2022 Baseball5 Asia Cup
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| Tournament details | |
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| Country | Malaysia |
| Dates | 16–19 August |
| Teams | 9 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Chinese Taipei (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Japan |
| Third place |  South Korea |
| Fourth place |  Hong Kong |
The 2022 Baseball5 Asia Cup was the first edition of the Baseball5 Asia Cup, a Baseball5 tournament organized by WBSC Asia. The championship was held from 16 to 19 August 2022, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and was contested between nine national teams.[1]
Chinese Taipei won the tournament, beating Japan in the final 2 matches to 1. South Korea finished third defeating Hong Kong 2 matches to 0 in the Bronze medal game.[2][3]
Venue
 Kuala Lumpur
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| Berjaya Times Square |
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Opening round
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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| 1 | South Korea
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2 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 1.000 | — | Advance to Super round |
| 2 | Malaysia (H)
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2 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 32 | −5 | .500 | 1 | |
| 3 |  Thailand
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2 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 26 | −1 | .000 | 2 | Advance to Placement round |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan
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2 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 7 | +20 | 1.000 | — | Advance to Super round |
| 2 | Hong Kong
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2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 20 | −11 | .500 | 1 | |
| 3 |  Philippines
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2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 18 | −9 | .000 | 2 | Advance to Placement round |
Source: WBSC Asia
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese Taipei
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2 | 2 | 0 | 58 | 1 | +57 | 1.000 | — | Advance to Super round |
| 2 |  Singapore
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2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 36 | −24 | .500 | 1 | |
| 3 |  Pakistan
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2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 40 | −33 | .000 | 2 | Advance to Placement round |
Source: WBSC Asia
Super round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese Taipei
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4 | 4 | 0 | 54 | 1 | +53 | 1.000 | — | Advance to Semifinals |
| 2 | Japan
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4 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 3 | +38 | .750 | 1 | |
| 3 | Hong Kong
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4 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 39 | −20 | .500 | 2 | |
| 4 | South Korea
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4 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 33 | −15 | .500 | 2 | |
| 5 | Malaysia (H)
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4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 43 | −30 | .250 | 3 | |
| 6 | Singapore
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4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 30 | −26 | .000 | 4 |
Placement round
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | PCT | GB |
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| 1 | Thailand
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2 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 1.000 | — |
| 2 | Philippines
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2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | .500 | 1 |
| 3 | Pakistan
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2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 17 | −14 | .000 | 2 |
Source: WBSC Asia
Playoffs
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||
| Chinese Taipei
| 7 | 11 | |||||||||
| Hong Kong
| 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Chinese Taipei
| 2 | 5 | 12 | ||||||||
| Japan
| 3 | 2 | 9 | ||||||||
| Japan
| 5 | 4 | |||||||||
| South Korea
| 3 | 1 | Bronze medal game | ||||||||
| Hong Kong
| 1 | 8 | |||||||||
| South Korea
| 3 | 9 | |||||||||
Final standings
| Pos | Team | W | L | Qualification |
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Chinese Taipei |
8 | 0 | Qualified for 2022 Baseball5 World Cup |
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Japan |
6 | 2 | |
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South Korea |
5 | 3 | |
| 4 | Hong Kong |
3 | 5 | |
| 5 | Malaysia |
2 | 4 | |
| 6 | Singapore |
1 | 5 | |
| 7 | Thailand |
2 | 2 | |
| 8 | Philippines |
1 | 3 | |
| 9 | Pakistan |
0 | 4 |
References
- ^ "Groups, schedule announced for WBSC Baseball5 World Cup Asian qualifier". World Baseball Softball Confederation. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ "Asia Cup champions Chinese Taipei qualify for inaugural WBSC Baseball5 World Cup along with 2nd Place Japan, 3rd Place Korea". World Baseball Softball Confederation. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ "Chinese Taipei emerge inaugural champions of Baseball5 Asia Cup". Softball Asia. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2022.