Men's Softball World Championship

Men's Softball World Championship

Current season, competition or edition: 2017 Men's Softball World Championship
Sport	Softball
Founded	1966
No. of teams	16 (Finals)
Continent	International
Most recent champion(s)	New Zealand (7th title)
Most titles	New Zealand (7 titles)

The Men's Softball World Championship, known through 2013 as the ISF Men's World Championship, is a softball tournament for the best national men's teams in the world. Held every four years, first by the International Softball Federation (ISF) through 2013 and now by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC), the 16 best teams in the world compete.^[1][2] From 2013 the event is held every second year.

Results

Year	Final Host		Medalists
			Champions	Final score	Runners-up	3rd place
1966 Details	Mexico City		United States	6 – 0	Mexico	New Zealand
1968 Details	Oklahoma City		United States	4 – 0	Canada	Mexico
1972 Details	Marikina		Canada	1 – 0	United States	New Zealand
1976 Details	Lower Hutt		United States Canada New Zealand	–
1980 Details	Tacoma		United States	3 – 0	Canada	Bahamas
1984 Details	Midland		New Zealand	3 – 1	Canada	United States
1988 Details	Saskatoon		United States	4 – 0	New Zealand	Canada
1992 Details	Manila/Pasig		Canada	5 – 3	New Zealand	United States
1996 Details	Midland		New Zealand	4 – 0	Canada	Japan
2000 Details	East London		New Zealand	2 – 1	Japan	United States
2004 Details	Christchurch		New Zealand	9 – 5	Canada	Australia
2009 Details	Saskatoon		Australia	5 – 0	New Zealand	Canada
2013 Details	Auckland		New Zealand	4 – 1	Venezuela	Australia
2015 Details	Saskatoon		Canada	10 – 5	New Zealand	Venezuela
2017 Details	Whitehorse		New Zealand	6 – 4	Australia	Canada
2019 Details	Prague

In 1976 the final day was rained out. New Zealand, USA and Canada were all awarded the gold medal.

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	New Zealand (NZL)	7	4	2	13
2	United States (USA)	5	1	3	9
3	Canada (CAN)	4	5	3	12
4	Australia (AUS)	1	1	2	4
5	Japan (JPN)	0	1	1	2
	Mexico (MEX)	0	1	1	2
	Venezuela (VEN)	0	1	1	2
8	Bahamas (BAH)	0	0	1	1
Totals (8 nations)		17	14	14	45

Participating nations

• 1st — Champion
• 2nd — Runner-up
• 3rd — Third place
• GS — Group Stage

Teams	1966	1968	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2009	2013	2015	2017	Years
Argentina					12th	9th		6th	9th		8th	7th	4th	7th	4th	9
Australia							7th	5th	7th	12th	3rd	1st	3rd	4th	2nd	9
Bahamas	6th	7th		3rd		8th	6th		10th							6
Bermuda						15th	13th									2
British Virgin Islands							12th									1
Botswana						14th		10th	18th	9th	13th	13th			8th	7
Canada	9th	2nd	1st	1st	2nd	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	4th	2nd	3rd	5th	1st	3rd	15
Chinese Taipei			8th	5th	6th	4th	11th	9th	14th	15th						8
Colombia													10th			1
Cuba							4th									1
Czech Republic								12th	12th	6th	7th	9th	10th	8th	9th	8
Denmark							14th		15th	13th		11th		14th	12th	6
Dominican Republic	8th				11th	5th				7th				5th	11th	5
El Salvador	10th															1
Great Britain											9th	8th	9th	11th	13th	5
Guam			7th	6th	8th	10th		16th								5
Guatemala														12th		1
Hong Kong			10th			16th		14th			15th				14th	5
India															16th	1
Indonesia								11th				16th	16th			3
Israel									20							1
Japan	7th	10th	6th	4th	7th	6th	5th	4th	3rd	2nd	6th	6th	6th	6th	6th	15
South Korea									17th							1
Lesotho										16th						1
Mexico	2nd	3rd	4th		5th	12th	9th	8th	5th	11th		14th	13th	10th		12
Netherlands								?*	13th	14th	14th		14th	15th		5*
Netherlands Antilles						11th										1
New Zealand	3rd	5th	3rd	1st	4th	1st	2nd	2nd	1st	1st	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	15
Nicaragua	11th															1
Northern Mariana Islands								13th	16th							2
Puerto Rico	4th	6th							11th			12th				4
Pakistan									22nd							1
Panama					9th	7th										2
Papua New Guinea					14th			17th	19th							3
Philippines		4th	5th				8th	7th		10th	10th	10th	15th	13th		9
Russia									21st							1
Samoa											6th		7th			2
Singapore			9th					15th								2
South Africa		9th	7th		13th				8th	8th	12th	15th	12th		10th	9
Turkey															16th	1
United States	1st	1st	2nd	1st	1st	3rd	1st	3rd	4th	3rd	4th	4th	8th	9th	7th	15
U.S. Virgin Islands		8th			10th											2
Venezuela	5th								6th	5th	11th	5th	2nd	3rd	7th	8
Zimbabwe						13th	10th									2
No. of Teams	11	10	10	7	14	16	14	17	22	16	15	16	16	15	16

• (*) Netherlands participated at the 1992 edition but was not included in the final standings by the ISF. Including this edition the Netherlands has participated in 5 editions.
• Czech Republic has participated as  Czechoslovakia in 1992.

See also

• Women's Softball World Championship

References