2025 Women's Softball Asia Cup
International softball tournament
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The 2025 Women's Softball Asia Cup is a 14th Women's Softball Asia Cup tournament which was held from 13 to 20 July 2025 in Xi'an, China.
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  China |
| Dates | 14–20 July 2025 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Defending champions |  Japan (2023) |
| Final positions | |
Champions | Japan (9th title) |
Runner-up | China |
Third place |  Chinese Taipei |
| Fourth place |  Philippines |
← 2023 2027 → | |
The tournament served as the qualifiers for the 2027 Women's Softball World Cup and the 2026 Asian Games.[1][2][3] The top three teams qualified for the World Cup, while the top eight teams qualified for the Asian Games.[4]
Participants
China (hosts)
Hong Kong
India
Japan
South Korea
Malaysia
Philippines
Singapore
Chinese Taipei
Thailand
Preliminary round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan |
9 | 9 | 0 | 103 | 4 | +99 | 1.000 | — | Advance to Final, 2026 Asian Games, and World Cup |
| 2 | China (H) |
9 | 8 | 1 | 70 | 16 | +54 | .889 | 1 | |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei |
9 | 7 | 2 | 78 | 13 | +65 | .778 | 2 | Advance to Bronze medal game, and 2026 Asian Games |
| 4 | Philippines |
9 | 6 | 3 | 78 | 15 | +63 | .667 | 3 | |
| 5 |  South Korea |
9 | 5 | 4 | 55 | 27 | +28 | .556 | 4 | 2026 Asian Games |
| 6 |  Hong Kong |
9 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 71 | −35 | .444 | 5 | |
| 7 |  Singapore |
9 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 55 | −25 | .333 | 6 | |
| 8 |  Thailand |
9 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 87 | −71 | .222 | 7 | |
| 9 |  India |
9 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 96 | −87 | .111 | 8 | |
| 10 |  Malaysia |
9 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 103 | −91 | .000 | 9 |
Matches
| Date | Road | Score[5] | Home |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 July | India | 0–15 | China |
| Chinese Taipei | 10–0 | Hong Kong | |
| Thailand | 1–15 | Philippines | |
| China | 15–0 | Hong Kong | |
| South Korea | 5–0 | Singapore | |
| Chinese Taipei | 19–0 | Thailand | |
| Malaysia | 0–10 | Japan | |
| 15 July | South Korea | 0–7 | Philippines |
| Singapore | 0–10 | Japan | |
| Malaysia | 0–10 | China | |
| Hong Kong | 7–0 | Thailand | |
| India | 0–9 | Singapore | |
| South Korea | 1–5 | Chinese Taipei | |
| Philippines | 1–9 | Japan | |
| Thailand | 1–11 | China | |
| 16 July | Hong Kong | 1–9 | South Korea |
| Malaysia | 1–10 | Singapore | |
| Chinese Taipei | 1–4 | Japan | |
| India | 0–15 | Philippines | |
| Singapore | 0–7 | China | |
| Thailand | 0–8 | South Korea | |
| Japan | 16–0 | Hong Kong | |
| Malaysia | 0–14 | Philippines | |
| 17 July | South Korea | 0–2 | China |
| India | 0–10 | Chinese Taipei | |
| Philippines | 13–0 | Singapore | |
| Japan | 16–0 | Thailand | |
| Malaysia | 0–15 | Chinese Taipei | |
| India | 0–7 | Hong Kong | |
| Philippines | 1–2 | China | |
| South Korea | 2–12 | Japan | |
| 18 July | Singapore | 0–11 | Chinese Taipei |
| India | 3–4 | Thailand | |
| Japan | 10–0 | China | |
| Malaysia | 5–15 | Hong Kong | |
| Philippines | 0–3 | Chinese Taipei | |
| Malaysia | 1–8 | Thailand | |
| Hong Kong | 6–4 | Singapore | |
| 19 July | India | 0–16 | Japan |
| Malaysia | 0–15 | South Korea | |
| China | 8–4 | Chinese Taipei | |
| Hong Kong | 0–12 | Philippines | |
| Singapore | 7–2 | Thailand | |
| Malaysia | 5–6 | India | |
Final round
The final round games were declared a rainout. The standings from the preliminary round was used to determine the final ranking.[6][7]
Bronze medal game
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chinese Taipei | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Final
Final standings
| Qualification | |
|---|---|
| 2027 Women's Softball World Cup Group Stages and 2026 Asian Games | |
| 2026 Asian Games | |
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
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Japan |
 |
China |
 |
Chinese Taipei |
| 4th | Philippines |
| 5th | South Korea |
| 6th | Hong Kong |
| 7th | Singapore |
| 8th | Thailand |
| 9th | India |
| 10th | Malaysia |
Note: The Philippines were later awarded a wildcard in February 2026 following the withdrawal of Uganda.[8]