Softball at the Asian Games
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Softball has been an event at the Asian Games since 1990 in Beijing, China. Softball is a sport similar to and derived from baseball, but played with a larger ball, on a smaller field.
Governing bodiesWBSC (World) / SA (Asia)
Events1 (women)
International softball in Asia is governed by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) and the Softball Asia (SA).
The competition has been dominated by teams from Japan, China and Chinese Taipei (Taiwan). Japan 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 | ||||
| 1990 |
 Beijing |
China |
No playoffs |  Japan |
 Chinese Taipei |
No playoffs |  South Korea | ||
| 1994 |
Hiroshima |
China |
No playoffs | Japan |
Chinese Taipei |
No playoffs | South Korea | ||
| 1998 |
 Bangkok |
China |
5–0 | Japan |
Chinese Taipei |
No playoffs |  North Korea | ||
| 2002 |
 Busan |
 Japan |
Not held | China Chinese Taipei |
Shared silver | No playoffs | North Korea | ||
| 2006 |
 Doha |
Japan |
7–0 (F/5) |
Chinese Taipei |
China |
No playoffs | North Korea | ||
| 2010 |
Guangzhou |
Japan |
2–0 | China |
Chinese Taipei |
No playoffs | South Korea | ||
| 2014 |
 Incheon |
Japan |
6–0 | Chinese Taipei |
China |
No playoffs |  Philippines | ||
| 2018 |
 Jakarta–Palembang |
Japan |
7–0 (F/5) |
Chinese Taipei |
China |
No playoffs | Philippines | ||
| 2022 |
Hangzhou |
Japan |
4–0 | China |
Chinese Taipei |
3–2 | Philippines | ||
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan (JPN) | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | China (CHN) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 9 | 10 | 8 | 27 | |
Participating nations
| Team | 1990 | 1994 | 1998 | 2002 | 2006 | 2010 | 2014 | 2018 | 2022 | 2026 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 China | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | Q | 9 |
 Chinese Taipei | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | Q | 9 |
 Hong Kong | 7th | 7th | Q | 2 | |||||||
 Indonesia | 6th | 1 | |||||||||
 Japan | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | Q | 9 |
 North Korea | 5th | 4th | 4th | 4th | 4 | ||||||
 Philippines | 6th | 6th | 5th | 4th | 4th | 4th | Q | 6 | |||
 Singapore | 6th | Q | 1 | ||||||||
 South Korea | 4th | 4th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 4th | 5th | 5th | 5th | Q | 9 |
 Thailand | 7th | 6th | 6th | 8th | Q | 4 | |||||
| Number of teams | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 |