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'''[[Softball]]''' has been an event at the [[Asian Games]] since [[1990 Asian Games|1990]] in [[Beijing]], [[China]].

==Summary==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; width: 100%; text-align: center;"
!rowspan=2 width=5%|Year 
!rowspan=2 width=10%|Host 
|width=1% rowspan=11| 
!colspan=3|Final 
|width=1% rowspan=11| 
!colspan=3|Third place match 
|-
!width=15%|Winner 
!width=8%|Score 
!width=15%|Runner-up 
!width=15%|3rd place
!width=8%|Score 
!width=15%|4th place
|- bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|1990<br />{{DetailsLink|Softball at the 1990 Asian Games}}
|{{flagicon|CHN}}<br/>[[Beijing]]
|'''{{sbw-big|CHN}}'''
|{{color|#A0A0A0|No playoffs}}
|{{sbw-big|JPN|1947}}
|{{sbw-big|TPE}}
|{{color|#A0A0A0|No playoffs}}
|{{sbw-big|KOR|1984}}
|-
|1994<br />{{DetailsLink|Softball at the 1994 Asian Games}}
| {{flagicon|JPN|1947}}<br/>[[Hiroshima]]
|'''{{sbw-big|CHN}}'''
|{{color|#A0A0A0|No playoffs}}
|{{sbw-big|JPN|1947}}
|{{sbw-big|TPE}}
|{{color|#A0A0A0|No playoffs}}
|{{sbw-big|KOR|1984}}
|- bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|1998<br />{{DetailsLink|Softball at the 1998 Asian Games}}
|{{flagicon|THA}}<br />[[Bangkok]]
|'''{{sbw-big|CHN}}'''
|'''5–0'''
|{{sbw-big|JPN|1947}}
|{{sbw-big|TPE}}
|{{color|#A0A0A0|No playoffs}}
|{{sbw-big|PRK}}
|-
|2002<br />{{DetailsLink|Softball at the 2002 Asian Games}}
|{{flagicon|KOR|1997}}<br />[[Busan]]
|'''{{sbw-big|JPN}}'''
|{{color|#A0A0A0|Not held}}
|{{sbw-big|CHN}}<br />{{sbw-big|TPE}}
|''Shared silver''
|{{color|#A0A0A0|No playoffs}}
|{{sbw-big|PRK}}
|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|2006<br />{{DetailsLink|Softball at the 2006 Asian Games}}
|{{flagicon|QAT}}<br />[[Doha]]
|'''{{sbw-big|JPN}}'''
|'''7–0'''<br />([[Mercy rule|F/5]])
|{{sbw-big|TPE}}
|{{sbw-big|CHN}}
|{{color|#A0A0A0|No playoffs}}
|{{sbw-big|PRK}}
|-
|2010<br />{{DetailsLink|Softball at the 2010 Asian Games}}
|{{flagicon|CHN}}<br />[[Guangzhou]]
|'''{{sbw-big|JPN}}'''
|'''2–0'''
|{{sbw-big|CHN}}
|{{sbw-big|TPE}}
|{{color|#A0A0A0|No playoffs}}
|{{sbw-big|KOR|1997}}
|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|2014<br />{{DetailsLink|Softball at the 2014 Asian Games}}
|{{flagicon|KOR}}<br />[[Incheon]]
|'''{{sbw-big|JPN}}'''
|'''6–0'''
|{{sbw-big|TPE}}
|{{sbw-big|CHN}}
|{{color|#A0A0A0|No playoffs}}
|{{sbw-big|PHI}}
|-
|2018<br />{{DetailsLink|Softball at the 2018 Asian Games}}
|{{flagicon|INA}}<br />[[Jakarta]]–[[Palembang]]
|'''{{sbw-big|JPN}}'''
|'''7–0'''<br />([[Mercy rule|F/5]])
|{{sbw-big|TPE}}
|{{sbw-big|CHN}}
|{{color|#A0A0A0|No playoffs}}
|{{sbw-big|PHI}}
|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|2022<br />{{DetailsLink|Softball at the 2022 Asian Games}}
|{{flagicon|CHN}}<br />[[Hangzhou]]
|'''{{sbw-big|JPN}}'''
|'''4–0'''
|{{sbw-big|CHN}}
|{{sbw-big|TPE}}
|'''3–2'''
|{{sbw-big|PHI}}
|}

