2009 Asian Baseball Championship

2009 Asian Baseball Championship
Tournament details
CountryJapan
Dates27 July - 3 August
Teams7
Final positions
Champions Japan (16th title)
Runner-up Chinese Taipei
Third place South Korea
Fourth place China
Tournament statistics
Best BAJapan Kiyota Ikuhiro
Most HRsChinese Taipei Wu Chung Cun
Best ERAChinese Taipei Liao Wen Yang
Most Ks (as pitcher)Japan Nomura Yusuke
MVPJapan Kiyota Ikuhiro
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The 2009 Asian Baseball Championship is an international baseball competition that was held in Sapporo, Japan from July 27 to August 3, 2009. It was the 25th edition of the tournament and featured teams from China, Chinese Taipei, Indonesia, Japan, Philippines, South Korea, and Thailand.[1]

Qualification Tournament

Eight teams were featured in the qualifying tournament from May 25–30, 2009. In the end Indonesia advanced as the winning team to the B level competition in Narita, Japan.

Pool A

Standings

Qualified for the semi-finals
Did not qualify for the semi-finals
# Team Games Wins Losses
1  Pakistan 3 3 0
2  Sri Lanka 3 2 1
3  Thailand 3 1 2
4  Malaysia 3 0 3

Game Results

May 25, 2009 Sri Lanka  3 – 1  Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
May 25, 2009 Pakistan  20 – 0 (F/5)  Malaysia Bangkok, Thailand
May 26, 2009 Pakistan  10 – 0  Sri Lanka Bangkok, Thailand
May 26, 2009 Thailand  16 – 0 (F/5)  Malaysia Bangkok, Thailand
May 27, 2009 Pakistan  9 – 4  Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
May 27, 2009 Sri Lanka  9 – 1  Malaysia Bangkok, Thailand

Pool B

Standings

Qualified for the semi-finals
Did not qualify for the semi-finals
# Team Games Wins Losses
1  Indonesia 3 3 0
2  Hong Kong 3 2 1
3  Myanmar 3 1 2
4  Cambodia 3 0 3

Game Results

May 25, 2009 Indonesia  6 – 0  Cambodia Bangkok, Thailand
May 25, 2009 Hong Kong  11 – 1  Myanmar Bangkok, Thailand
May 26, 2009 Indonesia  11 – 1  Myanmar Bangkok, Thailand
May 26, 2009 Hong Kong  10 – 0  Cambodia Bangkok, Thailand
May 27, 2009 Indonesia  7 – 2  Hong Kong Bangkok, Thailand
May 27, 2009 Myanmar  3 – 1  Cambodia Bangkok, Thailand

Final round

Semi finals

May 29, 2009 Pakistan  7 – 2  Hong Kong Bangkok, Thailand
May 29, 2009 Indonesia  7 – 4  Sri Lanka Bangkok, Thailand

7th place

May 29, 2009 Cambodia  20 – 8  Malaysia Bangkok, Thailand

5th place

May 29, 2009 Thailand  5 – 0  Myanmar Bangkok, Thailand

3rd place

May 30, 2009 Sri Lanka  6 – 5  Hong Kong Bangkok, Thailand

Final

May 30, 2009 Indonesia  3 – 2  Pakistan Bangkok, Thailand

Narita Round

Standings

Qualified for the semi-finals
Did not qualify for the semi-finals
# Team Games Wins Losses
1  Japan 3 3 0
2  Philippines 3 2 1
3  Thailand 3 1 2
4  Indonesia 3 0 3

Game Results

July 27, 2009 Japan  12 – 0 (F/7)  Philippines Narita, Japan
July 27, 2009 Thailand  6 – 1  Indonesia Narita, Japan
July 28, 2009 Thailand  0 – 12 (F/7)  Japan Narita, Japan
July 28, 2009 Indonesia  1 – 6  Philippines Narita, Japan
July 29, 2009 Indonesia  0 – 13 (F/7)  Japan Narita, Japan
July 29, 2009 Philippines  8 – 0  Thailand Narita, Japan

Final round

Standings

# Team Games Wins Losses
1  Japan 3 3 0
2  Chinese Taipei 3 2 1
3  South Korea 3 1 2
4  China 3 0 3

Game Results

August 1, 2009 South Korea  4 – 5  Chinese Taipei Maruyama Stadium, Sapporo, Japan
August 1, 2009 China  0 – 4  Japan Maruyama Stadium, Sapporo, Japan
August 2, 2009 China  1 – 8  South Korea Maruyama Stadium, Sapporo, Japan
August 2, 2009 Chinese Taipei  5 – 6  Japan Maruyama Stadium, Sapporo, Japan
August 3, 2009 Chinese Taipei  13 – 1 (F/7)  China Maruyama Stadium, Sapporo, Japan
August 3, 2009 Japan  7 – 1  South Korea Maruyama Stadium, Sapporo, Japan

Final standings

References

  1. ^ "BFA: 25th Asian Baseball Championships". Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2009-07-31.