2019 Women's Baseball Asian Cup

2019 Women's Baseball Asian Cup
Tournament details
CountryChina
Dates9 – 15 November
Teams8
Final positions
Champions Japan (2nd title)
Runner-up Chinese Taipei
Third place Philippines
Fourth place China
← 2017
2023 →

The 2019 Women's Baseball Asian Cup is the second edition of the Women's Baseball Asian Cup. It was held at the 3,000-capacity Panda Memorial Stadium in Zhongshan, Guangdong, China[1] from 9 to 15 November 2017. This is the first tournament which adopts a super round with the eight participating teams divided into two groups in the opening round.[2][3] Host China, and the Philippines made their debut in competitive baseball in the tournament.[4]

The tournament serves as the Asian qualifiers for the 2020 Women's Baseball World Cup[5] with all four teams which advanced to the super round qualifying for the international tournament.[6]

Teams

Opening round

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB Qualification
1  Japan 3 3 0 74 0 +74 1.000 — Advance to super round
2  China (H) 3 2 1 41 38 +3 .667 1
3  India 3 1 2 45 41 +4 .333 2 Advance to classification round
4  Pakistan 3 0 3 3 84 −81 .000 3
Source: Baseball Federation of Asia
(H) Hosts
Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
9 November 10:00 Japan  16–0  India   Panda Memorial Stadium      
9 November 19:30 China  17–2  Pakistan   Panda Memorial Stadium      
10 November 13:00 Pakistan  0–38  Japan   Panda Memorial Stadium      
10 November 19:00 India  16–24  China   Panda Memorial Stadium      
11 November 16:00 India  29–1  Pakistan   Panda Memorial Stadium      
11 November 19:00 Japan  20–0  China   Panda Memorial Stadium      

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB Qualification
1  Chinese Taipei 3 3 0 39 2 +37 1.000 — Advance to super round
2  Philippines 3 2 1 26 25 +1 .667 1
3  South Korea 3 1 2 28 44 −16 .333 2 Advance to classification round
4  Hong Kong 3 0 3 21 43 −22 .000 3
Source: Baseball Federation of Asia
Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
9 November 13:00 Hong Kong  3–12  Philippines   Panda Memorial Stadium      
9 November 17:00 Chinese Taipei  12–2  South Korea   Panda Memorial Stadium      
10 November 13:00 South Korea  7–14  Philippines   Panda Memorial Stadium      
10 November 19:00 Chinese Taipei  12–0  Hong Kong   Panda Memorial Stadium      
11 November 16:00 Philippines  0–15  Chinese Taipei   Panda Memorial Stadium      
11 November 19:00 South Korea  19–18  Hong Kong   Panda Memorial Stadium      

Classification round

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB
1  South Korea 5 3 2 58 45 +13 .600 —
2  Hong Kong 5 2 3 51 45 +6 .400 1
3  India 5 1 4 47 54 −7 .200 2
4  Pakistan 5 0 5 4 131 −127 .000 3
Source: Baseball Federation of Asia


Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
13 November   India  1–4  South Korea   Panda Memorial Stadium      
14 November   Hong Kong  21–1  Pakistan   Panda Memorial Stadium      
14 November   India  1–9  Hong Kong   Panda Memorial Stadium      
14 November   South Korea  26–0  Pakistan   Panda Memorial Stadium      

Super round

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB Qualification
1  Japan 5 5 0 108 3 +105 1.000 — Advance to final
2  Chinese Taipei 5 4 1 55 18 +37 .800 1
3  Philippines 5 3 2 34 45 −11 .600 2 Advance to third place play-off
4  China (H) 5 2 3 43 59 −16 .400 3
First match(es) will be played: 30 May 2023. Source: Baseball Federation of Asia
(H) Hosts
Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
13 November 13:00 China  2–6  Philippines   Panda Memorial Stadium      
13 November 19:00 Japan  16–1  Chinese Taipei   Panda Memorial Stadium      
14 November 13:00 Japan  18–2  Philippines   Panda Memorial Stadium      
14 November 19:00 Chinese Taipei  15–0  China   Panda Memorial Stadium      

3rd place game

15 November 2019 13:00
Panda Memorial Stadium
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
 China 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 3
 Philippines 3 4 0 2 2 11 9 0
Boxscore

Final

15 November 2019 15:00
Panda Memorial Stadium
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Chinese Taipei 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 0
 Japan 0 0 2 0 0 0 X 2 7 0
Boxscore

Final standing

Qualification to 2020 Women's Baseball World Cup
Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Japan
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Chinese Taipei
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Philippines
4  China
5  South Korea
6  Hong Kong
7  India
8  Pakistan

References

  1. ^ "2nd BFA Women's Baseball Asian Cup to kick off in Zhongshan". General Office of Zhongshan Municipal Government. 28 October 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2019.[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ Terrado, Jonas (11 November 2019). "Women's Baseball Asian Cup: PH gains Super Round berth after beating South Korea". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  3. ^ "2nd BFA Women's Baseball Asian Cup". Samurai Blue. Japan Baseball Council. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  4. ^ Henson, Joaquin (11 November 2019). "Lady batters wax hot in Asian debut". Philippine Star. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  5. ^ "PH women's baseball team in winning Asia Cup start". Manila Standard. 10 November 2019. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Women's Baseball Asian Cup opens in China, four teams to qualify for WBSC World Cup". World Baseball Softball Confederation. 10 November 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.