The China Baseball Association - Tournaments, Promotion and Relegation

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Changsha beat the Eagles to win the 4th edition of the Chinese New Year Cup

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Ming League

Predictions for the Ming League shows that Chongqing and the Flyers will be relegated back to the Han League. Guilin is projected to be in the Ming Tournament.

Han League

Chinese New Year Cup Champion Changsha relegated? That is what the predictions show. Also, Shijiazhuang is projected to be relegated to Qin.

Qin League

Ex-Xia League Teams to dominate Qin League?

Xia League

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Ming League

Early season surprises in the Ming League. Han Cup holder Guangzhou Flyers is leading the Ming League as of the end of the month. This is due to their batting (2nd in Runs with 107). The offseason aqusition of Oniji Okada (.333 12HR 31RBI) and Yorikane Abe (.284 1HR 7RBI) is paying off for Guangzhou. On the bottom of the Ming League are the Tianjin Lions. Even with Ken Maeda (umm...LA??) with a 0.23 ERA(!!!!) + a solid rotation (1st ERA 2.68) the Lions are in relegation position. The main reason is their hitting, as they are last in the Ming League in Runs (68), OBP (.260), and Home Runs (14). In Harbin they lost Otani's wingman, Kenjiro Yamazawa (elbow). He is out for 5 more weeks and a huge blow for Harbin, is 7th so far in rotation ERA (3.81). Guilin is off to a slow start, but they are starting to get together.
Han League

Shenyang and Xi'an are projected to be relegated before the season started. Xi'an is 2nd in the Han League, but that could change within a month because the gap between first and last is 7.5 games. At this level of competiveness in the Han League, anything goes. Chinese New Year Cup champion Changsha is in relegation position, as predicted. What happened to the Nguyen Dynasty? Last year Nguyen was on his way to another breakout season (9-2 1.37 ERA) before suffering an elbow injury. Now he is 1-2 with a 3.89 ERA. The Dynasty (Not you, Xi'an) has not fallen yet, as he is still leads the Han League in Strikeouts with 42. The Bears are last place, just a year removed from relegation. Will Zhengzhou fall further down in the CBA ladder?
Qin League

Guiyang predicted to be a sure 1st place, but rotation problems (10th, 6.30 ERA) has made the league closer than the predictions. They are now on a 6 game winning streak, but 2.5 games behind Xining and Lanzhou for 2nd. Hangzhou? They were predicted to be relegated, but they are in 1st! And Vu-Pham's ERA is 0.53! Their pitching staff has been dominant (1st rotation, 1st bullpen).
Xia League

Shenzhen is trying to get back to the Qin League. They are 1st with a 4 game lead. Wenzhou's Suzuki batting average is .500 in 98 At Bats despite a 45/45 out of 80 rating. Contact rating (80/80 out of 100) is the main reason. Shenzhen's pitching staff are 1st in starters and 2nd in bullpen despite a hitter friendly enviornment. Nanchang, who got relegated last season are in the bottom of the Xia Leage.

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Ming League

Tianjin got out of relegation position as their offence improved in May. Harbin really needs Yamazawa back into the rotation, but he suffered a setback and will return mid-June. Harbin is 9th in rotation ERA (3.99) as of the end of May. In the Harbin rotation, Moromao Chikuda has 8 wins and no losses with ERA of 2.49. Chongqing and Guilin looks like they are not ready to compete in the top flight league after being promoted last season.
Han League

Could Changsha start the New Decade in the Qin League? It is all but likely, as they are 9 game behind 6th place. The Emperor of the (Yu) Nguyen Dynasty has reached the century mark in Strikeouts, 2nd in the CBA, behind Harbin's Shohei Otani (112) . As expected, the Tigers and Dongfang are fighting for 1st in the Han League, but Xiamen are also in it, trying to get promoted again. Shijiazhuang has a comfortable cusion from relegation postition. They are even in play for a Han Cup tournament.
Qin League

Xining is running away with the lead. Hangzhou after a hot start has fallen to 4th place in the Qin League. A big loss in Hangzhou, as Yataro Kato has been lost for the season with an elbow injury. Guiyang's pitching staff has improved and now closer to the Qin Tournament.
Xia League

The 2 teams that got relegated last season are now 1st and 2nd, with Taiyuan tied for 2nd with Dalian. Shenzhen's only weakness is the Bullpen (5th, 3.21 ERA), but they are in the top 3 in other major categories.

