WBSC Asia

WBSC Asia

Type	Sport organization
Headquarters	Xinyi, Taipei, Taiwan
Region served	Asia
Membership	24 member associations
President	Jeffrey Jr. Koo
Parent organization	World Baseball Softball Confederation
Website	www.baseballasia.org

The WBSC Asia, formerly known as Baseball Federation of Asia (BFA), is the governing body of the sport of baseball and softball in Asia. The federation is governed by the World Baseball Softball Confederation.

History

Former logo of the BFA, now known as WBSC Asia

The birth of Baseball Federation of Asia goes back to 1954 when the 2nd Asian Games was held in Manila, Philippines.

The four countries of Korea, Japan, Taiwan and the Philippines organized a committee aiming at establishing the Baseball Federation of Asia and 7 May of the same year witnessed the commencement of BFA.

American expatriate Charles Chick Parsons of the Philippines was elected as the first president of the Baseball Federation of Asia.

The BFA became inactive for eight years following the 1975 Asian Baseball Championship. At the sidelines of the FEMBA World Baseball Championship in Tokyo in 1980, the executives of BFA discussed about resuming the activity of the federation. The Asian Baseball Championship was later resumed in 1983 which was held in Seoul. The membership of the federation grew as more Asian nations were admitted to the BFA.[1]

The total number of BFA members at the present time is 24 and 1 non-member observer State (Vietnam).

Members

Baseball

Code	Association	National teams	Founded	Membership	IOC member	Note
AFG	Afghanistan	(M, W)	2011	Full	Yes
BAN	Bangladesh	(M, W)	2006	Full	Yes
BHU	Bhutan	(M, W)	2013	Full	Yes
BRU	Brunei	(M, W)	1983	Full	Yes
CAM	Cambodia	(M, W)	2005	Full	Yes
CHN	China	(M, W)	1979	Full	Yes
HKG	Hong Kong	(M, W)	1993	Full	Yes
IND	India	(M, W)	1983	Full	Yes
INA	Indonesia	(M, W)	1968	Full	Yes
IRI	Iran	(M, W)	1989	Full	Yes
IRQ	Iraq	(M, W)	2004	Full	Yes
JPN	Japan	(M, W)	1990	Full	Yes
LAO	Laos	(M, W)	2017	Full	Yes
MAS	Malaysia	(M, W)	2004	Full	Yes
MGL	Mongolia	(M, W)	1991	Full	Yes
MYA	Myanmar	(M, W)	2005	Full	Yes
NEP	Nepal	(M, W)	2009	Full	Yes
PRK	North Korea	(M, W)		Full	Yes
PAK	Pakistan	(M, W)	1992	Full	Yes
PLE	Palestine	(M, W)	2017	Full	Yes
PHI	Philippines	(M, W)	1954	Full	Yes
KSA	Saudi Arabia	(M, W)	2019	Full	Yes
SGP	Singapore	(M, W)	1960	Full	Yes
KOR	South Korea	(M, W)	1946	Full	Yes
SRI	Sri Lanka	(M, W)		Full	Yes
TPE	Chinese Taipei	(M, W)	1973	Full	Yes
THA	Thailand	(M, W)	1992	Full	Yes
VIE	Vietnam	(M, W)	2002	Full	Yes

Softball

Code	Association	National teams	Founded	Membership	IOC member	Note
BAN	Bangladesh	(M, W)	2006	Full	Yes
BHU	Bhutan	(M, W)	2013	Full	Yes
BRU	Brunei	(M, W)	1983	Full	Yes
CAM	Cambodia	(M, W)	2022	Full	Yes
CHN	China	(M, W)	1979	Full	Yes
HKG	Hong Kong	(M, W)	1937	Full	Yes
IND	India	(M, W)	1967	Full	Yes
INA	Indonesia	(M, W)	1968	Full	Yes
IRI	Iran	(M, W)	1989	Full	Yes
IRQ	Iraq	(M, W)	2004	Full	Yes
JPN	Japan	(M, W)	1949	Full	Yes
JOR	Jordan	(M, W)		Full	Yes
LAO	Laos	(M, W)	2018	Full	Yes
MAS	Malaysia	(M, W)	1974	Full	Yes
MGL	Mongolia	(M, W)	1991	Full	Yes
NEP	Nepal	(M, W)	2009	Full	Yes
PRK	North Korea	(M, W)		Full	Yes
PAK	Pakistan	(M, W)		Full	Yes
PLE	Palestine	(M, W)	2017	Full	Yes
PHI	Philippines	(M, W)	2011	Full	Yes
KSA	Saudi Arabia	(M, W)	2019	Full	Yes
SGP	Singapore	(M, W)	1960	Full	Yes
KOR	South Korea	(M, W)	1946	Full	Yes
TPE	Chinese Taipei	(M, W)	1973	Full	Yes
THA	Thailand	(M, W)	1966	Full	Yes

WBSC World Rankings

Baseball

WBSC Men's Rankings (as of 27 November 2024)[2] Asia* WBSC +/- National Team Points 1 1  Japan 6866 2 2  Chinese Taipei 5498 3 6  South Korea 4487 4 20  China 900 5 25 2  Philippines 422 6 31 1  Hong Kong 310 7 35 5  Thailand 178 8 37 1  Pakistan 165 9 46 1  Palestine 82 10 52 2  Sri Lanka 66 11 54 6  Singapore 55 12 55 3  Laos 54 13 69 2  Bangladesh 19 14 72 2  India 14 14 72 2    Nepal 14 15 72 2  Afghanistan 14 *Local rankings based on WBSC ranking points

