2017 Asian Women's Softball Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Taiwan |
| Dates | 29 November–4 December 2017 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Defending champions |  Japan |
| Final positions | |
Champions | Japan (6th title) |
Runner-up |  Philippines |
Third place |  Chinese Taipei |
| Fourth place |  China |
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The 2017 Asian Women's Softball Championship was an international softball tournament which featured twelve nations and was held from 29 November–4 December 2017 in Taichung, Taiwan.[1]
The top five teams qualified for the 2018 Asian Games while the top three teams qualified for the 2018 Women's Softball World Championship[2]
Japan won the championship by winning 7–0 over the Philippines. With Japan already qualified as host, fourth placers, China qualified for the 2018 Women's Softball World Championship along with the Philippines and third-placers, Chinese Taipei.[3]
Participants
[edit]Preliminary round
[edit]Group A
[edit]| Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan |
5 | 0 | 1.000 | – |
| Philippines |
4 | 1 | .800 | 1 |
 South Korea |
3 | 2 | .600 | 2 |
 Hong Kong |
2 | 3 | .400 | 3 |
 Thailand |
1 | 4 | .200 | 4 |
 Pakistan |
0 | 5 | .000 | 5 |
Group B
[edit]| Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese Taipei |
5 | 0 | 1.000 | – |
| China |
4 | 1 | .800 | 1 |
 Indonesia |
3 | 2 | .600 | 2 |
 Singapore |
2 | 3 | .400 | 3 |
 India |
1 | 4 | .200 | 4 |
 Iran |
0 | 5 | .000 | 5 |
Final round
[edit]| Qualifying finals | Semifinals | Preliminary finals | Third place | Final | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Japan | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Chinese Taipei | 7 | 1W | Japan | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4W | Hong Kong | 0 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Japan | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | South Korea | 7 | 2L | Philippines | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | Philippines | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Indonesia | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Philippines | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Hong Kong | 4 | 2W | China | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Singapore | 0 | 3W | South Korea | 1 | Philippines | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1L | China | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Philippines | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | China | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5th place match | ||||
| South Korea
| 12 | |||
| Hong Kong
| 1 | |||
Final
[edit]| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | R | H | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan |
1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Philippines |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Final standings
[edit]Qualified for:
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Qualified for:
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| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
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Japan
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Philippines
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Chinese Taipei
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| 4th | China
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| 5th | South Korea
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| 6th | Hong Kong
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| 7th | Indonesia
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| Singapore
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| 9th | Thailand
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| India
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| 11th | Pakistan
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| Iran
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Source:World Baseball Softball Confederation[3]
See also
[edit]External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "第11回アジア女子選手権大会 大会概要" [Outline of the 11th Asian Women's Softball Championship]. Japan Softball Association (in Japanese). Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ Terrado, Reuben (24 November 2017). "Blu Girls eye podium finish in Asian Women's Softball Championship in Taiwan". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Japan blanks Philippines to win Women's Softball Asia Championship 2017 Taichung". World Baseball Softball Confederation. 4 December 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.