Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding. The game occurs over the course of several plays, with each play generally beginning when a player on the fielding tea ...
at the
2018 Asian Games
The 2018 Asian Games ( id, Pesta Olahraga Asia 2018 or ''Asian Games 2018''), officially known as the 18th Asian Games and also known as Jakarta-Palembang 2018 or Indonesia 2018, was a Asia, continental multi-sport event that was held from 18 A ...
was held in
Jakarta
Jakarta (; , bew, Jakarte), officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta ( id, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta) is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Lying on the northwest coast of Java, the world's most populous island, Jakarta ...
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Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...
from 21 August to 1 September 2018.
A total of ten teams, the most ever, competed in the competition at two competition venues in Jakarta:
Gelora Bung Karno Baseball Field and
Rawamangun Baseball Field. The baseball teams of Laos, Sri Lanka and hosts Indonesia made their
Asian Games
The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation (AGF) from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until t ...
baseball debut. The top six ranked teams, along with the hosts Indonesia (ranked eighth), advanced to the main draw. The bottom three teams competed, with the winner advancing to the main draw.
Schedule
Medalists
Draw
The top seven ranked teams advanced to the main draw. The bottom three teams competed in round 1, with the winner advancing to the main draw. The teams were distributed according to their position at the
WBSC World Rankings
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Squads
Results
All times are Western Indonesia Time ( UTC+07:00)
Round 1
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Preliminary
Group A
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Group B
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Consolation round
* The results of the matches between the same teams that were already played during the preliminary round shall be taken into account for the consolation round.
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Super round
* The results of the matches between the same teams that were already played during the preliminary round shall be taken into account for the super round.
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Final round
Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
Final standing
References
External links
Baseball at the 2018 Asian GamesOfficial Result Book – Baseball
{{Asian Games Baseball
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Baseball competitions in Indonesia
International baseball competitions in Asia
International sports competitions hosted by Indonesia
2018 Asian Games events
Asian Games
The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation (AGF) from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until t ...