The Chinese Taipei baseball team () is the national men's baseball team of the

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). It is governed by the

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. The team is ranked

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in the world by the

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, behind only

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. The team is usually made up of professionals from Taiwan's

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, Japan's

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, and

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and Minor League Baseball from the United States. Originally known as the National Baseball Team of the Republic of China () it was renamed in the 1980s as the Chinese Taipei Baseball Team. The team has won five titles in the

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(most recently in 2019), a

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at the 1984 Olympic Games in

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, and a

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at the 1992 Olympic Games in

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. It won the

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at the

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in a sweeping victory by beating

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, and finally all-time rival

. It achieved eighth place in the

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. The team came in fifth in the 12-team 2019 WBSC Premier12 Tournament, in November 2019. The team will try to qualify for the 2020 Olympics at the six-team Final Qualifying Tournament.

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of

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match results currently active in the latest version of the

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, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled. ;Legend

2023

2019

2018

Current roster

Tournament record

Premier12 Tournament

2015

Team Chinese Taipei came in ninth in the 2015 WBSC Premier12 Tournament.

2019

Team Chinese Taipei came in fifth in the 12-team 2019 WBSC Premier12 Tournament, in November 2019.

World Baseball Classic

World Baseball Classic, 2006

Chinese Taipei participated in the 2006 World Baseball Classic. The squad included players from

. During the Classic, the team played in

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but ended up being the third place and did not advance. Their only victory was a 12–3 win over

World Baseball Classic, 2009

Chinese Taipei participated in the 2009 World Baseball Classic. The squad included players from Major League Baseball. During the Classic, the team played in

against the same teams as in 2006. After losses to

and China, Chinese Taipei was eliminated from the tournament, finishing in 14th place.

World Baseball Classic, 2013

World Baseball Classic, 2017

Taiwan faced

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, the Netherlands, and South Korea in the

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. The Chinese Taipei team lost all three games it played and was eliminated in the first round.

=Qualification

= Chinese Taipei was required to participate in the WBC 2013 Qualification as they were eliminated early in the game with 0 wins, along with Canada, Spain and Panama. Chinese Taipei was grouped in Qualifier 4 with other teams invited, Thailand, Philippines and New Zealand. Chinese Taipei defeated New Zealand in the first round with a 10–0 win. It then crushed Philippines 16–0. In the Qualifier Round, it met New Zealand again, this time beating the team 9–0 to gain entry into the WBC 2013, where the team was grouped with South Korea, the Netherlands and Australia. The team did not lose any points in the qualification.

2009 IBAF World Cup

Chinese Taipei participated in the 2009 Baseball World Cup, which occurred between September 9 and September 27, 2009. The team went 1–2 in the first round, losing to Mexico and Australia, but winning against Czech Republic. Chinese Taipei entered the second round as a wild card. Chinese Taipei went 5–2 in the second round, pulling off victories against Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Australia, and Mexico. The team qualified easily for the final round, but finished in 8th place, going 1–6 and losing the game for a 7th place title.

Intercontinental Cup

The team's first appearance at the Intercontinental Cup was in 1973. Since then, the team has won two bronze medals, one in 1983 in

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and one in 2006 in

. Taiwan did not participate in the 1975, 1979, 1981, 1993 and 1997 Intercontinental Cups. It is currently ranked 7th in the Medal Winner Ranking.

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and the

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remain Taiwan's four biggest rivals in the Intercontinental Cup. As the host of the recent 2006 Intercontinental Cup, Taiwan won its second bronze medal after beating Japan in the 2006 Intercontinental Cup final 4–0.

Olympic Games

Barcelona Olympics, 1992

On 26 July 1992 and the following ten days, Chinese Taipei competed against seven other national teams from

, the

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and the

at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. The teams played each other seven rounds and the top four on the table advance to finals. Chinese Taipei eventually advanced to the finals, beating Japan 5–2 in the semi-finals. It struggled in the final against

, suffering an enormous defeat. The score was 1–11. Nonetheless, it won a silver medal which is still now its best result ever achieved in the Olympics. Game Summary 26 July 1992 - Round 1, Chinese Taipei defeated

8–2. 27 July 1992 - Round 2, Chinese Taipei lost by one run to the

. The final score 9–10. 28 July 1992 - Round 3, Chinese Taipei sought its second victory over the

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. The score was 10–1. 29 July 1992 - Round 4, Chinese Taipei dominated the

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. The final score was 20–0. 31 July 1992 - Round 5, Chinese Taipei beat the

eleven to nothing. 1 August 1992 - Round 6, Chinese Taipei faced one of its two main rivals from Asia -

. It acquired its fifth victory by beating

2–0 2 August 1992 - Round 7, in the final round, Chinese Taipei suffered another defeat to the

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. This time Chinese Taipei scored only one run. The score was 1–8. 4 August 1992 - Semi-final, Chinese Taipei defeated Japan 5–2 and would play against

in the final. 5 August 1992 - Final, Chinese Taipei was defeated by

. Final score 1–11.

Athens Olympics, 2004

Chinese Taipei qualified for the

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by finishing 2nd in the

. The team ended up finishing 5th in the tournament.

