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The Asian Baseball Championship is the main championship tournament between national baseball teams in Asia, governed by the Baseball Federation of Asia (BFA).^{[1] [2]} It is held every other year in odd-numbered years and since 1983 it also functions as the qualification games for the Baseball at the Summer Olympics if the event year is exactly one year before the Olympics.^[3] In even-numbered years, the Asian Baseball Cup is held, to determine two qualifiers — one from the Eastern Division and one from the Western Division — to join teams from China, Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea. The competition has been dominated by teams from Japan, South Korea and Taiwan.

Medals (1954-2023)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Japan	20	8	2	30
2	South Korea	8	10	9	27
3	Chinese Taipei	5	13	9	27
4	Philippines	1	0	2	3
5	China	0	0	2	2
6	Australia	0	0	1	1
Totals (6 entries)		34	31	25	90

Results

#	Year	Final Host		Champions	Runners-up	3rd place	Teams
1	1954 Details	Manila		Philippines	Japan	South Korea	4
2	1955 Details	Manila		Japan	Taiwan	South Korea	4
3	1959 Details	Tokyo		Japan	South Korea	Taiwan	4
4	1962 Details	Taipei		Japan	Taiwan and  South Korea (Tied for Runners-up)		4
5	1963 Details	Seoul		South Korea	Taiwan and  Japan (Tied for Runners-up)		4
6	1965 Details	Manila		Japan	South Korea	Taiwan	4
7	1967 Details	Tokyo		Japan	South Korea	Taiwan	4
8	1969 Details	Taipei		Japan	Taiwan	Philippines	4
9	1971 Details	Seoul		South Korea	Japan	Philippines	5
10	1973 Details	Manila		Japan	South Korea	Taiwan	5
11	1975 Details	Seoul		South Korea	Japan	Australia	5
12	1983 Details	Seoul		Chinese Taipei,  Japan and  South Korea (Tied for Champions)			5
13	1985 Details	Perth		Japan	Chinese Taipei and  South Korea (Tied for Runners-up)		5
14	1987 Details	Tokyo		Chinese Taipei	Japan	South Korea	7
15	1989 Details	Seoul		South Korea,  Chinese Taipei and  Japan (Tied for Champions)			7
16	1991 Details	Beijing		Japan	Chinese Taipei	South Korea	7
17	1993 Details	Perth		Japan	South Korea	Chinese Taipei	7
18	1995 Details	Kurashiki		Japan	South Korea	Chinese Taipei	6
19	1997 Details	Taipei		South Korea	Japan	Chinese Taipei	6
20	1999 Details	Seoul		South Korea	Japan	Chinese Taipei	6
21	2001 Details	Taipei		Chinese Taipei	South Korea	Japan	5
22	2003 Details	Sapporo		Japan	Chinese Taipei	South Korea	7
23	2005 Details	Miyazaki		Japan	Chinese Taipei	China	6
24	2007 Details	Taichung		Japan	South Korea	Chinese Taipei	7
25	2009 Details	Sapporo		Japan	Chinese Taipei	South Korea	7
26	2012 Details	Taichung		Japan	Chinese Taipei	South Korea	6
27	2015 Details	Taichung		South Korea	Chinese Taipei	Japan	6
28	2017 Details	New Taipei City		Japan	Chinese Taipei	South Korea	7
29	2019 Details	Taichung		Chinese Taipei	Japan	China	8
30	2023 Details	Taipei, New Taipei City, Taichung		Japan	Chinese Taipei	South Korea	8

Nations (1954-2023)

1.  Japan - 30 Editions - East
2.  South Korea - 30 Editions - East
3.  Chinese Taipei - 30 Editions - East
4.  China - 14 Editions - East
5.  Hong Kong - 5 Editions - East
6.  North Korea - 1 Editions - East
7.  Philippines - 27 Editions - South East
8.  Thailand - 8 Editions - South East
9.  Indonesia - 4 Editions - South East
10.  Pakistan - 8 Editions - South
11.  India - 2 Editions - South
12.  Sri Lanka - 2 Editions - South
13.  Australia - 8 Editions - Pacific
14.  Guam - 3 Editions - Pacific
15.  Palestine - 1 Editions - West

See also

• Women's Baseball Asian Cup
• Asia Series
• Baseball awards#Asia

References

External links

• Asian Baseball Championship (on Baseball Federation of Asia website)