Asian Junior Men’s Softball Championship set to open in Hong Kong

Asian Junior Men’s Softball Championship set to open in Hong Kong
31/10/2017

HONG KONG — The sixth edition of the Asian Junior Men’s Softball Championship will open tomorrow in Hong Kong. The top seven U-19 Men’s National Teams from the Asian region will battle each other 1-5 November.

HONG KONG — The sixth edition of the Asian Junior Men’s Softball Championship will open tomorrow in Hong Kong. The top seven U-19 Men’s National Teams from the Asian region will battle each other 1-5 November.

The 25-game championship for the Asian title includes World’s No. 2 Japan, No. 16 Philippines, No. 20 Indonesia, No. 21 Singapore, No. 23 Hong Kong, No. 23 India, and Thailand.

The event begins with 21 round robin games, followed by the top four nations advancing to the page playoff system.

The reigning champion is Japan after defeating Singapore in the 2013 edition in Chaiyaphum, Thailand.

FULL GAME SCHEDULE

1 November
8:30     Indonesia 0 vs Japan 7
12:00   Hong Kong 5 vs Thailand 1
14:15   India 0 vs Philippines 7
16:30   Singapore 16 vs Thailand 1
18:45   India 3 vs Japan 5
21:00   Indonesia 5 vs Philippines 4

2 November
8:30     Hong Kong vs Singapore
10:45   Philippines vs Thailand
13:00   Hong Kong vs India
15:15   Philippines vs Singapore
17:30   Japan vs Thailand
19:45   India vs Indonesia

3 November
8:00     Hong Kong vs Philippines
10:15   Japan vs Singapore
12:30   Indonesia vs Thailand
14:45   India vs Singapore
17:00   Hong Kong vs Japan

4 November
8:00     India vs Thailand
10:15   Indonesia vs Singapore
12:30   Japan vs Philippines
14:45   Hong Kong vs Indonesia
17:00   Seed 1 vs Seed 2
19:15   Seed 3 vs Seed 4

5 November
10:30   Bronze Medal Game
14:00   Gold Medal Game