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List of sporting events in Taiwan

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This is a list of international sporting events in Taiwan.

Multi-sport events

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Year

! Location

! Event

2000

| Taipei

| 2000 Asia Pacific Deaf Games

2002

| Taipei

| 2002 International Children's Games

2007

| Taipei

| 2007 World Wheelchair and Amputee Games

2009

| Kaohsiung

| 2009 World Games

2009

| Taipei

| 2009 Summer Deaflympics

2015

| Taoyuan

| 2015 Asia Pacific Deaf Games

2016

| New Taipei

| 2016 International Children's Games

2017

| Taipei

| 2017 Summer Universiade

2025

| Taipei and New Taipei

| 2025 Summer World Masters Games{{cite web |title=Mayors sign hosting deal for World Masters Games |url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2020/12/12/2003748579 |website=The Taipei Times |publisher=The Taipei Times |access-date=30 December 2020}}

Archery

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Year

! Location

! Event

1998

| Taipei

| 1998 World University Archery Championships

2008

| Tainan

| 2008 World University Archery Championships

2013

| Taipei

| 2013 Asian Archery Championships

Association football, futsal

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Year

! Location

! Sport

! Event

1977

| Taipei

| Association football

| 1977 AFC Women's Championship

1986

| Kaohsiung

| Association football

| 1986 OFC U-16/U-17 Championship

2001

| New Taipei

| Association football

| 2001 AFC Women's Championship

2004

| Taipei and Taoyuan City

| Futsal

| 2004 FIFA Futsal World Championship

2005

| Taipei

| Association football

| 2005 East Asian Football Championship (Preliminary Competition)

2006

| Taipei

| Association football

| 2006 Taipei International Invitational Futsal Tournament

2007

| Taipei

| Association football

| Damien Knabben Cup

2008

| Taipei

| Association football

| 2008 AFC President's Cup (Group B)

2010

| Kaohsiung

| Association football

| 2010 East Asian Football Championship (Preliminary Competition)

2010

| Tainan

| Association football

| 2010 EAFF Women's Football Championship (Semi-Final Competition)

2011

| Kaohsiung

| Association football

| 2011 AFC President's Cup

2018

| Taipei and New Taipei

| Futsal

| 2018 AFC Futsal Championship

Athletics

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Year

! Location

! Event

1988

| Tainan

| 1988 Asia Masters Athletics Championships

2012

| Taipei

| 2012 Asia Masters Athletics Championships

2014

| Taipei

| 2014 Asian Junior Athletics Championships

Badminton

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Year

! Location

! Event

2001

| Taipei

| 2001 Asian Junior Badminton Championships

2005

| Hsinchu

| 2005 IBAD Para-Badminton World Championships

2007

| Taipei

| 2007 BWF World Senior Championships

2010

| New Taipei

| 2010 BWF Super Series Finals

2010

| Taipei

| 2010 World University Badminton Championships

2011

| Taoyuan

| 2011 BWF World Junior Championships

2013

| Taipei

| 2013 Badminton Asia Championships

2014

| Taipei

| 2014 Asian Junior Badminton Championships

Baseball

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Year

! Location

! Event

1962

| Taipei

| 1962 Asian Baseball Championship

1969

| Taipei

| 1969 Asian Baseball Championship

1997

| Hsinchu

| 1997 World Youth Baseball Championship

1997

| Taipei

| 1997 Asian Baseball Championship

1999

| Kaohsiung

| 1999 World Junior Baseball Championship

2001

| Taipei

| 2001 U-18 Asian Baseball Championship

2001

| New Taipei (Xinzhuang)

| 2001 Asian Baseball Championship

2001

| Taipei, New Taipei, Chiayi, and Kaohsiung

| 2001 Baseball World Cup

2003

| Kaohsiung

| 2003 World Youth Baseball Championship

2004

| Tainan

| 2004 World University Baseball Championship

2004

| Taipei

| 2004 World Junior Baseball Championship

2006

| Taichung

| 2006 Intercontinental Cup

2006

| Taipei

| 2006 Women's Baseball World Cup

2007

| Taichung

| 2007 U-18 Asian Baseball Championship

2007

| Taipei, New Taipei, Taichung, and Yunlin (Douliu)

| 2007 Baseball World Cup

2007

| Taichung

| 2007 Asian Baseball Championship

2008

| Taichung

| 2008 Summer Olympics Baseball Final Qualifying Tournament

2009

| Taichung

| 2009 World Youth Baseball Championship

2010

| Taichung and Yunlin (Douliu)

| 2010 Intercontinental Cup

2011

| Taichung

| 2011 Asia Series

2012

| Taichung

| 2012 Asian Baseball Championship

2012

| New Taipei

| 2013 World Baseball Classic – Qualifier 4

2013

| Taichung

| 2013 World Baseball Classic (Pool B)

