Asian Baseball Championship

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The Asian Baseball Championship is the main championship tournament between national baseball teams in Asia, governed by the Baseball Federation of Asia (BFA). It is held every other year in odd-numbered years and since 1983 it also functions as the qualification games for the Baseball at the Summer Olympics if the event year is exactly one year before the Olympics. The competition has been dominated by teams from the Republic of China ( Taiwan) (compete as Chinese Taipei because of political reasons), Japan and Korea.

[edit] Results

Year	Host		Champions	Runners-up	3rd place	4th place
2007 Details	Chinese Taipei		Japan	Korea	Chinese Taipei	Philippines
2005 Details	Japan		Japan	Chinese Taipei	China	Korea
2003 Details	Japan		Japan	Chinese Taipei	Korea	China
2001 Details	Chinese Taipei		Chinese Taipei	Korea	Japan	Philippines
1999	Korea		Korea	Japan	Chinese Taipei	China
1997	Chinese Taipei		Korea	Japan	Chinese Taipei	China
1995	Japan		Japan	Korea	Chinese Taipei	China
1993	Australia		Japan	Korea	Chinese Taipei	Australia
1991	China		Japan	Chinese Taipei	Korea	Australia
1989	Korea		Korea Chinese Taipei Japan			China
1987	Japan		Chinese Taipei	Japan	Korea	Guam
1985	Australia		Japan	Chinese Taipei Korea		Australia
1983	Korea		Korea Chinese Taipei Japan			Australia
1975	Korea		Korea	Japan	Australia	Taiwan
1973	Philippines		Japan	Korea	Taiwan	Philippines
1971	Korea		Korea	Japan	Philippines	Australia
1969	Taiwan		Japan	Taiwan	Philippines	Korea
1967	Japan		Japan	Korea	Taiwan	Philippines
1965	Philippines		Japan	Korea	Taiwan	Philippines
1963	Korea		Korea	Japan	Taiwan	Philippines
1962	Taiwan		Japan	Korea	Taiwan	Philippines
1959	Japan		Japan	Korea	Taiwan	Philippines
1955	Philippines		Japan	Taiwan	Korea	Philippines
1954	Philippines		Philippines	Japan	Korea	Taiwan

[edit] Wins by Country

Country	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
Japan	16	9	1	0
South Korea	7	10	5	2
Taiwan	4	6	11	2
Philippines	1	0	2	9
Australia	0	0	1	5
China	0	0	1	5
Guam	0	0	0	1

Note: Out of the big 3 baseball countries in Asia, Japan have placed in the top 3 in every tournament, Korea have placed in the top 4 in every tournament, and Taiwan have only missed out on placement once.

[edit] See also

• Asia Series

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