The South Korea national Baseball5 team represents South Korea in international Baseball5 competitions.
 South Korea | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| Country | South Korea |
| Federation | Korea Baseball Softball Association |
| Confederation | WBSC Asia |
| Manager | Myung-joo Cha (2022–present) |
| WBSC ranking | |
| Current | 8  1 (9 August 2024)[1] |
| Baseball5 World Cup | |
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2022) |
| Best result | 10th (1 time, in 2022) |
| Baseball5 Asia Cup | |
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2022) |
| Best result |  3rd (1 time, in 2022) |
History
editSouth Korea participated in the inaugural Baseball5 Asia Cup in Kuala Lumpur, where they finished third after winning the bronze medal game 2 matches to 0 against Hong Kong.[2]
South Korea qualified for the 2022 Baseball5 World Cup held in Mexico City. The Korean team was eliminated in the first round after finishing 0–5. During the placement round, the team won two games and lost one game for a final record of 2–6, finishing in the tenth place of the championship.[3]
South Korea hosted the 2024 Baseball5 Asia Cup, contested at Seoul's Olympic Park. The team finished the opening round second with a 2–1 record. In the knockout stage, South Korea defeated Thailand 2 sets to 0 in the quarter-finals, but lost against Japan in the semifinals. In the bronze medal game, South Korea lost to China, finishing fourth.[4]
Current roster
edit- As of 12 November 2022[5]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | UTL | Sung-wook Hong | M |
| 10 | UTL | Myeong-hwa Jang | F |
| 2 | UTL | Su-bin Kim | M |
| 6 | UTL | Seo-hyeon Kim | F |
| 1 | UTL | So-won Kim | F |
| 11 | UTL | Sung-jae Kim | M |
| 16 | UTL | Han-byeol Lee | M |
| 12 | UTL | Chang-hwa Oh | M |
Staff
edit| No. | Pos. | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Manager | Myung-joo Cha |
| -- | Coach | Ji-suk Woo |
Tournament record
editBaseball5 World Cup
edit| Baseball5 World Cup record | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | W | L | RS | RA |
 2022
|
Placement round | 10th | 2 | 6 | 40 | 70 |
| Total | 1/1 | – | 2 | 6 | 40 | 70 |
Baseball5 Asia Cup
edit| Baseball5 Asia Cup record | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | W | L | RS | RA |
 2022
|
Semifinals | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 53 | 64 |
| 2024
|
Semifinals | 4th | 3 | 3 | 49 | 40 |
| Total | 2/2 | – | 8 | 6 | 102 | 104 |
References
edit- ^ "The WBSC Baseball5 World Ranking". WBSC. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "Asia Cup champions Chinese Taipei qualify for inaugural WBSC Baseball5 World Cup along with 2nd Place Japan, 3rd Place Korea". World Baseball Softball Confederation. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ "Cuba crowned first ever WBSC Baseball5 World Champions". World Baseball Softball Confederation. 12 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ "Japan, Chinese Taipei and China qualify for Baseball5 World Cup". wbsc.org. World Baseball Softball Confederation. 16 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ "South Korea Roster". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 22 November 2022.