# Softball at the 2006 Asian Games

Softball was contested by five East Asian countries at the 2006 Asian Games at Doha, Qatar from December 10 to December 14, 2006. All games were played at the Al-Rayyan Baseball and Softball Venue.

## Schedule

| P | Preliminary round | ½ | Semifinals | F | Final | G | Grand final |
| Event↓/Date → | 10th Sun | 11th Mon | 12th Tue | 13th Wed | 13th Wed | 14th Thu | 14th Thu |
| Women | P | P | P | P | ½ | F | G |

## Medalists

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Women details | Japan Rei Nishiyama Masumi Mishina Ayumi Karino Emi Naito Megu Hirose Sachiko Ito Eri Yamada Mariko Goto Aki Uenishi Yukiko Ueno Mariko Masubuchi Yuko Endo Yuka Suzuki Emi Inui Satoko Mabuchi | Chinese Taipei Han Hsin-lin Lo Hsiao-ting Lai Meng-ting Lin Su-hua Huang Hui-wen Li Chiu-ching Chen Miao-yi Chiang Hui-chuan Lai Sheng-jung Wu Chia-yen Wen Li-hsiu Tung Yun-chi Pan Tzu-hui Hsu Hsiu-ling Lu Hsueh-mei | China Li Qi Lü Wei Sun Li Lü Yi Zhang Ai Wu Di Zhang Lifang Yu Huili Li Chunxia Zhou Yi Yu Yanhong Tan Ying Ding Hong Jiang Xin Xin Minhong |

## Squads

| China | Chinese Taipei | Japan | North Korea |
| Li Qi Lü Wei Sun Li Lü Yi Zhang Ai Wu Di Zhang Lifang Yu Huili Li Chunxia Zhou Yi Yu Yanhong Tan Ying Ding Hong Jiang Xin Xin Minhong | Han Hsin-lin Lo Hsiao-ting Lai Meng-ting Lin Su-hua Huang Hui-wen Li Chiu-ching Chen Miao-yi Chiang Hui-chuan Lai Sheng-jung Wu Chia-yen Wen Li-hsiu Tung Yun-chi Pan Tzu-hui Hsu Hsiu-ling Lu Hsueh-mei | Rei Nishiyama Masumi Mishina Ayumi Karino Emi Naito Megu Hirose Sachiko Ito Eri Yamada Mariko Goto Aki Uenishi Yukiko Ueno Mariko Masubuchi Yuko Endo Yuka Suzuki Emi Inui Satoko Mabuchi | Kang In-sun Kim Jin-ok Ri Kyong-hui Kim Kyong-hui Kim Un-ju Ri Yun-mi Jong Yong-suk Kim Song-chun Kim Jong-sun Yun Kyong-hui Kim Un-sim Kim Un-hyang Kim In-sil Pak Hyon-ok Choe Song-ok |
| South Korea | | | |
| Kim Jin-kyung Pak Sun-yeo Lee Bok-hee Jung Young-mi Suk Eun-jung Lee Eun-mi Hong Ki-ja An Na Kim Min-young Yoon Hye-young Park Eun-ok Lim Mi-ran Cho Hui-ju Nam Hee-sun An Yeon-soon | | | |

## Results

All times are Arabia Standard Time (UTC+03:00)

