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U18 Asian Youth Championship ended: South Korea won the championship, and Taiwan’s four players were selected for the All-Star Team
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U18 Asian Youth Championship ended: South Korea won the championship, and Taiwan’s four players were selected for the All-Star Team

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  • The 14th U18 Asian Youth Baseball Championship came to a successful conclusion.
  • South Korea defeated Japan to win the championship, and Taiwan won the third place.
  • South Korean pitcher Ha Heon-cheng won the MVP and multiple individual awards.

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Why It Matters

The 14th U18 Asian Youth Baseball Championship was held in Taipei, and South Korea won the championship.

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Liu Renyou. (Photo by reporter Lin Zhengkun)

[Reporter Luo Zhipeng/Taipei Report] South Korea defeated Japan 2-0 today to win the U18 Asian Youth Championship. The individual awards were announced earlier. South Korea's ace pitcher Ha Xiancheng won the conference MVP, defense percentage leader, and winning percentage leader, becoming the biggest winner of this tournament. A total of 4 Taiwanese players were selected for the conference All-Star team, including the best starting pitcher Liu Renyou, the best shortstop Zhang Yi'an, and the best outfielders Liu Huanyu and Hu Chenrui.

★The 14th U18 Asian Youth Baseball Championship Awards

●Team awards

Champion: South Korea

Runner-up: Japan

Second runner-up: Taiwan

Runner-up: Philippines

●Individual awards

Awards Player Achievements

ERA leader Ha Hyun-seung (South Korea) ERA 0.00, 8.2 innings pitched

Winner percentage leader Ha Heon-seung (South Korea) 2 wins, 8.2 innings pitched

Batting King Yusei Ishida (Japan) batting average 0.636

RBI king Lee Ho-min (South Korea) 7 RBIs

Home run king Shogo Sugimoto (Japan) 1 home run, 5 hits

Stealing King Kang In-gyu (South Korea) 6 steals

Scoring leader Shunyu Ono (Japan) 10 points

Best Defensive Player Uhm Jun-sang (South Korea)

Most Valuable Player Ha Heon-cheng (South Korea)

●Conference All-Star Team

Defending player

Starting pitcher Liu Renyou (Taiwan)

Relief pitcher Ha Hyun-seung (South Korea)

Catcher Rintora Yamada (Japan)

First baseman Lee Ho-min (South Korea)

Second baseman Eita Iguchi (Japan)

Third baseman Kei Kawakami (Japan)

Shortstop Zhang Yi'an (Taiwan)

Outfielder Liu Huanyu (Taiwan)

Hu Chenrui (Taiwan)

Ishida Yusei (Japan)

Designated Strike Tetsuto Kakutani (Japan)

Related Topics

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PeopleLiu RenyouHe XianchengZhang Yi'anLiu Huanyu
OrganizationsTaiwan teamsouth korea teamJapan team
PlacesTaipei
TopicsbaseballLiu RenyouHe Xianchengall star team
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