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Information
CountrySouth Korea South Korea
FederationKorea Baseball Softball Association
ConfederationWBSC Asia
ManagerSouth Korea Myung-joo Cha (2022–present)
WBSC ranking
Current 8 Decrease 1 (9 August 2024)[1]
Baseball5 World Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2022)
Best result10th (1 time, in 2022)
Baseball5 Asia Cup
Appearances2 (first in 2022)
Best result 3rd (1 time, in 2022)

The South Korea national Baseball5 team represents South Korea in international Baseball5 competitions.

History

South Korea participated in the inaugural Baseball5 Asia Cup in Kuala Lumpur, where they finished third after winning the bronze medal game 2 matches to 0 against Hong Kong.[2]

South Korea qualified for the 2022 Baseball5 World Cup held in Mexico City. The Korean team was eliminated in the first round after finishing 0–5. During the placement round, the team won two games and lost one game for a final record of 2–6, finishing in the tenth place of the championship.[3]

South Korea hosted the 2024 Baseball5 Asia Cup, contested at Seoul's Olympic Park. The team finished the opening round second with a 2–1 record. In the knockout stage, South Korea defeated Thailand 2 sets to 0 in the quarter-finals, but lost against Japan in the semifinals. In the bronze medal game, South Korea lost to China, finishing fourth.[4]

Current roster

As of 12 November 2022[5]
No. Pos. Player Gender
7  UTL Sung-wook Hong M
10 UTL Myeong-hwa Jang F
2  UTL Su-bin Kim M
6  UTL Seo-hyeon Kim F
1  UTL So-won Kim F
11  UTL Sung-jae Kim M
16  UTL Han-byeol Lee M
12  UTL Chang-hwa Oh M

Staff

No. Pos. Name
13 Manager  Myung-joo Cha
-- Coach Ji-suk Woo

Tournament record

Baseball5 World Cup

Baseball5 World Cup record
Year Round Position W L RS RA
Mexico 2022 Placement round 10th 2 6 40 70
Total 1/1 – 2 6 40 70

Baseball5 Asia Cup

Baseball5 Asia Cup record
Year Round Position W L RS RA
Malaysia 2022 Semifinals 3rd 5 3 53 64
South Korea 2024 Semifinals 4th 3 3 49 40
Total 2/2 – 8 6 102 104

References

  1. ^ "The WBSC Baseball5 World Ranking". WBSC. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Asia Cup champions Chinese Taipei qualify for inaugural WBSC Baseball5 World Cup along with 2nd Place Japan, 3rd Place Korea". World Baseball Softball Confederation. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Cuba crowned first ever WBSC Baseball5 World Champions". World Baseball Softball Confederation. 12 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Japan, Chinese Taipei and China qualify for Baseball5 World Cup". wbsc.org. World Baseball Softball Confederation. 16 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  5. ^ "South Korea Roster". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
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