This is a list of international sporting events in Taiwan:

Multi-sport Events

Year Location Event
2000 Taipei 2000 Asia Pacific Deaf Games
2002 Taipei 2002 International Children's Games
2007 Taipei 2007 World Wheelchair and Amputee Games
2009 Kaohsiung 2009 World Games
2009 Taipei 2009 Summer Deaflympics
2015 Taoyuan 2015 Asia Pacific Deaf Games
2016 New Taipei 2016 International Children's Games
2017 Taipei 2017 Summer Universiade
2025 Taipei and New Taipei 2025 Summer World Masters Games[1]

Archery

Year Location Event
1998 Taipei 1998 World University Archery Championships
2008 Tainan 2008 World University Archery Championships
2013 Taipei 2013 Asian Archery Championships

Athletics

Year Location Event
1988 Tainan 1988 Asia Masters Athletics Championships
2012 Taipei 2012 Asia Masters Athletics Championships
2014 Taipei 2014 Asian Junior Athletics Championships

Badminton

Year Location Event
2001 Taipei 2001 Asian Junior Badminton Championships
2005 Hsinchu 2005 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships
2007 Taipei 2007 BWF World Senior Championships
2010 New Taipei 2010 BWF Super Series Finals
2010 Taipei 2010 World University Badminton Championships
2011 Taoyuan 2011 BWF World Junior Championships
2013 Taipei 2013 Badminton Asia Championships
2014 Taipei 2014 Asian Junior Badminton Championships

Baseball

Year Location Event
1962 Taipei 1962 Asian Baseball Championship
1969 Taipei 1969 Asian Baseball Championship
1997 Hsinchu 1997 World Youth Baseball Championship
1997 Taipei 1997 Asian Baseball Championship
1999 Kaohsiung 1999 World Junior Baseball Championship
2001 New Taipei (Xinzhuang) 2001 Asian Baseball Championship
2001 Taipei, New Taipei, Chiayi, and Kaohsiung 2001 Baseball World Cup
2003 Kaohsiung 2003 World Youth Baseball Championship
2004 Tainan 2004 World University Baseball Championship
2004 Taipei 2004 World Junior Baseball Championship
2006 Taichung 2006 Intercontinental Cup
2006 Taipei 2006 Women's Baseball World Cup
2007 Taipei, New Taipei, Taichung, and Yunlin (Douliu) 2007 Baseball World Cup
2007 Taichung 2007 Asian Baseball Championship
2008 Taichung 2008 Summer Olympics Baseball Final Qualifying Tournament
2009 Taichung 2009 World Youth Baseball Championship
2010 Taichung and Yunlin (Douliu) 2010 Intercontinental Cup
2011 Taichung 2011 Asia Series
2012 Taichung 2012 Asian Baseball Championship
2012 New Taipei 2013 World Baseball Classic – Qualifier 4
2013 Taichung 2013 World Baseball Classic (Pool B)
2013 Taichung and Yunlin (Douliu) 2013 18U Baseball World Cup
2013 Taichung, Taoyuan 2013 Asia Series
2014 Taichung 2014 U-21 Baseball World Cup
2015 Taichung 2015 Asian Baseball Championship
2015 Taichung, Taipei, Taoyuan, and Yunlin (Douliu) 2015 WBSC Premier12 (Group A, Group B and Quarterfinals)
2017 Taipei and New Taipei 2017 Asian Baseball Championship
2018 Chiayi 2018 World University Baseball Championship
2019 Taichung and Yunlin (Douliu) 2019 Asian Baseball Championship
2019 Taichung and Taoyuan 2019 WBSC Premier12 (Opening Round - Group B)
2022 Taipei, Taichung, and Yunlin (Douliu) 2022 U-23 Baseball World Cup
20231 Taichung 2023 World Baseball Classic (Pool A)
2023 Taipei, Taichung 2023 U-18 Baseball World Cup
2023 Taipei, New Taipei, Taichung 2023 Asian Baseball Championship

1 The 2021 World Baseball Classic was originally scheduled for 2021, but has been rescheduled to 2023 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Basketball

Year Location Event
1963 Taipei 1963 ABC Championship
1968 Taipei 1968 ABC Championship for Women
1972 Taipei 1972 ABC Championship for Women
2002 Taipei 2002 ABC Under-18 Championship for Women
2004 Taipei 2004 FIBA Asia Stanković Cup

Boxing

Year Location Event
2005 Kaohsiung 2005 Asian Women's Amateur Boxing Championships
2015 Taipei 2015 AIBA Women's Junior/Youth World Boxing Championships

Canoeing

Year Location Event
2003 Tainan 2003 Asian Canoe Polo Championships
2003 Nantou (Shuili) 2003 Asian Canoe Slalom Championships
2009 Hualien 2009 Asian Canoe Polo Championships
2013 Nantou (Shuili) 2013 Asian Canoe Slalom Championships

Climbing

Year Location Event
1998 Taoyuan 1998 IFSC Climbing Asian Championships (L + S)
2001 New Taipei 2001 IFSC Climbing Asian Championships (B)
2006 Kaohsiung 2006 IFSC Climbing Asian Championships (L + B + S)

