2015 Asian Baseball Championship

The 2015 Asian Baseball Championship was an international baseball competition that was held in Taiwan from September 16–20, 2015. It was the 27th edition of the tournament.

2015 Asian Baseball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Taiwan
Dates 16–20 September
Teams6
Defending champions Japan (2012)
Final positions
Champions
 South Korea (7th title)
Runner-up
 Chinese Taipei
Third place
 Japan
Fourth place China
Main article: Asian Baseball Championship

South Korea won the title. Japan previously won five straight gold medals in the tournament since 2003.[1]

Qualified Teams

Results
Teams Games Played Wins Losses Final Rank
 South Korea 5501
 Chinese Taipei 5412
 Japan 5323
 China 5234
 Pakistan 5145
 Indonesia 5056

Notes
  1. The Philippines qualified for the tournament as winners of the Eastern Division of the 2015 Asian Baseball Cup but later withdrew due to financial and managerial issues faced by its national baseball association.[2]

References
  1. "S Korea win as Taiwan take silver". Baseball Federation of Asia. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  2. Ochosa, Mike (24 September 2015). "Philippine baseball's lost opportunity". Rappler. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
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