As the final eight teams competed in Taiwan for the remaining three places in the Beijing Olympics, the Chinese Taipei team's seven games drew a total of 90,000 baseball fans to Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium, setting a new record for the stadium. Television ratings for the games soared to a 7.5 share, making it the star of the coveted 8 p.m. timeslot.
北京奧運「8 搶 3」資格賽在台舉行，有中華隊參賽的 7 場賽事，總計吸引了 9 萬名球迷湧進台中洲際球場，票房熱度寫下新紀錄；負責球賽實況轉播的電視體育台，收視率飆破 7.5，凌駕黃金八點時段。