2023 WBSC Coed Slow Pitch World Cup Asia Qualifier

 

Three Southeast Asian teams along with China and Chinese Taipei are competing in the first-ever Coed Slow Pitch Softball Asia Cup qualifier in Pattaya, Thailand. These are Philippines, Singapore and host Thailand.

 

The event which will run from May 24 to May 27 will serve as a qualifier for the Asian region to the WBSC Slow Pitch World Cup, 

The top three teams in the final standings will earn a ticket to this coed team event, the WBSC’s newest global event for mixed teams. 

Here are the schedules and results of this event.

24 May

• 9:00 | China 6-7 Philippines
• 11:00 Singapore 5-12 Taipei
• 13:30 Thailand 4-10 China
• 15:30 Philippines 15-6 Singapore

25 May

• 9:00 Taipei 17-8 Thailand
• 11:00 China 17-10 Singapore
• 13:30 Philippines 8-12 Taipei

26 May

• 9:00 Thailand 7-6 Singapore
• 11:00 China 8-9 Taipei
• 13:30 Philippines 31-11 Thailand

27 May

• 9:00 China 16-0 Thailand
  
• 11:00 Taipei 8-2 Philippines
  

Final Ranking

• 1st - Chinese Taipei *
  
• 2nd - Philippines *
  
• 3rd - China *
  
• 4th - Thailand (host)
• 5th - Singapore

* - Qualified for World Cup

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Philippines Qualifies to WBSC Men's Softball World Cup

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Team Philippines settled for silver medal behind host Japan who captured the Men's Softball Asia Cup title today. Japan remains unscratched in the competition after beating Philippines in the finals, 9-2.

Both teams will represent Asia in the XVII WBSC Men's Softball World Cup, which is scheduled from 26 November to 4 December in New Zealand.

 

Meanwhile, Singapore captured the bronze medal after beating India, 12-5, while Thailand ended 6th place after vowing to Hong Kong, 1-5.

 

Final Ranking

• 1st - Japan
• 2nd - Philippines
• 3rd - Singapore
• 4th - India
• 5th - Hong Kong
• 6th - Thailand
• 7th - Chinese Taipei

If you missed the gold medal match between the Philippines & Japan, visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWQwQEjvGDM

 

 

 

Singapore Qualifies to U23 Softball World Cup

 

The U23 Singapore softball team qualifies to U23 Softball World Cup 2022 after finishing second behind host Japan in the U23 Men's Softball Asia Cup 2022. 

The three-nation double round robin qualifying event was held at the Shimanto Stadium, Anami Sports Park in Shimanto City, Kochi Prefecture from September 1 to 2.

 

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Japan swept all their matches to show their dominance in softball while Singapore got 2-win 2-loss card and India losing all their matches in the two-day event.

Below are the results of the said qualifying event. 

September 1 

• Japan 7-1 India
• Singapore 13-0 India
• Singapore 0-7 Japan

 

September 2

• Japan 9-0 India
• Singapore 3-2 India
• Singapore 0-6 Japan

The WBSC U23 Softball World Cup 2022 will be held in Parana, Argentina from October 22 to 30.
 

Little League - Asia Pacific Regional Softball Tournament 2019

The Asia Pacific Little League Regional Softball Tournaments 2019 was in Jakarta, Indonesia from June 17 to 22.

Team Philippines dominated the event by sweeping the the Junior, Senior and Major titles  and they will represent the Team Asia Pacific at 2019 Little League Softball World Series this coming July.

Below are the results of team Philippines at the tournament.

Junior Little League - The Philippines was represented by Negros Occidental. The win will give them ticket to the 2019 Junior League Softball World Series set on July 28 to August 3 in Kirkland, Washington, USA.

• Finals | Philippines 17 - 16 New Zealand 
• Semifinals | Philippines 27 - 0 Indonesia 
• Preliminary Game 1 | Philippines 11 - 9 New Zealand 
• Preliminary Game 2 | Philippines 26 - 1 China
• Preliminary Game 3 |  Philippines 25 - 0 Indonesia 

Senior Little League -The Philippines was represented by Bulacan. The win will give them ticket to 2019 Senior League Softball World Series set on July 30 to August 5 in USA.

