2006 Asia Series Explained

thumb|right|Official logoThe second annual Konami Cup Asia Series was held in November 2006 with four teams participating. The champions from the domestic leagues in Japan, South Korea, Taiwan along with an all-star team from China took part in the competition. All games were held in the Tokyo Dome in Japan. The tournament was sponsored by the Nippon Professional Baseball Association and Konami. The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters defeated the La New Bears in the title game to win the championship for Japan. Starting pitcher Yu Darvish was named the MVP of the series.

Participating teams

Matchups

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

November 9

Attendance: 2,127    Time: 2:37
Note: Game ended due to mercy rule.Attendance: 15,147    Time: 3:14

November 10

Attendance: 2,024    Time: 2:27
Note: Game ended due to mercy rule.Attendance: 11,038    Time: 2:43

November 11

Attendance: 12,337    Time: 2:46Attendance: 6,445    Time: 2:57

Round-Robin Standings

PositionTeamHokkaido Nippon Ham FightersLa New BearsSamsung LionsChina StarsWinsLossesRSRA
1Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters○2–1○7–1○6–130153
2La New Bears●1–2○3–2○12–221166
3Samsung Lions●1–7●2–3○13–1121611
4China Stars●1–6●2–12●1–1303432

Championship, November 12

Attendance: 24,580    Time: 2:33

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