2023 Women's Softball Asia Cup
# 2023 Women's Softball Asia Cup

The 2023 Women's Softball Asia Cup is an international softball tournament which featured nine nations and is held from 2–8 April 2023 in Incheon, South Korea. Matches held at the Songdo LNG Baseball Stadium.

The tournament also serves as the qualifiers for the 2024 Women's Softball World Cup in which being hosted by Ireland, Italy, and Spain.

## Participants

* China
* Hong Kong
* India
* Japan
* South Korea (hosts)
* Philippines
* Singapore
* Chinese Taipei
* Thailand

## Preliminary round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | PCT | GB | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Japan | 8 | 8 | 0 | 102 | 1 | +101 | 1.000 | — | Advance to Final |
| 2 | China | 8 | 7 | 1 | 87 | 8 | +79 | .875 | 1 | Advance to Final |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei | 8 | 6 | 2 | 70 | 20 | +50 | .750 | 2 | Advance to Bronze medal game |
| 4 | Philippines | 8 | 5 | 3 | 40 | 21 | +19 | .625 | 3 | Advance to Bronze medal game |
| 5 | South Korea (H) | 8 | 4 | 4 | 44 | 33 | +11 | .500 | 4 | |
| 6 | Hong Kong | 8 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 56 | −26 | .375 | 5 | |
| 7 | Singapore | 8 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 82 | −72 | .250 | 6 | |
| 8 | Thailand | 8 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 77 | −68 | .125 | 7 | |
| 9 | India | 8 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 96 | −94 | .000 | 8 | |

### Matches

| Date | Road | Score | Home |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2 April | South Korea | 10–0 (4) | Thailand |
| 2 April | Philippines | 7–0 (5) | Hong Kong |
| 2 April | Chinese Taipei | 19–0 (3) | India |
| 2 April | China | 16–1 (3) | Singapore |
| 2 April | South Korea | 0–2 | Philippines |
| 2 April | Japan | 11–0 (4) | Thailand |
| 2 April | Chinese Taipei | 10–0 (4) | Hong Kong |
| 2 April | India | 0–21 (3) | China |
| 3 April | Japan | 25–0 (4) | Singapore |
| 3 April | Chinese Taipei | 12–1 (4) | South Korea |
| 3 April | China | 5–0 | Hong Kong |
| 3 April | Philippines | 10–0 (4) | Thailand |
| 3 April | India | 1–3 | Singapore |
| 3 April | South Korea | 15–0 (3) | Hong Kong |
| 3 April | Japan | 4–0 | China |
| 3 April | Philippines | 0–5 | Chinese Taipei |
| 4 April | Thailand | 2–5 | Hong Kong |
| 4 April | India | 0–17 (4) | Japan |
| 4 April | Singapore | 1–8 (5) | Philippines |
| 4 April | China | 7–0 (5) | South Korea |
| 4 April | Japan | 8–0 (5) | Chinese Taipei |
| 4 April | South Korea | 10–1 (5) | India |
| 4 April | Singapore | 5–4 (9) | Thailand |
| 4 April | China | 6–2 | Philippines |
| 6 April | South Korea | 8–0 (5) | Singapore |
| 6 April | Japan | 17–0 (4) | Hong Kong |
| 6 April | India | 0–10 (4) | Philippines |
| 6 April | Thailand | 0–15 (3) | Chinese Taipei |
| 6 April | Japan | 11–0 (4) | South Korea |
| 6 April | Chinese Taipei | 8–0 (5) | Singapore |
| 6 April | China | 21–0 (3) | Thailand |
| 6 April | India | 0–13 (5) | Hong Kong |
| 7 April | Hong Kong | 12–0 | Singapore |
| 7 April | Thailand | 3–0 | India |
| 7 April | Chinese Taipei | 1–11 | China |
| 7 April | Japan | 9–1 (5) | Philippines |

* 1 2 Fixtures originally scheduled on 5 April were cancelled due to continuous rains. Matches were revised.

## Final round

Originally the format was to consist of semi-finals with the winners qualifying for the final. However, after day 4 was rained off the decision was made to go straight to the final and bronze final. The 5th to 9th placement games were also removed.

### Bronze medal game

8 April 10:00 (KST) Songdo LNG Stadium 10 °C (50 °F), fair :

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Philippines | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 3 |
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | X | 10 | 11 | 0 |
| WP: Hsia-Ai Ke LP: Kaith Jalandoni Home runs: PHI: None TPE: Chia-Hui Ko Boxscore |||||||||||

### Final

8 April 12:00 (KST) Songdo LNG Stadium 11 °C (52 °F), fair :

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| China | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Japan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | X | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| WP: Miu Goto LP: Yinan Chai Home runs: CHN: None JPN: Ayane Nakagawa Boxscore |||||||||||

## Final standings

* Qualified for:
* 2024 Women's Softball World Cup

| Rank | Team |
| - | - |
| | Japan |
| | China |
| | Chinese Taipei |
| 4th | Philippines |
| 5th | South Korea |
| 6th | Hong Kong |
| 7th | Singapore |
| 8th | Thailand |
| 9th | India |

Source: World Baseball Softball Confederation

## Qualified teams for 2024 Women's Softball World Cup

The following four teams from Asia qualify for the 2024 Women's Softball World Cup.

| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in Women's Softball World Cup |
| - | - | - |
| Japan | 6 April 2023 | 15 (1965, 1970, 1974, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022) |
| China | 6 April 2023 | 11 (1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018) |
| Chinese Taipei | 6 April 2023 | 16 (1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022) |
| Philippines | 6 April 2023 | 7 (1970, 1974, 1982, 1990, 1998, 2016, 2018) |

    $^1$ Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

## Individual awards

* Most Valuable Player: Miu Goto ( Japan)

### Asia All Star Team

* First Base: Minori Naito ( Japan)
* Second Base: Lin Feng-Chin ( Chinese Taipei)
* Third Base: Yui Sakamoto ( Japan)
* Short Stop: Kanna Kudo ( Japan)
* Center Field: Chen Jia ( China)
* Right Field: Alaiza Talisik ( Philippines)
* Catcher: Lin Szu-Shih ( Chinese Taipei)
* Left-hand pitcher: Miu Goto ( Japan)
* Right-hand pitcher: Chai Yinan ( China)
* Designated Position (DP): Risa Kawamura ( Japan)