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Ming League

Harbin had a hot June, going 21-7 during the month. This helps them be 2nd in the Ming League, a game behind the Hopestars. Chikuda of Harbin continues to be perfect (12-0 2.14 ERA). Chongqing is deep in relegation postion (14.5 games behind 7th), and will most likely be relegated. Guilin is thought to be a contender in the Ming Tournament before the season started, but are also in relegation position.
Han League

Dongfang and Tigers are still 1 and 2. Changsha in the bottom of the Han League. The Yuanshuai are in position for tournament play even if they are predicted to be relegated before the season started.
Qin League

XINING IS ON AN 11 GAME WINNING STREAK!! AND LOOK AT MASAHIRO SHIMIZU BATTING AVERAGE .463!! He is sure taking advantage of hitter friendly contitions in Xining with the altitude of 7500 feet, that is higher than Coors Field in Denver. In Guiyang the 'saurs moved up to 2nd. Their pitching staff has greatly improved now 4th in rotation (3.97 ERA) and 2nd in bullpen (3.49). Hangzhou continues to slide, now 5th in the Qin League. They now have to avoid being in relegation position as they are now 4 games ahead of 7th.
Xia League

Taiyuan is now in 1st. They are looking for than just a promotion. Wenzhou in 4th, with a .400+ batter, Tanosuke Suzuki, who is hitting .421.

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Ming League

The teams that will be playing in the Ming Tournament will be the same except for Jiangsu. Guilin, Shanghai Eagles and Chongqing will be relegated to the Han League. All Ming Tournament participants will also play for the Emperor's Cup
Han League

There is still Ming League Play in Shanghai, not in Xuhui anymore, but in Pudong, where the Dongfang gets promoted. There will be a Tigers Dragons rivalry in the Ming League again. In the Han Cup Xiamen and Shijiazhuang will be playing to be promoted. Teams Relegated to Qin League will be Zhengzhou, Shenyang, Chengdu, and Changsha. Dongfang, Tigers, and Wanhai are qualified for the Emperor's Cup.
Qin League

Guiyang gets automatic promotion to Han League and will be playing against Xining for the Tournament of the Qin Emperor. They will also play in the Emperor's Cup. Qin Cup matchups will be Lanzhou vs Fuzhou and Hohhot vs Hangzhou.
Xia League

Taiyuan and Shenzhen will be promoted while Taiyuan qualifies for the Emperor Cup.

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Urumqi vs Harbin
15 Strikeouts for Otani in Game 1. Another good start in Game 4 help win the MVP of the Ming Tournament Semifinals.

Beijing Dragons vs Jiangsu
Iwasaki in the Semifinals went 16 for 9 with 2 home runs in the last 2 games.

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Game 1

Game 2

Game 3


After reaching the Han Cup for the 2nd straight year, Xiamen failed to promote again. The Yuanshuai will be returning to the Ming League.

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Shimizu finished the Qin Tournament with a .600 AVG!

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Hohhot Vs Hangzhou
Game 1

Game 2

Game 3

Hangzhou gets promoted to the Han League, their first appearence in the Han League since 2017.
Lanzhou vs Fuzhou
Game 1

Game 2

Game 3

Lanzhou plays Hangzhou in the Qin Cup final and will be promoted to the Han League next season.
Lanzhou vs Hangzhou
Game 1

Game 2

Game 3

W: Hirokumi Morishi-ta L: Ryuichi Tsuchiya
Lanzhou sweeps Hanzhou and wins the Qin Cup.

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Xia Cup Semifinals
Game 1

Game 2
Hefei returns to the Qin League after sweeping Dalian

Game 3
Wenzhou gets promoted and plays Hefei for the Xia Cup.

Xia Cup Finals: Wenzhou vs Hefei
Game 1

Game 2

Game 3

Wenzhou wins the Xia Cup after hitting big late in the game.
Tournament of the Xia Emperor

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The Emperor's Cup, the biggest tournament in the CBA is starting and the opponents are set.

Urumqi Roster and Rankings
FINISHED 63-59 (.516) 4th in Ming League


Taiyuan Roster and Rankings
FINISHED 83-37 (.692) 1st in Xia League


Guiyang Roster and Rankings
FINISHED 79-41 (.658) 2nd in Qin League


Beijing Dragons Roster and Rankings
FINISHED 65-55 (.542) 3rd in Ming League

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Beijing Dragons vs Guiyang
Game 1

Game 2

In Game 2, Dragons Starter Kozue Misawa shut out Guiyang in 6 innings allowing only 3 hits. The Dragons scored the first run of the game in BOT 4th with a Solo Homerun by Mao Min. The bullpen came in for the Dragons, where releiver Pak allowed 3 runs. The Emperor's Cup holder sweeps the Dragons and will play the Hopestars in the quarterfinals.
Urumqi vs Taiyuan
Game 1

Chan allowed only 1 hit and were 2 outs away for a complete game shutout.
Game 2

Inoue responded the shutout at home with a shutout in Urumqi. Like Chan, he came close to a complete game shutout (8.2 IP).
Game 3

Bats break out in Game 3 for Taiyuan. Yasujiro hit 2 home runs in the game (solo, TOP 3rd; 2 run, TOP 4th). With the win, Taiyuan will be playing against the Hopestars in the Quarterfinals.

