U-18 Asian Baseball Championship

U-18 Asian Baseball Championship
Sport	Baseball
No. of teams	6 (Finals)
Continent	Asia
Most recent; champion(s)	South Korea (2018); (5th title)
Most titles	Japan; South Korea; (5 titles each)

The U-18 Asian Baseball Championship is an under-18 international baseball tournament sanctioned and created by the Baseball Federation of Asia (BFA). The tournament is prior to the 18U Baseball World Cup which is held every other year.

Results[edit]

Year	Host Country	Host City	Champions	Score	Runners-up	3rd place	4th place
Year	Host Country	Host City	Final			Semifinalists
1994 Details	Australia	Brisbane	Japan	1–0	Australia	Chinese Taipei	China
1996 Details	Philippines	Manila	South Korea	12–3	Chinese Taipei	Japan	China
1998 Details	Japan	Osaka	Japan	12–3	Chinese Taipei	South Korea	China
2001 Details	Taiwan	Taipei	Chinese Taipei	12–3	Japan	South Korea	Australia
2003 Details	Thailand	Bangkok	South Korea	12–3	Chinese Taipei	Japan	China
2005 Details	South Korea	Incheon	Japan	5–4	South Korea	Chinese Taipei	China
2007 Details	Taiwan	Taichung	Chinese Taipei	1–0	South Korea	Japan	Thailand
2009 Details	South Korea	Seoul	South Korea	9–2	Chinese Taipei	Japan	China
2011 Details	Japan	Yokohama	Japan	6–1	South Korea	Chinese Taipei	Philippines
2014 Details	Thailand	Bangkok	South Korea	2–1	Japan	Chinese Taipei	Philippines
2016 Details	Taiwan	Taichung	Japan	1–0	Chinese Taipei	South Korea	China
2018 Details	Japan	Miyazaki	South Korea	7–5	Chinese Taipei	Japan	China
2024 Details¹	Taiwan^[1]

¹The tournament was supposed to take place in 2020, however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the competition has been cancelled.^[2]

Medal table[edit]


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	South Korea	5	3	3	11
2	Japan	5	2	5	12
3	Chinese Taipei	2	6	4	12
4	Australia	0	1	0	1
Totals (4 entries)		12	12	12	36

U15[edit]

(ja:U-15アジア野球選手権大会)

Medals (2000-2019)[edit]


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Chinese Taipei	6	4	0	10
2	Japan	3	4	4	11
3	South Korea	1	2	6	9
Totals (3 entries)		10	10	10	30

U12[edit]

(ja:12Uアジア野球選手権大会)

Medals (2000-2018)[edit]


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Chinese Taipei	7	1	2	10
2	Japan	1	6	2	9
3	South Korea	1	2	4	7
4	China	1	0	2	3
5	Hong Kong	0	1	0	1
Totals (5 entries)		10	10	10	30

Club - Asian City Baseball Tournament[edit]

(ja:アジア都市対抗野球大会)

Only 3 editions in 2004, 2005 and 2007.

References[edit]

^ 蘇, 志畬. "辜仲諒主持亞棒總會議確認U18亞青賽明年在台灣". udn.com. 聯合線上公司. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
^ "2021 WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup: Korea, Chinese Taipei, Japan granted berths as Asian championship not able to be staged". WBSC. World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 6 March 2021.

[1] 蘇, 志畬. "辜仲諒主持亞棒總會議確認U18亞青賽明年在台灣". udn.com. 聯合線上公司. Retrieved 23 March 2023.

[2] "2021 WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup: Korea, Chinese Taipei, Japan granted berths as Asian championship not able to be staged". WBSC. World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 6 March 2021.

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