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Baseball Federation of Asia
AbbreviationBFA
TypeSport organization
HeadquartersXinyi, Taipei, Taiwan
Region served
Asia
Membership
24 member associations
President
Tom Peng[1]
Vice-presidents
Masatake Yamanaka
Chen Xu
Yang Hae-Young[1]
General Secretary
Lin Hua Wei[1]
Parent organization
World Baseball Softball Confederation
Websitewww.baseballasia.org

The Baseball Federation of Asia (BFA) is the governing body of the sport of baseball in Asia. The federation is governed by the International Baseball Federation.

History

The birth of Baseball Federation of Asia goes back to 1954 when the 2nd Asian Games was held in Manila, Philippines.

The four countries of Korea, Japan, Taiwan, and the Philippines organized a committee aiming at establishing Baseball Federation of Asia, and 7 May of the same year witnessed the commencement of BFA.

American expatriate Charles Chick Parsons of the Philippines was elected as the first president of Baseball Federation of Asia.

The BFA became inactive for eight years following the 1975 Asian Baseball Championship. At the sidelines of the FEMBA World Baseball Championship in Tokyo in 1980, the executives of BFA discussed about resuming the activity of the federation. The Asian Baseball Championship was later resumed in 1983 which was held in Seoul. The membership of the federation grew as more Asian nations were admitted to the BFA.[2]

The total number of BFA members at the present time is 24, and 1 non-member observer State (Vietnam).

Members

  • Cambodia is a member of the BFA but not currently member of the World Baseball Softball Confederation according to the WBSC's website.

Rankings

See also: WBSC World Rankings
Men's Rankings as of 18 March 2020[3]
BFA
Rank		 WBSC
Rank		 Team Points
1 1  Japan 6167
2 3  South Korea 4648
3 4  Chinese Taipei 4385
4 22  China 695
5 27  Pakistan 323
6 30  Hong Kong 279
7 32  Philippines 231
8 37  Sri Lanka 156
9 43  Indonesia 131
10 53  Thailand 80
11 62  Iran 51
12 66  India 39
13 75    Nepal 21
14 79  Bangladesh 14
15 81  Singapore 11
16 84  Iraq 5
17 NR  Afghanistan NR
 Brunei NR
 Cambodia NR
 Kazakhstan NR
 Laos NR
 Malaysia NR
 Mongolia NR
 Myanmar NR
 North Korea NR

Competitions

Current title holders

Competitions Champion Title Runner-up
Asian Baseball Championship  Japan 18th  Chinese Taipei
Asian Baseball Cup East Division  Philippines 4th  Indonesia
West Division  Pakistan 4th  Iran
Asian City Baseball Tournament Japan Saitama 1st Chinese Taipei Taichung
Asian 18U Baseball Championship  South Korea 5th  Chinese Taipei
Asian 15U Baseball Championship  Japan 2nd  Chinese Taipei
Asian 12U Baseball Championship  Chinese Taipei 7th  South Korea

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Organization". Baseball Federation of Asia. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  2. ^ "BFA History". Baseball Federation of Asia. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  3. ^ "WBSC Rankings | WBSC". www.wbsc.org. 18 March 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2020.

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