2009 Asian Baseball Championship

The 2009 Asian Baseball Championship is an international baseball competition that was held in Sapporo, Japan from July 27 to August 3, 2009. It was the 25th edition of the tournament and featured teams from China, Chinese Taipei, Indonesia, Japan, Philippines, South Korea, and Thailand.[1]

2009 Asian Baseball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Japan
Dates 27 July - 3 August
Teams7
Defending champions Japan (2007)
Final positions
Champions
 Japan (16th title)
Runner-up
 Chinese Taipei
Third place
 South Korea
Fourth place China
Tournament statistics
Best batting average Kiyota Ikuhiro
Most homeruns hit Wu Chung Cun
Best ERA Liao Wen Yang
Most strikeouts (as pitcher) Nomura Yusuke
Most Valuable Player Kiyota Ikuhiro

Qualification Tournament

Eight teams were featured in the qualifying tournament from May 25–30, 2009. In the end Indonesia advanced as the winning team to the B level competition in Narita, Japan.

Standings
Qualified for the semi finals
Did not qualify for the semi finals
# Team Games Wins Losses
1 Pakistan 330
2 Sri Lanka 321
3 Thailand 312
4 Malaysia 303

Game Results
May 25, 2009 Sri Lanka  3 – 1  Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
May 25, 2009 Pakistan  20 – 0 (F/5)  Malaysia Bangkok, Thailand
May 26, 2009 Pakistan  10 – 0  Sri Lanka Bangkok, Thailand
May 26, 2009 Thailand  16 – 0 (F/5)  Malaysia Bangkok, Thailand
May 27, 2009 Pakistan  9 – 4  Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
May 27, 2009 Sri Lanka  9 – 1  Malaysia Bangkok, Thailand

Standings
Qualified for the semi finals
Did not qualify for the semi finals
# Team Games Wins Losses
1 Indonesia 330
2 Hong Kong 321
3 Myanmar 312
4 Cambodia 303

Game Results
May 25, 2009 Indonesia  6 – 0  Cambodia Bangkok, Thailand
May 25, 2009 Hong Kong  11 – 1  Myanmar Bangkok, Thailand
May 26, 2009 Indonesia  11 – 1  Myanmar Bangkok, Thailand
May 26, 2009 Hong Kong  10 – 0  Cambodia Bangkok, Thailand
May 27, 2009 Indonesia  7 – 2  Hong Kong Bangkok, Thailand
May 27, 2009 Myanmar  3 – 1  Cambodia Bangkok, Thailand

Semi finals
May 29, 2009 Pakistan  7 – 2  Hong Kong Bangkok, Thailand
May 29, 2009 Indonesia  7 – 4  Sri Lanka Bangkok, Thailand

7th place
May 29, 2009 Cambodia  20 – 8  Malaysia Bangkok, Thailand

5th place
May 29, 2009 Thailand  5 – 0  Myanmar Bangkok, Thailand

3rd place
May 30, 2009 Sri Lanka  6 – 5  Hong Kong Bangkok, Thailand

Final
May 30, 2009 Indonesia  3 – 2  Pakistan Bangkok, Thailand

Narita Round

Standings
Qualified for the semi finals
Did not qualify for the semi finals
# Team Games Wins Losses
1 Japan 330
2 Philippines 321
3 Thailand 312
4 Indonesia 303

Game Results
July 27, 2009 Japan  12 – 0 (F/7)  Philippines Narita, Japan
July 27, 2009 Thailand  6 – 1  Indonesia Narita, Japan
July 28, 2009 Thailand  0 – 12 (F/7)  Japan Narita, Japan
July 28, 2009 Indonesia  1 – 6  Philippines Narita, Japan
July 29, 2009 Indonesia  0 – 13 (F/7)  Japan Narita, Japan
July 29, 2009 Philippines  8 – 0  Thailand Narita, Japan

Final round

Standings
# Team Games Wins Losses
1 Japan 330
2 Chinese Taipei 321
3 South Korea 312
4 China 303

Game Results
August 1, 2009 South Korea  4 – 5  Chinese Taipei Maruyama Stadium, Sapporo, Japan
August 1, 2009 China  0 – 4  Japan Maruyama Stadium, Sapporo, Japan
August 2, 2009 China  1 – 8  South Korea Maruyama Stadium, Sapporo, Japan
August 2, 2009 Chinese Taipei  5 – 6  Japan Maruyama Stadium, Sapporo, Japan
August 3, 2009 Chinese Taipei  13 – 1 (F/7)  China Maruyama Stadium, Sapporo, Japan
August 3, 2009 Japan  7 – 1  South Korea Maruyama Stadium, Sapporo, Japan

Final standings

References
  1. "BFA: 25th Asian Baseball Championships". Archived from the original on 2009-08-06. Retrieved 2009-07-31.
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