# 2009 Asian Baseball Championship

The 2009 Asian Baseball Championship is an international baseball competition that was held in Sapporo, Japan from July 27 to August 3, 2009. It was the 25th edition of the tournament and featured teams from China, Chinese Taipei, Indonesia, Japan, Philippines, South Korea, and Thailand.

## Qualification Tournament

Eight teams were featured in the qualifying tournament from May 25–30, 2009. In the end Indonesia advanced as the winning team to the B level competition in Narita, Japan.

### Pool A
#### Standings

* Qualified for the semi-finals
* Did not qualify for the semi-finals
| # | Team | Games | Wins | Losses |
| 1 | Pakistan | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Sri Lanka | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Thailand | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Malaysia | 3 | 0 | 3 |

#### Game Results

| May 25, 2009 | Sri Lanka | 3 – 1 | Thailand | Bangkok, Thailand |
| May 25, 2009 | Pakistan | 20 – 0 (F/5) | Malaysia | Bangkok, Thailand |
| May 26, 2009 | Pakistan | 10 – 0 | Sri Lanka | Bangkok, Thailand |
| May 26, 2009 | Thailand | 16 – 0 (F/5) | Malaysia | Bangkok, Thailand |
| May 27, 2009 | Pakistan | 9 – 4 | Thailand | Bangkok, Thailand |
| May 27, 2009 | Sri Lanka | 9 – 1 | Malaysia | Bangkok, Thailand |

### Pool B
#### Standings

* Qualified for the semi-finals
* Did not qualify for the semi-finals
| # | Team | Games | Wins | Losses |
| 1 | Indonesia | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Hong Kong | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Myanmar | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Cambodia | 3 | 0 | 3 |

#### Game Results

| May 25, 2009 | Indonesia | 6 – 0 | Cambodia | Bangkok, Thailand |
| May 25, 2009 | Hong Kong | 11 – 1 | Myanmar | Bangkok, Thailand |
| May 26, 2009 | Indonesia | 11 – 1 | Myanmar | Bangkok, Thailand |
| May 26, 2009 | Hong Kong | 10 – 0 | Cambodia | Bangkok, Thailand |
| May 27, 2009 | Indonesia | 7 – 2 | Hong Kong | Bangkok, Thailand |
| May 27, 2009 | Myanmar | 3 – 1 | Cambodia | Bangkok, Thailand |

### Final round
#### Semi finals

| May 29, 2009 | Pakistan | 7 – 2 | Hong Kong | Bangkok, Thailand |
| May 29, 2009 | Indonesia | 7 – 4 | Sri Lanka | Bangkok, Thailand |

#### 7th place

| May 29, 2009 | Cambodia | 20 – 8 | Malaysia | Bangkok, Thailand |

#### 5th place

| May 29, 2009 | Thailand | 5 – 0 | Myanmar | Bangkok, Thailand |

#### 3rd place

| May 30, 2009 | Sri Lanka | 6 – 5 | Hong Kong | Bangkok, Thailand |

### Final

| May 30, 2009 | Indonesia | 3 – 2 | Pakistan | Bangkok, Thailand |

## Narita Round
### Standings

* Qualified for the semi-finals
* Did not qualify for the semi-finals
| # | Team | Games | Wins | Losses |
| 1 | Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Philippines | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Thailand | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Indonesia | 3 | 0 | 3 |

### Game Results

| July 27, 2009 | Japan | 12 – 0 (F/7) | Philippines | Narita, Japan |
| July 27, 2009 | Thailand | 6 – 1 | Indonesia | Narita, Japan |
| July 28, 2009 | Thailand | 0 – 12 (F/7) | Japan | Narita, Japan |
| July 28, 2009 | Indonesia | 1 – 6 | Philippines | Narita, Japan |
| July 29, 2009 | Indonesia | 0 – 13 (F/7) | Japan | Narita, Japan |
| July 29, 2009 | Philippines | 8 – 0 | Thailand | Narita, Japan |

## Final round
### Standings

| # | Team | Games | Wins | Losses |
| 1 | Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Chinese Taipei | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | South Korea | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | China | 3 | 0 | 3 |

### Game Results

| August 1, 2009 | South Korea | 4 – 5 | Chinese Taipei | Maruyama Stadium, Sapporo, Japan |
| August 1, 2009 | China | 0 – 4 | Japan | Maruyama Stadium, Sapporo, Japan |
| August 2, 2009 | China | 1 – 8 | South Korea | Maruyama Stadium, Sapporo, Japan |
| August 2, 2009 | Chinese Taipei | 5 – 6 | Japan | Maruyama Stadium, Sapporo, Japan |
| August 3, 2009 | Chinese Taipei | 13 – 1 (F/7) | China | Maruyama Stadium, Sapporo, Japan |
| August 3, 2009 | Japan | 7 – 1 | South Korea | Maruyama Stadium, Sapporo, Japan |

## Final standings

| Rk | Team |
| 1 | Japan |
| 2 | Chinese Taipei |
| 3 | South Korea |
| 4 | China |
| Failed to qualify for the Second Round ||
| 5 | Philippines |
| 6 | Thailand |
| 7 | Indonesia |