Asia Series
Participation was limited to the East Asian countries (Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and China).Additionally, it was the first time that the champion of CBL was appointed for the tournament, instead of an All-Star line-up.The 2009 season was reduced to a single-game championship between the champions of NPB and KBO League and held at the Nagasaki Stadium.[2] A potential 2010 season was then cancelled due to a conflict with the 2010 Asian Games[3] and replaced by another sets of Club Championship.[4] The subject of re-introducing the event for 2011 was discussed in a November 2010 meeting between the heads of the NPB, KBO, CPBL, and ABL.