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2008 Asia Series

International baseball competition

International baseball competition

thumb|right|Official logo (Japanese language) The 2008 Asia Series was contested on November 13–16 by the champions of Nippon Professional Baseball's Japan Series, the Korea Baseball Organization's Korean Series, Chinese Professional Baseball League's Taiwan Series, and the championship of the China Baseball League of the People's Republic of China. In 2008, it was the first time that the champion of the China Baseball League participates in instead of the all-star team China Stars. The winning team will receive ¥50 million yen ($0.5 million), the second place team will receive ¥30 million yen, and the other teams will receive ¥10 million yen each. All games were held in Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan. The Saitama Seibu Lions defeated the Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions in the title game to win the championship for Japan. Outfielder Tomoaki Satoh was named the MVP of the series.

Participating teams

  • China Baseball League (China): Tianjin Lions, winner of 2008 CBL championship series. Based in Tianjin, China.
  • Nippon Professional Baseball (Japan): Saitama Seibu Lions, winner of 2008 Japan Series. Based in Saitama, Japan.
  • Korea Baseball Organization (Korea): SK Wyverns, winner of 2008 Korea Series. Based in Incheon, South Korea.
  • Chinese Professional Baseball League (Taiwan): Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions, winner of 2008 Taiwan Series. Based in Tainan, Taiwan.

Matchups

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

November 13

|}} Attendance: 2,788 Time: 3:04 |}} Attendance: 9,277 Time: 3:03

November 14

|}} Attendance: 2,489 Time: 2:27 (shorten: mercy rule) |}} Attendance: 8,443 Time: 2:34

November 15

|}} Attendance: 8,478 Time: 2:41 (shorten: mercy rule) |}} Attendance: 5,228 Time: 3:22

Round Robin Standings

PositionTeamWinsLossesRSRATie-breaker1234
Saitama Seibu Lions—○2–1●3–4○16–2212171–1, 0.292
Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions●1–2—○10–4○7–42118101–1, 0.385
SK Wyverns○4–3●4–10—○15–02123131–1, 0.542
Tianjin Lions●2–16●4–7●0–15—03638—

Championship, November 16

|}} Attendance: 18,370 Time: 3:07

Broadcasting

  • JPN TBS: SK Wyverns vs. Saitama Seibu Lions (G2)
  • JPN Asahi: Saitama Seibu Lions vs. Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions (G4)
  • JPN NTV: Tianjin Lions vs. Saitama Seibu Lions (G5), Championship (G7)
  • JPN J SPORTS: All games.
  • KOR MBC ESPN: All games.
  • KOR KBS 2TV : SK Wyverns vs. Saitama Seibu Lions (G2)
  • KOR SBS : Championship (G7)
  • TWN VL: All games.

References

References

  1. (2008-11-13). "2008年11月13日(木) 東京ドーム Game1". Nippon Professional Baseball.
  2. (2008-11-13). "2008年11月13日(木) 東京ドーム Game2". Nippon Professional Baseball.
  3. (2008-11-14). "2008年11月14日(金) 東京ドーム Game3". Nippon Professional Baseball.
  4. (2008-11-14). "2008年11月14日(金) 東京ドーム Game4". Nippon Professional Baseball.
  5. (2008-11-15). "2008年11月15日(土) 東京ドーム Game5". Nippon Professional Baseball.
  6. (2008-11-15). "2008年11月15日(土) 東京ドーム Game6". Nippon Professional Baseball.
  7. (2008-11-15). "アジアシリーズ2008　試合規定". Nippon Professional Baseball.
  8. (2008-11-16). "2008年11月16日(日) 東京ドーム Game7". Nippon Professional Baseball.
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