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{{Short description|Baseball competition}}
{{distinguish|text=[[Asia Professional Baseball Championship]], a U-23 Baseball tournament played by the East Asian baseball leagues}}
{{Use Australian English|date=January 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2018}}
{{Infobox sports league
| current_season = 2023 Asian Baseball Championship
| last_season = 2019 Asian Baseball Championship
| logo=
| pixels =
| caption =
|sport=[[Baseball]]
| founded = 1954
| teams = 8 ([[2023 Asian Baseball Championship|in 2023]])
| continent = [[Asia]]
| champion = {{bb|JPN}}<br>([[2023 Asian Baseball Championship|2023]])
| most_champs = {{bb|JPN}} (20 titles)
}}
The '''Asian Baseball Championship''' is the main championship [[tournament]] between national baseball teams in Asia, governed by the [[Baseball Federation of Asia]] (BFA).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-01 |title=BFA postpones Asian Baseball Championship and elective Congress |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1118676/baseball-federation-of-asia |access-date=2022-11-12 |website=www.insidethegames.biz}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Asian Baseball Championship postponed again due to COVID-19 - Focus Taiwan |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/sports/202201170014 |access-date=2022-11-12 |website=focustaiwan.tw |language=en-US}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BFA Baseball Federation of Asia {{!}} History... |url=https://www.baseballasia.org/BFA/include/index.php?Page=9-2 |access-date=2022-11-16 |website=www.baseballasia.org}}</ref> In even-numbered years, the [[Asian Baseball Cup]] is held, to determine two qualifiers &mdash; one from the Eastern Division and one from the Western Division &mdash; 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)==
{{Medals table
 | caption        = 
 | host           = 
 | flag_template  = Bb
 | event          = 
 | team           = 
 | gold_JPN = 20 | silver_JPN = 8  | bronze_JPN = 2
 | gold_KOR = 8  | silver_KOR = 10 | bronze_KOR = 9
 | gold_TPE = 5  | silver_TPE = 13 | bronze_TPE = 9
 | gold_PHI = 1  | silver_PHI = 0  | bronze_PHI = 2
 | gold_CHN = 0  | silver_CHN = 0  | bronze_CHN = 2
 | gold_AUS = 0  | silver_AUS = 0  | bronze_AUS = 1
}}

==Results==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align: center;"
|-
!width=3% | #
!width=6% | Year
!width=12% | Final Host
|width=1% rowspan=31 | 
!width=17% | Champions [[Image:Gold medal asia.svg|16px]]
!width=17% | Runners-up [[Image:Silver medal asia.svg|16px]]
!width=17% | 3rd place [[Image:Bronze medal asia.svg|16px]]
!width=3% | Teams
|- 
|1
|{{by|1954}}<br>''[[1954 Asian Baseball Championship|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|PHI|1936}}<br>[[Manila]]
|'''{{bb-big|PHI|1936}}'''
|{{bb-big|JPN|1947}}
|{{bb-big|KOR|1949}}
|4
|- style="background: #D0E6FF;"
|2
|{{by|1955}}<br>''[[1955 Asian Baseball Championship|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|PHI|1936}}<br>[[Manila]]
|'''{{bb-big|JPN|1947}}'''
|{{bb-big|TWN}}
|{{bb-big|KOR|1949}}
|4
|- 
|3
|{{by|1959}}<br>''[[1959 Asian Baseball Championship|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|JPN|1947}}<br>[[Tokyo]]
|'''{{bb-big|JPN|1947}}'''
|{{bb-big|KOR|1949}}
|{{bb-big|TWN}}
|4
|- style="background: #D0E6FF;"
|4
|{{by|1962}}<br>''[[1962 Asian Baseball Championship|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|TWN}}<br>[[Taipei]]
