2003 Asian Baseball Championship

Template:Infobox international baseball tournament 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	Template:FlagiconNew York Yankees (AA team Trenton Thunder)
P	11	Lin Yueh-Ping	January 28, 1982	Template:FlagiconTaipower
P	15	Lin En-Yu	March 25, 1981	Template:FlagiconNational Sports Training Center (National Training Team)
P	18	Hsu Ming-Chieh	November 20, 1975	Template:FlagiconSeibu Lions
P	25	Tu Chang-Wei	May 11, 1982	Template:FlagiconChinese Culture University (Mobil Giants)
P	46	Yang Chien-Fu	April 22, 1979	Template:FlagiconSinon Bulls
P	47	Pan Wei-Lun	March 5, 1982	Template:FlagiconUni-President Lions
P	99	Chang Chih-Chia	May 6, 1980	Template:FlagiconSeibu Lions
C	27	Yeh Chun-Chang	October 25, 1972	Template:FlagiconSinon Bulls
C	34	Kao Chih-Kang	February 7, 1981	Template:FlagiconTaiwan Cooperative Bank
IF	13	Chen Yung-Chi	July 13, 1983	Template:FlagiconNational College of Physical Education and Sports (Taiwan Beer)
IF	17	Huang Chung-Yi (c)	October 12, 1967	Template:FlagiconSinon Bulls
IF	28	Wang Chuan-Chia	June 26, 1971	Template:FlagiconUni-President Lions
IF	31	Cheng Chang-Ming	January 28, 1978	Template:FlagiconChinatrust Whales
IF	49	Chang Tai-Shan	October 31, 1976	Template:FlagiconSinon Bulls
IF	55	Hsieh Chia-Hsian	April 8, 1976	Template:FlagiconMacoto Gida
IF	88	Cheng Chao-Hang	February 14, 1977	Template:FlagiconSinon Bulls
OF	12	Chang Chia-Hao	October 31, 1976	Template:FlagiconSinon Bulls
OF	23	Peng Cheng-min	August 6, 1978	Template:FlagiconBrother Elephants
OF	50	Chen Chih-Yuan	October 27, 1976	Template:FlagiconBrother Elephants
OF	52	Chen Chin-Feng	October 28, 1977	Template:FlagiconLos Angeles Dodgers (AAA team Las Vegas 51s)
OF	53	Huang Kan-Lin	March 25, 1981	Template:FlagiconUni-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)

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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	Template:Flagicon Shinya Miyamoto
Best Pitcher	Template:Flagicon Daisuke Matsuzaka
Leading Hitter	Template:Flagicon Yoshinobu Takahashi
Most Runs Batted In	Template:Flagicon Kosuke Fukudome