Australia punched their ticket to the Olympic Games in Tokyo 2020 with a 9-3 victory over China, in the last game of the WBSC Softball Asia/Oceania Qualifier held in Shanghai, China. The Australian team will participate in its fifth Olympic Games.

Lin Ying-Hsin went the distance and led Chinese Taipei to a pivotal victory over China, 9-3, in the first game of the WBSC Softball Asia/Oceania Qualifier Super Round.  China jumped ahead in the first episode, but couldn’t hold the lead.

China’s Lu Ying home run hit in the top of six helped them earn four runs in their dramatic comeback victory to down Philippines 8-3 and stay on course for their Tokyo Olympics dream.

The WBSC Softball Asia/Oceania Qualifier will stream LIVE on FloSoftball from Shanghai, China September 23-28. The top six National Teams from the Asian Softball Cup final standings and the top two ranked National Teams from Oceania will play for the last remaining spot for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.