2023 Women's Baseball Asian Cup

2023 Women's Baseball Asian Cup
Tournament details
Country	Hong Kong
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	21 May – 1 June
Teams	12 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Japan (3rd title)
Runners-up	Chinese Taipei
Third place	South Korea
Fourth place	Hong Kong

The 2023 Women's Baseball Asian Cup is the third edition of the Women's Baseball Asian Cup.

Held from 21 May to 1 June 2023 in Hong Kong, the tournament serves as the Asian qualifiers for the 2024 Women's Baseball World Cup.^[1]^[2] Three berths are to be contested.^[3]

Teams

Six teams directly qualified for the opening round, and were joined by top two teams from the qualifier round.^[1]

Opening round	Qualifier round
China Chinese Taipei Japan South Korea Philippines	Hong Kong (Hosts; assured berth in the opening round) India Indonesia Malaysia Pakistan Sri Lanka Thailand

Qualifier round

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	RF	RA	RD	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Indonesia	3	3	0	54	7	+47	1.000	—	Advance to opening round
2	Pakistan	3	2	1	40	12	+28	.667	1
3	Hong Kong (H)	3	1	2	23	49	−26	.333	2	Advance to opening round as hosts
4	Sri Lanka	3	0	3	17	66	−49	.000	3

Source: BFA
Rules for classification: 1) Wins/losses; 2) Head to head; 3) Teams quality balance; 4) Earned runs team's quality balance; 5) Head to head highest batting average; 6) Coin toss^[4]
(H) Hosts

Date	Local time	Road team	Score	Home team	Inn.	Venue	Game duration	Attendance	Boxscore
21 May	13:30	Sri Lanka	3–24	Indonesia	4	Sai Tso Wan Recreation Ground	2:16	55	Report
21 May	17:00	Pakistan	16–1	Hong Kong	4	Sai Tso Wan Recreation Ground	2:11	100	Report
22 May	10:00	Pakistan	22–3	Sri Lanka	5	Sai Tso Wan Recreation Ground	2:19	20	Report
22 May	13:30	Indonesia	22–2	Hong Kong	4	Sai Tso Wan Recreation Ground	2:56	19	Report
23 May	10:00	Indonesia	8–2	Pakistan	7	Sai Tso Wan Recreation Ground	2:32	30	Report
23 May	13:30	Hong Kong	20–11	Sri Lanka	7	Sai Tso Wan Recreation Ground	3:20	36	Report

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	RF	RA	RD	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	India	2	2	0	28	8	+20	1.000	—	Advance to opening round
2	Thailand	2	1	1	19	12	+7	.500	1
3	Malaysia	2	0	2	3	30	−27	.000	2

Source: BFA
Rules for classification: 1) Wins/losses; 2) Head to head; 3) Teams quality balance; 4) Earned runs team's quality balance; 5) Head to head highest batting average; 6) Coin toss^[4]

Date	Local time	Road team	Score	Home team	Inn.	Venue	Game duration	Attendance	Boxscore
21 May	10:00	Thailand	8–9	India	7	Sai Tso Wan Recreation Ground	3:04	30	Report
22 May	17:00	Malaysia	3–11	Thailand	7	Sai Tso Wan Recreation Ground	3:01	30	Report
23 May	17:00	India	19–0	Malaysia	4	Sai Tso Wan Recreation Ground	2:13	10	Report

Opening round

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	RF	RA	RD	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Chinese Taipei	3	3	0	53	0	+53	1.000	—	Advance to super round
2	Hong Kong (H)	3	2	1	32	32	0	.667	1	Advance to super round
3	China	3	1	2	15	47	−32	.333	2	Advance to classification round
4	India	3	0	3	11	32	−21	.000	3	Advance to classification round

Source: WBSC Asia
Rules for classification: 1) Wins/losses; 2) Head to head; 3) Teams quality balance; 4) Earned runs team's quality balance; 5) Head to head highest batting average; 6) Coin toss^[4]
(H) Hosts