• Round 1 - Game 1 | Philippines 17 - 6 India 
• Round 1 - Game 2 | Philippines 15 - 0 Indonesia 
• Round 2 - Game 3 | Philippines 22 - 0 India 
• Round 2 - Game 4 | Philippines 31 - 0 Indonesia

* Double Round Robin Format

Major Little League- The Philippines was rpresented by Team Bulacan. The win will give them ticket to 2019 Little League Softball World Series set on August 7 to 14 in Portland, Oregon, USA.

• Finals | Philippines 17 - 0 China
• Semifinals | Philippines 15 - 0 Hong Kong
• Preliminary Game 1 | Philippines 16 - 1  Hong Kong 
• Preliminary Game 2 | Philippines 18 - 1  China
• Preliminary Game 3 | Philippines 23 - 0  Indonesia

XVI Men's Softball World Championship 2019

Two Southeast Asian teams are competing at the 2019 Men's Softball World Championship being held in Czech Republic from June 13 to June 23. These are the Philippines and Singapore.

Below are the schedules and results of team Philippines and Singapore.

• Pool A | June 14 | Philippines 2-11 Cuba
• Pool B | June 14 | Singapore 0-10 Australia

• Pool A | June 15 | Philippines 0-3 Botswana
• Pool B | June 15 | Singapore 0-10 Venezuela

• Pool A | June 16 | Philippines 0-15 Argentina
• Pool B | June 16 | Singapore 0-13 Netherlands

• Pool A | June 17 | Philippines 0-10 Japan
• Pool B | June 17 | Singapore 4-3 South Africa

• Pool A | June 18 | Philippines 1-4 Czech Republic
• Pool B | June 18 | Singapore 0-7 USA

• Pool A | June 19 | Philippines 0-15 New Zealand
• Pool B | June 19 | Singapore 0-8  Canada

• Pool A | June 20 | Philippines 2-12 Mexico
• Pool B | June 20 | Singapore 3-5 Denmark

9th-16th

• June 21 | Singapore 4-3 Philippines

9th-12th Places

• Singapore vs 

13th-16th Places

• Philippines vs  

Asia Cup Women's Softball 2019

The Asia Cup Women’s Softball 2019 is being held at the Gelora Bung Karno's Softball Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia  from May 1 to 07 May.

Southeast Asian teams competing in this tournament are Thailand in Group A and Philippines, Singapore and host Indonesia in Group B.

The top three teams of this event will qualify to play the softball World Cup, and the top six teams in Jakarta (excluding Japan, host of the Games) will advance to the final Olympic qualifier plus two Oceania teams. Only the winner will qualify for Tokyo Olympics 2020. 

The Olympic qualifier will be held in Shanghai, China from September 24 to 29.

Schedules and results of ASEAN Teams.

Group A

• May 01 | Thailand 0-11 Japan
• May 01 | China 15-0 India 
• May 01 | Japan 12-0 Korea
• May 01 | Thailand 12-0 India 

• May 02 | Korea 2-7 China
• May 02 | Japan 12-0 India
• May 02 | Thailand 0-8 China

• May 03 | Korea 15-0 India
• May 03 | Japan 12-0 China
• May 03 | Thailand 2-9 Korea

Group B

• May 01 | Philippines 13-0 Singapore
• May 01 | Philippines 10-0 Hong Kong
• May 01 | Indonesia 6-2 Singapore 
• May 01 | Indonesia 0-11 Taipei 

• May 02 | Taipei 11-1 Hong Kong
• May 02 | Philippines 8-0 Indonesia
• May 02 | Singapore 0-10 Taipei 

• May 03 | Philippines 4-6 Chinese Taipei 
• May 03 | Indonesia 6-7 Hong Kong
• May 03 | Singapore 6-10 Hong Kong

Quarter Finals Play-offs

• May 04 | Indonesia 0-7 Japan
• May 04 | China 11-2 Hong Kong
• May 04 | Philippines 5-1 Korea
• May 04 | Thailand 0-15 Taipei

• May 04 | Singapore 16-3 India

Semi Finals

• May 05 | Philippines 0-10 Japan
• May 05 | China 4-2 Taipei  

5th-8th Places

• May 05 | 5th-6th | Indonesia 2-11 Korea
• May 05 | 7th-8th | Thailand 3-13 Hong Kong

Finals

• May 07 | Bronze Medal Match | Philippines 0-10 Taipei

• May 07 | Gold Medal Match |  China 2-9 Japan

Final Ranking

• 1st - Japan *
• 2nd - China *
• 3rd - Chinese Taipei *
• 4th - Philippines * (Angelie Ursabia - Best Hitter & Best Slugger)
• 5th - Korea *
• 6th - Indonesia *
• 7th - Hong Kong
• 8th - Thailand
• 9th - Singapore
• 10th -  India

* - Advance to the final Olympic qualifier in Shanghai, China, from 24th-29th of September.

