2022 Baseball5 Asia Cup

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]

2022 Baseball5 Asia Cup
Tournament details
CountryMalaysia
Dates16–19 August
Teams9
Final positions
Champions Chinese Taipei (1st title)
Runner-up Japan
Third place South Korea
Fourth place Hong Kong
2024 →

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

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  Kuala Lumpur
Berjaya Times Square
 

Opening round

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB Qualification
1   South Korea 2 2 0 19 13 +6 1.000 Advance to Super round
2   Malaysia (H) 2 1 1 27 32 −5 .500 1
3   Thailand 2 0 2 25 26 −1 .000 2 Advance to Placement round
Source: WBSC Asia
(H) Hosts

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB Qualification
1   Japan 2 2 0 27 7 +20 1.000 Advance to Super round
2   Hong Kong 2 1 1 9 20 −11 .500 1
3   Philippines 2 0 2 9 18 −9 .000 2 Advance to Placement round
Source: WBSC Asia

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB Qualification
1   Chinese Taipei 2 2 0 58 1 +57 1.000 Advance to Super round
2   Singapore 2 1 1 12 36 −24 .500 1
3   Pakistan 2 0 2 7 40 −33 .000 2 Advance to Placement round
Source: WBSC Asia

Super round

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Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB Qualification
1   Chinese Taipei 4 4 0 54 1 +53 1.000 Advance to Semifinals
2   Japan 4 3 1 41 3 +38 .750 1
3   Hong Kong 4 2 2 19 39 −20 .500 2
4   South Korea 4 2 2 18 33 −15 .500 2
5   Malaysia (H) 4 1 3 13 43 −30 .250 3
6   Singapore 4 0 4 4 30 −26 .000 4
Source: WBSC Asia
(H) Hosts

Placement round

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Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB
1   Thailand 2 2 0 14 4 +10 1.000
2   Philippines 2 1 1 9 5 +4 .500 1
3   Pakistan 2 0 2 3 17 −14 .000 2
Source: WBSC Asia

Playoffs

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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

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Pos Team W L Qualification
    Chinese Taipei 8 0 Qualified for
2022 Baseball5 World Cup
    Japan 6 2
    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

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  1. ^ "Groups, schedule announced for WBSC Baseball5 World Cup Asian qualifier". World Baseball Softball Confederation. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Chinese Taipei emerge inaugural champions of Baseball5 Asia Cup". Softball Asia. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2022.