1985 Asian Baseball Championship

January 2018 February 2025 Australia 5 South Korea Japan 8 South Korea Chinese Taipei Australia 1983 1987 The 1985 Asian Baseball Championship was the thirteenth continental tournament held by the Baseball Federation of Asia. The tournament was held in Perth, Western Australia; the first time that the tournament had been held outside the continent of Asia. The tournament was won by Japan; their eighth Asian Championship. China made their first appearance at the tournament—finishing 5th—and became the sixth team to contest the championship, while Philippines did not participate—the first time that one of the original four teams to participate had not appeared at the tournament. Defending champions South Korea (2nd), Chinese Taipei (3rd) and Australia (4th) were the other participants.Bjarkman 2005, pp.477–8 References Bibliography Bjarkman Peter C. Diamonds Around the Globe: The Encyclopedia of International Baseball https://books.google.com/books?id=ASSUFP8rxhMC&q=diamonds%20around%20the%20globe&pg=PA477 18 August 2009 2005 Greenwood Press Westport, CT United States 0-313-32268-6 58806121 refBjarkman 1985 Category:Sports competitions in Perth, Western Australia 1985 Asian Baseball Championship Category:1985 in Australian sport