2007 Asian Baseball Championship

The 24th Asian Baseball Championship was contested in Taichung, Taiwan in November and December 2007. The tournament is sanctioned by the Asian Baseball Federation. The winner of the tournament will gain automatic entry into the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. The second and third place teams will advance to the final 2008 Olympic qualifier, which was also hosted by Taiwan in March 2008. B Level The B level teams are Hong Kong (IBAF Asian Cup Champion 2006), Thailand, Philippines and Pakistan. However, the winner will advance to join the three A level teams in a round robin competition. TeamWDLTiebreakerPHI210-THA111-HKG1021-0PAK1020-1 November 27, 2007 Taichung Baseball FieldPHI2–0PAKIntercontinental StadiumTHA8–4HKG November 28, 2007 Intercontinental StadiumPAK5–3THAIntercontinental StadiumHKG1–4PHI November 29, 2007 Intercontinental StadiumTHA0–0 (F/12)PHIIntercontinental StadiumHKG8–6PAK A Level The winner from the B Level of the tournament will join the three traditional powers of Asia in a round robin competition. All games will be played at Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium. TeamWLTiebreakerJPN30-KOR21-TPE12-PHI03- December 1, 2007 Intercontinental StadiumKOR5–2TPEIntercontinental StadiumPHI0–10 (F/7)JPN December 2, 2007 Intercontinental StadiumTPE9–0PHIIntercontinental StadiumJPN4–3KOR December 3, 2007 Intercontinental StadiumPHI1–13 (F/7)KORIntercontinental StadiumJPN10–2TPE Final standings PlaceTeamGoldJPNSilverKORBronzeTPE4.PHI5.THA6.HKG7.PAK bb 2007 Asian champions JPN 15th Controversy In the match between Japan and South Korea on December 2, a dispute arose over the lineup table of the South Korea team. In the tournament, teams were obliged to submit a starting players table 1 hour before a game begin. Managers have made a consensus to change players if unexpected injuries were happen, which are commonly accepted in the international baseball games. Despite these arrangements, the South Korea manager Kim Kyung-Moon drastically changed his starting players immediately before the game, including a starting pitcherJapan Defeats Korea 4-3 in Hotly Contested Matchup Between Asian Powerhouse SquadsApril 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes , IBAF News, December 1, 2007 and this substitution clearly advantaged the South Korea team. Japanese manager Senichi Hoshino requested an explanation but his appeal to an umpire was turned down. After the game was over, which resulted a Japanese win, Hoshino made comments critical of South Korean acts as ungentlemanly conduct.December 4, 2007 Hoshino leads Japan to Olympics http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/sb20071204w1.html dead https://archive.today/20120716035011/http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sb20071204w1.html%23.UAOPYqgo9Rw 16 July 2012 Japan Times Japanese team officially submitted a protest note to the South Korea team and the International Baseball Federation (IBAF). John C. Ostermeyer, secretary general of IBAF, acknowledged this appeal and announced that IBAF express regret at the South Korea team and plan to change regulations at a meeting held in January 2008.IBAF、ルール改正へ=韓国の打順表変更問題で https://web.archive.org/web/20160131232157/http://www.jiji.com/jc/c?g=spo_30&k=2007120300931 2016-01-31 , Jiji Press, December 3, 2007 See also 2006 Intercontinental Cup Baseball at the 2006 Asian Games 2007 Baseball World Cup Baseball at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Qualification List of sporting events in Taiwan References External links Schedule - http://www.ctba.org.tw/news_detail.php?id=52 (Traditional Chinese) Asian Baseball Championship Asian Baseball Championship 2007 Category:Sport in Taichung Category:Baseball qualification for the 2008 Summer Olympics Asian Baseball Championship Asian Baseball Championship