BASEBALL5 ASIA CUP (WORLD CUP QUALIFIER) – SUPER ROUND – Thursday, August 18, 2022
BASEBALL5 ASIA CUP (WORLD CUP QUALIFIER) – SUPER ROUND – Thursday, August 18, 2022 TEAMS QUALIFIED TO SUPER ROUND FROM PRELIMINARY ROUND GROUPS: GROUP A: SOUTH KOREA & MALAYSIA GROUP B: JAPAN & HONG KONG GROUP C: CHINESE TAIPEI Chinese Taipei has emerged the dominating force in Baseball5 in Asia with them emerging tops in […]
THE SRI LANKAN – JAPANESE CONNECTION
SRI LANKA’s Sujeewa Wijayanayake, is making heads turn at the ongoing Baseball5 Asia Cup (World Cup qualifier) as he is listed with Japanese delegation as their official umpire. The 39-year-old further caught the attention of players and coaches in the tournament as he converses fluently with his Japanese team officials and players and acts as […]
OPENING DAY_- GROUP STAGE PRELIMINARY ROUND ROBIN (WEDNESDAY – AUG 17) ASIA CUP BASEBALL5 – WORLD CUP QUALIFIER (BERJAYA TIMES SQUARE, GRAND BALLROOM)
GROUP A: Malaysia, South Korea and Thailand GROUP B: Japan, Hong Kong and Philippines GROUP C: Chinese Taipei, Pakistan and Singapore HOST Malaysia survived a scare before in the Opening round of the Asia Cup Baseball5 – World Cup qualifier, before booking a place in the Super Round tomorrow after finishing runner-up in their Group […]
1st Softball Asia Executive Council Meeting 2022-2026
SOFTBALL Asia (SA) held an all-important Executive Council meeting this afternoon at a leading Hotel in Kuala Lumpur to finalise many of its tournaments which had to be postponed by the Covid-19 pandemic the last two years.The Covid-19 pandemic situation had taken a toll on various sectors and sports was no exemption. SA president Datuk […]
Baseball5 Asia Cup presented in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
This first Baseball5 Asia Cup will qualify three teams for the WBSC Baseball5 World Cup 2022 set to be staged in Mexico from 7-13 November. During the press conference, a Baseball5 Seminar was also confirmed. The WBSC Baseball5 World Cupa Asian Qualifier was presented in Malaysia, during a press conference held today in Kuala Lumpur. WBSC […]
Baseball5 Asia Cup – World Cup Qualifier tournament 2022 on 17 – 19 August 2022
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, August 11, 2022: The Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur will be the centre of the softball/baseball5 world over the next few days with three major events taking place. At a press conference on Thursday, August 11 organised by Softball Asia and the World Baseball-Softball Confederation (WBSC)-Asia Baseball5 Commission, Softball Asia President Dato’ […]
USA wins The World Games gold medal, three-peats as women’s softball world champion
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama — USA defeated Japan, 3-2, in The World Gameswomen’s softball final to earn the gold medal and the title of world champions. In the bronze medal game, Chinese Taipei defeated Australia, 6-0, and won a medal at the world championship level for the first time in 20 years. In a thrilling gold medal […]
Softball gold medal game draws largest crowd of any sport at The World Games 2022
The 10,000+ attendance for softball’s gold medal game was two times as large as the second-highest attended event of the multi-sport competition thus far. Wednesday’s gold medal game between USA and Japan drew the highest attendance of The World Games 2022 thus far. According to International World Games Association (IWGA), more than 10,000 spectators flocked […]
Beng Choo re-elected as Softball Asia president
KUALA LUMPUR, July 5 (Bernama) — Former Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) secretary-general Datuk Low Beng Choo has been re-elected as Softball Asia president today. Beng Choo, who is also the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) secretary-general, defended the Asian softball top post during the election that took place during the 4th WBSC Congress being held in Taipei […]
Riccardo Fraccari re-elected president of the World Baseball Softball Confederation
“Baseball and softball have grown into one of the biggest and best organized movements in the sports world,” WBSC President Fraccari said. The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Congress in Taipei City today re-elected Riccardo Fraccari (Italy) as the president of the world governing body for the 2022-2028 term. The incumbent received 100 votes, while […]
