Thursday, May 2, 2019

BATTLE ROYALE BEGINS


ACWS Day 2 round up report afternoon session

The top teams in the Asia Cup Women Softball championship will using the third day in the competition tomorrow to fine tune their teams in their final league matches.
The lesser teams will be making a scramble to finish in the best position so as to seek a good draw to keep their hopes of place to the last two berths to be among the top seven out of tens competing here for a place in the Asia-Oceania Olympic 2020 to be held in Shanghai in September 2019. The top six Asia teams, other than Japan (as host) will qualify.


Japan, Philippines, China, Chinese Taipei, Korea are as good has having made the cut while the remaining two places could be a battle between Thailand, Hong Kong and host Indonesia.
Tomorrow last Group fixtures in the two Groups will determine the final placings in their respective Groups and determine their double page ties.
In the last two matches this afternoon, Chinese Taipei who were expected to defeat Singapore, were made to work hard before downing them 10-0.
Singapore’s loss virtually eliminates their chance for an Olympic qualifier berth after their third consecutive losses.
Chinese Taipei only got their first run in the third inning and for a total of five in that inning before collecting and two and three in the next two to confirm victory after five innings.
In the other, China just did enough to beat Thailand 8-0 after five innings with 1 run in the first inning, six in the next and another in the third.


Tomorrow’s fixtures:

8.30am:        HKG – INA
                      KOR – IND
10.45am:      JPN – CHN
                      PHI – TPE
2.00pm:        THA – KOR
                      HKG - SGP

2nd Day’s complete results:

Chinese Taipei 11 Hong Kong 1
China 7 Korea 2
Japan 12 India 0
Indonesia 0 Philippines 8
Singapore 0 Chinese Taipei 10
China 8 Thailand 0

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