At the 31st Asian Baseball Championship, Chinese Taipei stunned South Korea with a 10-0 shutout victory.

On the night of the 23rd at the 2025 31st Asian Baseball Championship, Chinese Taipei took on South Korea and showed dominant pitching and batting, winning 10-0 by mercy rule after seven innings, claiming their second straight group-stage victory. In the last six years of adult-level matches, Chinese Taipei holds a 7-1 record over South Korea, which shocked Korean fans who said, "Taiwan is no longer the Taiwan we are familiar with."

From the start of the game, Chinese Taipei unleashed full offensive power, scoring six runs early through four walks, two hit-by-pitches, and four hits, forcing South Korea to change pitchers quickly. Chinese Taipei’s starting pitcher Chen Muheng delivered an outstanding performance, pitching five scoreless innings. Later, in the bottom of the seventh, captain Chen Minci hit a walk-off two-run homer to end the game, leaving South Korea’s head coach speechless on the sidelines.

Looking at South Korea’s 24-player roster, 18 are active KBO players, yet they managed only three hits in this game and failed to score a single run, marking their worst defeat in the Asian Championship in nearly 40 years. In contrast, Chinese Taipei, composed mostly of amateur players alongside a few overseas and CPBL professionals, displayed dominant performance, highlighting the significant progress Taiwanese baseball has made in recent years.

After the match, the Korean Baseball Association’s official account posted the score “Taiwan 10, Korea 0,” which instantly ignited Korean online forums. Comments poured in: “Taiwan is no longer the Taiwan we know,” “This level of skill is completely different.” Some comforted the players, saying, “Remember the pain of this loss and come back stronger tomorrow.” Korean media described the game as an “upset” and “shocking,” openly admitting this defeat was hard to accept.

Reviewing recent encounters, Chinese Taipei is no longer “afraid of Korea” in adult international competitions. Since the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games, they have achieved a 7-1 record, with their only loss coming in the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games gold medal match. In this Asian Championship, Chinese Taipei first crushed Palestine 14-0, then shut out South Korea 10-0, gaining a strong advantage to advance and aiming to win their sixth gold medal.