The 2023 Women's Softball Asia Cup is an international softball tournament which featured nine nations and was held from 2–8 April 2023 in Incheon, South Korea. Matches were held at the Songdo LNG Baseball Stadium.
The tournament also served as the qualifiers for the 2024 Women's Softball World Cup, which is being hosted by Ireland, Italy, and Spain.
Participants
Preliminary round
Matches Date Road Score Home2 April 10–0 (4) 7–0 (5) 19–0 (3) 16–1 (3) 0–2 11–0 (4) 10–0 (4) 0–21 (3) 3 April 25–0 (4) 12–1 (4) 5–0 10–0 (4) 1–3 15–0 (3) 4–0 0–5 4 April 2–5 0–17 (4) 1–8 (5) 7–0 (5) 8–0 (5) 10–1 (5) 5–4 (9) 6–2 6 April 8–0 (5) 17–0 (4) 0–10 (4) 0–15 (3) 11–0 (4) 8–0 (5) 21–0 (3) 0–13 (5) 7 April 12–0 3–0 1–11 9–1 (5)
Final round Originally the format was to consist of semi-finals with the winners qualifying for the final. However, after day 4, it rained and a decision was made to go straight to the final and bronze final. The 5th to 9th placement games were also removed.
Bronze medal game
Final
Final standings Qualified for: 2024 Women's Softball World Cup
RankTeam 4th5th6th7th8th9th Source: World Baseball Softball Confederation
Qualified teams for 2024 Women's Softball World Cup The following four teams from Asia qualify for the 2024 Women's Softball World Cup.
Team Qualified onPrevious appearances in Women's Softball World Cup1 15 (1965, 1970, 1974, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022) 11 (1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018) 16 (1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022) 7 (1970, 1974, 1982, 1990, 1998, 2016, 2018) 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
Individual awards Most Valuable Player: Miu Goto ()
Asia All Star Team First Base: Minori Naito () Second Base: Lin Feng-Chin () Third Base: Yui Sakamoto () Short Stop: Kanna Kudo () Center Field: Chen Jia () Right Field: Alaiza Talisik () Catcher: Lin Szu-Shih () Left-hand pitcher: Miu Goto () Right-hand pitcher: Chai Yinan () Designated Position (DP): Risa Kawamura ()
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