Tournament details | |
---|---|
Country | Taiwan |
Dates | 15 – 20 November |
Teams | 6 (5 countries) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Canberra Cavalry (1st title) |
Runner-up | Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 9 |
Attendance | 56,531 (6,281 per game) |
MVP | Jack Murphy (Canberra Cavalry) |
The 2013 Asia Series was the seventh and final edition of the Asia Series, the premier Asian club baseball tournament, and the ninth time national champions from Asian leagues have competed against each other. The tournament was held in Taichung and Taoyuan, Taiwan, starting on 15 November with the final held on 20 November.
In addition to teams from Nippon Professional Baseball, the Chinese Professional Baseball League, the Korea Baseball Organization, and the Australian Baseball League, this tournament was the first to include a team from Europe. Fortitudo Baseball Bologna was invited to participate as the winners of the 2013 European Cup, a similar tournament in Europe.
The Canberra Cavalry from Australia defeated the Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions of Taiwan 14–4 in the tournament final for their first Asia Series title. It was the first time that an Australian team had won the tournament, as well as the first time the tournament had been won by a team from outside of either Japan or South Korea.