Tokyo:South Korea emerged victorious against Taiwan with a 6-4 win in a regional baseball tournament held in Tokyo, advancing to the championship final against Japan scheduled for Sunday night.

According to Yonhap News Agency, South Korea hit three solo home runs in their third game of the Asia Professional Baseball Championship (APBC) at Tokyo Dome. A pivotal moment came with Kim Do-yeong's tiebreaking home run in the fifth inning.

Previously, South Korea had suffered defeats against Australia and Japan. However, with Japan's victory over Australia, all three teams—South Korea, Taiwan, and Australia—ended the round-robin phase with a 1-2 record, while Japan remained undefeated. South Korea secured its place in the final through a tiebreaking formula called Team Quality Balance (TQB).

This tournament marks the third edition of the APBC and the third consecutive final between South Korea and Japan, with Japan winning the previous finals. The APBC features players aged 24 and under or those with up to three years of professional experience, with teams allowed to include a few older players.

In the game against Taiwan, South Korea initially took the lead with a three-run inning. Park Jae-hyun hit a solo home run, and Kim Whee-jip doubled the lead with an RBI single. Taiwan tied the game in the fifth inning with home runs by Zeng Sheng-An and Chang Jen-Wei. However, South Korea regained the lead with Kim Do-yeong's home run and solidified it with additional runs by Park and Moon Jeong-bin.

Taiwan attempted a comeback with another home run by Zeng, but South Korea held on to secure the win and advance to the final against Japan.