand |
Xinzhuang Baseball Stadium, New Taipei City Attendance: 41 Umpires: Chen Chuan-Mu (TPE), Hsu Jie (TPE), Yasuhiro Shimizu (JPN), Roland Siacor (PHI) |
| WP: Sam Leung Ka Ho | Box | LP: Suppakorn Lin | ||
| HR: Joe Daru |
| 8 December 18:30 |
Palestine |
3–12 | Pakistan |
Xinzhuang Baseball Stadium, New Taipei City Attendance: 82 Umpires: Chen Tsung-Hsin (TPE), Lin Hsing-Feng (TPE), Tim Wen (TPE), Jirapat Lapikun (THA) |
| LP: Ibrahim Shalabi | Box | WP: Amaan Jan Khan |
| 9 December 12:30 |
Hong Kong |
6–5 | Pakistan |
Xinzhuang Baseball Stadium, New Taipei City Attendance: 92 Umpires: Jan Chung-Chi (TPE), Chen Tsung-Hsin (TPE), Lin Hsing-Feng (TPE), Jirapat Lapikun (THA) |
| WP: Lam Lai Him | Box | LP: Jibran Aman Murtaza | ||
| HR: Wasim Akram |
| 9 December 18:30 |
Thailand |
0–4 | Palestine |
Xinzhuang Baseball Stadium, New Taipei City Attendance: 100 Umpires: Raymond Cheung (HKG), Chen Chuan-Mu (TPE), Chen Chao-Chieh (TPE), Roland Siacor (PHI) |
| LP: Phanuwat Sukmuang | Box | WP: Steven Mufareh |
Super round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan |
3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 1.000 | — | Gold Medal |
| 2 | Chinese Taipei (H) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | .667 | 1 | |
| 3 | South Korea |
3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | .333 | 2 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | Philippines |
3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 19 | .000 | 3 |
| 8 December 12:30 |
Philippines |
2–8 | South Korea |
Taipei Dome, Taipei Attendance: 763 Umpires: Chen Te-Jung (TPE), Chen Chao-Chieh (TPE), Jan Chung-Chi (TPE), Kazuyuki Miura (JPN) |
| LP: Kennedy Torres | Box | WP: Shin Heon-min |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| South Korea | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | X | 8 | 9 | 1 |
| 8 December 18:30 |
Japan |
1–0 (F/10) | Chinese Taipei |
Taipei Dome, Taipei Attendance: 15,544 Umpires: Park Won-jong (KOR), Hwang Seok-Min (KOR), Raymond Cheung (HKG), Sandy Wijaya Kusuma (INA) |
| WP: Yoshiki Fuchigami | Box | LP: Wang Cheng-Hao |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Chinese Taipei | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 9 December 12:30 |
South Korea |
2–5 | Japan |
Taipei Dome, Taipei Attendance: 8,563 Umpires: Hsu Jie (TPE), Tim Wen (TPE), Chen Te-Jung (TPE), Sandy Wijaya Kusuma (INA) |
| LP: Lee Byeong-heon | Box | WP: Sho Akiyama Sv: Tetsuyuki Fujimura | ||
| HR: Kim Beom-seok |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
| Japan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| 9 December 18:30 |
Philippines |
1–2 | Chinese Taipei |
Taipei Dome, Taipei Attendance: 16,298 Umpires: Kazuyuki Miura (JPN), Park Won-jong (KOR), Hwang Seok-Min (KOR), Yasuhiro Shimizu (JPN) |
| LP: Juan Paulo Macasaet | Box | WP: Wu Yu-Cheng Sv: Li Tzu-Chiang |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Chinese Taipei | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 2 | 5 | 0 |
Bronze medal game
| 10 December 12:30 |
Philippines |
0–7 | South Korea |
Taipei Dome, Taipei Attendance: 3,008 Umpires: Tim Wen (TPE), Kazuyuki Miura (JPN), Chen Te-Jung (TPE), Hsu Jie (TPE) |
| LP: Romeo Jasmin Jr. | Box | WP: Kim Dong-hyeok |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| South Korea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | X | 7 | 9 | 0 |
Gold medal game
| 10 December 18:30 |
Chinese Taipei |
0–1 | Japan |
Taipei Dome, Taipei Attendance: 21,013 Umpires: Hwang Seok-Min (KOR), Park Won-jong (KOR), Raymond Cheung (HKG), Sandy Wijaya Kusuma (INA) |
| LP: Hsu Jo-Hsi | Box | WP: Mizuki Kato Sv: Shuichiro Kayo |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese Taipei | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 1 | 5 | 1 |
Final standings
The Baseball Federation of Asia (BFA) has published the Final Ranking at the conclusion of the tournament.[6]
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Japan | 6 | 6 | 0 |
 | Chinese Taipei | 6 | 4 | 2 |
 | South Korea | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | Philippines | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Pakistan | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Hong Kong | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | Palestine | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Thailand | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Qualified for 2024 U-23 Baseball World Cup |
Awards
The BFA announced the winners of Individual Awards, as well as the tournament's All-Star Team.[7]
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