# Asian Baseball Championship

The Asian Baseball Championship is the main championship tournament between national baseball teams in Asia, governed by the Baseball Federation of Asia (BFA). It is held every other year in odd-numbered years and since 1983 it also functions as the qualification games for the Baseball at the Summer Olympics if the event year is exactly one year before the Olympics. In even-numbered years, the Asian Baseball Cup is held, to determine two qualifiers — one from the Eastern Division and one from the Western Division — to join teams from China, Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea. The competition has been dominated by teams from Japan, South Korea and Taiwan.

## Medals (1954-2023)

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Japan | 20 | 8 | 2 | 30 |
| 2 | South Korea | 8 | 10 | 9 | 27 |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei | 5 | 13 | 9 | 27 |
| 4 | Philippines | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | China | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | Totals (6 entries) | 34 | 31 | 25 | 90 |

## Results

| # | Year | Final Host | Champions | Runners-up | 3rd place | Teams |
| 1 | 1954 Details | Manila | Philippines | Japan | South Korea | 4 |
| 2 | 1955 Details | Manila | Japan | Taiwan | South Korea | 4 |
| 3 | 1959 Details | Tokyo | Japan | South Korea | Taiwan | 4 |
| 4 | 1962 Details | Taipei | Japan | Taiwan and South Korea (Tied for Runners-up) | Taiwan and South Korea (Tied for Runners-up) | 4 |
| 5 | 1963 Details | Seoul | South Korea | Taiwan and Japan (Tied for Runners-up) | Taiwan and Japan (Tied for Runners-up) | 4 |
| 6 | 1965 Details | Manila | Japan | South Korea | Taiwan | 4 |
| 7 | 1967 Details | Tokyo | Japan | South Korea | Taiwan | 4 |
| 8 | 1969 Details | Taipei | Japan | Taiwan | Philippines | 4 |
| 9 | 1971 Details | Seoul | South Korea | Japan | Philippines | 5 |
| 10 | 1973 Details | Manila | Japan | South Korea | Taiwan | 5 |
| 11 | 1975 Details | Seoul | South Korea | Japan | Australia | 5 |
| 12 | 1983 Details | Seoul | Chinese Taipei, Japan and South Korea (Tied for Champions) | Chinese Taipei, Japan and South Korea (Tied for Champions) | Chinese Taipei, Japan and South Korea (Tied for Champions) | 5 |
| 13 | 1985 Details | Melbourne | Japan | Chinese Taipei and South Korea (Tied for Runners-up) | Chinese Taipei and South Korea (Tied for Runners-up) | 5 |
| 14 | 1987 Details | Tokyo | Chinese Taipei | Japan | South Korea | 7 |
| 15 | 1989 Details | Seoul | South Korea, Chinese Taipei and Japan (Tied for Champions) | South Korea, Chinese Taipei and Japan (Tied for Champions) | South Korea, Chinese Taipei and Japan (Tied for Champions) | 7 |
| 16 | 1991 Details | Beijing | Japan | Chinese Taipei | South Korea | 7 |
| 17 | 1993 Details | Perth | Japan | South Korea | Chinese Taipei | 7 |
| 18 | 1995 Details | Kurashiki | Japan | South Korea | Chinese Taipei | 6 |
| 19 | 1997 Details | Taipei | South Korea | Japan | Chinese Taipei | 6 |
| 20 | 1999 Details | Seoul | South Korea | Japan | Chinese Taipei | 6 |
| 21 | 2001 Details | Taipei | Chinese Taipei | South Korea | Japan | 5 |
| 22 | 2003 Details | Sapporo | Japan | Chinese Taipei | South Korea | 7 |
| 23 | 2005 Details | Miyazaki | Japan | Chinese Taipei | China | 6 |
| 24 | 2007 Details | Taichung | Japan | South Korea | Chinese Taipei | 7 |
| 25 | 2009 Details | Sapporo | Japan | Chinese Taipei | South Korea | 7 |
| 26 | 2012 Details | Taichung | Japan | Chinese Taipei | South Korea | 6 |
| 27 | 2015 Details | Taichung | South Korea | Chinese Taipei | Japan | 6 |
| 28 | 2017 Details | New Taipei City | Japan | Chinese Taipei | South Korea | 7 |
| 29 | 2019 Details | Taichung | Chinese Taipei | Japan | China | 8 |
| 30 | 2023 Details | Taipei, New Taipei City, Taichung | Japan | Chinese Taipei | South Korea | 8 |

## Nations (1954-2023)

* Chinese Taipei - 30 Editions - East
* Japan - 30 Editions - East
* South Korea - 30 Editions - East
* Philippines - 27 Editions - South East
* China - 14 Editions - East
* Australia - 8 Editions - Pacific
* Pakistan - 8 Editions - South
* Thailand - 8 Editions - South East
* Hong Kong - 5 Editions - East
* Indonesia - 4 Editions - South East
* Guam - 3 Editions - Pacific
* India - 2 Editions - South
* Sri Lanka - 2 Editions - South
* North Korea - 1 Editions - East
* Palestine - 1 Editions - West