2013

| Taichung and Yunlin (Douliu)

| 2013 18U Baseball World Cup

2013

| Taichung, Taoyuan

| 2013 Asia Series

2014

| Taichung

| 2014 U-21 Baseball World Cup

2015

| Taichung

| 2015 Asian Baseball Championship

2015

| Taichung, Taipei, Taoyuan, and Yunlin (Douliu)

| 2015 WBSC Premier12 (Group A, Group B and Quarterfinals)

2016

| Taichung

| 2016 U-18 Asian Baseball Championship

2017

| Taipei and New Taipei

| 2017 Asian Baseball Championship

2018

| Chiayi

| 2018 World University Baseball Championship

2019

| Taichung and Yunlin (Douliu)

| 2019 Asian Baseball Championship

2019

| Taichung and Taoyuan

| 2019 WBSC Premier12 (Opening Round - Group B)

2022

| Taipei, Taichung, and Yunlin (Douliu)

| 2022 U-23 Baseball World Cup

2023{{smallsup|1}}

| Taichung

| 2023 World Baseball Classic (Pool A)

2023

| Taipei, Taichung

| 2023 U-18 Baseball World Cup

2023

| Taipei, New Taipei, Taichung

| 2023 Asian Baseball Championship

2024

| Taipei, New Taipei, Taoyuan

| 2024 U-18 Asian Baseball Championship

2024

| Taipei

| 2024 WBSC Premier12 (Opening Round - Group B)

2026

| Taipei

| 2026 World Baseball Classic qualification (Pool A)

1 The 2021 World Baseball Classic was originally scheduled for 2021, but has been rescheduled to 2023 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Year

! Location

! Event

2025

| Taipei

| 2025 Youth Baseball5 Asia Cup

Basketball

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Year

! Location

! Event

1963

| Taipei

| 1963 ABC Championship

1968

| Taipei

| 1968 ABC Championship for Women

1972

| Taipei

| 1972 ABC Championship for Women

2002

| Taipei

| 2002 ABC Under-18 Championship for Women

2004

| Taipei

| 2004 FIBA Asia Stanković Cup

Boxing

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Year

! Location

! Event

2005

| Kaohsiung

| 2005 Asian Women's Amateur Boxing Championships

2015

| Taipei

| 2015 AIBA Women's Junior/Youth World Boxing Championships

Canoeing

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Year

! Location

! Event

2003

| Tainan

| 2003 Asian Canoe Polo Championships

2003

| Nantou (Shuili)

| 2003 Asian Canoe Slalom Championships

2009

| Hualien

| 2009 Asian Canoe Polo Championships

2013

| Nantou (Shuili)

| 2013 Asian Canoe Slalom Championships

Climbing

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Year

! Location

! Event

1998

| Taoyuan

| 1998 IFSC Climbing Asian Championships (L + S)

2001

| New Taipei

| 2001 IFSC Climbing Asian Championships (B)

2006

| Kaohsiung

| 2006 IFSC Climbing Asian Championships (L + B + S)

Figure skating

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Year

! Location

! Event

2006

| Taipei

| 2006–07 ISU Junior Grand Prix

2011

| Taipei

| 2011 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships

2014

| Taipei

| 2014 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships

2016

| Taipei

| 2016 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships

2017

| Taipei

| 2017 World Junior Figure Skating Championships

2018

| Taipei

| 2018 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships

2024

| Taipei

| 2024 World Junior Figure Skating Championships

Golf

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Year

! Location

! Event

1967

| New Taipei

| 1967 Nomura Cup

1989

| New Taipei

| 1989 Nomura Cup

2000

| New Taipei

| 2000 Queen Sirikit Cup

2001

| Taiwan

| BMW Asian Open

2002

| Taiwan

| BMW Asian Open

2002

| Taoyuan

| 2002 World University Golf Championship

2007

| Taoyuan

| 2007 Nomura Cup

2013

| Taoyuan

| 2013 Queen Sirikit Cup

Ice hockey

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Year

! Location

! Event

2009

| Taipei

| 2009 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III (Group A)

2010

| Taipei

| 2010 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia

2011

| Taipei

| 2011 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III (Group A)

2013

| Taipei

| 2013 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III (Group A)

2015

| Taipei

| 2015 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III (Group A)

2015

| Taipei

| 2015 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia

2015

| Taipei

| 2015 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia Division I

2016

| Taipei

| 2016 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia Division I

2017

| Taipei

| 2017 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III (Group A)