==Medal table==
{{Medals table
 | caption        = 
 | host           = 
 | flag_template  = flagIOC2team
 | event          = Asian Games
 | team           = 
 | gold_JPN = 6 | silver_JPN = 3 | bronze_JPN = 0
 | gold_CHN = 3 | silver_CHN = 3 | bronze_CHN = 3
 | gold_TPE = 0 | silver_TPE = 4 | bronze_TPE = 5
}}

==Participating nations==

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! width=170|Team
! width=25|{{flagicon|CHN}}<br />[[Softball at the 1990 Asian Games|1990]] || width=25|{{flagicon|JPN|1947}}<br />[[Softball at the 1994 Asian Games|1994]] || width=25|{{flagicon|THA}}<br />[[Softball at the 1998 Asian Games|1998]] || width=25|{{flagicon|KOR|1997}}<br />[[Softball at the 2002 Asian Games|2002]] || width=25|{{flagicon|QAT}}<br />[[Softball at the 2006 Asian Games|2006]] || width=25|{{flagicon|CHN}}<br />[[Softball at the 2010 Asian Games|2010]] !! width=25|{{flagicon|KOR}}<br />[[Softball at the 2014 Asian Games|2014]] !! width=25|{{flagicon|INA}}<br />[[Softball at the 2018 Asian Games|2018]] !! width=25|{{flagicon|CHN}}<br />[[Softball at the 2022 Asian Games|2022]] !! width=40|Years
|-
|align=left| {{sbw|CHN|size=20px}} || bgcolor=gold|'''1st''' || bgcolor=gold|'''1st''' || bgcolor=gold|'''1st''' || bgcolor=silver|'''2nd''' || bgcolor=cc9966|'''3rd''' || bgcolor=silver|'''2nd''' || bgcolor=cc9966|'''3rd''' || bgcolor=cc9966|'''3rd''' || bgcolor=silver|'''2nd''' || '''9''' 
|-
|align=left| {{sbw|TPE|size=20px}} || bgcolor=cc9966|'''3rd''' || bgcolor=cc9966|'''3rd''' || bgcolor=cc9966|'''3rd''' || bgcolor=silver|'''2nd''' || bgcolor=silver|'''2nd''' || bgcolor=cc9966|'''3rd''' || bgcolor=silver|'''2nd''' || bgcolor=silver|'''2nd''' || bgcolor=cc9966|'''3rd''' || '''9''' 
|-
|align=left| {{sbw|HKG|size=20px}} || || || || || || || || 7th || 7th || '''2'''
|-
|align=left| {{sbw|INA|size=20px}} || || || || || || || || 6th || || '''1'''
|-
|align=left| {{sbw|JPN|size=20px}} || bgcolor=silver|'''2nd''' || bgcolor=silver|'''2nd''' || bgcolor=silver|'''2nd''' || bgcolor=gold|'''1st''' || bgcolor=gold|'''1st''' || bgcolor=gold|'''1st''' || bgcolor=gold|'''1st''' || bgcolor=gold|'''1st''' || bgcolor=gold|'''1st''' || '''9''' 
|-
|align=left| {{sbw|PRK|size=20px}} || 5th || || 4th || 4th || 4th || || || || || '''4'''
|-
|align=left| {{sbw|PHI|size=20px}} || || || 6th || 6th || || 5th || 4th || 4th || 4th || '''6'''
|-
|align=left| {{sbw|SGP|size=20px}} || || || || || || || || || 6th || '''1'''
|-
|align=left| {{sbw|KOR|size=20px}} || 4th || 4th || 5th || 5th || 5th || 4th || 5th || 5th || 5th || '''9'''
|-
|align=left| {{sbw|THA|size=20px}} || || || 7th || || || 6th || 6th || || 8th || '''4'''
|-
!Number of teams || 5 || 4 || 7 || 6 || 5 || 6 || 6 || 7 || 8 ||
|}

==List of medalists==
{{further|List of Asian Games medalists in softball}}

==References==
{{reflist}}
*[http://www.leadoffman.info/softball/index.php?%A5%A2%A5%B8%A5%A2%B6%A5%B5%BB%C2%E7%B2%F1 Softball at the Asian Games]

==External links==
*[http://www.doha-2006.com/gis/menuroot/sports/Softball_HR.aspx-id=SO.html Medallists from previous Asian Games - Softball]

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[[Category:Sports at the Asian Games]]
[[Category:International softball competitions|Asian Games]]
[[Category:Softball at multi-sport events|Asian Games]]
[[Category:Softball in Asia|Asian Games]]