Beijing Olympics, 2008

The team qualified for the 2008 Olympics by finishing 3rd place in the Final Qualifying Tournament. On August 15, Chinese Taipei lost to

for the first time in an international baseball event. However, it had been suspected by DPP legislators that Beijing set up the schedule unfair to Chinese Taipei. Chinese Taipei was scheduled to play the latest game the day before. It was estimated that the players could only get three hours of sleep. This allegation was rebuked by the governing party KMT as playing politics over baseball games as well as by the International Olympic Committee as common scheduling practice. The IOC further gave examples of other games being scheduled in a similar matter The team finished 5th in the tournament.

Asian Baseball Championship

Chinese Taipei has twice finished in first place, 10 times in second place and 10 times in third. The team competed again in the 2007 Asian Baseball Championship which was held in Taiwan.

2009 Asian Baseball Championship

In the 2009 Championship, Chinese Taipei sought their revenge against their humiliating defeat by China at the 2008 Beijing Olympics with an obliterating win of 13–1, crushing the Mainland Chinese baseball team. They proceeded on to the finals against their old time rival

. Japan won the match and took the title with a narrow score of 6–5, putting Chinese Taipei in second place. In the final round of the tournament, Chinese Taipei defeated 2008 Olympic baseball champions

with a 5–4 victory. Their next match was played against China, whom they lost to for the first time in history at the

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in Beijing. Chinese Taipei would end up with a 13–1 victory in 7 innings (game ended due to mercy rule) over China. The team would then play a final decisive game against their long-time rival

. The Japanese team won 6-5 and took the championship title, having gone 3–0 in the final round. Chinese Taipei would finish as the runner-up, with 2 wins and 1 loss in the last round of the tournament.

2019 Asian Baseball Championship

In the 2009 Championship, Chinese Taipei recorded a 2–1 record in pool play to advance to the "Super Round". They had a 4–1 record in the Super Round to advance to the championship game. Facing

in the championship game, Chinese Taipei prevailed, 5–4, taking the title and earning a spot in the Olympic Final Qualifying Tournament for the

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Asian Games

Chinese Taipei has not missed any of the

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since its first appearance in 1990 in

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. In Beijing, it finished in first place, however, it was a demonstration sport thus it did not receive any medals. Its second appearance was in 1994 where it finished in third place. In 1998, it again finished in third place. Chinese Taipei lost to

in 2002 in

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, South Korea and hence finished in second. It was by far its best result. At the

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, a game-winning walk off hit by

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helped to win its first Asian Games baseball gold. The team received seventy million

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from the Republic of China (ROC)/Taiwan government for their excellent achievement in Doha. They have finished in second place at the 2010 Asian games being beaten by South Korea 7–6 in the final.

Doha Asian Games, 2006

Guangzhou Asian Games, 2010

Uniform

Honors and recognition

** Gold: 1983 ''(Together with Japan and South Korea)'', 1987, 1989 ''(Together with Japan and South Korea)'', 2001, 2019 ** Silver: 1955, 1969, 1985 ''(Together with South Korea)'', 2003, 2005, 2009, 2012, 2015 ** Bronze: 1959, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999 ** 4th: 1954, 1975 ** 5th: 1971 *

** Gold: 1990 ''(Demonstration sport)'', 2006 ** Silver: 2002, 2010 ** Bronze: 1994, 1998 * Intercontinental Cup ** Bronze: 2006 *

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** Silver: 1984 ** Bronze: 1986, 1988, 2001 ** 4th: 1982, 2003 ** 5th: 1973

Records

* Largest win — 30 - 0 India , (

, 26 August 1987) * Worst defeat — 3 - 20 the Netherlands , (

, 15 July 1983)

Name controversy

In 1954, when the team first participated in the

, it competed under the name of ''United Team of Taiwan''. Since the expulsion of the

from the

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in 1971, the National Baseball Team of the Republic of China was forced to compete internationally under the name of '' Chinese Taipei'' because of the

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's diplomatic pressure through the

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. In

it is both referred to as 中華隊 (

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: Zhōnghuá Duì; literally, Chinese team) or 台灣隊 (

: Táiwān Duì; literally, team Taiwan ).

References

External links

Chinese Taipei Baseball Association Official Website

The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games

Taiwan Culture Portal: The pride and sorrow of Taiwan adult national baseball teams (in English)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chinese Taipei Baseball Team National baseball teams in Asia

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Results and fixtures

2023

2019

2018

Current roster

Tournament record

Premier12 Tournament

2015

2019

World Baseball Classic

World Baseball Classic, 2006

World Baseball Classic, 2009

World Baseball Classic, 2013

World Baseball Classic, 2017

=Qualification

2009 IBAF World Cup

Intercontinental Cup

Olympic Games

Barcelona Olympics, 1992

Athens Olympics, 2004

Beijing Olympics, 2008

Asian Baseball Championship

2009 Asian Baseball Championship

2019 Asian Baseball Championship

Asian Games

Doha Asian Games, 2006

Guangzhou Asian Games, 2010

Uniform

Honors and recognition

Records

Name controversy

See also

References

External links