2019 Asian Women's Softball Championship

2019 Asian Women's Softball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Indonesia
Teams10
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Defending champions Japan
Final positions
Champions
 Japan (7th title)
Runner-up
 China
Third place
 Chinese Taipei
Fourth place Philippines
Tournament statistics
Most Valuable PlayerJapan Eri Yamada
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The 2019 Asian Women's Softball Championship was an international softball tournament which featured ten nations and was held from 1–7 May 2019 in Jakarta, Indonesia. Matches were held at the Gelora Bung Karno Softball Stadium[1]

The tournament also serves as the qualifiers for the WBSC Softball Asia/Oceania 2019 Qualifying Event for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. The top six teams aside from the Olympic hosts, Japan, advanced to the final Olympic qualifier to be hosted in Shanghai, China.[1] The top three nations also qualified for the 2021 Women's World Championships.

Participants

Preliminary round

Group A

Teams W L Pct. GB
 Japan 4 0 1.000 –
 China 3 1 .750 1
 South Korea 2 2 .500 2
 Thailand 1 3 .250 3
 India 0 4 .000 4

Group B

Teams W L Pct. GB
 Chinese Taipei 4 0 1.000 –
 Philippines 3 1 .750 1
 Hong Kong 2 2 .500 2
 Indonesia 1 3 .250 3
 Singapore 0 4 .000 4

Final round

Playoffs Semifinals Final
         
A1  Japan 7
B4  Indonesia 0
A1  Japan 10
B2  Philippines 0
A3  South Korea 1
B2  Philippines 5
A1  Japan 9
A2  China 2
B3  Hong Kong 2
A2  China 11
A2  China W Third place
B1  Chinese Taipei L
A4  Thailand 0 B2  Philippines 0
B1  Chinese Taipei 15 B1  Chinese Taipei 10

Classification 5th–8th place

Playoff 5th place match
      
B4  Indonesia 4
A4  Thailand 3
B4  Indonesia 2
A3  South Korea 11
B3  Hong Kong 0
A3  South Korea 11 7th place match
A4  Thailand 3
B4  Hong Kong 13

Final standings

Qualified for:
Qualified for:
Rank Team
 Japan
 China
 Chinese Taipei
4th  Philippines
5th  South Korea
6th  Indonesia
7th  Hong Kong
8th  Thailand
9th  Singapore
10th  India

Source: World Baseball Softball Confederation[2]

Individual awards

  • Most Valuable Player:Japan Eri Yamada
  • Best Pitcher:Japan Misaki Katsumata
  • Best Hitter:Philippines Angeline Ursabia
  • Best Slugger:Philippines Angeline Ursabia
  • Most Stolen Base:Japan Mikiko Eguchi
  • Most Runs Batted (RBI): Chinese Taipei Chen Chia-Yi

[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Asia Cup Women's Softball Championship ready to go in Jakarta, Indonesia". World Baseball Softball Confederation. 30 April 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Six nations from Asia advance to Tokyo 2020 softball qualifier". World Baseball Softball Confederation. 7 May 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  3. ^ Peter, Fabian (7 May 2019). "Japan crowned Asia Softball champions". New Straits Times. Retrieved 10 May 2019.