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2023 Men's Softball Asia Cup

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2023 Men's Softball Asia Cup
Tournament details
Host country Japan
Dates June 2023
Teams6
Defending champions Japan
Final positions
Champions
 Japan
Runner-up
 Singapore
Third place
 Philippines
Fourth place Hong Kong
2022

The 2023 Asian Men's Softball Championship will be an international softball tournament in Kochi, Japan.[1] It will feature six nations[2] and will be held from 25 to 28 June 2023.[3] The tournament serves as a qualifier to determine the three Asian teams for the 2025 Men's Softball World Cup.[4]

Participants

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Preliminary round

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Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB Qualification
1  Japan (H) 5 5 0 42 0 +42 1.000 Advance to Final
2  Singapore 5 4 1 32 10 +22 .800 1
3  Philippines 5 3 2 25 17 +8 .600 2 Advance to Bronze medal game
4  Hong Kong 5 2 3 17 30 −13 .400 3
5  Chinese Taipei 5 1 4 10 32 −22 .200 4
6  India 5 0 5 5 42 −37 .000 5
Source: WBSC
(H) Hosts

Matches

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Date Road Score Home
25 June  Hong Kong 0–9  Singapore
 Philippines 5–1  India
 Japan 12–0  India
 Philippines 7–1  Chinese Taipei
 Singapore 0–2  Japan
 Hong Kong 7–0  Chinese Taipei
26 June  Chinese Taipei 2–6  Singapore
 India 3–10  Hong Kong
 Hong Kong 0–10  Japan
 Philippines 5–9  Singapore
 Japan 6–0  Philippines
 India 0–7  Chinese Taipei
27 June  Philippines 8–0  Hong Kong
 Japan 12–0  Chinese Taipei
 India 1–8  Singapore

Final Round

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Third place play-off

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28 June 2023 9:00 (JST)
Haruno Softball Stadium
Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E
 Hong Kong 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
 Philippines 0 0 6 0 1 7 10 0
Boxscore

Final

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28 June 2023 13:00 (JST)
Haruno Softball Stadium
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Singapore 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
 Japan 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 0
Boxscore
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References

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  1. ^ "Blu Boys arrive in Japan for Men's Softball Asia Cup". The Manila Times. 24 June 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  2. ^ "2023 ASIA-CUP-M-SB Men Softball Asia Cup 2023 Schedule" (PDF). World Baseball Softball Confederation. 19 June 2023. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  3. ^ "RP Blu Boys set for battle in upcoming Asian Men's Softball Asia Cup 2023". Sunstar. 23 June 2023.
  4. ^ Villar, Joey (27 June 2023). "WBSC Men's Softball Asia Cup: Blu Boys annihilate Hong Kong, forge duel for 3rd". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 27 June 2023.