Konami Cup Asia Series 2006

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The second annual Konami Cup Asia Series was held in November 2006, and the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters defeated the La New Bears in the title game to win the championship for Japan. Starting pitcher Yu Darvish was named the MVP of the series.

The champions from the domestic leagues in Japan, South Korea, Taiwan along with an all-star team from China took part in the competition. All games were held in the Tokyo Dome in Japan. The tournament was sponsored by the Nippon Professional Baseball Association and Konami.

1 Participants
2 Round Robin
3 Round Robin Standings
- 3.1 Round Robin Standings
4 Championship Round (November 12)
5 External Sites

[edit] Participants

China: Though the Tianjin Lions won the China Baseball League championship by sweeping the Guangdong Leopards three games to zero, an all-star team drawn from the league's six teams will represent China in the hopes they will be more competitive.
Japan: Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters by virtue of their winning the 2006 Japan Series four games to one over the Chunichi Dragons.
South Korea: Samsung Lions defeated the Hanwha Eagles four games to one to become the only team to return from the 2005 Konami Cup Asia Series.
Taiwan: La New Bears by virtue of winning the Taiwan Series four games to zero over the Uni-President Lions.

[edit] Round Robin

[edit] Round Robin Standings

Position	Team					Wins	Losses	Runs scored	Runs allowed
1	Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters	-	○2-1	○7-1	○6-1	3	0	15	3
2	La New Bears	●1-2	-	○3-2	○12-2	2	1	16	6
3	Samsung Lions	●1-7	●2-3	-	○13-1	1	2	16	11
4	China Stars	●1-6	●2-12	●1-13	-	0	3	4	32