Softball has been an event at the Asian Games since 1990 in Beijing, China. Softball is a sport similar to and derived from baseball, but played with a larger ball, on a smaller field.
International softball in Asia is governed by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) and the Softball Asia (SA).
The competition has been dominated by teams from Japan, China and Chinese Taipei (Taiwan). Japan is the most successful team by winning 6 gold medals.
Summary #Year Host Final Third place match Teams Winner Score Runner-up 3rd placeScore 4th place11990Beijing521994 Hiroshima431998Bangkok5–0742002BusanShared silver652006Doha7–0(F/5)562010Guangzhou2–0672014Incheon6–0682018Jakarta–Palembang7–0(F/5)792022Hangzhou4–03–28
Medal table
Participating nations
Team 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 Years 1st 1st 1st 2nd 3rd 2nd 3rd 3rd 2nd Q 9 3rd 3rd 3rd 2nd 2nd 3rd 2nd 2nd 3rd Q 9 7th 7th Q 2 6th 1 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st Q 9 5th 4th 4th 4th 4 6th 6th 5th 4th 4th 4th Q 6 6th Q 1 4th 4th 5th 5th 5th 4th 5th 5th 5th Q 9 7th 6th 6th 8th Q 4 Teams (10) 5 4 7 6 5 6 6 7 8 8 _
List of medalists
References
Softball at the Asian Games
External links