# 2003 Asian Baseball Championship

The 2003 Asian Baseball Championship was the 22nd edition of the Asian Baseball Championship. The tournament was contested in the Sapporo Dome in Sapporo, Japan from 31 October to 7 November 2003. The tournament was sanctioned by the Asian Baseball Federation. The top two teams of the tournament, Japan and Chinese Taipei, gained automatic entry into the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.

## Participating teams
### Entry in preliminary round

* China
* Indonesia
* Pakistan
* Philippines

### Entry in final round

* Chinese Taipei
* Japan
* South Korea

## Squads
### Chinese Taipei (Taiwan)

Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) :
| Position | No. | Player | Birth | Club in 2003 |
| P | 1 | Wang Chien-Ming | March 31, 1980 | New York Yankees (AA team Trenton Thunder) |
| P | 11 | Lin Yueh-Ping | January 28, 1982 | Taipower |
| P | 15 | Lin En-Yu | March 25, 1981 | National Sports Training Center (National Training Team) |
| P | 18 | Hsu Ming-Chieh | November 20, 1975 | Seibu Lions |
| P | 25 | Tu Chang-Wei | May 11, 1982 | Chinese Culture University (Mobil Giants) |
| P | 46 | Yang Chien-Fu | April 22, 1979 | Sinon Bulls |
| P | 47 | Pan Wei-Lun | March 5, 1982 | Uni-President Lions |
| P | 99 | Chang Chih-Chia | May 6, 1980 | Seibu Lions |
| C | 27 | Yeh Chun-Chang | October 25, 1972 | Sinon Bulls |
| C | 34 | Kao Chih-Kang | February 7, 1981 | Taiwan Cooperative Bank |
| IF | 13 | Chen Yung-Chi | July 13, 1983 | National College of Physical Education and Sports (Taiwan Beer) |
| IF | 17 | Huang Chung-Yi (c) | October 12, 1967 | Sinon Bulls |
| IF | 28 | Wang Chuan-Chia | June 26, 1971 | Uni-President Lions |
| IF | 31 | Cheng Chang-Ming | January 28, 1978 | Chinatrust Whales |
| IF | 49 | Chang Tai-Shan | October 31, 1976 | Sinon Bulls |
| IF | 55 | Hsieh Chia-Hsian | April 8, 1976 | Macoto Gida |
| IF | 88 | Cheng Chao-Hang | February 14, 1977 | Sinon Bulls |
| OF | 12 | Chang Chia-Hao | October 31, 1976 | Sinon Bulls |
| OF | 23 | Peng Cheng-min | August 6, 1978 | Brother Elephants |
| OF | 50 | Chen Chih-Yuan | October 27, 1976 | Brother Elephants |
| OF | 52 | Chen Chin-Feng | October 28, 1977 | Los Angeles Dodgers (AAA team Las Vegas 51s) |
| OF | 53 | Huang Kan-Lin | March 25, 1981 | Uni-President Lions |
| Bench Coaches |||||
| Team Manager | 85 | Hsu Sheng Ming | September 11, 1958 | Chinatrust Whales |
| Coach | 4 | Lin I-Tseng | December 12, 1959 | Brother Elephants |
| Coach | 29 | Lee Lai-Fa | June 26, 1956 | National Training Team |
| Coach | 80 | Mitsujiro Sakai | January 31, 1968 | National Training Team |
| Coach | 81 | Yang Shien-Ming | April 30, 1959 | National Taiwan College of Physical Education (Fubon Bulls) |

## Preliminary round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| 1 | China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 1 | +40 | 1.000 | — | Advance to Final round |
| 2 | Philippines | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 14 | −1 | .333 | 2 | |
| 3 | Indonesia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 26 | −14 | .333 | 2 | |
| 4 | Pakistan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 36 | −25 | .333 | 2 | |
| 31 October 2003 11:00 (UTC+9) | Indonesia | 5 – 11 | Pakistan | Sapporo Dome, Sapporo |
| 31 October 2003 11:00 (UTC+9) | | Boxscore | | Sapporo Dome, Sapporo |
| 31 October 2003 15:30 (UTC+9) | China | 7 – 1 | Philippines | Sapporo Dome, Sapporo |
| 31 October 2003 15:30 (UTC+9) | | Boxscore | | Sapporo Dome, Sapporo |
| 1 November 2003 11:00 (UTC+9) | Indonesia | 0 – 15 | China | Sapporo Dome, Sapporo |
| 1 November 2003 15:30 (UTC+9) | Pakistan | 0 – 12 | Philippines | Sapporo Dome, Sapporo |
| 1 November 2003 15:30 (UTC+9) | | Boxscore | | Sapporo Dome, Sapporo |
| 2 November 2003 11:00 (UTC+9) | Philippines | 0 – 7 | Indonesia | Sapporo Dome, Sapporo |
| 2 November 2003 11:00 (UTC+9) | | Boxscore | | Sapporo Dome, Sapporo |
| 2 November 2003 15:30 (UTC+9) | Pakistan | 0 – 19 (F/7) | China | Sapporo Dome, Sapporo |
| 2 November 2003 15:30 (UTC+9) | | Boxscore | | Sapporo Dome, Sapporo |

## Final round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | PCT | GB |
| 1 | Japan (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 1 | +23 | 1.000 | — |
| 2 | Chinese Taipei | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 14 | −6 | .667 | 1 |
| 3 | South Korea | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | .333 | 2 |
| 4 | China | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 22 | −19 | .000 | 3 |
| 5 November 2003 12:00 (UTC+9) | Chinese Taipei | 5 – 4 | South Korea | Sapporo Dome, Sapporo |
| 5 November 2003 12:00 (UTC+9) | | Boxscore | | Sapporo Dome, Sapporo |
| 5 November 2003 18:30 (UTC+9) | China | 1 – 13 | Japan | Sapporo Dome, Sapporo |
| 5 November 2003 18:30 (UTC+9) | | Boxscore | | Sapporo Dome, Sapporo |
| 6 November 2003 12:00 (UTC+9) | South Korea | 6 – 1 | China | Sapporo Dome, Sapporo |
| 6 November 2003 12:00 (UTC+9) | | Boxscore | | Sapporo Dome, Sapporo |
| 6 November 2003 18:30 (UTC+9) | Japan | 9 – 0 | Chinese Taipei | Sapporo Dome, Sapporo |
| 6 November 2003 18:30 (UTC+9) | | Boxscore | | Sapporo Dome, Sapporo |
| 7 November 2003 12:00 (UTC+9) | Chinese Taipei | 3 – 1 | China | Sapporo Dome, Sapporo |
| 7 November 2003 18:30 (UTC+9) | South Korea | 0 – 2 | Japan | Sapporo Dome, Sapporo |

## Final ranking

| Rank | Team |
| 1 | Japan |
| 2 | Chinese Taipei |
| 3 | South Korea |
| 4 | China |
| 5 | Philippines |
| 6 | Indonesia |
| 7 | Pakistan |

## Awards

Asian Championship Awards :
| Award | Player |
| Most Valuable player | Shinya Miyamoto |
| Best Pitcher | Daisuke Matsuzaka |
| Leading Hitter | Yoshinobu Takahashi |
| Most Runs Batted In | Kosuke Fukudome |