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U-18 Asian Baseball Championship Opens as Japan and Taiwan Warn of Korea’s Power

From Dong-A Ilbo · () Korean

Translated from Korean and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • South Korea’s under-18 team opens its Group B campaign against Taiwan in Taipei at the 14th Asian Youth Baseball Championship.
  • Japan and Taiwan called South Korea a powerful team ahead of the eight-nation tournament, which sends the top two teams from each group to the Super Round.

South Korea’s under-18 baseball team begins its bid for the Asian title against Taiwan in Taipei, with rival contenders Japan and Taiwan already highlighting Korea’s strength.

The team, led by Deoksu High School coach Jung Yoon-jin, opens Group B at Tianmu Stadium. Eight countries are taking part, divided into two groups for the preliminary round. The top two teams in each group will advance to the Super Round and compete for the championship trophy.

A team with good power.

· Japan and TaiwanTheir assessment of South Korea before the start of the Asian Youth Baseball Championship.

Japan and Taiwan described South Korea as “a team with good power” at a media conference on the eve of the tournament. Japan coach Tatsuo Okada said Korean players had excellent physical attributes, noting that they were very tall and strong.

Korean players are really good physically. They are very tall and strong.

· Tatsuo OkadaThe Japan coach explained why he regarded South Korea as a leading contender.
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Originally published by Dong-A Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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