ASIAN GAMES SOFTBALL IN FULL SWING
2006-12-12

The first three days of the softball competition at the 15th Asian Games in Doha, Qatar, are now complete. So far, defending Asian Games softball gold medalist Japan is poised to repeat, having a perfect record through four games played. However, tomorrow they’ll go up against China, who currently stands second at 3-1 (won-lost). That game follows the matchup of the two Koreas, who face each other at 8:30 (local time), with one of them set to notch their first victory of the tournament.

The softball competition will end on Thursday with the Final at 8:30, followed by the Grand Final at 14:00 (local time).

Below is a glimpse of what has taken place so far.

Standings after three days:
Japan (4-0)
China (3-1)
Chinese Taipei (2-2)
DPR Korea (0-3)
Korea (0-3)

Sun., Dec. 10
Chinese Taipei 7  Korea 0
Japan 3  China 2
Chinese Taipei 2  DPR Korea 0

Mon., Dec. 11
China 5  DPR Korea 1
Japan 3  Chinese Taipei 0
China 5  Korea 1

Tue., Dec. 12
Japan 8  Korea 1
China 5  Chinese Taipei 2
Japan 6  DPR Korea 1

Related link: Asian Games Softball Starts Sunday