Japan won softball gold after they eased to a 7-0 victory over surprise finalists Chinese Taipei. The match was stopped in the middle of the fifth innings by the mercy rule.

Chinese Taipei staged a stunning recovery to shock China 10-7 in a softball thriller and qualify for the gold medal game against Japan later today, Thursday 14 December.

Japan remained unbeaten and qualified for the softball grand final with a 3-0 semifinal victory over arch-rivals China on Wednesday 13 December.

It's the third day of softball and already Japan has beaten all the top contenders for gold, and is the only team in the five-strong contest not to lose a game so far.