2023 Women's Softball Asia Cup
File:2023 Asian Women's Softball Championship logo.svg | |
Tournament details | |
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Host country | File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea |
Teams | 9 |
Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan (8th title) |
Runner-up | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China |
Third place | File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei |
Fourth place | File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines |
← 2019 2025 → |
The 2023 Women's Softball Asia Cup is an international softball tournament which featured nine nations and was held from 2–8 April 2023 in Incheon, South Korea. Matches were held at the Songdo LNG Baseball Stadium. The tournament also served as the qualifiers for the 2024 Women's Softball World Cup, which is being hosted by Ireland, Italy, and Spain.
Participants
- File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
- File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong
- File:Flag of India.svg India
- File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan
- File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea (hosts)
- File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines
- File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore
- File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei
- File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand
Preliminary round
<section begin=Standings />
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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1 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 8 | 8 | 0 | 102 | 1 | +101 | 1.000 | — | Advance to Final |
2 | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | 8 | 7 | 1 | 87 | 8 | +79 | .875 | 1 | |
3 | File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei | 8 | 6 | 2 | 70 | 20 | +50 | .750 | 2 | Advance to Bronze medal game |
4 | File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines | 8 | 5 | 3 | 40 | 21 | +19 | .625 | 3 | |
5 | File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea (H) | 8 | 4 | 4 | 44 | 33 | +11 | .500 | 4 | |
6 | File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong | 8 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 56 | −26 | .375 | 5 | |
7 | File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore | 8 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 82 | −72 | .250 | 6 | |
8 | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | 8 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 77 | −68 | .125 | 7 | |
9 | File:Flag of India.svg India | 8 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 96 | −94 | .000 | 8 |
Rules for classification: 1) Wins/losses; 2) Head to head; 3) Head to head runs against; 4) Runs against; 5) Head to head[1][2]
(H) Hosts
<section end=Standings />
Matches
Final round
Originally the format was to consist of semi-finals with the winners qualifying for the final.[9] However, after day 4, it rained and a decision was made to go straight to the final and bronze final. The 5th to 9th placement games were also removed.[10][11]
Bronze medal game
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | X | 10 | 11 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Hsia-Ai Ke LP: Kaith Jalandoni Home runs: PHI: None TPE: Chia-Hui Ko Boxscore |
Final
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | X | 6 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
WP: Miu Goto LP: Yinan Chai Home runs: CHN: None JPN: Ayane Nakagawa Boxscore |
Final standings
Qualified for: |
Source: World Baseball Softball Confederation[13]
Qualified teams for 2024 Women's Softball World Cup
The following four teams from Asia qualify for the 2024 Women's Softball World Cup.
Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in Women's Softball World Cup1 |
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File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 6 April 2023 | 15 (1965, 1970, 1974, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022) |
File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | 6 April 2023 | 11 (1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018) |
File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei | 6 April 2023 | 16 (1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022) |
File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines | 6 April 2023 | 7 (1970, 1974, 1982, 1990, 1998, 2016, 2018) |
- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
Individual awards
- Most Valuable Player: Miu Goto (File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan)[14]
Asia All Star Team
- First Base: Minori Naito (File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan)
- Second Base: Lin Feng-Chin (File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei)
- Third Base: Yui Sakamoto (File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan)
- Short Stop: Kanna Kudo (File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan)
- Center Field: Chen Jia (File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China)
- Right Field: Alaiza Talisik (File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines)
- Catcher: Lin Szu-Shih (File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei)
- Left-hand pitcher: Miu Goto (File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan)
- Right-hand pitcher: Chai Yinan (File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China)
- Designated Position (DP): Risa Kawamura (File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan)
External links
References
- ↑ "Tournament Regulations: Article C11". WBSC. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ↑ "Info". WBSC. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
- ↑ "HOSTS KOREA CHOOSE THE TOUGHER PATH". Softball Asia. 2 April 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ↑ "JAPAN ALL SET TO DEFEND THEIR TITLE". Softball Asia. 3 April 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ↑ "CHINA'S SECRET HOPES". Softball Asia. 4 April 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ↑ "CHINESE TAIPEI CONFIDENT TO PIP CHINA TO THE FINAL, IN HIGH NOON CLASH". Softball Asia. 6 April 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ↑ "DAY FOUR FIXTURES RAINED AWAY". Softball Asia. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ↑ "CHINESE TAIPEI HOPES TO UPSET CHINA FIZZLES OUT". Softball Asia. 7 April 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ↑ "Women's Softball World Cup Asia qualifier set to open in Incheon, Korea; Watch it on GameTime for free". Softball Asia. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ↑ "DAY FOUR FIXTURES RAINED AWAY". Softball Asia. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ↑ "ROUND ROBIN ROUND DECIDES RANKING, SKIP SEMIFINALS". Softball Asia. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Jung, Incheon, South Korea Weather History". Weather Underground. 8 April 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
- ↑ "Six nations from Asia advance to Tokyo 2020 softball qualifier". World Baseball Softball Confederation. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ↑ "Miu Eyes World Cup Title After Being Named MVP". Softball Asia. Softball Asia. Retrieved 17 July 2023.