2024 Baseball5 Asia Cup
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| Tournament details | |
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| Country | South Korea |
| Dates | 13–16 April |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Japan (1st title) |
| Runner-up |  Chinese Taipei |
| Third place |  China |
| Fourth place |  South Korea |
The 2024 Baseball5 Asia Cup was the second edition of the Baseball5 Asia Cup, a Baseball5 tournament organized by WBSC Asia. The championship was held from 13 to 16 April 2024, in the Olympic Park in Seoul, South Korea and was contested between eight national teams.[1][2][3]
Japan won the tournament, defeating Chinese Taipei 2 sets to 1 in the final game. China claimed the bronze medal, after defeating hosts South Korea 2 sets to 0 in the bronze medal game. Japan, Chinese Taipei and China qualify for the 2024 Baseball5 World Cup in Hong Kong.[4]
Venue
[edit]| Seoul
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| Olympic Park |
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Opening round
[edit]Group A
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese Taipei
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3 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 8 | +36 | 1.000 | — | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 2 | South Korea (H)
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3 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 18 | +17 | .667 | 1 | |
| 3 |  Malaysia
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3 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 19 | −2 | .333 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Singapore
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3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 54 | −51 | .000 | 3 |
Group B
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | PCT | GB | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan
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3 | 3 | 0 | 60 | 5 | +55 | 1.000 | — | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 2 | China
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3 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 26 | +14 | .667 | 1 | |
| 3 |  Thailand
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3 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 44 | −11 | .333 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Hong Kong
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3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 67 | −58 | .000 | 3 |
Source: WBSC Asia
Knockout stage
[edit]| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||||||
| Chinese Taipei
| 6 | 10 | |||||||||||||||
| Hong Kong
| 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Chinese Taipei
| 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| China
| 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| China
| 13 | 3 | |||||||||||||||
| Malaysia
| 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Chinese Taipei
| 3 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Japan
| 2 | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Japan
| 7 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| Singapore
| 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Japan
| 7 | 4 | Bronze medal game | ||||||||||||||
| South Korea
| 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| South Korea
| 7 | 4 | China
| 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Thailand
| 4 | 2 | South Korea
| 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 5th place game | |||||
| Malaysia
| 2 | ||||
| Thailand
| 6 | ||||
| 7th place game | |||||
| Hong Kong
| 3 | ||||
| Singapore
| 4 | ||||
Final standings
[edit]| Pos | Team | W | L | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Japan |
6 | 0 | Qualified for 2024 Baseball5 World Cup |
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Chinese Taipei |
5 | 1 | |
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China |
4 | 2 | |
| 4 | South Korea |
3 | 3 | |
| 5 | Thailand |
2 | 3 | |
| 6 | Malaysia |
1 | 4 | |
| 7 | Singapore |
1 | 4 | |
| 8 | Hong Kong |
0 | 5 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Korea to host WBSC Baseball5 World Cup Asia qualifier from 13 to 16 April in Olympic Park". wbsc.org. World Baseball Softball Confederation. 3 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ "2nd Baseball5 Asia Cup". Softball Asia. 11 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ "2nd Baseball5 Asia Cup 2024". japan-baseball.jp. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ "Japan, Chinese Taipei and China qualify for Baseball5 World Cup". wbsc.org. World Baseball Softball Confederation. 16 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.