China national Baseball5 team

China China
Information
CountryChina People's Republic of China
FederationChinese Baseball Association
ConfederationWBSC Asia
ManagerSong Pingshan
WBSC ranking
Current 9 Steady (9 August 2024)[1]
Baseball5 World Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2024)
Best result9th (1 time, in 2024)
Baseball5 Asia Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2024)
Best result 3rd (1 time, in 2024)

The China national Baseball5 team represents the People's Republic of China in international Baseball5 competitions.

History

Baseball is not as popular in China as it is in other Asia-Pacific region countries. However, thanks to softball and Baseball5, the sport is becoming more popular, especially among the youth. China fielded its first youth Baseball5 team in the 2023 Youth Baseball5 World Cup played in Turkey.[2]

China first participated in the 2024 Baseball5 Asia Cup held in Seoul, South Korea. The Chinese team finished the opening round second in its group with a 2–1 record, behind Japan. In the knockout stage, China defeated Malaysia in quarter-finals, but lost against Chinese Taipei in the semi-finals. China claimed the bronze medal after defeating hosts South Korea in the bronze medal game 2 sets to 0, qualifying to the 2024 Baseball5 World Cup.[3]

Current roster

As of 7 October 2024[4]
No. Pos. Player Gender
6  SS Chen Jiayu M
1  1B Guo Chenyang M
2  P Huang Hantao M
9  UTL Liu Mengyao F
12  2B Wang Qin F
22  UTL Xu Shengfu M
17  UTL Yao Dingliu F
23  UTL Zhang Yi F

Staff

No. Pos. Name
68 Manager  Song Pingshan

Tournament record

Baseball5 World Cup

Baseball5 World Cup record
Year Round Position W L RS RA
Mexico 2022 Did not enter
Hong Kong 2024 Placement round 9th 4 4 102 86
Total 1/2 – 4 4 102 86

Baseball5 Asia Cup

Baseball5 Asia Cup record
Year Round Position W L RS RA
Malaysia 2022 Did not enter
South Korea 2024 Bronze medal game 3rd 4 2 63 39
Total 1/2 – 4 2 63 39

References

  1. ^ "The WBSC Baseball5 World Ranking". WBSC. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Feature: China sees growing youthful exuberance on baseball diamond". Xinhuanet. 24 October 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Japan, Chinese Taipei and China qualify for Baseball5 World Cup". wbsc.org. World Baseball Softball Confederation. 16 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  4. ^ "China - WBSC Baseball5 World Cup 2024". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 7 October 2024.