Women's Baseball Asian Cup

The Women's Baseball Asian Cup is the main competition for national teams of Asia in women's baseball.

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)

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		Final				Semi finalists			Number of teams
			Champions	Score	Runners-Up		3rd Place	4th Place
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
	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

References

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.