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 […]
WBSC releases baseball and softball mobile games, first online tournaments with prize money start 1 September
Playball WBSC and Softball WBSC are available free to download. Prize money will be on offer to the winners of online tournaments. The first online events – U-12 Baseball World Cup and U-15 Women’s Softball World Cup – start on 1 September and close on 1 October. The World Baseball Softball Confederation has released Playball […]
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 […]
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 […]
