Women's Baseball Asian Cup

Women's Baseball Asian Cup
	Most recent season or competition:; 2019 Women's Baseball Asian Cup
Sport	Baseball
Founded	2017
No. of teams	8 (in 2019)
Continent	Asia
Most recent; champion(s)	Japan (2019)
Most titles	Japan (2 titles)

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	Champions	Score	Runners-Up	3rd Place	4th Place	Number of teams
Year	Final Host	Final			Semi finalists		Number of teams
2017 Details	Hong Kong	Japan	round robin	Chinese Taipei	South Korea	Hong Kong	6
2019 Details	Zhongshan	Japan	2 – 1	Chinese Taipei	Philippines	China	8

Medal table


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Japan (JPN)	2	0	0	2
2	Chinese Taipei (TPE)	0	2	0	2
3	Philippines (PHI)	0	0	1	1
3	South Korea (KOR)	0	0	1	1
Totals (4 nations)		2	2	2	6

Participating nations

Nation	2017	2019	Years
China		4	1
Chinese Taipei			2
Hong Kong	4	6	2
India	5	7	2
Japan			2
Pakistan	6	8	2
Philippines			1
South Korea		5	2
Nations	6	8

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References

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

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[1] "New Women's Baseball Asian Championship to be launched, will serve as WBSC World Cup qualifier". World Baseball Softball Confederation. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2019.

[2] "Dominant Japan triumphed in 2017 I BFA Women's Baseball Asian Cup". 2017 I BFA Women’s Baseball Asian Cup. 11 September 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2019.

International baseball
WBSC World Rankings Teams
WBSC Events	Summer Olympics World Baseball Classic Premier 12 U23 World Cup U18 World Cup U15 World Cup U12 World Cup Women's Baseball World Cup
Minor World Events	Grand Forks International Haarlem Baseball Week Summer Universiade World Baseball Challenge World Port Tournament World University
Defunct World Events	World Games Baseball World Cup Intercontinental Cup Women's Baseball World Series
Africa	African Baseball & Softball Association – African Championship All-Africa Games
Americas	Pan American Baseball Confederation – Pan American Games Bolivarian Games Caribbean Series Central American Games Central American and Caribbean Games South American Championship U-23 U-18 U-15 U-12
Asia	Baseball Federation of Asia – Asian Championship Asian Cup Women’s Asian Cup Asian Games Junior (under 18) U-15 U-12 Southeast Asian Games SAARC Baseball Championship Asia Series
Europe	Confederation of European Baseball – European Championship European Championship Women Super 6 European Cup "Final Four" U-23 U-21 Junior (U-18) Youth (U-15) Juveniles (U-12)
Oceania	Baseball Confederation of Oceania – Oceania Championship Pacific Games U-18 U-15 U-12