Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games · Baseball
Asian Games baseball — Super Round qualification scenarios
Four teams per group play a round robin and the top two advance to the Super Round. With so few games left we enumerate every remaining win/loss combination instead of estimating probabilities.
South Korea open their group on Mon, Sep 21 against Chinese Taipei.
🇰🇷 Group B — standings & scenarios
| # | Team | W-L | Left | Advance in | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇹🇼Chinese Taipei | 0-0 | 3 | 38/64 | Win out to clinch |
| 2 | 🇰🇷South Korea | 0-0 | 3 | 38/64 | Win out to clinch |
| 3 | 🇭🇰Hong Kong | 0-0 | 3 | 38/64 | Win out to clinch |
| 4 | 🇹🇭Thailand | 0-0 | 3 | 38/64 | Win out to clinch |
The top 2 teams advance to the Super Round. 'Advance in' counts the remaining win/loss combinations in which the team goes through. Ties are broken by head-to-head then TQB, so a team is marked clinched only if it advances even after losing every tiebreak.
Group A — standings & scenarios
| # | Team | W-L | Left | Advance in | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇯🇵Japan | 0-0 | 3 | 38/64 | Win out to clinch |
| 2 | 🇨🇳China | 0-0 | 3 | 38/64 | Win out to clinch |
| 3 | 🇵🇭Philippines | 0-0 | 3 | 38/64 | Win out to clinch |
| 4 | 🇵🇸Palestine | 0-0 | 3 | 38/64 | Win out to clinch |
The top 2 teams advance to the Super Round. 'Advance in' counts the remaining win/loss combinations in which the team goes through. Ties are broken by head-to-head then TQB, so a team is marked clinched only if it advances even after losing every tiebreak.
🗓️ Group stage schedule & results
Mon, Sep 21
Tue, Sep 22
Wed, Sep 23
Super Round & medal games
Super Round on 25-26 September (top two from each group, four teams), then on 27 September the bronze medal game at 12:00 and the gold medal game at 18:30.
Times are Korea Standard Time (KST), which matches Japan Standard Time.
🪜 Tournament format
- 1.Eight nations are split into two groups. Group A: Japan, China, Philippines, Palestine. Group B: Chinese Taipei, South Korea, Hong Kong, Thailand.
- 2.Each group is a four-team round robin — three games per team (21-23 September).
- 3.The top two from each group, four teams in all, reach the Super Round (25-26 September).
- 4.On 27 September the Super Round's third and fourth play for bronze; first and second play for gold.
- 5.Baseball has no draws — extra innings decide. Group ties are broken by head-to-head record, then TQB (Team Quality Balance).
❓ FAQ
How many teams advance from the Asian Games baseball groups?
The top 2 from each group, four teams in total, reach the Super Round.
Which group is South Korea in?
South Korea are in Group B with Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong and Thailand. Group A is Japan, China, the Philippines and Palestine.
When is South Korea's first game?
On Mon, Sep 21, against Chinese Taipei.
What does South Korea need to reach the Super Round?
South Korea open their group on Mon, Sep 21 against Chinese Taipei.
Groups and schedule from Wikipedia 'Baseball at the 2026 Asian Games' and the Japan Baseball Association tournament overview. This event has no public data feed, so results are entered by the operator and the qualification scenarios are computed automatically on top of them.