Asian Games Baseball: Taiwan and China are confirmed to advance to the super round and will face off again the day after tomorrow

Taiwan team. (File photo, taken by special correspondent Chen Zhiqu)

[Reporter Luo Zhipeng/Comprehensive Report] Earlier today in the preliminaries of the Asian Games baseball event, Japan defeated the Philippines 7:0, and South Korea defeated Thailand 18:1, ending the game in 5 games early. Japan in Group A and South Korea in Group B both won 3 games and advanced to the super round robin that starts the day after tomorrow.

Since China defeated the Philippines in Group A and Taiwan defeated Thailand in Group B, China vs. Palestine and Taiwan vs. Hong Kong at 5:30 pm today will not affect the outcome regardless of the outcome. China and Taiwan are determined to advance to the super loop as the second group. Since China and Taiwan lost to Japan and South Korea respectively in the preliminaries, both teams entered the super loop with one defeat each.

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According to the Asian Games baseball schedule, the day after tomorrow (25th) in the super round robin will be Japan vs. South Korea and Taiwan vs. China at 5:30 p.m., and Taiwan vs. Japan and South Korea vs. China at 5:30 p.m. on the 26th.

Looking back at history, including the 1990 Beijing Asian Games where baseball was still a demonstration event, Taiwan has won all eight games against China in all previous Asian Games, including one "defeat" against the opponent. It scored a total of 58 points and only conceded 15 points, gaining an overwhelming advantage in the battle.

However, the Taiwan team in the last Asian Games in Hangzhou successively launched Zheng Haojun, Chen Boyu, and Ku Lin Ruiyang to pitch and pitch. In the end, they only won 4:1. In the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games, Taiwan also only narrowly defeated 1:0. Team Taiwan must be careful when facing China the day after tomorrow.

★Results of previous Asian Games baseball games between Taiwan and China

Session, year and city, event, competition results

19 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games Super Cycle Taiwan 4:1 China

18 2018 Jakarta Asian Games Super Cycle Taiwan 1:0 China

Bronze Medal Match Taiwan 10:0 China

15 2006 Duha Asian Games Single Round Robin Taiwan 4:2 China

14 2002 Busan Asian Games Preliminaries Taiwan 11:1 China (8 games)

13 1998 Bangkok Asian Games Bronze Medal Match Taiwan 10:6 China

12 1994 Hiroshima Asian Games Bronze Medal Match Taiwan 9:4 China

11 *1990 Beijing Asian Games single round-robin Taiwan 9:1 China

*Baseball was a demonstration project in the 1990 Beijing Asian Games, and was included in the official project for the first time in the 1994 Hiroshima Asian Games.