2023 Women's Softball Asia Cup
Appearance
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Tournament details | |
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Host country | ![]() |
Teams | 9 |
Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions![]() | ![]() |
Runner-up![]() | ![]() |
Third place![]() | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
← 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
[edit]Preliminary round
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
8 | 8 | 0 | 102 | 1 | +101 | 1.000 | — | Advance to Final |
2 | ![]() |
8 | 7 | 1 | 87 | 8 | +79 | .875 | 1 | |
3 | ![]() |
8 | 6 | 2 | 70 | 20 | +50 | .750 | 2 | Advance to Bronze medal game |
4 | ![]() |
8 | 5 | 3 | 40 | 21 | +19 | .625 | 3 | |
5 | ![]() |
8 | 4 | 4 | 44 | 33 | +11 | .500 | 4 | |
6 | ![]() |
8 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 56 | −26 | .375 | 5 | |
7 | ![]() |
8 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 82 | −72 | .250 | 6 | |
8 | ![]() |
8 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 77 | −68 | .125 | 7 | |
9 | ![]() |
8 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 96 | −94 | .000 | 8 |
Updated to match(es) played on 4 April 2023. Source: WBSC
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
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
Matches
[edit]Final round
[edit]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
[edit]Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]Qualified for: |
Rank | Team |
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5th | ![]() |
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Source: World Baseball Softball Confederation[13]
Qualified teams for 2024 Women's Softball World Cup
[edit]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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6 April 2023 | 15 (1965, 1970, 1974, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022) |
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6 April 2023 | 11 (1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018) |
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6 April 2023 | 16 (1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022) |
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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
[edit]Asia All Star Team
[edit]- First Base: Minori Naito (
Japan)
- Second Base: Lin Feng-Chin (
Chinese Taipei)
- Third Base: Yui Sakamoto (
Japan)
- Short Stop: Kanna Kudo (
Japan)
- Center Field: Chen Jia (
China)
- Right Field: Alaiza Talisik (
Philippines)
- Catcher: Lin Szu-Shih (
Chinese Taipei)
- Left-hand pitcher: Miu Goto (
Japan)
- Right-hand pitcher: Chai Yinan (
China)
- Designated Position (DP): Risa Kawamura (
Japan)
External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "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.