Figure Skating

Year Location Event
2006 Taipei 2006–07 ISU Junior Grand Prix
2011 Taipei 2011 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships
2014 Taipei 2014 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships
2016 Taipei 2016 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships
2017 Taipei 2017 World Junior Figure Skating Championships
2018 Taipei 2018 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships
2024 Taipei 2024 World Junior Figure Skating Championships

Golf

Year Location Event
1967 New Taipei 1967 Nomura Cup
1989 New Taipei 1989 Nomura Cup
2000 New Taipei 2000 Queen Sirikit Cup
2001 Taiwan BMW Asian Open
2002 Taiwan BMW Asian Open
2002 Taoyuan 2002 World University Golf Championship
2007 Taoyuan 2007 Nomura Cup
2013 Taoyuan 2013 Queen Sirikit Cup

Ice Hockey

Year Location Event
2009 Taipei 2009 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III (Group A)
2010 Taipei 2010 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia
2011 Taipei 2011 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III (Group A)
2013 Taipei 2013 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III (Group A)
2015 Taipei 2015 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III (Group A)
2015 Taipei 2015 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia
2015 Taipei 2015 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia Division I
2016 Taipei 2016 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia Division I
2017 Taipei 2017 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III (Group A)
2017 Taipei 2017 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II (Division II B Qualification)

Martial Arts

Year Location Sport Event
1970 Kaohsiung Judo 1970 Asian Judo Championships
1980 Taipei Taekwondo 1980 Asian Taekwondo Championships
1982 Taipei Karate 1982 World Karate Championships
1990 Taipei Taekwondo 1990 Asian Taekwondo Championships
1993 Taipei Karate 1993 Asian Karate Championships
1996 Taichung Karate 1996 Asian Cadet, Junior and U-21yrs Karate Championships
2004 Taoyuan Karate 2004 Asian Karate Championships
2006 Taipei Kendo 2006 World Kendo Championship
2008 Taipei Judo 2008 East Asian Judo Championships
2009 Taipei Judo 2009 Asian Judo Championships
2014 Taipei Taekwondo 2014 World Taekwondo Junior Championships
2016 Taoyuan Wushu 2016 Asian Wushu Championships
2018 Taoyuan Taekwondo 2018 World Taekwondo Grand Prix (Series 3)

Pool

Year Location Sport Event
1992 Taipei Nine-ball 1992 WPA World Pool Championship / 1992 WPA Women's World Pool Championship
1995 Taipei Nine-ball 1995 WPA World Pool Championship / 1995 WPA Women's World Pool Championship
1998 Taipei Nine-ball 1998 WPA World Nine-ball Championship / 1998 WPA Women's World Nine-ball Championship
2002 Kaohsiung Nine-ball 2002 WPA Women's World Nine-ball Championship
2004 Taipei Nine-ball 2004 WPA World Nine-ball Championship
2005 Kaohsiung Nine-ball 2005 WPA World Nine-ball Championship
2006 Taipei Nine-ball 2006 WPA Women's World Nine-ball Championship
2007 Taoyuan Nine-ball 2007 WPA Women's World Nine-ball Championship
2008 Taipei Nine-ball 2008 WPA Women's World Nine-ball Championship

Rowing

Year Location Event
1997 Taiwan 1997 Asian Rowing Championships
2009 Yilan 2009 Asian Rowing Championships

Rugby

Year Location Event
1980 Taipei 1980 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship
1996 Taipei 1996 ARFU Asian Rugby Championship
2013 Kaohsiung 2013 U-19 Asia Rugby Championship
2018 Taipei 2018 U-19 Asia Rugby Championship
2019 Kaohsiung 2019 U-19 Asia Rugby Championship

Soccer, Futsal

Year Location Sport Event
1977 Taipei Soccer 1977 AFC Women's Championship
1986 Kaohsiung Soccer 1986 OFC U-16/U-17 Championship
2001 New Taipei Soccer 2001 AFC Women's Championship
2004 Taipei and Taoyuan City Futsal 2004 FIFA Futsal World Championship
2005 Taipei Soccer 2005 East Asian Football Championship (Preliminary Competition)
2006 Taipei Futsal 2006 Taipei International Invitational Futsal Tournament
2007 Taipei Futsal Damien Knabben Cup
2008 Taipei Soccer 2008 AFC President's Cup (Group B)
2010 Kaohsiung Soccer 2010 East Asian Football Championship (Preliminary Competition)
2010 Tainan Soccer 2010 EAFF Women's Football Championship (Semi-Final Competition)
2011 Kaohsiung Soccer 2011 AFC President's Cup
2018 Taipei and New Taipei Futsal 2018 AFC Futsal Championship

