Category Archives: Hong Kong

Hong Kong Postpones International Open until March

Posted on October 6, 2020 by Gabriel Fidler

BREAKING: The Hong Kong Baseball Association has officially postponed its annual International Baseball Open (HKIBO). The decision means that only one more international baseball tournament is still left on the 2020 calendar, The World Comes to Palm Beaches, still scheduled … Continue reading →

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2019 Hong Kong Tourney Set to Start

Posted on December 13, 2019 by Gabriel Fidler

The Hong Kong International Baseball Open begins today with its fewest number of entries and the host nation as the only national team represented. Five teams will play a round robin over the next four days, with no playoffs. The … Continue reading →

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History of Baseball5 Clinics and Tournaments

Posted on March 10, 2019 by Gabriel Fidler

[Ed. Note: An updated list (as of 18 February 2020) of all baseball5 events is attached to the bottom of this article.] Since its introduction at the 2017 World Friendship Games in Burundi, the new sport of Baseball5 has spread … Continue reading →

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2019 International Baseball Schedule

Posted on February 4, 2019 by Gabriel Fidler

Every year, Extra Innings publishes a list of all international baseball fixtures. This list evolves over the year as most international baseball events beyond the top tournaments are planned less than six months in advance. This was never more true … Continue reading →

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Seventh Hong Kong International Baseball Open

Posted on December 17, 2018 by Gabriel Fidler

Over the weekend, the annual Hong Kong International Baseball Open returned in its seventh addition. Over the years, it has featured a similar set of teams, including three national teams from small Asian countries, two universities, travel teams from North … Continue reading →

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Asian Games Begins with Two Debutantes

Posted on August 21, 2018 by Gabriel Fidler

With an Asian Games-record of 10 nations in the baseball competition, Laos, Sri Lanka, and Thailand face off in a preliminary round to determine which of the three will advance to face Asia’s top seven. Only Thailand has appeared on … Continue reading →

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The Week in International Baseball (18 February-24 February)

Posted on February 24, 2018 by Gabriel Fidler

It was an especially busy week in international baseball, particularly as we premiered what became a series on Europeans playing baseball at American high schools and universities. The original two-dozen list has not hit 60 and names continue to pour … Continue reading →

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The Week in International Baseball (11 February-17 February)

Posted on February 18, 2018 by Gabriel Fidler

The week started off with a bang, as the Confederation of European Baseball and its softball counterpart announced that they will transition into WBSC Europe, which will govern both sports on the continent (link). Little had been made of the … Continue reading →

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The Week in International Baseball (14-20 January)

Posted on January 20, 2018 by Gabriel Fidler

The Under-15 Oceania Championship begun, though it was delayed by rain from the 17 January opening. After noting two weeks’ ago that no Great Britain national team members were playing winter ball, we broke the news last week that Barry … Continue reading →

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The Week in International Baseball (22-31 December)

Posted on December 31, 2017 by Gabriel Fidler

We wrapped up the year with news from around the globe. MLB announced major plans to invest in development centres in China (link). We premiered a new series of graphics: The ‘Top Stiffs’ who missed a vote because of the … Continue reading →

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