China national Baseball5 team

The China national Baseball5 team represents the People's Republic of China in international Baseball5 competitions.

China
Information
Country	People's Republic of China
Federation	Chinese Baseball Association
Confederation	WBSC Asia
Manager	Song Pingshan
WBSC ranking
Current	9 (9 August 2024)[1]
Baseball5 World Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2024)
Best result	9th (1 time, in 2024)
Baseball5 Asia Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2024)
Best result	3rd (1 time, in 2024)

History

Baseball is not as popular in China as it is in other Asia-Pacific region countries. However, thanks to softball and Baseball5, the sport is becoming more popular, especially among the youth. China fielded its first youth Baseball5 team in the 2023 Youth Baseball5 World Cup played in Turkey.^[2]

China first participated in the 2024 Baseball5 Asia Cup held in Seoul, South Korea. The Chinese team finished the opening round second in its group with a 2–1 record, behind Japan. In the knockout stage, China defeated Malaysia in quarter-finals, but lost against Chinese Taipei in the semi-finals. China claimed the bronze medal after defeating hosts South Korea in the bronze medal game 2 sets to 0, qualifying to the 2024 Baseball5 World Cup.^[3]

Current roster

As of 7 October 2024^[4]

No.	Pos.	Player	Gender
6	SS	Chen Jiayu	M
1	1B	Guo Chenyang	M
2	P	Huang Hantao	M
9	UTL	Liu Mengyao	F
12	2B	Wang Qin	F
22	UTL	Xu Shengfu	M
17	UTL	Yao Dingliu	F
23	UTL	Zhang Yi	F

Staff

No.	Pos.	Name
68	Manager	Song Pingshan

Tournament record

Baseball5 World Cup

Baseball5 World Cup record
Year	Round	Position	W	L	RS	RA
2022	Did not enter
2024	Placement round	9th	4	4	102	86
Total	1/2	–	4	4	102	86

Baseball5 Asia Cup

Baseball5 Asia Cup record
Year	Round	Position	W	L	RS	RA
2022	Did not enter
2024	Bronze medal game	3rd	4	2	63	39
Total	1/2	–	4	2	63	39