Eight teams qualified for the Olympic baseball tournament. The host nation qualifies automatically. Additionally, two teams qualified from the American qualifying tournament, and one team qualified from both the European and Asian qualifying tournaments. The field was rounded out by the top three teams from the world Olympic qualifying tournament. The qualifications were held in Taichung, Barcelona, and Havana.

Table EventDateLocationVacanciesQualifiedHost Nation1Americas Qualifying Tournament Aug 25 – Sep 7, 2006 Havana2European ChampionshipSeptember 7–16, 2007 Barcelona1Asian Baseball ChampionshipNov 27 – Dec 3, 2007 Taichung1Final Qualifying TournamentMarch 7–14, 2008 Taichung and Douliou3 TOTAL 8

Note

American qualifying tournament

Qualifying round North and Central America TeamPldWLPCTRSRARD5501.0004913+36 5320.6003417+17 5320.6002014+6 5230.4003835+35230.4002428-4 5050.000458-54

Schedule

HomeResultAwayNovember 15, 2005 1–3 23–0 (6 Innings) 17–4 (7 Innings) November 16, 2005 12–0 (7 Innings) 6–1 5–4 November 17, 2005 15–5 7–4 5–2 November 18, 2005 7–2 6–1 9–3 November 19, 2005 5–2 4–2 1–12

Caribbean TeamPldWLPCTRSRARD3301.000320+323210.667325+273120.3331117-6 3030.000053-53 Withdrew

South America TeamPldWLPCTRSRARD4401.0002412+12 4310.750268+18 4220.5001415-1 4130.2501419-5 4040.0001236-24

Notes

Preliminary round Group A TeamPldWLPCTRSRARD5501.0006410+54 5410.8003817+21 5320.6002418+6 5230.40031310 5140.2001541-26 5050.0001163-52

Group B TeamPldWLPCTRSRARD 5410.8004627+19 5410.8002319+4 5320.6002418+6 5230.4002739-12 5140.2002732-5 5140.2002334-11

Schedule HomeAwayAugust 25, 2006 August 26, 2006 9–3 11–0 2–1 3–2 August 27, 2006 6–5 8–7 7–6 5–4 4–0 13–1 August 28, 2006 3–15 5–7 10–6 17–3 August 29, 2006 2–5 1–2 8–3 11–0 August 30, 2006 9–12 7–3 15–1 6–4 8-7

Final round

TeamPldWLPCTRSRARD 7610.8576932+37 7610.8576318+45 7520.7143824+14 7430.5714338+5 7340.42841410 7250.2863951-12 7250.2861633-17 7070.0002161-40

Oceania qualifying tournament With withdrawing from the tournament, received an automatic berth into the World Qualifying Tournament.

TeamWLRA/9Tiebreaker 0000 Withdrew

Schedule

HomeAwayTimeFebruary 8, 2007 Cancelled 19:00February 9, 2007 Cancelled 19:00February 10, 2007 Cancelled 15:00 Cancelled 19:00February 11, 2007 Cancelled 14:00

European qualifying tournament

Qualifying round 1

Group A TeamPldWLPCTRSRARD 3301.000353+32 3210.6672218+4 3120.3332423+1 3030.000845-37

Group B TeamPldWLPCTRSRARD 3301.0003310+23 3210.6672917+12 3120.3332843-15 3030.0002242-20

Group C TeamPldWLPCTRSRARD 3301.000306+24 3210.667145+9 3120.3331516-1 3030.000840-32

Group D TeamPldWLPCTRSRARD 3301.000252+23 3210.6671811+7 3120.33317170 3030.000333-30

Qualifying round 2

European Baseball Championship

The European Baseball Championship in Barcelona, Spain served as the qualifying competition for the 2008 Summer Olympics. The Netherlands won the tournament for the fifth consecutive time and qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Great Britain and Spain advanced to a final qualifying tournament in Taiwan. Prior to the tournament, Greece was removed by the European Baseball Confederation and replaced with Austria. Czech Republic was downgraded to the last place at the end of the tournament and its wins in the preliminary round vacated.

