China national Baseball5 team explained

China
Country: People's Republic of China
Federation:Chinese Baseball Association
Confederation:WBSC Asia
Manager:Song Pingshan
B5ac Apps:1
B5ac First:2024
B5ac 3Rd Times:1
B5ac 3Rd Most Recent:2024

The China national Baseball5 team represents the People's Republic of China in international Baseball5 competitions.

History

Baseball is not as popular in China as it is in other Asia-Pacific region countries. However, thanks to softball and Baseball5, the sport is becoming more popular, especially among the youth. China fielded its first youth Baseball5 team in the 2023 Youth Baseball5 World Cup played in Turkey.[1]

China first participated in the 2024 Baseball5 Asia Cup held in Seoul, South Korea. The Chinese team finished the opening round second in its group with a 2–1 record, behind Japan. In the knockout stage, China defeated Malaysia in quarter-finals, but lost against Chinese Taipei in the semi-finals. China claimed the bronze medal after defeating hosts South Korea in the bronze medal game 2 sets to 0, qualifying to the 2024 Baseball5 World Cup.[2]

Current roster

No.Pos.PlayerGender
23 2B Bei Baohua F
6 SS Chen Jiayu M
1 1B Guo Chenyang M
2 P Huang Hantao M
7 3B Huang Hanhai M
11 1B Liu Xiaoyu F
12 2B Wang Qin F
9 P Xu Qiuling F

Staff

No.Pos.Name
68 Manager Song Pingshan
10 Coach Liu Hongbo
55 Coach Liang Weipeng

Tournament record

Baseball5 Asia Cup

YearRoundPosition
2022Did not enter
2024Bronze medal game3rd426339
Total1/2426339

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Feature: China sees growing youthful exuberance on baseball diamond. Xinhuanet. 24 October 2023. 16 April 2024.
  2. Web site: Japan, Chinese Taipei and China qualify for Baseball5 World Cup. wbsc.org. World Baseball Softball Confederation. 16 April 2024. 16 April 2024.