|'''{{bb-big|JPN|1947}}'''
|colspan=2|{{bb|TWN}} and {{bb|KOR|1949}}<br>(Tied for Runners-up)
|4
|- 
|5
|{{by|1963}}<br>''[[1963 Asian Baseball Championship|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|KOR|1949}}<br>[[Seoul]]
|'''{{bb-big|KOR|1949}}'''
|colspan=2|{{bb|TWN}} and {{bb|JPN|1947}}<br>(Tied for Runners-up)
|4
|- style="background: #D0E6FF;" 
|6
|{{by|1965}}<br>''[[1965 Asian Baseball Championship|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|PHI|1936}}<br>[[Manila]]
|'''{{bb-big|JPN|1947}}'''
|{{bb-big|KOR|1949}}
|{{bb-big|TWN}}
|4
|- 
|7
|{{by|1967}}<br>''[[1967 Asian Baseball Championship|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|JPN|1947}}<br>[[Tokyo]]
|'''{{bb-big|JPN|1947}}'''
|{{bb-big|KOR|1949}}
|{{bb-big|TWN}}
|4
|- style="background: #D0E6FF;"
|8
|{{by|1969}}<br>''[[1969 Asian Baseball Championship|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|TWN}}<br>[[Taipei]]
|'''{{bb-big|JPN|1947}}'''
|{{bb-big|TWN}}
|{{bb-big|PHI|1936}}
|4
|- 
|9
|{{by|1971}}<br>''[[1971 Asian Baseball Championship|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|KOR|1949}}<br>[[Seoul]]
|'''{{bb-big|KOR|1949}}'''
|{{bb-big|JPN|1947}}
|{{bb-big|PHI|1936}}
|5
|- style="background: #D0E6FF;"
|10
|{{by|1973}}<br>''[[1973 Asian Baseball Championship|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|PHI|1936}}<br>[[Manila]]
|'''{{bb-big|JPN|1947}}'''
|{{bb-big|KOR|1949}}
|{{bb-big|TWN}}
|5
|- 
|11
|{{by|1975}}<br>''[[1975 Asian Baseball Championship|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|KOR|1949}}<br>[[Seoul]]
|'''{{bb-big|KOR|1949}}'''
|{{bb-big|JPN|1947}}
|{{bb-big|AUS}}
|5
|- style="background: #D0E6FF;"
|12
|{{by|1983}}<br>''[[1983 Asian Baseball Championship|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|KOR|1949}}<br>[[Seoul]]
|colspan=3|'''{{bb|TPE}}''', '''{{bb|JPN|1947}}''' and '''{{bb|KOR|1949}}'''<br>(Tied for Champions)
|5
|- 
|13
|{{by|1985}}<br>''[[1985 Asian Baseball Championship|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|AUS}}<br>[[Melbourne]]
|'''{{bb-big|JPN|1947}}'''
|colspan=2|{{bb|TPE}} and {{bb|KOR|1984}}<br>(Tied for Runners-up)
|5
|- style="background: #D0E6FF;"
|14
|{{by|1987}}<br>''[[1987 Asian Baseball Championship|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|JPN|1947}}<br>[[Tokyo]]
|'''{{bb-big|TPE}}'''
|{{bb-big|JPN|1947}}
|{{bb-big|KOR|1984}}
|7
|- 
|15
|{{by|1989}}<br>''[[1989 Asian Baseball Championship|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|KOR|1984}}<br>[[Seoul]]
|colspan=3|'''{{bb|KOR|1949}}''', '''{{bb|TPE}}''' and '''{{bb|JPN|1947}}'''<br>(Tied for Champions)
|7
|- 
|- style="background: #D0E6FF;"
|16
|{{by|1991}}<br>''[[1991 Asian Baseball Championship|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|CHN}}<br>[[Beijing]]
|'''{{bb-big|JPN|1947}}'''
|{{bb-big|TPE}}
|{{bb-big|KOR|1984}}
|7
|- 
|17
|{{by|1993}}<br>''[[1993 Asian Baseball Championship|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|AUS}}<br>[[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]]
|'''{{bb-big|JPN|1947}}'''
|{{bb-big|KOR|1984}}
|{{bb-big|TPE}}
|7
|- style="background: #D0E6FF;"
|18
|{{by|1995}}<br>''[[1995 Asian Baseball Championship|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|JPN|1947}}<br>[[Kurashiki, Okayama|Kurashiki]]
|'''{{bb-big|JPN|1947}}'''
|{{bb-big|KOR|1984}}
|{{bb-big|TPE}}
|6
|- 
|19
|{{by|1997}}<br>''[[1997 Asian Baseball Championship|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|TWN}}<br>[[Taipei]]