XVI WBSC Men’s Softball World Championship 2019 - Draw

Good luck to our Southeast Asian teams - Singapore and the Philippines who will compete at the 16th WBSC Men's Softball World Championship to be held on the 13th to 23rd June in the Czech cities of Prague and Havlickuv Brod. For game schedules, visit: http://www.wbsc.org/

2nd Asian University Women Softball Championship 2018

Ctto Photo: Singapore Baseball and Softball Association

Two Southeast Asian teams competed at the recently concluded Asian University Women Softball Championship. The second edition was held at the Nanjing Tech University in China  from October 22 to 27.

Singapore was assigned to play in Group A together with university teams from Chinese Taipei, India and China while Malaysia was in Group B with teams from Japan, Hong Kong and Iraq.

After the 4-day competition, Singapore ended its campaign in 5th place while Malaysia managed to land in 4th place.

Host China topped the competition followed by Chinese Taipei while Japan secured the 3rd place.

Hong Kong, India and Iraq placed 6th, 7th and 8th respectively.

All Photos used are credited to its rightful owner via Facebook Fan Page of  Singapore Baseball and Softball Association.

⚾ Women’s Softball World Championship 2018

The Women’s Softball World Championship is being held at the NASPA Stadium in Chiba, Japan slated August 2 to 12.

Philippines qualified after a runner-up finish at the 2017 Asian Women’s Softball Championship behind Japan.

The Blu Girls lineup includes Lorna Adorable, Cheska Altomonte, Mary Ann Antolihao, Dianne Arago, Layca Basa, Arlyn Bautista, Garie Blando, Shaira Damasing, Sky Eleazar, Reese Guevarra, Ezra Jalandoni, Sierra Lange, Mia Macapagal, Nicole Padasas, Celestine Palma, Racel Palumbres, Janet Rusha, Cristy Joy Roa, Chelsea Suitos, Angelie Ursabia, and Arianne Vallestero with coach Randy Dizer.

Here are the schedules of Team Philippines

• August 3 | Philippines 10-0 South Africa
• August 4 | Philippines 0-2 Mexico
• August 4 | Philippines 0-3 Puerto Rico
• August 5 | Philippines 5-4 Netherlands
• August 6 | Philippines 0-12 USA [Watch Here]
• August 7 | Philippines 7-9 Chinese Taipei
• August 9 | Philippines 0-2 New Zealand
• August 10 | Philippines 1-2 Great Britain

⚾ 7th Asian Junior Women’s Softball Championship 2018

The 7th Asian Junior Women’s Softball Championship 2018 is being held at the The Villages Softball Field, Clark, Pampanga in the Philippines from May 13 to 18.

Participating national teams includes Japan, China, Chinese-Taipei, India, South Korea and our Southeast Asian teams from Malaysia, Thailand and host Philippines. 

The best three nations will qualify for the next WBSC Junior Women’s Softball World Championship, to be held in Irvine, California, USA, in 2019.

Below are the schedules and results of the tournament.

• May 13 | Philippines  0-1  China
• May 13 | Thailand  8-0  India
• May 13 | Chinese Taipei 7-0 Korea
• May 13 | Malaysia  0-10  Japan
• May 13 | Philippines  15-0  Thailand
• May 13 | China  23-0 India
• May 13 | Malaysia  0-14  Chinese Taipei
• May 13 | Japan  10-0 Korea

• May 14 | Philippines  11-1  Malaysia
• May 14 | Thailand  0-12 Chinese Taipei
• May 14 | Japan  10-3  China
• May 14 | Korea  10-0  India
• May 14 | Thailand  3-5 Malaysia
• May 14 | Philippines  2-3  Chinese Taipei
• May 14 | Korea  0-10  China
• May 14 | India  0-20  Japan

