Asia Winter Baseball League
| Current season, competition or edition: Current sports event 2024 Asia Winter Baseball League | |
| Sport | Baseball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2012 |
| No. of teams | 4~6 |
| Country | File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan File:Flag of Europe.svg European Union File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States |
| Continent | Asia |
| Most recent champion(s) | Taiwan (TSG Hawks in 2023) |
| Most titles | Japan (5 titles) |
| Tournament format | Short-League |
| Official website | https://awb.cpbl.com.tw/en |
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The Asia Winter Baseball League is a professional baseball league hosted in Taiwan[1] with 2012 as its inaugural season. Making use of the warm and dry winter climate in West Taiwan, the short term league aims to offer young baseball players additional training experience and continued exposure in off-season games. It is the de facto successor to the now defunct Asia Series.
Seasons
2012
Season 2012 was played between Japan, Taiwan Red, Taiwan White, and the Dominican Republic, with Japan winning the championship.
2013
Season 2013 was played between the teams of Nippon Professional Baseball League, Korea Baseball Organization, Chinese Professional Baseball League of Taiwan, and the Dominican Republic.[2] Japan won the league phase but lost the playoff final to South Korea.
2015
Season 2015 was played between the teams of Nippon Professional Baseball League, Korea Baseball Organization, Chinese Professional Baseball League of Taiwan, the Chinese Taipei National Training Team, and the Team Europe. This was the first time since the Asia Winter Baseball League was founded that Team Europe was invited. Team Europe consisted of total 30 players from different countries (12 Italians, 8 Dutch, 3 German, 2 French, 1 Czech, 1 Belgian, 1 Croat, 1 Hispanic and 1 Romanian). The Chinese Taipei National Training Team won the championship with team Japan as runner-up.
2016
Season 2016 was played between the 2 teams of Nippon Professional Baseball League (East Japan/West Japan), Korea Baseball Organization Team, Chinese Professional Baseball League Team of Taiwan, Chinese Taipei National Training Team, and the Team Europe. The final was played between the 2 Japanese teams. The West Japan team consisting of players from Nippon Professional Baseball League teams from West Japan won the championship.
2017
Season 2017 was played between the 2 teams of Nippon Professional Baseball League (East Japan/West Japan), Korea Baseball Organization Team, Chinese Professional Baseball League Team of Taiwan, the Japan Amateur Baseball Association All Star Team, and the WBSC All Star team managed by WBSC consisting of Team Europe players augmented with additional U.S. players. Experiencing player shortages due to injuries and early departures of team members, WBSC team took on amateur baseball players from Japan and Taiwan as replacements. The East Japan team consisting of players from Nippon Professional Baseball League teams from East Japan won the championship.
2018
Season 2018 was played by 5 teams, 2 teams of Nippon Professional Baseball League (East Japan/West Japan), one Korea Baseball Organization Team, one Chinese Professional Baseball League of Taiwan team, the Japan Amateur Baseball Association All Star Team. 40 regular season games were played November 24 - December 13, 2018. Each team was playing 16 games, top four teams played three more games in playoffs December 14–16, 2018. All games were played at either Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium or Douliu Baseball Stadium NPB West missed the Playoffs. KBO finished in fourth place, JABA team in third place, CPBL in second place, NPB East winners.
