1993 Asian Baseball Championship

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1993 Asian Baseball Championship
Tournament details
CountryAustralia
Dates26 February – 7 March
Teams7
Final positions
Champions Japan (11th title)
Runner-up South Korea
Third place Chinese Taipei
Fourth place Australia

The

Baseball Confederation of Oceania. The tournament was won by defending champions Japan; their eleventh Asian Championship and their third consecutive title, equalling the record they set in two separate sequences previously: 1955-1959-1962 and 1965-1967-1967.[1]

North Korea made their first, and through 2009, their only appearance at the tournament—finishing 6th—and became the ninth team to contest the championship. South Korea (2nd), Chinese Taipei (3rd), Australia (4th) China (5th) and Philippines (7th) were the other participants.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Bjarkman 2005, pp.477–8

Bibliography

  • Bjarkman, Peter C. (2005). Diamonds Around the Globe: The Encyclopedia of International Baseball.
    OCLC 58806121
    . Retrieved 18 August 2009.