2023 Women's Softball Asia Cup

The 2023 Women's Softball Asia Cup is an international softball tournament which featured nine nations and is held from 2–8 April 2023 in Incheon, South Korea. Matches held at the Songdo LNG Baseball Stadium.

2023 Women's Softball Asia Cup
Tournament details
Host country South Korea
Teams9
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions
 Japan (8th title)
Runner-up
 China
Third place
 Chinese Taipei
Fourth place Philippines
← 2019
2025 →

The tournament also serves as the qualifiers for the 2024 Women's Softball World Cup in which being hosted by Ireland, Italy, and Spain.

Participants

Preliminary round

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB Qualification
1  Japan 8 8 0 102 1 +101 1.000 — Advance to Final
2  China 8 7 1 87 8 +79 .875 1
3  Chinese Taipei 8 6 2 70 20 +50 .750 2 Advance to Bronze medal game
4  Philippines 8 5 3 40 21 +19 .625 3
5  South Korea (H) 8 4 4 44 33 +11 .500 4
6  Hong Kong 8 3 5 30 56 −26 .375 5
7  Singapore 8 2 6 10 82 −72 .250 6
8  Thailand 8 1 7 9 77 −68 .125 7
9  India 8 0 8 2 96 −94 .000 8
Updated to match(es) played on 4 April 2023. Source: WBSC
Rules for classification: 1) Wins/losses; 2) Head to head; 3) Head to head runs against; 4) Runs against; 5) Head to head[1][2]
(H) Hosts

Matches
DateRoadScoreHome
2 April[3] South Korea10–0 (4) Thailand
 Philippines7–0 (5) Hong Kong
 Chinese Taipei19–0 (3) India
 China16–1 (3) Singapore
 South Korea0–2 Philippines
 Japan11–0 (4) Thailand
 Chinese Taipei10–0 (4) Hong Kong
 India0–21 (3) China
3 April[4] Japan25–0 (4) Singapore
 Chinese Taipei12–1 (4) South Korea
 China5–0 Hong Kong
 Philippines10–0 (4) Thailand
 India1–3 Singapore
 South Korea15–0 (3) Hong Kong
 Japan4–0 China
 Philippines0–5 Chinese Taipei
4 April[5]  Thailand2–5 Hong Kong
 India0–17 (4) Japan
 Singapore1–8 (5) Philippines
 China7–0 (5) South Korea
 Japan8–0 (5) Chinese Taipei
 South Korea10–1 (5) India
 Singapore5–4 (9) Thailand
 China6–2 Philippines
6 April[6][lower-alpha 1]  South Korea8–0 (5) Singapore
 Japan17–0 (4) Hong Kong
 India0–10 (4) Philippines
 Thailand0–15 (3) Chinese Taipei
 Japan11–0 (4) South Korea
 Chinese Taipei8–0 (5) Singapore
 China21–0 (3) Thailand
 India0–13 (5) Hong Kong
7 April[8][lower-alpha 1]  Hong Kong12–0 Singapore
 Thailand3–0 India
 Chinese Taipei1–11 China
 Japan9–1 (5) Philippines
  1. Fixtures originally scheduled on 5 April were cancelled due to continuous rains.[7] Matches were revised.

Final round

Originally the format was to consist of semi-finals with the winners qualifying for the final.[9] However, after day 4 was rained off the decision was made to go straight to the final and bronze final. The 5th to 9th placement games were also removed.[10][11]

Bronze medal game
8 April 10:00 (KST)
Songdo LNG Stadium 10 °C (50 °F), fair[12]
Team1234567RHE
 Philippines4100000583
 Chinese Taipei303121X10110
WP: Hsia-Ai Ke   LP: Kaith Jalandoni
Home runs:
PHI: None
TPE: Chia-Hui Ko
Boxscore

Final
8 April 12:00 (KST)
Songdo LNG Stadium 11 °C (52 °F), fair[12]
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 China0000000031
 Japan110004X651
WP: Miu Goto   LP: Yinan Chai
Home runs:
CHN: None
JPN: Ayane Nakagawa
Boxscore

Final standings
Qualified for:
Rank Team
 Japan
 China
 Chinese Taipei
4th  Philippines
5th  South Korea
6th  Hong Kong
7th  Singapore
8th  Thailand
9th  India

Source: World Baseball Softball Confederation[13]

Qualified teams for 2024 Women's Softball World Cup

The following four teams from Asia qualify for the 2024 Women's Softball World Cup.

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in Women's Softball World Cup1
 Japan6 April 202315 (1965, 1970, 1974, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022)
 China6 April 202311 (1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018)
 Chinese Taipei6 April 202316 (1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022)
 Philippines6 April 20237 (1970, 1974, 1982, 1990, 1998, 2016, 2018)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Individual awards

Asia All Star Team
  • First Base: Minori Naito ( Japan)
  • Second Base: Lin Feng-Chin ( Chinese Taipei)
  • Third Base: Yui Sakamoto ( Japan)
  • Short Stop: Kanna Kudo ( Japan)
  • Center Field: Chen Jia ( China)
  • Right Field: Alaiza Talisik ( Philippines)
  • Catcher: Lin Szu-Shih ( Chinese Taipei)
  • Left-hand pitcher: Miu Goto ( Japan)
  • Right-hand pitcher: Chai Yinan ( China)
  • Designated Position (DP): Risa Kawamura ( Japan)

References
  1. "Tournament Regulations: Article C11". WBSC. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  2. "Info". WBSC. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  3. "HOSTS KOREA CHOOSE THE TOUGHER PATH". Softball Asia. 2 April 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  4. "JAPAN ALL SET TO DEFEND THEIR TITLE". Softball Asia. 3 April 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  5. "CHINA'S SECRET HOPES". Softball Asia. 4 April 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  6. "CHINESE TAIPEI CONFIDENT TO PIP CHINA TO THE FINAL, IN HIGH NOON CLASH". Softball Asia. 6 April 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  7. "DAY FOUR FIXTURES RAINED AWAY". Softball Asia. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  8. "CHINESE TAIPEI HOPES TO UPSET CHINA FIZZLES OUT". Softball Asia. 7 April 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  9. "Women's Softball World Cup Asia qualifier set to open in Incheon, Korea; Watch it on GameTime for free". Softball Asia. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  10. "DAY FOUR FIXTURES RAINED AWAY". Softball Asia. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  11. "ROUND ROBIN ROUND DECIDES RANKING, SKIP SEMIFINALS". Softball Asia. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  12. "Jung, Incheon, South Korea Weather History". Weather Underground. 8 April 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
  13. "Six nations from Asia advance to Tokyo 2020 softball qualifier". World Baseball Softball Confederation. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  14. "Miu Eyes World Cup Title After Being Named MVP". Softball Asia. Softball Asia. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
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