2017

| Taipei

| 2017 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II (Division II B Qualification)

Martial arts

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Year

! Location

! Sport

! Event

1970

| Kaohsiung

| Judo

| 1970 Asian Judo Championships

1980

| Taipei

| Taekwondo

| 1980 Asian Taekwondo Championships

1982

| Taipei

| Karate

| 1982 World Karate Championships

1990

| Taipei

| Taekwondo

| 1990 Asian Taekwondo Championships

1993

| Taipei

| Karate

| 1993 Asian Karate Championships

1996

| Taichung

| Karate

| 1996 Asian Cadet, Junior and U-21yrs Karate Championships

2004

| Taoyuan

| Karate

| 2004 Asian Karate Championships

2006

| Taipei

| Kendo

| 2006 World Kendo Championship

2008

| Taipei

| Judo

| 2008 East Asian Judo Championships

2009

| Taipei

| Judo

| 2009 Asian Judo Championships

2014

| Taipei

| Taekwondo

| 2014 World Taekwondo Junior Championships

2016

| Taoyuan

| Wushu

| 2016 Asian Wushu Championships

2018

| Taoyuan

| Taekwondo

| 2018 World Taekwondo Grand Prix (Series 3)

Pool

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Year

! Location

! Sport

! Event

1992

| Taipei

| Nine-ball

| 1992 WPA World Pool Championship / 1992 WPA Women's World Pool Championship

1995

| Taipei

| Nine-ball

| 1995 WPA World Pool Championship / 1995 WPA Women's World Pool Championship

1998

| Taipei

| Nine-ball

| 1998 WPA World Nine-ball Championship / 1998 WPA Women's World Nine-ball Championship

2002

| Kaohsiung

| Nine-ball

| 2002 WPA Women's World Nine-ball Championship

2004

| Taipei

| Nine-ball

| 2004 WPA World Nine-ball Championship

2005

| Kaohsiung

| Nine-ball

| 2005 WPA World Nine-ball Championship

2006

| Taipei

| Nine-ball

| 2006 WPA Women's World Nine-ball Championship

2007

| Taoyuan

| Nine-ball

| 2007 WPA Women's World Nine-ball Championship

2008

| Taipei

| Nine-ball

| 2008 WPA Women's World Nine-ball Championship

Rowing

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Year

! Location

! Event

1997

| Taiwan

| 1997 Asian Rowing Championships

2009

| Yilan

| 2009 Asian Rowing Championships

Rugby

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Year

! Location

! Event

1980

| Taipei

| 1980 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship

1996

| Taipei

| 1996 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship

2013

| Kaohsiung

| 2013 U-19 Asia Rugby Championship

2018

| Taipei

| 2018 U-19 Asia Rugby Championship

2019

| Kaohsiung

| 2019 U-19 Asia Rugby Championship

Softball

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Year

! Location

! Event

1969

| Taipei

| 1969 Asian Women's Softball Championship

1982

| Taipei

| 1982 Women's Softball World Championship

1999

| Taipei

| 1999 Junior Women's Softball World Championship

2006

| Tainan

| 2006 World University Softball Championship

2011

| Nantou

| 2011 Asian Women's Softball Championship

2017

| Taichung

| 2017 Asian Women's Softball Championship

2019

| Tainan

| 2019 U-12 Softball World Cup

2021

| Taichung

| 2021 U-12 Softball World Cup

2023

| Nantou

| 2023 U-15 Women Softball Asian Cup

Soft tennis

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Year

! Location

! Event

1977

| Taichung

| 1977 World Soft Tennis Championships

1983

| Taichung

| 1983 World Soft Tennis Championships

1999

| Taipei

| 1999 World Soft Tennis Championships

2012

| Chiayi

| 2012 Asian Soft Tennis Championship

Squash

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Year

! Location

! Event

2006

| Taipei

| 2006 Asian Squash Championships (Individual and Team)

