Official logo The 2012 Asia Series was the sixth time the

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was held. The tournament was held in

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, and began on 8 November 2012 with the Final held on 12 November. The tournament included six teams, a two team increase from the previous tournament. As has been the case in previous tournaments, the winners of NPB's 2012 Japan Series,

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's (KBO) 2012 Korean Series,

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's (CPBL) 2012 Taiwan Series and the

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's 2012 Championship Series qualified. The

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(CBL) returned to the Asia Series, with the 2012 Champion representing the country, and the host team, Busan's

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, also participated in the tournament.

Participating teams

Format

The six teams are placed in two groups of three (see below), with each team playing two games - one against each other member of their group. The team with the best record in each group will advance to the Final.

Round-robin stage

Group A

Group B

Final

References

External links

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