2017 Asian Women's Softball Championship
{{Short description|Women's softball tournament}}
{{Infobox international softball tournament
| image =
| size =
| country = Taiwan
| dates =29 November–4 December 2017
| num_teams = 12
| defending_champion_other = {{sbw|JPN}}
| prev_year =
| medal_type = asia
| champion_other = {{sbw|JPN}}
| num_championships = 6
| second_other = {{sbw|PHI}}
| third_other = {{sbw|TPE}}
| fourth_other = {{sbw|CHN}}
| prev_edition = 2011
| next_edition = 2019
}}
The 2017 Asian Women's Softball Championship was an international softball tournament which featured twelve nations and was held from 29 November–4 December 2017 in Taichung, Taiwan.{{cite web|title=第11回アジア女子選手権大会 大会概要|trans-title=Outline of the 11th Asian Women's Softball Championship|url=http://www.softball.or.jp/asian-women-championship2017/|website=Japan Softball Association|accessdate=25 November 2017|language=Japanese}}
The top five teams qualified for the 2018 Asian Games while the top three teams qualified for the 2018 Women's Softball World Championship{{cite news|last1=Terrado|first1=Reuben|title=Blu Girls eye podium finish in Asian Women's Softball Championship in Taiwan|url=http://www.spin.ph/softball/news/rp-blu-girls-asian-womens-softball-championship-2017|accessdate=25 November 2017|work=Sports Interactive Network Philippines|date=24 November 2017}}
Japan won the championship by winning 7–0 over the Philippines. With Japan already qualified as host, fourth placers, China qualified for the 2018 Women's Softball World Championship along with the Philippines and third-placers, Chinese Taipei.{{cite web|title=Japan blanks Philippines to win Women’s Softball Asia Championship 2017 Taichung|url=http://www.wbsc.org/news/japan-blanks-philippines-to-win-womens-softball-asia-championship-2017-taichung/|publisher=World Baseball Softball Confederation|accessdate=4 December 2017|date=4 December 2017}}
Participants
{{Columns-list|colwidth=30em|
- {{Sbw|CHN}}
- {{Sbw|HKG}}
- {{Sbw|INA}}
- {{Sbw|IND}}
- {{Sbw|IRI}}
- {{Sbw|JPN}}
- {{Sbw|KOR}}
- {{Sbw|PAK}}
- {{Sbw|PHI}}
- {{Sbw|SIN}}
- {{Sbw|THA}}
- {{Sbw|TPE}} (hosts)
}}
Preliminary round
=Group A=
| class="wikitable" width="400" style="text-align:center;"
! width="20%" | Teams ! width="7%" | {{Tooltip | W | Wins}} ! width="7%" | {{Tooltip | L | Loss}} ! width="8%" | Pct. ! width="7%" | GB | ||||
| style="background-color:#cfc"
|align=left| {{Sbw|JPN}} | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | – |
| style="background-color:#cfc"
|align=left| {{Sbw|PHI}} | 4 | 1 | .800 | 1 |
| style="background-color:#FFFFE0"
|align=left| {{Sbw|KOR}} | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2 |
| style="background-color:#FFFFE0"
|align=left| {{Sbw|HKG}} | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3 |
| style="background-color:#fcc"
|align=left| {{Sbw|THA}} | 1 | 4 | .200 | 4 |
| style="background-color:#fcc"
|align=left| {{Sbw|PAK}} | 0 | 5 | .000 | 5 |
=Group B=
| class="wikitable" width="400" style="text-align:center;"
! width="20%" | Teams ! width="7%" | {{Tooltip | W | Wins}} ! width="7%" | {{Tooltip | L | Loss}} ! width="8%" | Pct. ! width="7%" | GB | ||||
