The 2013 Asia Series was the seventh and final edition of the Asia Series, the premier Asian club baseball tournament, and the ninth time national champions from Asian leagues have competed against each other. The tournament was held in Taichung and Taoyuan, Taiwan, starting on 15 November with the final held on 20 November.
The Canberra Cavalry from Australia defeated the Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions of Taiwan 14–4 in the tournament final for their first Asia Series title. It was the first time that an Australian team had won the tournament, as well as the first time the tournament had been won by a team from outside of either Japan or South Korea.
After the conclusion of the series, a Canberra Cavalry player,(who did not play in the series despite being part of the team), claimed that he was offered $30,000 to fix the final game with Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions.[1] The player claimed that he was approached by an individual with an unspecified amount of cash at a night club, and was promised $30,000 in return for fixing the game on the next day. The claim was investigated by both the police of Taiwan and the CPBL.[2]
Canberra Cavalry (1st title)
Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions
Fortitudo Baseball Bologna
Samsung Lions
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
