2018 Women's Softball World Championship

2018 Women's Softball World Championship
Tournament details
Host country  Japan
Dates 2–12 August 2018
Teams 16 (from 5 continents)
Defending champions  United States (2016)
Final positions
Champions
  United States (11th title)
Runner-up
  Japan
Third place
  Canada
Fourth place  Australia
Tournament statistics
Games played 73

The 2018 Women's Softball World Championship is an international softball competition scheduled to be held in Chiba, Japan, from 2 August to 12 August 2018.[1][2] It will be the 16th edition of the tournament, and the third edition to be sanctioned by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). Previous editions were sanctioned by the International Softball Federation, which governed the sport until its 2013 merger with the International Baseball Federation to create the WBSC. The winner of the tournament will earn the right to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Qualification

OriginBerthsQualified
Host nation1 Japan
Oceania2 Australia
 New Zealand
Europe3 Netherlands
 Italy
 Great Britain
Americas[3]5 Canada
 Mexico
 Puerto Rico
 United States
 Venezuela
Asia3 Philippines
 Chinese Taipei
 China
Africa[4]2 Botswana
 South Africa

Competition format

The teams are separated into two groups of eight teams each for the preliminary round. Each group plays a single round robin. The top four teams in each group advance to the championship round, while the bottom four teams play in placement games. The championship round is played in a double Page round.[5]

  • Preliminary Page (two sections)
    • Minor semifinals: Third- and fourth-place teams play (A3 vs. B4, B3 vs. A4). Winners advance to Preliminary Page final, losers eliminated.
    • Major semifinals: First- and second-place teams play (A1 vs. B2, B1 vs. A2). Winners advance to Championship Page major semifinal, losers play in the Preliminary Page final.
    • Finals: The minor semifinal winners and major semifinal losers play. Winners advance to the Championship Page minor semifinal, losers eliminated.
  • Championship Page
    • Minor semifinal: Winners of each Preliminary Page final play. Winner advances to Championship Page final, losers eliminated.
    • Major semifinal: Winners of each Preliminary Page major semifinal play. Winner advances to Championship Page grand final, losers play in the Championship Page final.
    • Final: The minor semifinal winners and major semifinal losers play. Winner advances to Championship Page grand final, loser finishes in third place.
    • Grand final: The major semifinal winner and final winner play. Winner is the champion, loser is second place.

Group Stage

Group A

Teams W L Pct. GB
 United States701.000–
 Puerto Rico61.8571
 Mexico52.7142
 Netherlands34.4294
 Chinese Taipei34.4294
 New Zealand25.2865
 Philippines25.2865
 South Africa07.0007
DateHomeScoreAway
3 August 2018 South Africa0–21 (4) Chinese Taipei
 United States5–2 Mexico
 Netherlands5–6 Puerto Rico
 Philippines10–0 (4) South Africa
 New Zealand4–7 Chinese Taipei
4 August 2018 Puerto Rico9–0 (5) South Africa
 Philippines0–2 Mexico
 United States7–0 (5) Chinese Taipei
 Netherlands10–5 New Zealand
 Philippines0–3 Puerto Rico
5 August 2018 United States11–0 (4) Netherlands
 Puerto Rico12–11 Chinese Taipei
 Philippines5–4 Netherlands
 South Africa0–8 (5) Mexico
 New Zealand0–7 (5) United States
6 August 2018 Puerto Rico9–0 (6) Mexico
 New Zealand6–0 South Africa
 Chinese Taipei5–6 Netherlands
 United States12–0 (4) Philippines
7 August 2018 Puerto Rico4–1 New Zealand
 Chinese Taipei9–7 Philippines
 Mexico1–0 Netherlands
 United States7–0 (5) South Africa
 Mexico1–0 New Zealand
8 August 2018 United States8–1 (5) Puerto Rico
 Mexico4–3 Chinese Taipei
9 August 2018 Netherlands11–1 (5) South Africa
 New Zealand2–0 Philippines

