2019 Asian Women's Softball Championship Explained
Country: | Indonesia |
Num Teams: | 10 |
Venues: | 1 |
Cities: | 1 |
Medal Type: | asia |
Num Championships: | 7 |
Mvp: | Eri Yamada |
Prev Edition: | 2017 |
Next Edition: | 2023 |
The 2019 Asian Women's Softball Championship was an international softball tournament which featured ten nations and was held from 1–7 May 2019 in Jakarta, Indonesia. Matches were held at the Gelora Bung Karno Softball Stadium[1]
The tournament also serves as the qualifiers for the WBSC Softball Asia/Oceania 2019 Qualifying Event for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. The top six teams aside from the Olympic hosts, Japan, advanced to the final Olympic qualifier to be hosted in Shanghai, China.[1] The top three nations also qualified for the 2021 Women's World Championships.
Preliminary round
Group A
Teams | | | Pct. | GB |
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| 4 | 0 | 1.000 | – |
| 3 | 1 | .750 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | .500 | 2 |
| 1 | 3 | .250 | 3 |
| 0 | 4 | .000 | 4 | |
Group B
Teams | | | Pct. | GB |
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| 4 | 0 | 1.000 | – |
| 3 | 1 | .750 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | .500 | 2 |
| 1 | 3 | .250 | 3 |
| 0 | 4 | .000 | 4 | |
Final round
Classification 5th–8th place
Final standings
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4th | |
5th | |
6th | |
7th | |
8th | |
9th | |
10th | |
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Source: World Baseball Softball Confederation
[2] Individual awards
- Most Valuable Player: Eri Yamada
- Best Pitcher: Misaki Katsumata
- Best Hitter: Angeline Ursabia
- Best Slugger: Angeline Ursabia
- Most Stolen Base: Mikiko Eguchi
- Most Runs Batted (RBI): Chen Chia-Yi
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Notes and References
- News: Asia Cup Women's Softball Championship ready to go in Jakarta, Indonesia . 9 May 2019 . World Baseball Softball Confederation . 30 April 2019.
- News: Six nations from Asia advance to Tokyo 2020 softball qualifier . 10 May 2019 . World Baseball Softball Confederation . 7 May 2019.
- News: Peter . Fabian . Japan crowned Asia Softball champions . 10 May 2019 . New Straits Times . 7 May 2019.