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2009 Asian Baseball Championship

2009 Asian Baseball Championship
Tournament details
Host country  Japan
Dates 27 July - 3 August
Teams 7
Defending champions  Japan (2007)
Final positions
Champions
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 Japan (16th title)
Runner-up
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 Chinese Taipei
Third place
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 South Korea
Fourth place  China
Tournament statistics
Best batting average Japan Kiyota Ikuhiro
Most homeruns hit Chinese Taipei Wu Chung Cun
Best ERA Chinese Taipei Liao Wen Yang
Most strikeouts (as pitcher) Japan Nomura Yusuke
Most Valuable Player Japan Kiyota Ikuhiro
Qualified for the semi finals
Did not qualify for the semi finals
Qualified for the semi finals
Did not qualify for the semi finals
Qualified for the semi finals
Did not qualify for the semi finals

The 2009 Asian Baseball Championship is an international baseball competition that was held in Sapporo, Japan from July 27 to August 3, 2009. It was the 25th edition of the tournament and featured teams from China, Chinese Taipei, Indonesia, Japan, Philippines, South Korea, and Thailand.

Eight teams were featured in the qualifying tournament from May 25–30, 2009. In the end Indonesia advanced as the winning team to the B level competition in Narita, Japan.


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