Group B

Teams W L Pct. GB
 Japan701.000–
 Australia52.7142
 Canada52.7142
 Italy43.5713
 China43.5713
 Great Britain25.2865
 Venezuela16.1436
 Botswana07.0007
DateHomeScoreAway
2 August 2018 Japan9–0 (6) Italy
3 August 2018 Australia7–1 Venezuela
 Canada7–0 (5) Great Britain
 Australia0–1 China
 Venezuela0–7 (6) Canada
 Japan20–0 (3) Botswana
4 August 2018 Australia3–2 Italy
 China1–0 Great Britain
 Botswana0–8 Venezuela
 Canada1–0 Italy
 Japan5–0 China
5 August 2018 Botswana0–8 (5) Italy
 Australia2–0 Canada
 Venezuela0–6 China
 Japan6–0 Great Britain
6 August 2018 Botswana0–14 (4) Australia
 Canada7–0 (6) China
 Italy1–0 Great Britain
 Japan7–2 Venezuela
7 August 2018 Botswana0–10 (4) Great Britain
 Botswana1–15 (4) China
 Venezuela1–3 Italy
 Australia11–0 (5) Great Britain
 Japan2–0 Canada
8 August 2018 Botswana0–22 (3) Canada
 China0–7 (5) Italy
9 August 2018 Venezuela2–5 Great Britain
 Australia1–9 (6) Japan

Placement Round

Day 1

10 August 2018 Botswana  1–8 (6)  Chinese Taipei Narita City, NAPSA stadium
10 August 2018 South Africa  0–3  China Ichihara City, Zett.A. Ball Park
10 August 2018 Venezuela  4–0  New Zealand Narita City, NAPSA stadium
10 August 2018 Philippines  1–2  Great Britain Ichihara City, Zett.A. Ball Park

Day 2

11 August 2018 Great Britain  11–13  Chinese Taipei Akitsu Stadium, Narashino City
11 August 2018 Venezuela  2–8  China Akitsu Stadium, Narashino City
11 August 2018 China  4–6  Chinese Taipei Akitsu Stadium, Narashino City

Championship Round

Day 1

10 August 2018 Mexico  1–0 (9)  Italy ZOZO Marine Stadium, Chiba
10 August 2018 Canada  8–1 (5)  Netherlands ZOZO Marine Stadium, Chiba
10 August 2018 United States  3–1  Australia ZOZO Marine Stadium, Chiba
10 August 2018 Japan  7–0 (6)  Puerto Rico ZOZO Marine Stadium, Chiba

Day 2

11 August 2018 Australia  2–1 (8)  Mexico ZOZO Marine Stadium, Chiba
11 August 2018 Puerto Rico  4–10  Canada ZOZO Marine Stadium, Chiba

Medal Round

  Semifinals Bronze Medal Gold Medal
                           
W3  United States 4(8)  
W4  Japan 3         W8  United States 7(10)
      L8  Japan 3   W9  Japan 6
  W7  Canada 0  
W5  Australia 0(4)
W6  Canada 12  

Final standings

Qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics
Rank Team
1st, gold medalist(s)  United States
2nd, silver medalist(s)  Japan
3rd, bronze medalist(s)  Canada
4  Australia
5  Puerto Rico
6  Mexico
7  Netherlands
8  Italy
9  Chinese Taipei
10  China
11  Venezuela
12  Great Britain
13  Philippines
14  New Zealand
15  South Africa
16  Botswana

References

  1. ↑ "XVI Women's Softball World Championship". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  2. ↑ "WBSC Announces Dates for 2018 Baseball World Cups and Softball World Championships". Around the Rings. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  3. ↑ "USA wins Pan American Women's Softball Championship over Mexico, qualify for Chiba 2018". XVI Women's Softball World Championship. World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  4. ↑ Kolantsho, Calistus (18 January 2018). "Women's softball team qualifies for World Championships". Mmegi Online. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  5. ↑ Tournament regulations
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