Asian Baseball Championship

Not to be confused with Asia Professional Baseball Championship.

The Asian Baseball Championship is the main championship tournament between national baseball teams in Asia, governed by the Baseball Federation of Asia (BFA).^{[1] [2]} It is held every other year in odd-numbered years and since 1983 it also functions as the qualification games for the Baseball at the Summer Olympics if the event year is exactly one year before the Olympics.^[3] In even-numbered years, the Asian Baseball Cup is held, to determine two qualifiers — one from the Eastern Division and one from the Western Division — to join teams from China, Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea. The competition has been dominated by teams from Japan, South Korea and Taiwan.

Asian Baseball Championship

Current season, competition or edition: 2023 Asian Baseball Championship
Sport	Baseball
Founded	1954
No. of teams	8 (in 2023)
Continent	Asia
Most recent champion(s)	Japan (2023)
Most titles	Japan (20 titles)

Medals (1954-2023)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Japan	20	8	2	30
2	South Korea	8	10	9	27
3	Chinese Taipei	5	13	9	27
4	Philippines	1	0	2	3
5	China	0	0	2	2
6	Australia	0	0	1	1
Totals (6 entries)		34	31	25	90

Results

#	Year	Final Host		Champions	Runners-up	3rd place	Teams
1	1954 Details	Manila		Philippines	Japan	South Korea	4
2	1955 Details	Manila		Japan	Taiwan	South Korea	4
3	1959 Details	Tokyo		Japan	South Korea	Taiwan	4
4	1962 Details	Taipei		Japan	Taiwan and  South Korea (Tied for Runners-up)		4
5	1963 Details	Seoul		South Korea	Taiwan and  Japan (Tied for Runners-up)		4
6	1965 Details	Manila		Japan	South Korea	Taiwan	4
7	1967 Details	Tokyo		Japan	South Korea	Taiwan	4
8	1969 Details	Taipei		Japan	Taiwan	Philippines	4
9	1971 Details	Seoul		South Korea	Japan	Philippines	5
10	1973 Details	Manila		Japan	South Korea	Taiwan	5
11	1975 Details	Seoul		South Korea	Japan	Australia	5
12	1983 Details	Seoul		Chinese Taipei,  Japan and  South Korea (Tied for Champions)			5
13	1985 Details	Perth		Japan	Chinese Taipei and  South Korea (Tied for Runners-up)		5
14	1987 Details	Tokyo		Chinese Taipei	Japan	South Korea	7
15	1989 Details	Seoul		South Korea,  Chinese Taipei and  Japan (Tied for Champions)			7
16	1991 Details	Beijing		Japan	Chinese Taipei	South Korea	7
17	1993 Details	Perth		Japan	South Korea	Chinese Taipei	7
18	1995 Details	Kurashiki		Japan	South Korea	Chinese Taipei	6
19	1997 Details	Taipei		South Korea	Japan	Chinese Taipei	6
20	1999 Details	Seoul		South Korea	Japan	Chinese Taipei	6
21	2001 Details	Taipei		Chinese Taipei	South Korea	Japan	5
22	2003 Details	Sapporo		Japan	Chinese Taipei	South Korea	7
23	2005 Details	Miyazaki		Japan	Chinese Taipei	China	6
24	2007 Details	Taichung		Japan	South Korea	Chinese Taipei	7
25	2009 Details	Sapporo		Japan	Chinese Taipei	South Korea	7
26	2012 Details	Taichung		Japan	Chinese Taipei	South Korea	6
27	2015 Details	Taichung		South Korea	Chinese Taipei	Japan	6
28	2017 Details	New Taipei City		Japan	Chinese Taipei	South Korea	7
29	2019 Details	Taichung		Chinese Taipei	Japan	China	8
30	2023 Details	Taipei, New Taipei City, Taichung	Japan	Chinese Taipei	South Korea	8

Nations (1954-2023)

1.  Chinese Taipei - 30 Editions - East
2.  Japan - 30 Editions - East
3.  South Korea - 30 Editions - East
4.  Philippines - 27 Editions - South East
5.  China - 14 Editions - East
6.  Australia - 8 Editions - Pacific
7.  Pakistan - 8 Editions - South
8.  Thailand - 8 Editions - South East
9.  Hong Kong - 5 Editions - East
10.  Indonesia - 4 Editions - South East
11.  Guam - 3 Editions - Pacific
12.  India - 2 Editions - South
13.  Sri Lanka - 2 Editions - South
14.  North Korea - 1 Editions - East
15.  Palestine - 1 Editions - West

See also

• Women's Baseball Asian Cup
• Asia Series
• Baseball awards#Asia

References

1. "BFA postpones Asian Baseball Championship and elective Congress". www.insidethegames.biz. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
2. "Asian Baseball Championship postponed again due to COVID-19 - Focus Taiwan". focustaiwan.tw. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
3. "BFA Baseball Federation of Asia | History..." www.baseballasia.org. Retrieved 16 November 2022.

External links

• Asian Baseball Championship (on Baseball Federation of Asia website)