Date	Local time	Road team	Score	Home team	Inn.	Venue	Game duration	Attendance	Boxscore
26 May	14:00	China	0–23	Chinese Taipei	4	Sai Tso Wan Recreation Ground	1:59	100	Report
26 May	18:00	India	7–12	Hong Kong	7	Sai Tso Wan Recreation Ground	2:49	80	Report
27 May	15:00	Hong Kong	20–6	China	6	Sai Tso Wan Recreation Ground	2:45	100	Report
27 May	18:00	Chinese Taipei	11–0	India	5	Sai Tso Wan Recreation Ground	1:30	70	Report
28 May	12:00	Hong Kong	0–19	Chinese Taipei	4	Sai Tso Wan Recreation Ground	1:39	88	Report
28 May	18:00	India	4–9	China	7	Sai Tso Wan Recreation Ground	2:54	36	Report

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	RF	RA	RD	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Japan	3	3	0	44	1	+43	1.000	—	Advance to super round
2	South Korea	3	2	1	30	18	+12	.667	1	Advance to super round
3	Philippines	3	1	2	17	17	0	.333	2	Advance to classification round
4	Indonesia	3	0	3	4	59	−55	.000	3	Advance to classification round

Source: WBSC Asia
Rules for classification: 1) Wins/losses; 2) Head to head; 3) Teams quality balance; 4) Earned runs team's quality balance; 5) Head to head highest batting average; 6) Coin toss^[4]

Date	Local time	Road team	Score	Home team	Inn.	Venue	Game duration	Attendance	Boxscore
26 May	8:00	Indonesia	1–11	Philippines	5	Sai Tso Wan Recreation Ground	2:02	30	Report
26 May	11:00	South Korea	0–10	Japan	5	Sai Tso Wan Recreation Ground	1:40	45	Report
27 May	9:00	South Korea	21–3	Indonesia	5	Sai Tso Wan Recreation Ground	2:19	35	Report
27 May	12:00	Philippines	1–7	Japan	7	Sai Tso Wan Recreation Ground	2:09	120	Report
28 May	9:00	Philippines	5–9	South Korea	7	Sai Tso Wan Recreation Ground	2:57	120	Report
28 May	15:00	Japan	27–0	Indonesia	4	Sai Tso Wan Recreation Ground	1:35	38	Report

Classification round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	RF	RA	RD	PCT	GB
1	Philippines	3	3	0	39	4	+35	1.000	—
2	China	3	2	1	23	20	+3	.667	1
3	India	3	1	2	19	31	−12	.333	2
4	Indonesia	3	0	3	11	37	−26	.000	3

Source: WBSC Asia
Rules for classification: 1) Wins/losses; 2) Head to head; 3) Teams quality balance; 4) Earned runs team's quality balance; 5) Head to head highest batting average; 6) Coin toss^[4]

Date	Local time	Road team	Score	Home team	Inn.	Venue	Game duration	Attendance	Boxscore
30 May	9:00	Indonesia	10–13	India	7	Sai Tso Wan Recreation Ground	2:39	50	Report
30 May	12:00	China	1–16	Philippines	4	Sai Tso Wan Recreation Ground	2:01	80	Report
31 May	9:00	Indonesia	0–13	China	5	Sai Tso Wan Recreation Ground	2:00	30	Report
31 May	12:00	India	2–12	Philippines	5	Sai Tso Wan Recreation Ground	1:57	85	Report

Super round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	RF	RA	RD	PCT	GB	Qualification
1	Japan	3	3	0	37	1	+36	1.000	—	Advance to final
2	Chinese Taipei	3	2	1	35	17	+18	.667	1	Advance to final
3	South Korea	3	1	2	23	27	−4	.333	2	Advance to third place play-off
4	Hong Kong (H)	3	0	3	2	52	−50	.000	3	Advance to third place play-off

Source: WBSC Asia
Rules for classification: 1) Wins/losses; 2) Head to head; 3) Teams quality balance; 4) Earned runs team's quality balance; 5) Head to head highest batting average; 6) Coin toss^[4]
(H) Hosts