|'''{{bb-big|KOR|1984}}'''
|{{bb-big|JPN|1947}}
|{{bb-big|TPE}}
|6
|- style="background: #D0E6FF;"
|20
|{{by|1999}}<br>''[[1999 Asian Baseball Championship|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|KOR|1997}}<br>[[Seoul]]
|'''{{bb-big|KOR|1997}}'''
|{{bb-big|JPN}}
|{{bb-big|TPE}}
|6
|- 
|21
|{{by|2001}}<br>''[[2001 Asian Baseball Championship|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|TWN}}<br>[[Taipei]]
|'''{{bb-big|TPE}}'''
|{{bb-big|KOR|1997}}
|{{bb-big|JPN}}
|5
|- style="background: #D0E6FF;"
|22
|{{by|2003}}<br>''[[2003 Asian Baseball Championship|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|JPN}}<br>[[Sapporo]]
|'''{{bb-big|JPN}}'''
|{{bb-big|TPE}}
|{{bb-big|KOR|1997}}
|7
|- 
|23
|{{by|2005}}<br>''[[2005 Asian Baseball Championship|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|JPN}}<br>[[Miyazaki, Miyazaki|Miyazaki]]
|'''{{bb-big|JPN}}'''
|{{bb-big|TPE}}
|{{bb-big|CHN}}
|6
|- style="background: #D0E6FF;"
|24
|{{by|2007}}<br>''[[2007 Asian Baseball Championship|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|TWN}}<br>[[Taichung]]
|'''{{bb-big|JPN}}'''
|{{bb-big|KOR|1997}}
|{{bb-big|TPE}}
|7
|- 
|25
|{{by|2009}}<br>''[[2009 Asian Baseball Championship|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|JPN}}<br>[[Sapporo]]
|'''{{bb-big|JPN}}'''
|{{bb-big|TPE}}
|{{bb-big|KOR|1997}}
|7
|- style="background: #D0E6FF;"
|26
|{{by|2012}}<br>''[[2012 Asian Baseball Championship|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|TWN}}<br>[[Taichung]]
|'''{{bb-big|JPN}}'''
|{{bb-big|TPE}}
|{{bb-big|KOR}}
|6
|-
|27
|{{by|2015}}<br>''[[2015 Asian Baseball Championship|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|TWN}}<br>[[Taichung]]
|'''{{bb-big|KOR}}'''
|{{bb-big|TPE}}
|{{bb-big|JPN}}
|6
|- style="background: #D0E6FF;"
|28
|{{by|2017}}<br>''[[2017 Asian Baseball Championship|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|TWN}}<br>[[New Taipei City]]
|'''{{bb-big|JPN}}'''
|{{bb-big|TPE}}
|{{bb-big|KOR}}
|7
|-
|29
|{{by|2019}}<br>''[[2019 Asian Baseball Championship|Details]]''
|{{flagicon|TWN}}<br>[[Taichung]]
|'''{{bb-big|TPE}}'''
|{{bb-big|JPN}}
|{{bb-big|CHN}}
|8
|- style="background: #D0E6FF;"
|30
|{{by|2023}}<br>''[[2023 Asian Baseball Championship|Details]]''
||{{flagicon|TWN}}<br>[[Taipei]], [[New Taipei City]], [[Taichung]]
|'''{{bb-big|JPN}}'''
|{{bb-big|TPE}}
|{{bb-big|KOR}}
|8
|}

==Nations (1954-2023)==
# {{TPE}} - 30 Editions - East
# {{JPN}} - 30 Editions - East
# {{KOR}} - 30 Editions - East
# {{PHI}} - 27 Editions - South East
# {{CHN}} - 14 Editions - East
# {{AUS}} - 8 Editions - Pacific
# {{PAK}} - 8 Editions - South 
# {{THA}} - 8 Editions - South East
# {{HKG}} - 5 Editions - East
# {{INA}} - 4 Editions - South East
# {{GUM}} - 3 Editions - Pacific
# {{IND}} - 2 Editions - South
# {{SRI}} - 2 Editions - South
# {{PRK}} - 1 Editions - East
# {{PLE}} - 1 Editions - West

==See also==
* [[Women's Baseball Asian Cup]]
* [[Asia Series]]
* [[Baseball awards#Asia]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.baseballasia.org/BFA/include/index.php?Page=8-1 Asian Baseball Championship] (on Baseball Federation of Asia website)

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[[Category:International baseball competitions in Asia]]
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[[Category:Recurring sporting events established in 1954]]
[[Category:1954 establishments in Asia]]