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Harbin vs Taiyuan
Game 1

Note:The Homerun counter was incorrect. This game featured no Home Runs. Ming League Triple Crown winner Shohei Otani had a not so Triple Crown like performance against the Beijing Dragons in his last start. In this game, Otani got outdueled by E Xuliang. Though Otani had 11 srikeouts, Harbin hitting was shut down against E.
Game 2

Inoue almost pitched a CG shutout against Urumqi last start. He continues to pitch well in tournament play, allowing only 1 run while striking out 6. Jian Lizhi hit a solo home run in TOP 8th.
Game 3

Yoichibei Hayashi slammed Harbin out the Emperor's Cup tournament with a walk off Grand Slam in the 12th.
Xining vs Shanghai Dongfang
Game 1

Dongfang had a 5-0 lead, but Xining scored 8 unanswered runs as Masahiro Shimizu wen 5-4 with 3 Doubles and 2 RBI!

Game 2

Game 3

Xining bats stay hot even in Shanghai, scoring 8 runs. Xining sweeps Dongfang and will play against Taiyuan in the Semifinals
Beijing Tigers Vs Xiamen
Game 1

Ryuichi Matsuo of the Tigers got his first win in tournament play, striking out 6 and allowing a solo HR.
Game 2

Uno Mas? Tekkan Uno gives Xiamen the Lead in BOT 7th with a 2 run home run. Before the home run Chai Hongxing had a 9 pitch battle with Sun Jiewen which resulting a RBI single pulling Sun out of the game.
The Tigers responded scoring 2 to retake the lead.
Game 3

A Shutout in Beijing by Xiamen Starter Liu Caigui (7IP) and reliver Che Ju-an(2IP).
Game 4
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Tigers reach the Semifinals after Matsuo pitched well (5.2 IP 1 ER)
Guiyang vs Jiangsu
Game 1

Game 2

Game 3

Game 4

The Defending Emperor's Cup Champion Guiyang goes to the semifinals.

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Xining Vs Taiyuan
Game 1

Game 2

Inoue is now 4-1 in tournament play and allowed only 2 runs in his last 3 starts.
Game 3

Game 4

Beijing Tigers Vs Guiyang
Game 1

Tigers pitcher Sun Jiewen lasted only 5 innings and 51 pitches. He left the game with an injury. Tong Ho gives the Tigers the lead with a solo home run in the 6th.
[B]Game 2/B]

Hideaki Ito of the Tigers improves to 2-1 ERA 1.56 in tournament play. He allowed only 1 run which is a Sac Fly in the 1st. Ito pitched 6.1 innings. Guiyang almost pulled a comeback in the 9th. Sadatake Sanu hits RBI double scoring Noda and Wang Qindong only needs the ball to reach the outfield to tie the game but he was struck out by Tigers closer Yin Liwen.
Game 3

Guiyang pulled a comeback in this game. In BTM 8th, Qian Gaonan hits a RBI single to tie the game. In BTM 10th, he hits the walk off RBI single to win it. Yoshimasa Yamash-ita crosses the plate on those RBIs.
Game 4

Down 7-1 in BTM 8th, Guiyang is hoping for another comeback. Yoshimasa hits a 3 run home run to make it 7-4. 2 batters later, Zhang Zefa hits a solo Home Run reducing the Tigers lead to 7-5. In BTM 9th, Masayuki Imamura hits a Solo Home Run. It is now a 1 run ballgame! Yin Liwen of the Tigers gets 2 stikeouts and a flyout to end the rally and help the Tigers reach the Emperor's Cup Final to play against Xining.

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Will have a Twitch stream of the Emperor's Cup final and will have a link to the stream when avalable. All games will be live streamed. (This will be my first stream )

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Stream avalable! Watch the Emperor's Cup Final Here
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Kunitaro Yamato of Xining hit 2 home runs in Game 1, a 3 run Home run in BTM 1st and a solo home run in BTM 3rd. Xining had a 6-2 lead, but the Tigers made it close. Tong Ho hits a 2 Run Home run to make it 6-4 in TOP 8th and hits a sac fly to reduce the lead to 1 in TOP 9th.

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Ho's 2 run home run
Shimizu's 2 Run Home run
Shimizu's Game Tying home run
Yamato's 2 Run Home Run
9th Inning

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(Game was not live streamed)
In Game 3 it was another high scoring game and went back-forth resulting in extra innings. Thu Loan hits a 3 run home run in TOP 10th to break the tie. This would be his first appearence into the Emperor's Cup Final.