2016

| New Taipei

| 2016 Asian Squash Team Championships

Table tennis

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Year

! Location

! Event

1994

| Taipei

| 1994 ITTF Men's World Cup

1998

| Taipei

| 1998 ITTF Women's World Cup

2002

| Taipei

| 2002 World Para Table Tennis Championships

2019

| Taichung

| 2019 Asian Para Table Tennis Championships

Tchoukball

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Year

! Location

! Event

1984

| Taiwan

| 1984 World Tchoukball Championships

2004

| Taiwan

| 2004 World Youth Tchoukball Championships

2004

| Taiwan

| 2004 World Tchoukball Championships

2006

| Taiwan

| 2006 Asia Pacific Tchoukball Championships

2008

| Taiwan

| 2008 Asia Pacific Tchoukball Championships

2011

| Taiwan

| 2011 Asia Pacific University Tchoukball Championships

2013

| Taiwan

| 2013 World Youth Tchoukball Championships

2014

| Taiwan

| 2014 Asia Pacific Tchoukball Championships

2015

| Taiwan

| 2015 World Tchoukball Championships

2016

| Taiwan

| 2016 Asia Pacific Youth Tchoukball Championships

2017

| Taiwan

| 2017 World Beach Tchoukball Championships

2019

| Taiwan

| 2019 Asia Pacific University Tchoukball Championships

Tennis

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Year

! Location

! Event

2024

| Taipei

| 2024 Davis Cup qualifying round

Volleyball

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Year

! Location

! Event

1999

| Chiayi

| 1999 Asian Youth Boys Volleyball Championship

2008

| Taipei

| 2008 Asian Junior Women's Volleyball Championship

2011

| Taipei

| 2011 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship

2014

| Taipei

| 2014 Asian Women's U19 Volleyball Championship

2015

| Taipei

| 2015 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship

2016

| Kaohsiung

| 2016 Asian Men's U20 Volleyball Championship

2018

| Taipei

| 2018 Asian Men's Volleyball Cup

2019

| Taipei

| 2019 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship

2023

| Taipei

| 2023 Asian Men's Volleyball Challenge Cup

Other sporting events

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Year

! Location

! Sport

! Event

1997

| Taipei

| Wrestling

| 1997 Asian Wrestling Championships (Women)

2001

| Kaohsiung and Taichung

| Cycling

| 2001 Asian Cycling Championships

2007

| Taipei

| Handball

| 2007 Asian Women's Youth Handball Championship

2008

| Taipei

| K-1

| K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Taipei

2013

| Kaohsiung

| Pentathlon

| 2013 World Modern Pentathlon Championships

2019

| Taoyuan

| Shooting sports

| 2019 Asian Airgun Championships

2023

| Taipei

| Korfball

| 2023 IKF World Korfball Championship

Recurring sporting events

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Year

! City

! Sport

! Event

1977–

| New Taipei, Taipei, and Kaohsiung

| Basketball

| William Jones Cup

1979–

| New Taipei

| Marathon

| New Taipei City Wan Jin Shi Marathon

1980–

| Taipei

| Badminton

| Taipei Open

1986–

| Taipei

| Marathon

| Taipei Marathon

1987–

| New Taipei (Tamsui)

| Golf

| Mercuries Taiwan Masters

2000–

| Hualien

| Marathon

| Taroko Gorge International Marathon

2003–

| Taiwan

| Cycling

| Tour de Taiwan

2007–

| Tainan

| Marathon

| Tainan Historical Capital International Half Marathon

2008–

| Taipei

| Tennis

| Taipei Open

2010–

| Kaohsiung

| Marathon

| Kaohsiung Fubon Marathon

2011–

| Taoyuan, New Taipei, Taipei

| Golf

| LPGA Taiwan Championship

2011–

| New Taipei, Taichung, Kaohsiung

| Baseball

| MLB Taiwan All-Star Series

2011–

| Taipei (2011 - 2013), Tainan (2014 -)

| Baseball

| U-12 Baseball World Cup

2012–

| Taichung, and Yunlin (Douliu)

| Baseball

| Asia Winter Baseball League

2012–

| Kaohsiung

| Tennis

| Kaohsiung Challenger

2014–

| Taipei

| Tennis

| Santaizi ATP Challenger

2023–

| Kaohsiung

| Badminton

| Kaohsiung Masters

Former recurring sporting events

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Year

! Location

! Sport

! Event

1965–2006

| Taiwan

| Golf

| Taiwan Open

1977–1992

| Taipei

| Tennis

| Taipei Grand Prix

1986–1994

| Taipei

| Tennis

| Taipei Women's Championships

2010–2011

| Kaohsiung

| Soccer

| Long Teng Cup

2015–2016

| Taipei

| Badminton

| Chinese Taipei Masters

2016–2018

| Kaohsiung and Taipei

| Tennis

| WTA Taiwan Open

Cancelled sporting events

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Year

! Location

! Sport

! Event

2012

| Taoyuan

| Baseball

| 2012 World University Baseball Championship

2019

| Taipei

| Figure skating

| Asian Open Figure Skating Classic

2019

| Taipei

| Multi-sport

| 2019 World Combat Games

2019

| Taichung

| Multi-sport

| 2019 East Asian Youth Games

See also

References

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