Baseball Federation of Asia
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| Abbreviation | BFA |
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| Type | Sport organization |
| Headquarters | Xinyi, Taipei, Taiwan |
Region served | Asia |
Membership | 24 member associations |
President | Tom Peng[1] |
Vice-presidents | Yoshinobu Suzuki Kim Jong-Up Shen Wei[1] |
General Secretary | Lin Hua Wei[1] |
Parent organization | World Baseball Softball Confederation |
| Website | www.baseballasia.org |
The Baseball Federation of Asia (BFA) is the governing body of the sport of baseball in Asia. The federation is governed by the International Baseball Federation.
Contents
1 History
2 Members
3 Rankings
4 Competitions
4.1 Current title holders
5 See also
6 References
7 External links
History[edit]
The birth of Baseball Federation of Asia goes back to 1954 when the 2nd Asian Games was held in Manila, Philippines.
The four countries of Korea, Japan, Taiwan, and the Philippines organized a committee aiming at establishing Baseball Federation of Asia, and May 7th of the same year witnessed the commencement of BFA.
American expatriate Charles Chick Parsons of the Philippines was elected as the first president of Baseball Federation of Asia.
The BFA became inactive for eight years following the 1975 Asian Baseball Championship. At the sidelines of the FEMBA World Baseball Championship in Tokyo in 1980, the executives of BFA discussed about resuming the activity of the federation. The Asian Baseball Championship was later resumed in 1983 which was held in Seoul. The membership of the federation grew as more Asian nations were admitted to the BFA.[2]
The total number of BFA members at the present time is 24, and 1 non-member observer State (Vietnam).
Members[edit]
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- Cambodia is a member of the BFA, but not a (current) member of the World Baseball Softball Confederation, according to the WBSC's website.
Rankings[edit]
| Men's Rankings as of 19 September 2017[3] | |||
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| BFA Rank | WBSC Rank | Team | Points |
| 1 | 2 |  Japan | 5598 |
| 2 | 3 |  South Korea | 4908 |
| 3 | 4 |  Chinese Taipei | 3757 |
| 4 | 22 |  China | 479 |
| 5 | 26 |  Pakistan | 299 |
| 6 | 35 |  Hong Kong | 180 |
| 7 | 38 |  Thailand | 132 |
| 8 | 47 |  Indonesia | 83 |
 Philippines | 83 | ||
| 10 | 52 |  Sri Lanka | 42 |
| 11 | 53 |  Iran | 41 |
| 12 | 56 |  Mongolia | 30 |
| 13 | 61 |  India | 20 |
| 14 | 67 |  Iraq | 6 |
| 15 | 69 |  Singapore | 5 |
| 16 | 70 |  Nepal | 3 |
| 17 | 72 |  Afghanistan | NR |
 Brunei | NR | ||
 Malaysia | NR | ||
 Myanmar | NR | ||
 North Korea | NR | ||
Competitions[edit]
Current title holders[edit]
| Competitions | Champion | Title | Runner-up | |
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Asian Baseball Championship | Japan | 18th | Chinese Taipei | |
Asian Baseball Cup | East Division | Philippines | 4th | Indonesia |
| West Division | Pakistan | 4th | Iran | |
| Asian City Baseball Tournament | Saitama | 1st | Taichung | |
Asian 18U Baseball Championship | South Korea | 4th | Japan | |
Asian 15U Baseball Championship | Chinese Taipei | 6th | Japan | |
Asian 12U Baseball Championship | Chinese Taipei | 6th | Japan | |
See also[edit]
- Softball Confederation Asia
- Baseball at the Asian Games
- Asia Series
- Asia Winter Baseball League
- Baseball awards#Asia
References[edit]
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^ "BFA History". Baseball Federation of Asia. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
^ "WBSC Rankings | WBSC". www.wbsc.org. 19 September 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
External links[edit]
- BFA Baseball Federation of Asia | Home...
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