### Preliminary

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | Japan | 4 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 1.000 | — | Semifinals |
| 2 | China | 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 7 | .750 | 1 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | .500 | 2 | Semifinals |
| 4 | North Korea | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 14 | .250 | 3 | Semifinals |
| 5 | South Korea | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 24 | .000 | 4 | |
| 10 December 8:30 | South Korea | 0–7 (F/6) | Chinese Taipei | Al-Rayyan Baseball & Softball Venue, Doha Umpires: Liu Juan (CHN) |
| 10 December 8:30 | LP: Kim Jin-kyung | | WP: Han Hsin-lin | Al-Rayyan Baseball & Softball Venue, Doha Umpires: Liu Juan (CHN) |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Chinese Taipei | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | 7 | 11 | 1 |
| South Korea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 December 11:30 | China | 2–3 | Japan | Al-Rayyan Baseball & Softball Venue, Doha Umpires: Noel Bumagat (PHI) |
| 10 December 11:30 | LP: Li Qi | | WP: Mariko Masubuchi | Al-Rayyan Baseball & Softball Venue, Doha Umpires: Noel Bumagat (PHI) |
| 10 December 11:30 | HR: Wu Di (1) | | | Al-Rayyan Baseball & Softball Venue, Doha Umpires: Noel Bumagat (PHI) |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| China | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 10 December 14:00 | Chinese Taipei | 2–0 | North Korea | Al-Rayyan Baseball & Softball Venue, Doha Umpires: Xing Lisha (CHN) |
| 10 December 14:00 | WP: Lin Su-hua | | LP: Kim Song-chun | Al-Rayyan Baseball & Softball Venue, Doha Umpires: Xing Lisha (CHN) |
| 10 December 14:00 | HR: Li Chiu-ching (1) | | | Al-Rayyan Baseball & Softball Venue, Doha Umpires: Xing Lisha (CHN) |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| North Korea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Chinese Taipei | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 2 | 8 | 1 |
| 11 December 9:30 | North Korea | 1–5 | China | Al-Rayyan Baseball & Softball Venue, Doha Umpires: Ong Ka Aun (MAS) |
| 11 December 9:30 | LP: Kang In-sun | | WP: Lü Wei | Al-Rayyan Baseball & Softball Venue, Doha Umpires: Ong Ka Aun (MAS) |
| 11 December 9:30 | | | HR: Wu Di (1), Lü Yi (1) | Al-Rayyan Baseball & Softball Venue, Doha Umpires: Ong Ka Aun (MAS) |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| China | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1 |
| North Korea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 11 December 12:30 | Japan | 3–0 | Chinese Taipei | Al-Rayyan Baseball & Softball Venue, Doha Umpires: Joel Binarao (PHI) |
| 11 December 12:30 | WP: Yukiko Ueno | | LP: Lai Sheng-jung | Al-Rayyan Baseball & Softball Venue, Doha Umpires: Joel Binarao (PHI) |
| 11 December 12:30 | HR: Emi Naito (1), Masumi Mishina (1) | | | Al-Rayyan Baseball & Softball Venue, Doha Umpires: Joel Binarao (PHI) |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Chinese Taipei | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Japan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| 11 December 14:30 | China | 5–1 | South Korea | Al-Rayyan Baseball & Softball Venue, Doha Umpires: Rully Rinaldi Andriyanto (INA) |
| 11 December 14:30 | WP: Li Qi | | LP: Lim Mi-ran | Al-Rayyan Baseball & Softball Venue, Doha Umpires: Rully Rinaldi Andriyanto (INA) |
| 11 December 14:30 | HR: Wu Di (2) | | | Al-Rayyan Baseball & Softball Venue, Doha Umpires: Rully Rinaldi Andriyanto (INA) |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| South Korea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| China | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 5 | 8 | 1 |
| 12 December 8:30 | South Korea | 1–8 (F/5) | Japan | Al-Rayyan Baseball & Softball Venue, Doha Umpires: Liu Juan (CHN) |
| 12 December 8:30 | LP: Cho Hui-ju | | WP: Mariko Goto | Al-Rayyan Baseball & Softball Venue, Doha Umpires: Liu Juan (CHN) |
| 12 December 8:30 | | | HR: Yuka Suzuki (1) | Al-Rayyan Baseball & Softball Venue, Doha Umpires: Liu Juan (CHN) |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Japan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| South Korea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 December 11:00 | Chinese Taipei | 2–5 | China | Al-Rayyan Baseball & Softball Venue, Doha Umpires: Toyomatsu Tabinuki (JPN) |
| 12 December 11:00 | LP: Wu Chia-yen | | WP: Lü Wei | Al-Rayyan Baseball & Softball Venue, Doha Umpires: Toyomatsu Tabinuki (JPN) |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| China | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
| Chinese Taipei | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 2 |
| 12 December 14:15 | Japan | 6–1 | North Korea | Al-Rayyan Baseball & Softball Venue, Doha Umpires: Hsu Chan Kun-ying (TPE) |
| 12 December 14:15 | WP: Yuko Endo | | LP: Kang In-sun | Al-Rayyan Baseball & Softball Venue, Doha Umpires: Hsu Chan Kun-ying (TPE) |
| 12 December 14:15 | HR: Megu Hirose (1) | | | Al-Rayyan Baseball & Softball Venue, Doha Umpires: Hsu Chan Kun-ying (TPE) |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| North Korea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| Japan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | X | 6 | 10 | 2 |
| 13 December 8:30 | North Korea | 4–1 | South Korea | Al-Rayyan Baseball & Softball Venue, Doha Umpires: Tanate Kultate (THA) |
| 13 December 8:30 | WP: Kang In-sun | | LP: Lim Mi-ran | Al-Rayyan Baseball & Softball Venue, Doha Umpires: Tanate Kultate (THA) |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| South Korea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| North Korea | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 4 | 8 | 2 |

