Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium

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Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium

Location Taichung City, Taiwan
Broke ground February 1, 2005
Opened November 9, 2006
Owner Taichung City Government
Operator Taichung City Government
Surface Grass
Construction cost $600,000,000 NTD
Tenants
Sinon Bulls (Unsure)
Capacity
15,000 (Baseball)
20,000 (Planned for future)
Dimensions
Area: 89,773 m²
straight-away center field: 400 feet
right and left field lines: 325 feet
Artist's impression of the completed stadium
Artist's impression of the completed stadium

Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium (Traditional Chinese: 臺中市洲際棒球場) is located in Taichung, the third largest city in Taiwan. The first phase of the stadium's construction is nearly complete and officially opened on November 9, 2006 replacing the antiquated Taichung Baseball Field. The construction is basically finished with only some amenities yet to be completed. Located on the corner of Chongde Road (崇德路) and Huanzhong Road (環中路), it has considerably more parking available than the old stadium, which will be much more convenient for fans.

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[edit] Construction

Construction on the stadium began in 2005 and is operating on the Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) model that is becoming increasingly common among public works projects in Taiwan. The first phase includes 15,000 infield seats, all with seatback chairs. The second phase will be financed with operating revenues and is expected to expand seating capacity to 20,000.

[edit] Major Events

The first major event hosted by the new stadium will be the 2006 Intercontinental Cup, a baseball competition between eight nations from four different continents. South Korea defeated the Philippines in the opener 10-0, followed by Taiwan's defeat against Italy 3-13 on November 9.[1]

It was announced on the final day of the 2006 Intercontinental Cup that the 2007 World Cup of Baseball will be held in Taichung, with this stadium one of the two to be used for the tournament. It is also hoped that it will host some games in the 2007 Asian Baseball Championships, which is scheduled to be played in Taiwan and will also count as the 2008 Summer Olympics qualifier for the Asia region.

[edit] Sinon Bulls

Starting with the 2007 Chinese Professional Baseball League season, the new stadium is expected to be the primary home of the Sinon Bulls, who currently play many of their home games at the old Taichung Baseball Field.

[edit] Name Confusion

From the beginning of this project, the stadium has been known as the Taichung International Standard Baseball Stadium, and is still referred to as such by the municipal website.[2] However, recent newspaper reports have referred to it as the Taichung International Baseball Stadium, (dropping the word "Standard".)[3] A Chinese language schedule for the upcoming 2006 Intercontinental Cup has identified the stadium as the Taichung Intercontinental Stadium.

According to a recent report, the mayor of Taichung, Jason Hu, has announced that the name of the stadium has been officially designated as Intercontinental Baseball Stadium. This is in honor of the event being the first to be held at the new stadium. However, the articles are unclear as to whether Taichung will be a part of the name or not.[4]

[edit] Miscellaneous

[edit] Stadium Firsts

First pitch in a competitive game at the stadium in a game between the Philippines and South Korea in the 2006 Intercontinental Cup
First pitch in a competitive game at the stadium in a game between the Philippines and South Korea in the 2006 Intercontinental Cup

[edit] Stadium Records

[edit] Notes

  1. ^  XVI Intercontinental Cup.
  2. ^  臺中市國際標準棒球場 (Taichung International Standard Baseball Stadium).
  3. ^  棒協關切台中國際棒球場興建進度.
  4. ^  台中新棒球場啟用 更名為洲際棒球場 (Taichung's new baseball stadium will change name to Intercontinental Baseball Stadium) (October 20, 2006).
  5. ^  Italy v. Australia.
  6. ^  Netherlands v. Korea.
  7. ^  Italy v. Chinese Taipei.
  8. ^  Korea v. Chinese Taipei.
  9. ^  Philippines v. Australia.
  10. ^  Korea v. Australia.
  11. ^  Cuba v. the Netherlands.


[edit] See Also

[edit] References

[edit] External links

Baseball venues in Taiwan
Active Stadiums
Northern Taiwan:Hsinjuang Baseball Stadium·Tienmu Baseball Stadium·Longtan Baseball Stadium·Hsinchu CKS Baseball Stadium
Central Taiwan:Taichung Baseball Field·Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium·Douliou Baseball Stadium
Southern Taiwan:Chiayi Baseball Field·Chiayi County Baseball Stadium·Tainan Municipal Baseball Stadium·Kaohsiung Li De Baseball Stadium·Chengching Lake Baseball Field·Pingtung Baseball Field
Eastern Taiwan:Luodong Baseball Field·Hualien Baseball Stadium·Taitung Baseball Stadium
Future Stadiums
Taipei Dome
Demolished Stadiums
Taipei Municipal Baseball Stadium
Taiwan Series    |    Baseball World Cup    |    Intercontinental Cup    |    Asian Cup Baseball
Taiwan Major League    |    Chinese Professional Baseball League
Chinese Taipei Baseball Team    |    Chinese Taipei Baseball Association
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