The 2022 Baseball5 Asia Cup was the first edition of the
Baseball5 Asia Cup
The Baseball5 Asia Cup is the main Baseball5 tournament in Asia, governed by WBSC Asia. The top three teams qualify to the Baseball5 World Cup.
History
The inaugural edition of the Baseball5 Asia Cup was due to be held in 2020, but was postponed d ...
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Baseball5
Baseball5 (B5 or BB5) is a simplified variation of baseball and softball which is governed at the international level alongside those sports by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC).
The game revolves around two teams of five player ...
tournament organized by
WBSC Asia
WBSC Asia, cooperated with the Baseball Federation of Asia (BFA) and Softball Asia (SA), is the governing body of the sport of baseball and softball in Asia. The federation is governed by the World Baseball Softball Confederation.
History
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. The championship was held from 16 to 19 August 2022, in
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur (KL), officially the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, is the capital city and a Federal Territories of Malaysia, federal territory of Malaysia. It is the largest city in the country, covering an area of with a census population ...
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Malaysia
Malaysia is a country in Southeast Asia. Featuring the Tanjung Piai, southernmost point of continental Eurasia, it is a federation, federal constitutional monarchy consisting of States and federal territories of Malaysia, 13 states and thre ...
and was contested between nine national teams.
Chinese Taipei won the tournament, beating Japan in the final 2 matches to 1. South Korea finished third defeating Hong Kong 2 matches to 0 in the Bronze medal game.
Venue
Opening round
Group A
Group B
Group C
Super round
Placement round
Playoffs
Final standings
References
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2022
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Baseball5 Asia Cup
The Baseball5 Asia Cup is the main Baseball5 tournament in Asia, governed by WBSC Asia. The top three teams qualify to the Baseball5 World Cup.
History
The inaugural edition of the Baseball5 Asia Cup was due to be held in 2020, but was postponed d ...
Baseball5 Asia Cup
The Baseball5 Asia Cup is the main Baseball5 tournament in Asia, governed by WBSC Asia. The top three teams qualify to the Baseball5 World Cup.
History
The inaugural edition of the Baseball5 Asia Cup was due to be held in 2020, but was postponed d ...
Sports competitions in Kuala Lumpur
International sports competitions hosted by Malaysia
Baseball5
Baseball5 (B5 or BB5) is a simplified variation of baseball and softball which is governed at the international level alongside those sports by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC).
The game revolves around two teams of five player ...