### Final round

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Grand final | Grand final | Grand final |
| 1 | Japan | 3 | | | | 1 | Japan (F/5) | 7 |
| 2 | China | 0 | | | | 3 | Chinese Taipei | 0 |
| | | | 2 | China | 7 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Chinese Taipei | 10 | | | |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei | 2 | | | | | | |
| 4 | North Korea | 1 | | | | | | |

#### Semifinals

| 13 December 11:30 | China | 0–3 | Japan | Al-Rayyan Baseball & Softball Venue, Doha Umpires: Chen Kuo-hwa (TPE) |
| 13 December 11:30 | LP: Lü Wei | | WP: Yukiko Ueno | Al-Rayyan Baseball & Softball Venue, Doha Umpires: Chen Kuo-hwa (TPE) |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Japan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| China | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 13 December 14:15 | Chinese Taipei | 2–1 | North Korea | Al-Rayyan Baseball & Softball Venue, Doha Umpires: Haruhi Goto (JPN) |
| 13 December 14:15 | WP: Lin Su-hua | | LP: Kim Song-chun | Al-Rayyan Baseball & Softball Venue, Doha Umpires: Haruhi Goto (JPN) |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| North Korea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Chinese Taipei | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 2 | 8 | 2 |

#### Final

| 14 December 8:30 | China | 7–10 | Chinese Taipei | Al-Rayyan Baseball & Softball Venue, Doha Umpires: Toyomatsu Tabinuki (JPN) |
| 14 December 8:30 | LP: Li Qi | | WP: Lin Su-hua | Al-Rayyan Baseball & Softball Venue, Doha Umpires: Toyomatsu Tabinuki (JPN) |
| 14 December 8:30 | HR: Zhang Ai (1) | | HR: Lai Meng-ting (1) | Al-Rayyan Baseball & Softball Venue, Doha Umpires: Toyomatsu Tabinuki (JPN) |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Chinese Taipei | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 0 |
| China | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 |

#### Grand final

| 14 December 14:00 | Japan | 7–0 (F/5) | Chinese Taipei | Al-Rayyan Baseball & Softball Venue, Doha Umpires: Noel Bumagat (PHI) |
| 14 December 14:00 | WP: Yukiko Ueno | | LP: Han Hsin-lin | Al-Rayyan Baseball & Softball Venue, Doha Umpires: Noel Bumagat (PHI) |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Chinese Taipei | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Japan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | X | — | — | 7 | 10 | 0 |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team | Pld | W | L |
| | Japan | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| | Chinese Taipei | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| | China | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | North Korea | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | South Korea | 4 | 0 | 4 |