{
  "id": 19987048,
  "title": "S. Korea defeats Taiwan to reach final vs. Japan at regional baseball tournament",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/s-korea-defeats-taiwan-to-reach-final-vs-japan-at-regional-baseball-19987048",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-14T14:07:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/sports/20261114/s-korea-defeats-taiwan-to-reach-final-vs-japan-at-regional-baseball-tournament"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "South Korea secured a 6-4 victory over Taiwan in the ongoing regional baseball tournament in Tokyo on Saturday, advancing to the championship final against Japan. The match, part of the Asia Professional Baseball Championship (APBC), saw South Korea open their offensive with three solo home runs, including a crucial tiebreaking hit by Kim Do-yeong in the bottom of the fifth inning. Previously, South Korea had suffered losses to Australia (8-7) and Japan (9-5). With Japan's dominant 16-1 win over Australia earlier on Saturday, all three teams - South Korea, Taiwan, and Australia - concluded the round-robin phase with a 1-2 record, while Japan topped the standings with a perfect 3-0 performance. South Korea emerged victorious in a tiebreaking formula known as Team Quality Balance (TQB), which calculates the sum of runs scored per offensive innings, minus the number of runs allowed per defensive innings. This marks the third edition of the APBC, with South Korea and Japan facing off in three consecutive finals, with Japan prevailing in the two prior finals. The APBC is a competition for players aged 24 and younger.",
  "summary": "South Korea defeated Taiwan 6-4 for its first win at an ongoing regional baseball tournament in Tokyo on Saturday, setting up a date with Japan in the championship final set for Sunday night. South Korea launched three solo home runs in the teams' third game of the Asia Professional Baseball Championship (APBC) at Tokyo Dome, including a tiebreaking shot by Kim Do-yeong in the bottom of the fifth…",
  "key_points": [
    "South Korea defeats Taiwan 6-4 in APBC Tokyo tournament",
    "Kim Do-yeong hits tiebreaking solo home run in 5th inning",
    "Japan wins final against South Korea in next edition"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "S. Korea defeats Taiwan to reach final vs. Japan at regional baseball tournament",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/s-korea-defeats-taiwan-to-reach-final-vs-japan-at-regional-baseball",
        "published": "2026-11-14T13:08:35.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}