2017 Asian Baseball Cup

The 2017 Asian Baseball Cup was an international baseball tournament contested by the men's national teams of WBSC Asia's member associations. It was the 13th edition of the biannual Asian Baseball Cup, and served as qualification to the 2017 Asian Baseball Championship.^[1] It was divided into two separate divisions, East and West, alternatively called the 2017 East Asian Baseball Cup and 2017 West Asian Baseball Cup.

The 2017 West Asia Baseball Cup was held from 25 February 2017 to 1 March 2017 at Jinnah Sports Stadium in Islamabad, Pakistan.^[2][3] It saw Nepal participating in their first competition, and Sri Lanka moving to the West Cup. The latter were crowned as the champions for the first time after they beat hosts Pakistan in the final.^[4]

On the other hand, the 2017 East Asia Baseball Cup was cancelled due to lack of a suitable host.

2017 Asian Baseball Cup
(Western Division)

Tournament details
Country	Pakistan
City	Islamabad
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	25 February–1 March 2017
Teams	5 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Sri Lanka (1st title)
Runner-up	Pakistan
Third place	Iran
Fourth place	Nepal
Tournament statistics
Games played	8
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Group A

Rk	Team	W	L	HTH	RS	IPO	RA	IPD	TQB
1	Pakistan	2	0	-
2	Nepal	1	1	−
3	Iraq	0	2	−

NOTE: Tiebreaker notes: HTH − Head-to-head. RS − Runs scored. IPO − Innings the team batted. RA − Runs against. IPD − Innings the team pitched. TQB − The index of (RS/IPO)−(RA/IPD).

25 February 2017 10:00	Pakistan	16-1	Nepal	Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad

26 February 2017 10:00	Nepal	13-2	Iraq	Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad

27 February 2017 10:00	Iraq	0-25	Pakistan	Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad

Group B

Rk	Team	W	L	HTH	RS	IPO	RA	IPD	TQB
1	Sri Lanka	1	0	-
2	Iran	0	1	−
3	India	0	0	−

NOTE: Tiebreaker notes: HTH − Head-to-head. RS − Runs scored. IPO − Innings the team batted. RA − Runs against. IPD − Innings the team pitched. TQB − The index of (RS/IPO)−(RA/IPD).

25 February 2017 13:30	Iran	cancelled	India	Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad

26 February 2017 13:30	Sri Lanka	22-0 (F/5)	Iran	Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad

27 February 2017 13:30	India	cancelled	Sri Lanka	Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad

Playoffs

	Semi-finals				Final
	February 28, 2017 - 10:00
	Pakistan	11
					March 1, 2017 - 13:30
	Iran	0
					Pakistan	2
	February 28, 2017 - 13:30
					Sri Lanka	4
	Sri Lanka	11
	Nepal	0
					Third place play-off
					March 1, 2017 - 10:00
					Iran	10
					Nepal	6

2017 Asian Baseball Cup – Western Division Champions
Sri Lanka 1st title

The East Asia Cup was not held in 2017 since no suitable host could be found.^[6]