Baseball5 Asia Cup

The Baseball5 Asia Cup is the main Baseball5 tournament in Asia, governed by WBSC Asia. The top three teams qualify to the Baseball5 World Cup.[1]

Baseball5 Asia Cup
SportBaseball5
Founded2022
No. of teams8
ContinentAsia
Most recent
champion(s)
 Japan (1st title)
Most titles Chinese Taipei (1 title)
 Japan (1 title)
Current sports event 2024 Baseball5 Asia Cup

History

The inaugural edition of the Baseball5 Asia Cup was due to be held in 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] The first championship was held in August 2022 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and was won by Chinese Taipei, after beating Japan in the final 2 matches to 1.[3]

The second edition of the tournament was held in Seoul's Olympic Park, South Korea. In a replay of the 2022 final, Japan beat Chinese Taipei 2 sets to o to claim their first Asian championship.[4][5]

Results

YearHostFinalThird place game
ChampionsScoreRunners-upThird placeScoreFourth place
2022
Details

Kuala Lumpur

Chinese Taipei
2–1
Japan

South Korea
2–0
Hong Kong
2024
Details

Seoul

Japan
2–1
Chinese Taipei

China
2–0
South Korea

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Chinese Taipei1102
 Japan1102
3  China0011
 South Korea0011
Totals (4 entries)2226

References