• May 15 | Thailand  2-9  Korea
• May 15 | Chinese Taipei  4-5  Japan
• May 15 | Philippines  16-0  India
• May 15 | Malaysia  0-16  China
• May 15 | Thailand  0-16  Japan
• May 15 | Malaysia  8-1  India
• May 15 | Philippines  5-2  Korea
• May 15 | Korea  0-7 Chinese Taipei

• May 16 | Malaysia  3-15  Korea
• May 16 | Chinese Taipei  16-0  India
• May 16 | Philippines  16-0  Japan
• May 16 | Thailand  0-10  China
• May 16 | Malaysia  vs  Korea 
• May 16 | Thailand  vs India

• May 17 | Page system Finals | Philippines def. by China
• May 17 | Page system Finals | Japan defeated Chinese Taipei

• May 18 | 3rd Place / Bronze Medal Match | Chinese Taipei 4-2 China
• May 18 | 1st Place / Gold Medal Match | Japan 4-0 Chinese Taipei

⚾ XVI Women's Softball World Championship 2018

The XVI Women's Softball World Championship 2018 will be held in Chiba, Japan from August 2 to 12.

The Philippines is the only Southeast Asian team to qualify in this world championship.

Below are the schedules and results of team Philippines in Group A.

• August 3 | Philippines  vs  South Africa
• August 4 | Philippines  vs  Mexico
• August 4 | Philippines  vs  Puerto Rico
• August 5 | Philippines  vs  Netherlands
• August 6 | Philippines  vs  United States
• August 7 | Philippines  vs  Chinese Taipei
• August 8 | Philippines  vs  New Zealand

⚾ 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

⚾️ 11th Asian Women’s Softball Championship

The 11th Asian Women’s Softball Championship are being held at the Wan-Shou Baseball Stadium and Gin Long Baseball Park in Taichung City, Taiwan from November 28 to December 5.

12 teams are participating in this tournament which was divided into two groups. Southeast Asian teams from Philippines and Thailand are in group A while Indonesia and Singapore are in group B. 

This championship will serve as the qualifiers for both the 2018 WBSC Women’s Softball World Championship in Chiba, Japan and the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Group A

• November 29 | Philippines 0-8 Japan 
• November 29 | Thailand 7-0 Pakistan
• November 29 | Korea 9-0 Hong Kong

• November 30 | Philippines 18-0 Hong Kong
• November 30 | Japan 8-0 Korea
• November 30 | Philippines 7-0 Pakistan 
• November 30 | Thailand 0-7 Hong Kong

• December 1 | Japan  7-0 Pakistan 
• December 1 | Philippines 6-4 Korea
• December 1 | Hong Kong 7-0 Pakistan
• December 1 | Thailand 0-15 Japan 

• December 2 | Thailand  0-8 South Korea
• December 2 | Japan 8-0 Hong Kong
• December 2 | Pakistan 0-7 South Korea
• December 2 | Thailand 0-5 Philippines

Group B

• November 29 | Singapore  1-11 Chinese Taipei
• November 29 | China 7-0 Iran
• November 29 | Indonesia 11-1 India

• November 30 | Chinese Taipei 24-0 Indonesia
• November 30 | China 16-0 India
• November 30 | Chinese Taipei 7-0 Iran
• November 30 | Singapore 6-7 Indonesia

• December 1 | Singapore 8-0 India 
• December 1 | Indonesia 1-9 China 
• December 1 | Singapore  7-0 Iran 
• December 1 | China 1-4 Chinese Taipei

• December 2 | India 7-0 Iran
• December 2 | Singapore 1-8 China
• December 2 | India 0-20 Chinese Taipei
• December 2 | Indonesia 7-0 Iran

Play-Offs

Philippines 3-7 Chinese Taipei
Japan 7-0 China

South Kore 7-0 Singapore
Indonesia 3-4 Hong Kong

Semi Finals 1: Japan 2-0 Chinese Taipei

Philippines 17-0 Hong Kong
China 4-1 South Korea

Philippines 4-3 China

Bronze Medal Match: Philippines 5-3 Chinese Taipei

Gold Medal Match: Japan 7-0 Philippines

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