Date	Local time	Road team	Score	Home team	Inn.	Venue	Game duration	Attendance	Boxscore
30 May	15:00	South Korea	18–2	Hong Kong	5	Sai Tso Wan Recreation Ground	2:15	50	Report
30 May	18:00	Japan	12–1	Chinese Taipei	5	Sai Tso Wan Recreation Ground	1:39	102	Report
31 May	15:00	Hong Kong	0–15	Japan	4	Sai Tso Wan Recreation Ground	1:30	75	Report
31 May	18:00	South Korea	5–15	Chinese Taipei	5	Sai Tso Wan Recreation Ground	2:30	150	Report

Third place play-off

1 June 2023 10:00
Sai Tso Wan Recreation Ground 27 °C (81 °F), overcast
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Hong Kong	1	2	0	0	1	X	X	4	4	6
South Korea (5)	3	4	2	3	2	X	X	14	11	2
WP: Sayuri Ono (2–0) LP: Yin Sum Kwong (2–2) Attendance: 100 Umpires: Show-Ling Wang (HP), Siang-Yuan Meng (1B), Laurensius Sutanto (2B), Shu-Uen Jang (3B), Hayde Bongas (LF), Jacky Leung (RF) Boxscore

Final

1 June 2023 14:00
Sai Tso Wan Recreation Ground 31 °C (88 °F), sunny
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Chinese Taipei	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	8	2
Japan	0	2	2	2	0	2	X	8	12	0
WP: Akino Tanaka (1–0) LP: Chiao-Chi Lai (1–1) Sv: Mizuki Bando (1) Attendance: 268 Umpires: Jooyoun Han (HF}, Baoyi Li (1B), Kyoko Matsumoto (2B), Yen-Yi Ho (3B), Tiger Cheung (LF), Patrick Ng (RF) Boxscore

Qualified teams

The following four teams from Asia qualify for the 2024 Women's Baseball World Cup.

Team	Qualified on	Previous appearances in Women's Baseball World Cup¹
Japan	14 February 2023^[5]	8 (2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018)
South Korea	28 May 2023	4 (2008, 2010, 2016, 2018)
Chinese Taipei	28 May 2023	8 (2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018)
Hong Kong	28 May 2023	5 (2006, 2008, 2014, 2016, 2018)

¹ Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

External links

Official website

References

^ ^a ^b "中華女棒隊出發香港征戰亞洲盃爭取世界盃晉級資格". ET Today (in Traditional Chinese). Eastern New Media Holdings Co., Ltd. 24 May 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
^ "Timnas Baseball Putri Ditargetkan Tembus Final Piala Asia". RRI.co.id (in Indonesian). 13 May 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
^ Terrado, Jonas (2 April 2023). "PH Blu Girls off to rousing start in Women Softball Asia Cup". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "s Official Tournament Regulations for the BFA Women's Baseball Asian Cup 2023: Article C11" (PDF). BFA. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
^ "Japanese Women's Baseball City Miyoshi to host IX WBSC Women's Baseball World Cup Group B". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 29 May 2023.

[et-1] "中華女棒隊出發香港征戰亞洲盃爭取世界盃晉級資格". ET Today (in Traditional Chinese). Eastern New Media Holdings Co., Ltd. 24 May 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2023.

[2] "Timnas Baseball Putri Ditargetkan Tembus Final Piala Asia". RRI.co.id (in Indonesian). 13 May 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2023.

[3] Terrado, Jonas (2 April 2023). "PH Blu Girls off to rousing start in Women Softball Asia Cup". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 24 May 2023.

[regulations-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "s Official Tournament Regulations for the BFA Women's Baseball Asian Cup 2023: Article C11" (PDF). BFA. Retrieved 25 May 2023.

[5] "Japanese Women's Baseball City Miyoshi to host IX WBSC Women's Baseball World Cup Group B". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 29 May 2023.

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