2019
The CPBL Expansion team Wei Chuan Dragons have expressed their willingness to send a team. source: CPBL Stats
Previous Results
| Edition | Year | Host City | Champions | Score | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place | No. of Teams | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2012 | Taiwan Taichung |
Japan NPB |
5-2 | Taiwan CPBL White |
Taiwan CPBL Red |
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic NT |
4 | |||
| 2 | 2013 | Taiwan Taichung |
South Korea KBO |
6-2 | Japan NPB |
Taiwan CPBL |
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic NT |
4 | |||
| 3 | 2015 | Taiwan Taichung |
Taiwan Chinese Taipei NT |
4-2 | Japan NPB |
South Korea KBO |
Taiwan CPBL |
5 | |||
| 4 | 2016 | Taiwan Taichung |
Japan NPB West |
6-1 | Japan NPB East |
Taiwan Chinese Taipei NT |
South Korea KBO |
6 | |||
| 5 | 2017 | Taiwan Taichung |
Japan NPB East |
4-1 | South Korea KBO |
Japan Japanese Amateur Baseball Association |
Taiwan CPBL |
6 | |||
| 6 | 2018 | Taiwan Douliu |
Japan NPB East |
1-0 | Taiwan CPBL |
Japan Japanese Amateur Baseball Association |
South Korea KBO |
5 | |||
| 7 | 2019 | Taiwan Taichung |
Japan Japanese Amateur Baseball Association |
4-2 | Japan NPB Red |
Taiwan Wei Chuan Dragons |
Taiwan CPBL |
6 | |||
| 8 | 2023 | Taiwan Douliu |
Taiwan TSG Hawks |
7-1 | Japan NPB Red |
Taiwan CPBL |
Japan Japanese Amateur Baseball Association |
6 |
All-time Table (Excluding playoffs)
| Pos. | Team | P | W | L | T | F | A | Diff | Win% | NPB% | Best finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan Japan | 233 | 133 | 79 | 21 | 1286 | 912 | +374 | .571 | .627 | |
| Japan NPB | 57 | 43 | 11 | 3 | 378 | 189 | +189 | .754 | .796 | Champions (2012) | |
| Japan NPB Red | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 91 | 60 | +31 | .600 | .750 | Runners up (2019) | |
| Japan Japan Amateur Baseball Association | 48 | 27 | 14 | 7 | 266 | 158 | +108 | .562 | .659 | Champions (2019) | |
| Japan NPB East | 49 | 27 | 19 | 3 | 227 | 197 | +30 | .551 | .587 | Champions (2017, 2018) | |
| Japan NPB West | 49 | 22 | 23 | 4 | 246 | 227 | +19 | .449 | .489 | Champions (2016) | |
| Japan NPB White | 15 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 78 | 81 | -3 | .333 | .357 | Fifth place (2019) | |
| 2 | South Korea South Korea | 100 | 45 | 42 | 13 | 488 | 532 | -44 | .450 | .517 | |
| South Korea KBO | 100 | 45 | 42 | 13 | 488 | 532 | -44 | .450 | .517 | Champions (2013) | |
| 3 | Taiwan Taiwan | 186 | 83 | 89 | 14 | 952 | 944 | +8 | .446 | .483 | |
| Taiwan CPBL Red | 21 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 100 | 93 | +7 | .571 | .571 | Third place (2012) | |
| Taiwan Wei Chuan Dragons | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 77 | 76 | +1 | .467 | .538 | Third place (2019) | |
| Taiwan Chinese Taipei NT | 31 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 169 | 160 | +9 | .452 | .538 | Champions (2015) | |
| Taiwan CPBL White | 19 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 87 | 84 | +3 | .421 | .421 | Runners Up (2012) | |
| Taiwan CPBL | 199 | 42 | 51 | 7 | 519 | 531 | -12 | .420 | .452 | Runners Up (2018) | |
| 4 | Rest of World | 48 | 9 | 33 | 6 | 214 | 404 | -190 | .188 | .214 | |
| EuropeJapanTaiwanUnited States WBSC All Stars | 17 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 62 | 127 | -65 | .235 | .267 | Sixth place (2017) | |
| Europe Team Europe | 31 | 5 | 22 | 4 | 152 | 277 | -125 | .161 | .185 | Fifth place (2015) | |
| 5 | Dominican Republic Dominican Republic | 41 | 7 | 34 | 0 | 138 | 286 | -148 | .171 | .171 | |
| Dominican Republic Dominican Republic NT | 41 | 7 | 34 | 0 | 138 | 286 | -148 | .171 | .171 | Fourth place (2012, 2013) |
See also
- Asia Series
- Chinese Professional Baseball League (Taiwan)
- Taiwan baseball team
- Professional baseball in Taiwan
- Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) awards
References
- ↑ "Winter baseball league a fine start, but more can be done". China Post. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
- ↑ "Team Info". CPBL. Archived from the original on 29 November 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
3. 2018 Schedule and info from CPBL in Chinese Retrieved October 20, 2018 4. Roster of the AWB 2018 NPB teams by Yakyu Database Retrieved October 20, 2018 5. 2018 AWB Rosters Retrieved November 20, 2018 6. Day One of 2018 at CPBL website Retrieved November 24, 2018