The 31st Asian Baseball Championship was an international professional baseball competition for Asian men's national teams. It was held in Pingtan, China. It was held from 22 to 28 September 2025.
Qualified teams In November 2024, Philippines and Hong Kong, as winners and finalists of the 2024 East Asia Baseball Cup, qualified for the Asian Baseball Championship. In May 2025, Palestine and Pakistan, as winners and finalists of the 2025 West Asia Baseball Cup, qualified for the Asian Baseball Championship.
– Host
- 2024 East Asia Baseball Cup winner - 2024 East Asia Baseball Cup finalist - 2025 West Asia Baseball Cup winner - 2025 West Asia Baseball Cup finalist
Group A Group B
Tournament format A total of 8 teams will enter the tournament. The top two finishers of each group will compete in the super round on 26 and 27 September. After the super round, the first and the second-placed teams will play for the title and the third and the fourth-placed teams will play for bronze medal. The Bronze Medal winner, along with the two finalists will qualify for the 2026 U-23 Baseball World Cup.
Group stage All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00) Group A
Group B
Placement round
Super round
Bronze medal game
Gold medal game
Final standings
RankTeam 6 5 1 6 4 2 6 5 14 6 2 45 5 2 36 5 2 37 5 1 48 5 1 4
Qualified for 2026 U-23 Baseball World Cup
Awards The BFA announced the winners of Individual Awards, as well as the tournament's All-Star Team.
+All-Star TeamPositionPlayerStarting Pitcher Shota MasuiRelief Pitcher Qi XinCatcher Ryu Hyeon-junFirst Baseman Sameer Ahmed KhatriSecond Baseman Yukiya YanoThird Baseman Kao Yu-WeiShortstop Lord de VeraOutfielders Keisho Amiya John Reymond Vargas Tsz Yin Jordan WenDesignated Hitter Anson Fung
+ Individual AwardsAwardPlayerValueMost Valuable Player Kazuki KondoLeading Hitter (Best Batting Average) Lord de Vera0.632Pitcher with the Best ERA Hong Min-gyu0.009.1 IPPitcher with the Best Win/Loss Average Hong Min-gyu2W - 0L9.1 IPMost Runs Batted In (RBI) Keisho Amiya9Most Home Runs John Reymond Vargas2Most Stolen Bases Yunis Haleem6Most Runs Scored Manami Soeda7Best Defensive Player Lin Yu-Li
References
External links Official page