In 2013, Fortitudo Baseball Bologna of the Italian Baseball League competed as the first representative of Europe to participate in the tournament, qualifying as the 2013 CEB European Cup champion. Due to the CBL's hiatus that year, the tournament remained at six teams. The 2014 and 2015 seasons were cancelled due to scheduling issues. Format Each of the teams participated in a round-robin series, playing each other team once. The two teams with the best win-loss percentage faced each other in the final, with the team finishing higher considered the "home team", meaning that they had the advantage of batting last. If teams were tied a series of tiebreakers were used to decide which teams qualified for the final and in what order, firstly using the head-to-head win–loss records amongst tied teams, and if necessary the ranking based on the lowest team run average. All games have the designated hitter rule in effect, though not all participating teams would have it in their regular league. Participants Finals results Konami Cup 2005–2007 Asia Series 2008, 2011–2013 Series records By country By club 1: Participated in 2006 under its old name La New Bears 2: Participated in 2005 under its old name Sinon Bulls See also Asia Professional Baseball Championship MLB Japan All-Star Series WBSC Premier12 Caribbean Series Latin American Series European Cup World Baseball Classic Baseball awards#Asia References External links Asia Series 2013 official website International baseball competitions in Asia Recurring sporting events established in 2005