Baseball at the Asian Games
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Men's baseball made its first appearance as a demonstration sport at the 1990. Baseball became a full medal sport at the 1994 Asian Games in Hiroshima, Japan, and has been a sport in the games since then.[1] International baseball in Asia is governed by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) and the Baseball Federation of Asia (BFA).
The competition has been dominated by teams from Japan, South Korea and Chinese Taipei (Taiwan). South Korea is the most successful team by winning 6 gold medals.
Summary
| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | ||||
| 1994 |
 Hiroshima |
Japan |
6–5 |  South Korea |
 Chinese Taipei |
9–4 |  China | ||
| 1998 |
 Bangkok |
 South Korea |
13–1 (F/7) |
Japan |
Chinese Taipei |
10–6 | China | ||
| 2002 |
Busan |
South Korea |
4–3 | Chinese Taipei |
 Japan |
7–4 | China | ||
| 2006 |
 Doha |
Chinese Taipei |
No playoffs | Japan |
South Korea |
No playoffs | China | ||
| 2010 |
Guangzhou |
South Korea |
9–3 | Chinese Taipei |
Japan |
6–2 | China | ||
| 2014 |
 Incheon |
South Korea |
6–3 | Chinese Taipei |
Japan |
10–0 (F/7) |
China | ||
| 2018 |
 Jakarta–Palembang |
South Korea |
3–0 | Japan |
Chinese Taipei |
10–0 (F/8) |
China | ||
| 2022 |
Hangzhou |
South Korea |
2–0 | Chinese Taipei |
Japan |
4–3 | China | ||
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea (KOR) | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | Japan (JPN) | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
Participating nations
| Team | 1990 | 1994 | 1998 | 2002 | 2006 | 2010 | 2014 | 2018 | 2022 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 China | 4th | 4th | 4th | 4th | 4th | 4th | 4th | 4th | 4th | 9 |
 Chinese Taipei | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 9 |
 Hong Kong | 7th | 7th | 6th | 6th | 4 | |||||
 Indonesia | 7th | 1 | ||||||||
 Japan | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 9 |
 Laos | 10th | 8th | 2 | |||||||
 Mongolia | 6th | 7th | 7th | 3 | ||||||
 Pakistan | 5th | 5th | 5th | 3 | ||||||
 Philippines | 5th | 5th | 6th | 5th | 4 | |||||
 Singapore | 9th | 1 | ||||||||
 South Korea | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 9 |
 Sri Lanka | 9th | 1 | ||||||||
 Thailand | 5th | 6th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 8th | 7th | 7 | ||
| Number of teams | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 |