Softball at the Asian Games
Softball has been an event at the Asian Games since 1990 in Beijing, China.
Summary
| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | ||||
| 1990 |
 Beijing |
 China |
No playoffs |  Japan |
 Chinese Taipei |
No playoffs |  South Korea | ||
| 1994 |
 Hiroshima |
China |
No playoffs | Japan |
Chinese Taipei |
No playoffs | South Korea | ||
| 1998 |
 Bangkok |
China |
5–0 | Japan |
Chinese Taipei |
No playoffs |  North Korea | ||
| 2002 |
 Busan |
 Japan |
Not held | China Chinese Taipei |
Shared silver | No playoffs | North Korea | ||
| 2006 |
 Doha |
Japan |
7–0 (F/5) |
Chinese Taipei |
China |
No playoffs | North Korea | ||
| 2010 |
Guangzhou |
Japan |
2–0 | China |
Chinese Taipei |
No playoffs |  South Korea | ||
| 2014 |
 Incheon |
Japan |
6–0 | Chinese Taipei |
China |
No playoffs |  Philippines | ||
| 2018 |
 Jakarta–Palembang |
Japan |
7–0 (F/5) |
Chinese Taipei |
China |
No playoffs | Philippines | ||
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Japan (JPN) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 |  China (CHN) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 8 | 9 | 7 | 24 | |
Participating nations
| Team | 1990 |
1994 |
1998 |
2002 |
2006 |
2010 |
2014 |
2018 |
Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 China |
1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 8 |
 Chinese Taipei |
3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 8 |
 Hong Kong |
7th | 1 | |||||||
 Indonesia |
6th | 1 | |||||||
 Japan |
2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 8 |
 North Korea |
5th | 4th | 4th | 4th | 4 | ||||
 Philippines |
6th | 6th | 5th | 4th | 4th | 5 | |||
 South Korea |
4th | 4th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 4th | 5th | 5th | 8 |
 Thailand |
7th | 6th | 6th | 3 | |||||
| Number of teams | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
