Women's Baseball Asian Cup Explained

Last Season:2023 Women's Baseball Asian Cup
Sport:Baseball
Founded:2017
Teams:12 (in 2023)
Continent:Asia
Champion: (2023)
Most Champs: (3 titles)
Current Season:2023 Women's Baseball Asian Cup

The Women's Baseball Asian Cup is the main competition for national teams of Asia in women's baseball.

History

The World Baseball Softball Confederation announced in May 2017, that the first Women's Baseball Asian Cup will be held in Hong Kong within the same year. The tournament is to be hosted every two years and will serve as the Asian qualifiers for the Women's Baseball World Cup.[1] Japan despite fielding only players under-18 years old, clinched the inaugural title.[2]

Results

Year Final Host width=1% rowspan=50 style="border-top:none;border-bottom:none;" Final width=1% rowspan=50 style="border-top:none;border-bottom:none;" Semi finalistswidth=1% rowspan=50 style="border-top:none;border-bottom:none;" Number
of teams
width=17% Championswidth=7% Score width=17% Runners-Upwidth=17% 3rd Placewidth=7% Score width=17% 4th Place

Details

Hong Kong
round robinround robin6

Details

Zhongshan
2 – 111 – 18

Details

Hong Kong
8 – 314 – 412

Participating nations

Nation
2019

2023
Times participated
4 6 2
3
4 6 4 3
5 7 7 3
8 1
3
11 1
6 8 9 3
5 2
5 3
12 1
10 1
Total Participating Nations68 12

Notes and References

  1. News: New Women's Baseball Asian Championship to be launched, will serve as WBSC World Cup qualifier . 11 November 2019 . World Baseball Softball Confederation . 16 May 2017.
  2. News: Dominant Japan triumphed in 2017 I BFA Women's Baseball Asian Cup . 11 November 2019 . 2017 I BFA Women’s Baseball Asian Cup . 11 September 2017.