Preliminary round

Group A TeamPldWLPCTRSRARD 5501.000665+61 5410.8003615+21 5320.6002027-7 5230.4002638-12 5140.2001344-31 5050.000237-35

September 8 1 – 9 0 – 9* 0 – 22 (5 inn.) September 9 2 – 11 10 – 0 (7 inn.) 11 – 0 (7 inn.) September 10 14 – 2 (7 inn.) 0 – 9* 8 – 7 September 11 6 – 3 3 – 8 1 – 2 September 12 6 – 1 0 – 13 (7 inn.) 4 – 1

* The Czech Republic's 4–1 and 6–2 victories over Croatia and Austria were vacated and the results recorded as 9–0 forfeits.

Group B TeamPldWLPCTRSRARD 5410.8003524+11 5410.8002922+7 5320.6002015+5 5320.6003113+18 5140.2001036-26 5050.0001429-15

September 7 12 – 8 September 8 0 – 13 (8 inn.) 4 – 2 September 9 5 – 4 1 – 5 7 – 10 September 10 6 – 2 4 – 0 6 – 0 September 11 3 – 4 4 – 3 (11 inn.) 4 – 6 September 12 2 – 7 9 – 0 6 – 2

Final round

TeamPldWLPCTRSRARDTiebreaker*5501.0005414+40 5410.8003524+111–1, 0.833 RA/IN 5320.6004132+91–1, 0.833 RA/IN 5320.6002924+51–1, 0.889 RA/IN 5140.2001635-19 5050.0001551-36 * Tiebreakers: 1) W–L in games among tied teams 2) Runs against per 1 defensive inning among tied teams 3) Earned Runs against per 1 defensive inning among tied teams September 14 18 – 0 (7 inn.) 3 – 11 7 – 10 September 15 10 – 0 (7 inn.) 8 – 10 (11 inn.) 5 – 7 September 16 7 – 1 5 – 8 6 – 1

Classification September 13 Seventh Place Game 2 – 7 Ninth Place Game 2 – 1 Eleventh Place Game 2 – 7

2007 Asian Championship The IBAF and IOC recognize Taiwan as Chinese Taipei. Internationally, the team plays as the Chinese Taipei National baseball team, however are referred to, in the country, as the Taiwan National baseball team and use the flag .

B Level TeamWDLTiebreaker2101111021–01020–1

Schedule HomeResultAwayTimeNovember 27, 20070–217:004–818:00November 28, 20073–513:004–118:00November 29, 20070–0 (F/12)13:006–818:00

A Level

TeamWL30211203

Schedule HomeResultAwayTimeDecember 1, 20072–513:00 10–0 (F/7)18:00December 2, 20070–913:00 3–418:00 December 3, 200713–1 (F/7)13:002–1018:00

African qualifying tournament

TeamWL503132231305

Schedule HomeResultAwayTimeDecember 15 22–0 9:00 17–3 9:00 1–18 12:20 0–20 12:20 0–29 15:30 22–0 15:30December 16 Rained out 9:00 Rained out 9:00 1–16 (5 Innings) 12:20 3–1 (6 Innings) 12:20 Rained out 15:30 Rained out 15:30December 17 2–12 (8 Innings) 9:00 11–5 9:00 19–11 (7 Innings) 9:00 15–0 (7 Innings) 12:00 5–22 (6 Innings) 12:007–4 12:00 Cancelled 15:00

Note: The final game between Lesotho and Nigeria was dependent on whether it had any impact upon the final standings. As South Africa had clinched the championship before the game was to begin, it was cancelled.

Final qualifying tournament

The final qualifying tournament will feature the third and fourth place teams from the Americas qualifying tournament, the second and third place teams from the Asian and European qualifying tournaments, and the Oceanian and African continental champions. However, European runner-up Great Britain withdrew from the tournament and were replaced by the fourth place team Germany.

Qualified Teams (Americas 3rd) (Americas 4th) (Europe 3rd) (Europe 4th; Replace Europe 2nd Great Britain that withdrew from the tournament) (Asia 2nd) (Asia 3rd) (Oceania 1st) (Africa 1st)

Standings

TeamWLTiebreaker 611–0610–152-431–0430–125-16-07-

Schedule HomeResultAwayTimeMarch 70–512:3010–1512:3013–3 (F/7)19:001–418:30March 810–0 (F/7)12:301–612:3016–2 (F/7)18:300–118:30March 90–212:3010–512:301–218:306–118:30March 104–312:305–1412:305–6 (F/10)18:304–718:30March 1212–1 (F/7)12:3011–0 (F/7)12:305–018:305–018:30March 139–012:300–412:304–318:300–418:30March 141–212:3011–1312:303–418:302–1 (F/10)16:30

See also List of sporting events in Taiwan

References