Postponement of Asia Cup Baseball5 tournaments
The WBSC (World Baseball Softball Confederation) has given Softball Asia notice that the calendars for the WBSC Baseball5 World Cups has been changed to start in 2022 as follows: Baseball5 (Open category) World Cup to be held in even years, on a bi-annual basis, starting from 2022 and then 2024, 2026, etc. • Baseball5 (Youth […]
Lee, Chong-Hoon was elected president of Korea Baseball Softball Association (KBSA)
On January 12, the Korea Baseball Softball Association held the presidential election, Lee, Chong-hoon was elected as the 24th president of the Korea Baseball Softball Association(KBSA). In the election held by online voting due to COVID-19, he won with 86 out of 177 valid votes, overtaking other two candidates. Mr. Lee previously served as a […]
Beng Choo Low: 2020 accelerates adaptation and progress for international baseball/softball
World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Secretary General Beng Choo Low reflects on the many challenges and triumphs of 2020 in the following end-of-year message to National Baseball and Softball Federations, Continental Associations and Associate Members: 2020 has been very tough for all of us due to the pandemic. It has shed a light on both […]
The Chinese Softball College officially established at Nanjing Tech University
The Chinese Softball Association (CSA) signed a cooperation agreement with Jiangsu Provincial Sports Bureau, Jiangsu Provincial Education Department and Nanjing Tech University on December 19, 2020. The four entities agreed to build the Chinese Softball College. The Chinese Softball College includes talent cultivation, training and competition, scientific research, social service, foreign exchange and cultural transmission. […]
End-of-the-year message from WBSC President to the global Baseball Softball community
World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) President Riccardo Faccari addresses baseball and softball leaders, players, media and fans around the world in the following end-of-year address: Dear baseball and softball athletes, leaders, WBSC partners, media representatives, and fans around the world, We have reached the end a year that will surely remain etched in the minds […]
In Memoriam
Yan Fang, WBSC Softball Hall of Famer, former Chinese Softball Team Captain, silver medalist of Atlanta Olympic Games, founder of Yan Fang Softball Fund passed away on Feb. 8, 2020 after a long time fighting with cancer. Yan Fang, born in Beijing in 1969 was an outstanding female softball player, former captain of Chinese national […]
WBSC President Riccardo Fraccari honours Softball Asia attending online 25th Congress
It was an honour to Softball Asia when World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) president joined the Softball Asia (SA) Congress 2020 held online (via Zoom) on 15 December 2020 (2pm Malaysian time). Under the SA Constitution, the SA hold its Congress biennially. Due to the current Covid pandemic, with the travel restrictions and other health […]
WBSC approves E-Sports as new discipline and virtual version of Baseball/Softball, setting stage for future official World Cup video games
“The WBSC looks forward to more progressive innovation in the dynamic and youth-focused space of E-Sports and E-Games, which will potentially expand the reach of our sport to millions of gamers and fans,” says WBSC President Riccardo Fraccari. PULLY, Switzerland; 10 December 2020 — The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Executive Board (EB) has approved […]
KBSA works around Covid 19 to continue with their softball activities
Korean Baseball Softball Association (KBSA) have had an active month of November. They had conducted a two-day Umpire seminar on Nov 11th and 12th Songdo LNG sports town (Incheon, Korea) where 16 KBSA Umpires 22 New Umpires participated. Download Full Report
SA-JSA Joint Coaching Webinars
The series of Coaching Webinars is a follow-up to the WBSC-SA Coaching Seminar-Course that was held in Penang-Malaysia in January 2020. Due to the Covid19 pandemic and many restrictions on international travels and mandatory quarantine, a physical seminar-course is not yet possible. Thus, the online Webinars. The Webinars will comprise of 20 video footages, each 30 minutes, and available online […]
