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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.
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Participating teams [edit]
- 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 [edit]
All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
November 13 [edit]
Attendance: 2,788 Time: 3:04 |
Attendance: 9,277 Time: 3:03 |
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November 14 [edit]
Attendance: 2,489 Time: 2:27 (shorten: mercy rule) |
Attendance: 8,443 Time: 2:34 |
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November 15 [edit]
Attendance: 8,478 Time: 2:41 (shorten: mercy rule) |
Attendance: 5,228 Time: 3:22 |
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Round Robin Standings [edit]
| Position | Team | Wins | Losses | RS | RA | Tie-breaker[7] | ||||
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| 1 | Saitama Seibu Lions | — | ○2–1 | ●3–4 | ○16–2 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 1–1, 0.292 |
| 2 | Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions | ●1–2 | — | ○10–4 | ○7–4 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 1–1, 0.385 |
| 3 | SK Wyverns | ○4–3 | ●4–10 | — | ○15–0 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 13 | 1–1, 0.542 |
| 4 | Tianjin Lions | ●2–16 | ●4–7 | ●0–15 | — | 0 | 3 | 6 | 38 | — |
Championship, November 16 [edit]
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||
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| Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Saitama Seibu Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||
| WP: Shinya Okamoto (岡本真也) (1–0) LP: Pan Wei-lun (潘威倫) (0–2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Attendance: 18,370 Time: 3:07
Broadcasting [edit]
TBS: SK Wyverns vs. Saitama Seibu Lions (G2)- Asahi: Saitama Seibu Lions vs. Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions (G4)
- NTV: Tianjin Lions vs. Saitama Seibu Lions (G5), Championship (G7)
- J SPORTS: All games.
MBC ESPN: All games.- KBS 2TV : SK Wyverns vs. Saitama Seibu Lions (G2)
- SBS : Championship (G7)
VL: All games.
See also [edit]
- 2008 China Baseball League season
- 2008 Chinese Professional Baseball League season
- 2008 Korea Baseball Organization season
- 2008 Nippon Professional Baseball season
References [edit]
- ^ "2008年11月13日(木) 東京ドーム Game1" (Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. 2008-11-13. Retrieved 2008-11-13.
- ^ "2008年11月13日(木) 東京ドーム Game2" (Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. 2008-11-13. Retrieved 2008-11-13.
- ^ "2008年11月14日(金) 東京ドーム Game3" (Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. 2008-11-14. Retrieved 2008-11-14.
- ^ "2008年11月14日(金) 東京ドーム Game4" (Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. 2008-11-14. Retrieved 2008-11-14.
- ^ "2008年11月15日(土) 東京ドーム Game5" (Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. 2008-11-15. Retrieved 2008-11-15.
- ^ "2008年11月15日(土) 東京ドーム Game6" (Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. 2008-11-15. Archived from the original on 9 December 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-15.
- ^ "アジアシリーズ2008 試合規定" (Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. 2008-11-15. Retrieved 2008-11-15.
- ^ "2008年11月16日(日) 東京ドーム Game7" (Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. 2008-11-16. Archived from the original on 9 December 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-16.
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