Softball at the Asian Games
Softball has been an event at the Asian Games since 1990 in Beijing, China.
Summary
| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | ||||
| 1990 |  Beijing  |  China  |  No playoffs | Japan  |  Chinese Taipei  |  No playoffs | South Korea  | ||
| 1994 |  Hiroshima  |  China  |  No playoffs | Japan  |  Chinese Taipei  |  No playoffs | South Korea  | ||
| 1998 |  Bangkok  |  China  |  5–0 | Japan  |  Chinese Taipei  |  No playoffs | North Korea  | ||
| 2002 |  Busan  |  Japan  |  Not held | China Chinese Taipei  |  Shared silver | No playoffs | North Korea  | ||
| 2006 |  Doha  |  Japan  |  7–0 (F/5)  |  Chinese Taipei  |  China  |  No playoffs | North Korea  | ||
| 2010 |  Guangzhou  |  Japan  |  2–0 | China  |  Chinese Taipei  |  No playoffs | South Korea  | ||
| 2014 |  Incheon  |  Japan  |  6–0 | Chinese Taipei  |  China  |  No playoffs | Philippines  | ||
| 2018 |  Jakarta–Palembang  |  Japan  |  7–0 (F/5)  |  Chinese Taipei  |  China  |  No playoffs | Philippines  | ||
| 2022 |  Hangzhou  |  Japan  |  4–0 | China  |  Chinese Taipei  |  3–2 | Philippines  | ||
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 | |
| 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
| Totals (3 entries) | 9 | 10 | 8 | 27 | |
Participating nations
| Team | 1990  |  1994  |  1998  |  2002  |  2006  |  2010  |  2014  |  2018  |  2022  |  2026  |  Years | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | Q | 9 | |
| 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | Q | 9 | |
| 7th | 7th | Q | 2 | ||||||||
| 6th | 1 | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | Q | 9 | |
| 5th | 4th | 4th | 4th | 4 | |||||||
| 6th | 6th | 5th | 4th | 4th | 4th | Q | 6 | ||||
| 6th | Q | 1 | |||||||||
| 4th | 4th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 4th | 5th | 5th | 5th | Q | 9 | |
| 7th | 6th | 6th | 8th | Q | 4 | ||||||
| Number of teams | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 

