2023 West Asia Baseball Cup Explained

The 2023 West Asian Baseball Cup is the 15th edition of the tournament, held from 26 January to February 1, at the Pakistan Sports Complex in Islamabad, Pakistan.^[1]

The 2023 edition of the tournament sees Palestine participating for the first time in the competition.^[2]

The tournament was originally scheduled to be held in Iran in 2021, but was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[3]

Participants

Western Division

• • (74)
• (61)
  • (43)
  • (45)

Pre-tournament WBSC World Rankings in parentheses^[4]

Due to visa issues, it was believed Team India may not participate in the tournament.^[5] The issue was resolved on 27 January,^[6] but the delay resulted in Team India being forced to forfeit their first match to Palestine.^[7]

Tournament

Group A

Rk	Team	W	L	HTH	RS	IPO	RA	IPD	TQB
1		2	0	-
2		1	1	−
3		0	2	−

NOTE: Tiebreaker notes: HTH − Head-to-head. RS − Runs scored. IPO − Innings the team batted. RA − Runs against. IPD − Innings the team pitched. TQB − The index of (RS/IPO)−(RA/IPD).

Group B

Rk	Team	W	L	HTH	RS	IPO	RA	IPD	TQB
1		3	0	-
2		2	1	−
3		0	2	−
4		0	2	−

NOTE: Tiebreaker notes: HTH − Head-to-head. RS − Runs scored. IPO − Innings the team batted. RA − Runs against. IPD − Innings the team pitched. TQB − The index of (RS/IPO)−(RA/IPD).

Semifinal

Rk	Team	W	L	HTH	RS	IPO	RA	IPD	TQB
1		1	0	-
2		1	0	−
3		0	1	−
4		0	1	−

NOTE: Tiebreaker notes: HTH − Head-to-head. RS − Runs scored. IPO − Innings the team batted. RA − Runs against. IPD − Innings the team pitched. TQB − The index of (RS/IPO)−(RA/IPD).

Playoffs

See also

• 2023 East Asian Baseball Cup

Notes and References

1. Baseball United Partners with Pakistan Federation Baseball to Host West Asia Cup . 2023-01-28 . www.prnewswire.com .
2. Web site: 2023-01-18 . American Palestinian team to compete in Pakistan at West Asia Baseball Cup . 2023-01-28 . Arab News .
3. Web site: 2021-04-28 . 'West Asia Baseball Cup likely to be postponed' . 2023-01-28 . DAWN.COM .
4. Web site: WBSC Rankings . 2023-01-28 . rankings.wbsc.org.
5. Web site: India stops its baseball team at Wagah . 2023-01-28 . thenews.com.pk .
6. Web site: 2023-01-27 . Indian Baseball team reaches Pakistan for West Asia Cup . 2023-01-28 . MM News TV .
7. Web site: Fate of Indian baseball team still hangs in balance . 2023-01-28 . thenews.com.pk .