2005 Asia Series

The 2005 Asia Series was played at the Tokyo Dome from November 10 to November 13, 2005. The series was sponsored by Konami, a Japanese video game company, and entitled the KONAMI CUP Asia Series 2005. The competition consisted of a preliminary round-robin consisting of six games. The top two teams after the round-robin stage advanced to the Championship Game. The Chiba Lotte Marines won the inagural Asia Series. Benny Agbayani was the MVP of the series.

Qualifying Teams

Country	League	Team	Qualification
China	CBL	China Stars	The league champion Beijing Tigers were replaced by the China Stars, a CBL all-star team
Japan	NPB	Chiba Lotte Marines	Winner of the Nippon Series, defeated the Hanshin Tigers (4-0)
South Korea	KBO	Samsung Lions	Winner of the Korean Series, defeated the Doosan Bears (4-0)
Template:Country data Taiwan	CPBL	Sinon Bulls	Winner of the Taiwan Series, defeated the Macoto Cobras (4-0)

Round-Robin Results

Game 1

• Date: November 10, 2005
• Site: Tokyo Dome
• Start Time: 11:00 AM (JST)
• Length: 2:37
• Attendance: 2,643

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Sinon Bulls (CPBL)	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	1	0	6	9	1
China Stars (CBL)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0

Game 2

• Date: November 10, 2005
• Site: Tokyo Dome
• Start Time: 6:00 PM (JST)
• Length: 3:05
• Attendance: 27,305

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Samsung Lions (KBO)	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	10	0
Chiba Lotte Marines (NPB)	3	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	x	6	8	1

Game 3

• Date: November 11, 2005
• Site: Tokyo Dome
• Start Time: 11:00 AM (JST)
• Length: 3:15
• Attendance: 2,036

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
China Stars (CBL)	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	3	9	3
Samsung Lions (KBO)	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	2	x	8	13	0

Game 4

• Date: November 11, 2005
• Site: Tokyo Dome
• Start Time: 6:00 PM (JST)
• Length: 2:20
• Attendance: 18,911
  • Called after the 7th inning due to 10-run mercy rule

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Chiba Lotte Marines (NPB)	1	2	0	0	3	1	5	-	-	12	10	0
Sinon Bulls (CPBL)	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-	-	1	4	2

Game 5

• Date: November 12, 2005
• Site: Tokyo Dome
• Start Time: 12:01 PM (JST)
• Length: 2:48
• Attendance: 26,564

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
China Stars (CBL)	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	2
Chiba Lotte Marines (NPB)	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	x	3	4	4

Game 6

• Date: November 12, 2005
• Site: Tokyo Dome
• Start Time: 7:00 PM (JST)
• Length: 2:36
• Attendance: 6,340

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Sinon Bulls (CPBL)	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	3	4	2
Samsung Lions (KBO)	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	x	4	5	1

Round-Robin Standings

Place	Team	W	L	T	WPCT	RS	RA
1	Chiba Lotte Marines (NPB)	3	0	0	1.000	21	4
2	Samsung Lions (KBO)	2	1	0	0.667	14	12
3	Sinon Bulls (CPBL)	1	2	0	0.333	10	16
4	China Stars (CBL)	0	3	0	0.000	4	17

Championship Game

• Date: November 13, 2005
• Site: Tokyo Dome
• Start Time: 6:01 PM (JST)
• Length: 3:27
• Attendance: 37,078

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Samsung Lions (KBO)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	13	0
Chiba Lotte Marines (NPB)	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	x	5	6	2