⚾ 10th Asian Men's Softball Championship 2018

The 2018 Asian Men's Championship was held at the Softball Stadium Gelora Bung Karno in the capital city of Jakarta, Indonesia from April 23 to 28. 

Nine countries competed in a 36-game single round robin, with the top four teams advancing to the playoff.

The participating countries were Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, Japan, India and Southeast Asian teams from host Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.

This 9-nation regional championship will qualify the top 3 teams for the 2019 WBSC Men’s Softball World Championship in Czech Republic on June 2019.

Team Indonesia (5-3)

• April 23 | Indonesia 11-1 Malaysia
• April 23 | Indonesia 4-6 Philippines
• April 24 | Indonesia 15-7 Hong Kong
• April 25 | Indonesia 0-10 Japan 
• April 25 | Indonesia 8-2 Singapore
• April 26 | Indonesia 3-4 Thailand
• April 26 | Indonesia 8-1 India
• April 27 | Indonesia 5-1 Chinese Taipei

Team Malaysia (2-6)

• April 23 | Malaysia 1-11 Indonesia
• April 23 | Malaysia 2-5 Singapore
• April 24 | Malaysia 0-10 Japan
• April 25 | Malaysia 4-9 Philippines
• April 26 | Malaysia 3-2 Thailand
• April 26 | Malaysia 0-7 Chinese Taipei
• April 26 | Malaysia 2-3 Hong Kong
• April 27 | Malaysia 2-0 India

Team Philippines (7-1)

• April 23 | Philippines 5-4 Singapore
• April 24 | Philippines 6-4 Indonesia
• April 24 | Philippines 5-2 India 
• April 24 | Philippines 6-0 Chinese Taipei
• April 25 | Philippines 9-4 Malaysia
• April 25 | Philippines 10-2 Hong Kong
• April 26 | Philippines 1-12 Japan
• April 26 | Philippines 7-0 Thailand

Team Singapore (5-3)

• April 23 | Singapore 4-5 Philippines
• April 23 | Singapore 5-2 Malaysia
• April 24 | Singapore 12-4 Chinese Taipei
• April 24 | Singapore 10-5 India
• April 25 | Singapore 11-4 Hong Kong
• April 25 | Singapore 2-8 Indonesia
• April 26 | Singapore 0-15 Japan
• April 27 | Singapore 6-3 Thailand

Team Thailand (2-6)

• April 23 | Thailand 2-5 Chinese Taipei
• April 24 | Thailand 14-0 Japan
• April 24 | Thailand 7-0 Hong Kong 
• April 25 | Thailand vs India
• April 26 | Thailand 2-3 Malaysia
• April 26 | Thailand 4-3 Indonesia
• April 26 | Thailand 0-7 Philippines
• April 27 | Thailand 3-6 Singapore

Play-offs

• 3rd ranked  vs 4th ranked

Singapore 10-3 Indonesia

• 1st ranked  vs  2nd ranked

Japan 6-0 Philippines

• Loser will be the 3rd Placer: Philippines  defeated  Singapore

• Championship: Japan  defeated Philippines  

Final Ranking

• Gold - Japan *
• Silver - Philippines *
• Bronze - Singapore *
• 4th - Indonesia 
• 5th - Chinese Taipei
• 6th - Thailand
• 7th - Malaysia
• 8th - Hong Kong
• 9th - India

* - qualified at the 2019 WBSC Men’s Softball World Championship