Philippines qualified for the Super Round by the skin of their teeth with a win in the final crucial Group A match by a single run in a tie-breaker against New Zealand

China’s infield player Lu Ying was the toast of the team in their close 2-1 win over Korea to complete their Group A fixtures unbeaten and qualify for the Super Round in the WBSC Softball Asia/Oceania Qualifier for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics at the Shanghai Chongming Sports Training Center.

Australia continued their winning ways as they easily disposed of Hong Kong China 8-0 in five innings and qualify as the top of the Group B in the WBSC Softball Asia/Oceania Qualifier for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics at the Shanghai Chongming Sports Training Center.

With four games today closed the WBSC Softball Asia/Oceania Qualifier round robin. Australia and China claimed the first place of their groups, while Chinese Taipei and Philippines clinched the second place with key wins.

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) today announced the Super Round schedule for the WBSC Softball Asia/Oceania Qualifier in Shanghai, China, with Australia, China, Chinese Taipei and the Philippines left competing for the last available berth in softball at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

Chinese Taipei got back on track in the WBSC Softball Asia/Oceania Qualifier for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics at the Shanghai Chongming Sports Training Center with their 7-0 win over Hong Kong China in five innings.

Stacey Porter and Taylah Tsitsikronis combined for 5 RBIs to lead Australia to the second win of the tournament. Australia defeated Indonesia, 8-0, in five innings, and leads Group B after two days of competition.

China’s Lu Ying home run hit in the top of six helped them earn four runs in their dramatic comeback victory to down Philippines 8-3 and stay on course for their Tokyo Olympics dream.

New Zealand with a 5-1 victory over Korea, kept their hopes alive for a berth in the Super Round. Defeating Korea this evening in their second Group A match in the WBSC Softball Asia/Oceania Qualifier for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics at the Shanghai Chongming Sports Training Center, will see them battle it out with Philippines […]

After two days of competition, only two teams remain undefeated in the WBSC Softball Asia/Oceania Qualifier. Australia leads the Group A and China is in first place in Group B, both with 2-0 record.