RAIN RULES, WHILE INDIA RULES IN RAIN

Intermittent showers wrecked havoc on the third day of the 11th Men Softball Asian Cup, Kochi, 2022 (World Cup qualifier) Super Rounds as the match between host Japan and Philippines were delayed to start and later halted at the fourth bottom inning at the Shimanto Stadium. Despite the earnest effort by the hardworking groundsmen to […]

SINGAPORE STUNS PHILIPPINES  

SINGAPORE 6 PHILIPPINES 5 IT was an intriguing, interesting, challenging, tactical, a battle of nerves and a close call match, and it was  Singapore who emerged victors in the last inning from a come from behind 4-5 to win 6-5 against Philippines in the deciding Group B match to emerge tops. Singapore had to dig […]

INDIAN DELIGHT AND PHILIPPINES ANXIETY

INDIA  5 HONG KONG 2 INDIA are the surprise team on the 1th Men Softball Asian Cup 2022 (World Cup qualifier) as they qualified for the Super Rounds as the runner-up of Group A, after they defeated Hong Kong 5-2 this afternoon at the Yasunnami Field. India who earlier had defeated Chinese Taipei 7-5 yesterday […]

RAIN, RAIN GO AWAY!

RAIN created havoc on the second day of the 11th Men Softball Asian Cup 2022 (World Cup qualifier) at the Yasumani Sports Complex in Shimanto City, Kochi as the opening Group B match between Philippines and Thailand has to be postponed to start later. Initially, the opening game was about to begin after a 10 […]

SUNNY DAYS FOR JAPAN

11th Men Softball Asian Cup, Kochi, 2022 (World Cup qualifier) – DAY 1 HOSTS Japan look all set to book one of the World Cup berths from the 11th Men Softball Asian Cup, Kochi, 2022 (World Cup qualifier) being held in Kochi, Japan. With sterling performances in the pocket with wins over India (14-0) and […]

JAPAN AND SINGAPORE ASIA’S QUALIFIERS FOR U23 WORLD CUP

HOST Japan continued their dominance in softball extending to their youth team when they were crowned champions of the inaugural 1st U23 Men’s Softball Asia Cup in Shimanto City, Kochi, Japan on Thursday.  Japan’s men and women’s team are ranked World No 2. Japan’s U23 team as champions have also qualified for the World Cup […]

BEAUTIFUL SHIMANTO AND SOFTBALL, A PERFECT COMBINATION

The city of Shimanto in the prefecture of Kochi, Japan, where the 1st U-23 Men’s Softball Asia Cup was held on Sept 2 and 3rd and the 11th Men’s Softball Asia Cup which began today, has won the hearts of the visiting players and officials alike.  It was a long journey to reach the destination […]

Philippine Blu Boys play their first international competition

The Philippine Blu Boys will play their first international competition in almost three years in the Asia Cup from September 3 to 7 in Kochi Shimanto, Japan. The 17-man team will leave on Monday, Aug. 29, to prepare for the high-level tournament which has two slots at stake for the Men’s Softball World Cup scheduled […]

CHINESE TAIPEI EMERGE INAUGURAL CHAMPIONS OF BASEBALL5 ASIA CUP

FINAL STANDING FOR SEMIFINALS  S1. Chinese Taipei S2. Japan S3. Korea S4.Hong Kong CHINESE Taipei emerged champions of the inaugural Baseball5 Asia Cup (World Cup Qualifier) yesterday afternoon at the Ballroom of  Berjaya Times Square Hotel winning 2-1 (3-2; 2-5;12-9 – tie breaker) despite a strong challenge by Japan. Japan bent on seeking revenge for […]