WBSC Women's Rankings (as of 22 September 2023)[3] Asia* WBSC +/- National Team Points 1 1  Japan 970 2 2  Chinese Taipei 841 3 7 4  Hong Kong 451 4 9 1  South Korea 413 5 11 3  Philippines 324 6 12 3  China 277 7 15 3  India 177 8 16 3  Pakistan 115 9 17  Indonesia 109 10 19  Thailand 68 11 21  Malaysia 47 11 21  Sri Lanka 47 *Local rankings based on WBSC ranking points

Softball

WBSC Men's Softball Rankings (as of 26 April 2023)[4] Asia* WBSC +/- National Team Points 1 3  Japan 3451 2 12 2  Singapore 994 3 15  Philippines 623 4 20 1  Chinese Taipei 192 5 22  India 177 6 25  Hong Kong 115 7 27  Thailand 72 8 34 1  Indonesia 12 9 35 1  Malaysia 10 *Local rankings based on WBSC ranking points

WBSC Women's Rankings (as of 10 November 2023)[5] Asia* WBSC +/- National Team Points 1 2  Japan 2899 2 4 1  Chinese Taipei 2573 3 14 7  Philippines 898 4 15 4  China 845 5 30 4  South Korea 264 6 31 7  Singapore 258 7 33 7  Hong Kong 223 8 49 1  Thailand 70 9 54 6  India 45 10 58  Indonesia 23 11 59  Malaysia 17 *Local rankings based on WBSC ranking points

Baseball5

WBSC Baseball5 Rankings (as of 9 August 2024)[6]

Asia*	WBSC	+/-	National Team	Points
1	1		Chinese Taipei	3306
2	5		Japan	2322
3	8	1	South Korea	1811
4	9		China	1476
5	14	1	Malaysia	1056
6	17		Hong Kong	778
7	24		Singapore	525
8	26		Thailand	486
9	37		Philippines	128
10	40		Pakistan	60
11	43		India	50
12	49		Saudi Arabia	3
*Local rankings based on WBSC ranking points

Historical leaders

Highest Ranked Asia member in the WBSC Rankings

Men's baseball

Women's baseball

Men's softball

Women's softball

Competitions

Baseball Men's Asian Baseball Championship Asian Baseball Cup U-18 Asian Baseball Championship U-15 Asian Baseball Championship U-12 Asian Baseball Championship Women's Women's Baseball Asian Cup Club Asian City Baseball Tournament

Softball Men's Asian Men's Softball Championship U-23 Asian Men's Softball Championship U-18 Men Softball Asia Cup Women's Asian Women's Softball Championship Asia Cup Asian Universities Women's Softball U-15 Women Softball Asia Cup

Baseball5 Baseball5 Asia Cup Baseball5 Youth Asia Cup

Current title holders

Competition			Year	Host country	Champions	Title	Runners-up		Next edition	Dates
Baseball
Asian Baseball Championship			2019	Taiwan	Chinese Taipei	5th	Japan		2023
Asian Baseball Cup	East Division		2023	Thailand	Philippines	6th	Hong Kong		TBD
	West Division			Pakistan	Pakistan	6th	Palestine
U-18 Asian Baseball Championship			2018	Japan	South Korea	5th	Chinese Taipei		2024
U-15 Asian Baseball Championship			2019						2023
U-12 Asian Baseball Championship									TBD
Women's Baseball Asian Cup			2023	China	Japan	3rd	Chinese Taipei		TBD
Softball
Asian Men's Softball Championship			2022	Japan	Japan	9th	Philippines		2023	25–28 June
U-23 Asian Men's Softball Championship			2022	Japan	Japan	2nd	Singapore		TBD
U-18 Men Softball Asia Cup			2023	Japan	Japan				2023	22–24 June
Asian Women's Softball Championship			2023	South Korea	Japan	8th	China		2025
Asia Cup Asian Universities Women's Softball			2022	Thailand	Japan	1st	Chinese Taipei		TBD
U-15 Women Softball Asia Cup			2023	Taiwan	Chinese Taipei	1st	Japan		TBD
Baseball5
Baseball5 Asia Cup			2024	South Korea	Japan	1st	Chinese Taipei		TBD
Baseball5 Youth Asia Cup			2023	Malaysia	Chinese Taipei	1st	China		TBD
Club
Asian City Baseball Tournament			2022	South Korea	Saitama	1st	Taichung		TBD

See also

• Softball Confederation Asia
• Baseball at the Asian Games
• Asia Series
• Asia Winter Baseball League
• Baseball awards#Asia

References

1. "BFA History". Baseball Federation of Asia. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
2. "The WBSC World Ranking". WBSC. 27 November 2024. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
3. "The WBSC Women's Baseball World Ranking". WBSC. 22 September 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
4. "The WBSC Men's Softball World Ranking". WBSC. 26 April 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
5. "The WBSC Women's World Ranking". WBSC. 10 November 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
6. "The WBSC Baseball5 World Ranking". WBSC. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.

External links

• BFA Baseball Federation of Asia
• WBSC Asia