| style="background-color:#cfc"
|align=left| {{Sbw|TPE}} | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | – |
| style="background-color:#cfc"
|align=left| {{Sbw|CHN}} | 4 | 1 | .800 | 1 |
| style="background-color:#FFFFE0"
|align=left| {{Sbw|INA}} | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2 |
| style="background-color:#FFFFE0"
|align=left| {{Sbw|SGP}} | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3 |
| style="background-color:#fcc"
|align=left| {{Sbw|IND}} | 1 | 4 | .200 | 4 |
| style="background-color:#fcc"
|align=left| {{Sbw|IRI}} | 0 | 5 | .000 | 5 |
Final round
{{8TeamBracket-McIntyre
| third = yes
| RD1-team1={{sbw|JPN}}
| RD1-score1=7
| RD1-team8={{sbw|CHN}}
| RD1-score8=0
| RD1-team2={{sbw|TPE}}
| RD1-score2=7
| RD1-team7={{sbw|PHI}}
| RD1-score7=3
| RD1-team3={{sbw|KOR}}
| RD1-score3=7
| RD1-team6={{sbw|SGP}}
| RD1-score6=0
| RD1-team4={{sbw|INA}}
| RD1-score4=3
| RD1-team5={{sbw|HKG}}
| RD1-score5=4
| RD2-team1={{sbw|HKG}}
| RD2-score1=0
| RD2-team2={{sbw|PHI}}
| RD2-score2=17
| RD2-team3={{sbw|KOR}}
| RD2-score3=1
| RD2-team4={{sbw|CHN}}
| RD2-score4=4
| RD3-team1={{sbw|JPN}}
| RD3-score1=2
| RD3-team2={{sbw|TPE}}
| RD3-score2=0
| RD3-team3={{sbw|CHN}}
| RD3-score3=3
| RD3-team4={{sbw|PHI}}
| RD3-score4=4
| RD4-team1={{sbw|TPE}}
| RD4-score1=3
| RD4-team2={{sbw|PHI}}
| RD4-score2=5
| RD5-team1={{sbw|JPN}}
| RD5-score1=7
| RD5-team2={{sbw|PHI}}
| RD5-score2=0
}}
{{2TeamBracket
| RD1=5th place match
| RD1-seed1=
| RD1-team1={{sbw|KOR}}
| RD1-score1=12
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-team2={{sbw|HKG}}
| RD1-score2=1
}}
=Final=
{{Linescore|Compact=x
|Header=vs.|Date=4 December|Time=|Location=
|Road={{sbw|JPN}}|RoadAbr=JPN
|R1=1|R2=0|R3=5|R4=1|R5=0|R6=|R7=|R8=|R9=|RR=7|RH=7|RE=
|Home={{sbw|PHI}}|HomeAbr=USA
|H1=0|H2=0|H3=0|H4=0|H5=0|H6=|H7=|H8=|H9=|HR=0|HH=0|HE=
|WP=|LP=|SV=
|RoadHR=|HomeHR=
|BoxURL=http://www.softball.or.jp/asian-women-championship2017/report/1204.html
|}}
Final standings
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | |
| width=20px bgcolor="#ccffcc"| | Qualified for:
|
| width=20px bgcolor="#ffffe0"| | Qualified for:
|
| class=wikitable style="text-align:center;" |
| |Rank
!width=200|Team |
|---|
| bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|align=left|{{sbw|JPN}} |
| bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|align=left|{{sbw|PHI}} |
| bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|align=left|{{sbw|TPE}} |
| bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|4th |align=left|{{sbw|CHN}} |
| bgcolor="#ffffe0"
|5th |align=left|{{sbw|KOR}} |
| 6th
|align=left|{{sbw|HKG}} |
| rowspan=2|7th
|align=left bgcolor="#ffffe0"|{{sbw|INA}} |
| align=left|{{sbw|SGP}} |
| rowspan=2|9th
|align=left|{{sbw|THA}} |
| align=left|{{sbw|IND}} |
| rowspan=2|11th
|align=left|{{sbw|PAK}} |
| align=left|{{sbw|IRI}} |
See also
External links
- {{Facebook|2017AWSC}}
References
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{{DEFAULTSORT:2017 Asian Women's Softball Championship}}
Asian Women's Softball Championship