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China national Baseball5 team

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China China
Information
CountryChina People's Republic of China
FederationChinese Baseball Association
ConfederationWBSC Asia
ManagerSong Pingshan
WBSC ranking
Current 15 Decrease 2 (16 November 2023)[1]
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

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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

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As of 15 November 2023[4]
No. Pos. Player Gender
23  2B Bei Baohua F
6  SS Chen Jiayu M
1  1B Guo Chenyang M
2  P Huang Hantao M
7  3B Huang Hanhai M
11  1B Liu Xiaoyu F
12  2B Wang Qin F
9  P Xu Qiuling F

Staff

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No. Pos. Name
68 Manager  Song Pingshan
10 Coach Liu Hongbo
55 Coach Liang Weipeng

Tournament record

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Baseball5 Asia Cup

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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

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  1. ^ "The WBSC Baseball5 World Ranking". WBSC. 16 November 2023. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  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 Roster". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 16 April 2024.