Softball

Year Location Event
1969 Taipei 1969 Asian Women's Softball Championship
1982 Taipei 1982 Women's Softball World Championship
1999 Taipei 1999 Junior Women's Softball World Championship
2006 Tainan 2006 World University Softball Championship
2011 Nantou 2011 Asian Women's Softball Championship
2017 Taichung 2017 Asian Women's Softball Championship
2019 Tainan 2019 U-12 Softball World Cup
2021 Taichung 2021 U-12 Softball World Cup
2023 Nantou 2023 U-15 Women Softball Asian Cup

Soft Tennis

Year Location Event
1977 Taichung 1977 World Soft Tennis Championships
1983 Taichung 1983 World Soft Tennis Championships
1999 Taipei 1999 World Soft Tennis Championships
2012 Chiayi 2012 Asian Soft Tennis Championship

Squash

Year Location Event
2006 Taipei 2006 Asian Squash Championships (Individual and Team)
2016 New Taipei 2016 Asian Squash Team Championships

Table Tennis

Year Location Event
1994 Taipei 1994 ITTF Men's World Cup
1998 Taipei 1998 ITTF Women's World Cup
2002 Taipei 2002 World Para Table Tennis Championships
2019 Taichung 2019 Asian Para Table Tennis Championships

Tchoukball

Year Location Event
1984 Taiwan 1984 World Tchoukball Championships
2004 Taiwan 2004 World Youth Tchoukball Championships
2004 Taiwan 2004 World Tchoukball Championships
2006 Taiwan 2006 Asia Pacific Tchoukball Championships
2008 Taiwan 2008 Asia Pacific Tchoukball Championships
2011 Taiwan 2011 Asia Pacific University Tchoukball Championships
2013 Taiwan 2013 World Youth Tchoukball Championships
2014 Taiwan 2014 Asia Pacific Tchoukball Championships
2015 Taiwan 2015 World Tchoukball Championships
2016 Taiwan 2016 Asia Pacific Youth Tchoukball Championships
2017 Taiwan 2017 World Beach Tchoukball Championships
2019 Taiwan 2019 Asia Pacific University Tchoukball Championships

Volleyball

Year Location Event
1999 Chiayi 1999 Asian Youth Boys Volleyball Championship
2008 Taipei 2008 Asian Junior Women's Volleyball Championship
2011 Taipei 2011 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship
2014 Taipei 2014 Asian Women's U19 Volleyball Championship
2015 Taipei 2015 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship
2016 Kaohsiung 2016 Asian Men's U20 Volleyball Championship
2018 Taipei 2018 Asian Men's Volleyball Cup
2019 Taipei 2019 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship
2023 Taipei 2023 Asian Men's Volleyball Challenge Cup

Other Sporting Events

Year Location Sport Event
1997 Taipei Wrestling 1997 Asian Wrestling Championships (Women)
2001 Kaohsiung and Taichung Cycling 2001 Asian Cycling Championships
2007 Taipei Handball 2007 Asian Women's Youth Handball Championship
2008 Taipei K-1 K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Taipei
2013 Kaohsiung Pentathlon 2013 World Modern Pentathlon Championships
2019 Taoyuan Shooting sports 2019 Asian Airgun Championships
2023 Taiwan Sepak takraw 2023 Asian Sepaktakraw Youth (U21) Championship[2]
2023 Taipei Korfball 2023 IKF World Korfball Championship

Recurring Sporting Events

Year City Sport Event
1977– New Taipei, Taipei, and Kaohsiung Basketball William Jones Cup
1979– New Taipei Marathon New Taipei City Wan Jin Shi Marathon
1980– Taipei Badminton Taipei Open
1986– Taipei Marathon Taipei Marathon
1987– New Taipei (Tamsui) Golf Mercuries Taiwan Masters
2003– Taiwan Cycling Tour de Taiwan
2008– Taipei Tennis Taipei Open
2011– Taoyuan, New Taipei, Taipei Golf LPGA Taiwan Championship
2011– Taipei (2011 - 2013), Tainan (2014 -) Baseball U-12 Baseball World Cup
2012– Taichung, and Yunlin (Douliu) Baseball Asia Winter Baseball League
2023– Kaohsiung Badminton Kaohsiung Masters

Former Recurring Sporting Events

Year Location Sport Event
1965–2006 Taiwan Golf Taiwan Open
1977–1992 Taipei Tennis Taipei Grand Prix
1986–1994 Taipei Tennis Taipei Women's Championships
2010–2011 Kaohsiung Soccer Long Teng Cup
2015–2016 Taipei Badminton Chinese Taipei Masters
2016–2018 Kaohsiung and Taipei Tennis WTA Taiwan Open

Cancelled Sporting Events

Year Location Sport Event
2012 Taoyuan Baseball 2012 World University Baseball Championship
2019 Taipei Figure Skating Asian Open Figure Skating Classic
2019 Taipei Multi-sport 2019 World Combat Games
2019 Taichung Multi-sport 2019 East Asian Youth Games

See also

References

  1. ^ "Mayors sign hosting deal for World Masters Games". The Taipei Times. The Taipei Times. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  2. ^ 劉, 肇育. "亞青U21賽6月台灣登場 今簽署賽事授權合約". udn.com. 聯合線上公司. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
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