2001 Asian Championship

The 2001 Asian Championship was held from March 19 through March 25, 2001 in Taiwan.

See also 2001 Asian Championship (Rosters)

First Round

The three teams had the best record would made into the final round

March 19

•  Japan 8,  Philippines 1.
•  Chinese Taipei 5,  South Korea 4. (10th inning)

March 20

•  Japan 17,  Indonesia 0. (6th inning called game)
•  Chinese Taipei 16,  Philippines 2. (7th inning called game)

March 21

•  Philippines 7,  Indonesia 3
•  Japan 5,  South Korea 1.

March 22

•  Chinese Taipei 16,  Indonesia 0. (7th inning called game)
•  South Korea 17,  Philippines 2. (7th inning called game)

March 23

•  South Korea 15,  Indonesia 0. (5th inning called game)
•  Chinese Taipei 3,  Japan 1.

Final Round

March 24

•  South Korea 10,  Japan 2.

March 25

•  South Korea ,  Chinese Taipei . (Postponed due to heavy rain, the title was determined with first round record.)

Results

 Chinese Taipei won Gold, their first outright title since 1987.

 South Korea took Silver.

 Japan got the Bronze Medal.

 Philippines placed 4th, their highest finish since 1973.

 Indonesia made their first appearance and finished fifth.

• MVP: Kuo-Ching Kao, Taiwan
• Average leader: Hyun-gon Lee, South Korea
• Home run leader: Hyun-gon Lee, South Korea
• Best winning percentage: Wen-Bin Yu, Taiwan

All-Star Team

• C: Sang-byung Chae, South Korea
• 1B: Kuo-Ching Kao, Taiwan
• 2B: Wen-Yu Wu, Taiwan
• SS: Hyun-gon Lee, South Korea
• 3B: Chih-Sheng Lin, Taiwan
• OF: Yong-taik Park, South Korea
• OF: Takashi Kita, Japan
• OF: Yuan-Chia Chen, Taiwan
• DH: Soo-min Lim, South Korea
• P: Masanori Ishikawa, Japan

Source: Chinese Wiki Baseball