The Asia Baseball Cup, formerly the Asian Baseball Cup is a baseball tournament organized by WBSC Asia. It is a second-level tournament to the Asian Baseball Championship. In 2012, the Asian Baseball Cup was divided into two separate divisions, East and West, alternatively called the East Asian Baseball Cup and West Asian Baseball Cup. From 2016, the Asian Baseball Cup tournaments are held biannually.[1]

The tournament serves as a qualifier for two teams that will later compete in the Asian Baseball Championship, along with Chinese Taipei, Japan, South Korea and China, which automatically qualify for the latter tournament and therefore do not compete at the Asian Baseball Cup.[1]

Results

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Before 2012

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Year Final Host Champions   Runners-up   3rd place  
1995
Details
 
Manila
 
Philippines
 
Thailand
 
India
1997
Details
 
Bangkok
 
Thailand
 
Indonesia
 
Pakistan
1999
Details
 
Chandigarh
 
Philippines
 
India
 
Malaysia
2001
Details
 
Jakarta
 
Indonesia
 
Pakistan
 
Thailand
2002
Details
 
Bangkok
 
China
 
Pakistan
 
Thailand
2004
Details
 
Bangkok
 
Thailand
 
Pakistan
 
Indonesia
2006
Details
 
Islamabad
 
Pakistan
 
Hong Kong
 
Thailand
2009
Details
 
Bangkok
 
Indonesia
 
Pakistan
 
Sri Lanka
2010
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Islamabad
 
Pakistan
 
Hong Kong
 
Thailand

After 2012

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Eastern Division

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See footnote[1]
Year Final Host Champions   Runners-up   3rd place  
2012
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Pathum Thani
 
Philippines
 
Thailand
 
Hong Kong
2015
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Jakarta
 
Philippines
 
Indonesia
 
Sri Lanka
2017
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Hong Kong
 
Philippines
 
Thailand
 
Hong Kong
2020
Details
Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2023
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Bangkok
 
Philippines
 
Hong Kong
 
Thailand
2024
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Mabalacat
 
Philippines
 
Hong Kong
 
Thailand

Western Division

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See footnote[2]
Year Final Host Champions   Runners-up   3rd place  
2012
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Lahore
 
Pakistan
 
Sri Lanka
 
Iran
2013
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Lahore
 
Pakistan
 
Sri Lanka
 
Afghanistan
2015
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Islamabad
 
Pakistan
 
Iran
 
India
2017
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Islamabad
 
Sri Lanka
 
Pakistan
 
Iran
2019
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Colombo
 
Sri Lanka
 
Pakistan
 
India
2021  
Karaj
Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic[3][4]
2023
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Islamabad
 
Pakistan
 
Palestine
 
Sri Lanka
2025
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Karaj
To be determined

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Philippines7007
2  Pakistan66113
3  Thailand23611
4  Sri Lanka2237
5  Indonesia2215
6  China1001
7  Hong Kong0426
8  India0134
9  Iran0123
10  Palestine0101
11  Afghanistan0011
  Malaysia0011
Totals (12 entries)20202060

References

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  1. ^ a b c "BFA Baseball Federation of Asia | Tournaments..." Baseball Federation of Asia. Archived from the original on 2015-07-06. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
  2. ^ Asian Baseball Cup-West. Baseball Federation of Asia. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
  3. ^ "BFA Baseball Federation of Asia | BFA News..." Baseball Federation of Asia. 2021-07-23. Retrieved 2023-02-01.
  4. ^ The BFA decided Sri Lnka and Pakistan as two participants to the 2021 XXX BFA Asian Championship
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