2015 Men's Softball World Championship

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2015 Men's Softball World Championship
Championnat du monde de softball masculin 2015 dela WBSC
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Tournament details
Host country Canada
Dates 26 June-5 July 2015
Teams15
Defending champions New Zealand
Final positions
Champions
Gold medal world centered.svg
 Canada (4th title)
Runner-up
Silver medal world centered.svg
 New Zealand
Third place
Bronze medal world centered.svg
 Venezuela
Fourth place Australia
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The 2015 ISF Men's World Championship is an international softball tournament scheduled to be held in Saskatoon, Canada from 26 June-5 July 2015.[1] It was the 14th time the World Championship took place and the third time Saskatoon hosted the tournament.

Participating teams and officials[]

Qualification[]

Event Date Location Berths Qualified
Host nation 1  Canada
ISF 2015 Men's World Championship – Africa Qualifier
The two berths were split between Europe and Pan America 		Not Held N/A 2  
 Great Britain
[2][3] 24 October-1 November 2014 Argentina Paraná 6  Venezuela
 Argentina
 United States
 Dominican Republic
 Mexico
2014 Asian Men's Softball Championship [4][5] 16–20 December 2014 Singapore Singapore 3  Japan
 Philippines
 Indonesia
[6] 14-19 July 2014 Czech Republic Havlíčkův Brod 3  Czech Republic
 Denmark
 Netherlands
[7][8] 12–13 December 2014 New Zealand Auckland 2  New Zealand
 Australia
TOTAL 16

Pools composition[]

Pool A
 Argentina  Canada  Czech Republic  Great Britain    Indonesia  New Zealand  Philippines
Pool B
 Australia  Denmark  Dominican Republic  Japan  Mexico  Netherlands  United States  Venezuela

 Indonesia withdrew from the tournament on June 19 and was not replaced.[9]

Officials[]

The ISF appointed 16 umpires from 11 national countries to facilitate matches of the tournament. Bob Stanton from Canada is named Umpire in Chief, and Wayne Saunders and Jeff Whippl, from New Zealand and Canada respectively, were named assistant Umpire in Chiefs.[10]

  • Darren Sibraa (Australia)
  • Jens Jacobsen (Denmark)
  • Serge Laflamme (Canada)
  • Terry Ritcher (Canada)
  • George Finley (Canada)
  • Pavel Východský (Czech Republic)
  • Galip Sonmez (Germany)
  • Kenji Nakashima (Japan)
  • Renzo Ruiz (Mexico)
  • Lance Brown (New Zealand)
  • Mark Porteous (New Zealand)
  • Jose Rodriguez (Nicaragua)
  • Jon Hand (United States)
  • Keith Cook (United States)
  • Frederick Ewald III (United States)
  • Rafael Garcia (Venezuela)

Rosters[]

Main article: 2015 ISF Men's World Championship rosters

Preliminary round[]

Pool A[]

Rk Team W L PCT RS RA RDIFF
1  Canada 7 0 1.000 55 9 46
2  Argentina 5 2 .714 33 13 20
3  Czech Republic 5 2 .714 36 35 1
4  New Zealand 5 2 .714 48 10 38
5  Great Britain 3 4 .429 25 28 -3
6   2 5 .286 17 32 -15
7  Philippines 1 6 .184 16 54 -38
N/A  Indonesia 0 7 .000 0 49 -49
Date Local Time Road Team Score Home Team Inn. Venue Game Time Attendance Boxscore
Jun 26, 2015 12:00 Czech Republic  12-5  Philippines 6 2:27   Boxscore
Jun 26, 2015 14:30 Great Britain  Cancelled (7-0)  Indonesia       Boxscore
Jun 26, 2015 18:30   0-6  Canada 7 2:22   Boxscore
Jun 26, 2015 21:00 New Zealand  2-3  Argentina 7 2:59   Boxscore
Jun 27, 2015 10:00 Philippines  Cancelled (7-0)  Indonesia       Boxscore
Jun 27, 2015 15:00 Argentina  7-0   5 1:38   Boxscore
Jun 27, 2015 18:00 Canada  10-2  Czech Republic 5 1:31   Boxscore
Jun 27, 2015 20:30 Great Britain  1-9  New Zealand 6 1:51   Boxscore
Jun 28, 2015 10:30   4-0  Philippines 7 2:16   Boxscore
Jun 28, 2015 13:00 Czech Republic  4-2  Great Britain 7 2:00   Boxscore
Jun 28, 2015 15:00 Canada  2-1  New Zealand 7 2:34   Boxscore
Jun 28, 2015 15:30 Argentina  Cancelled (7-0)  Indonesia       Boxscore
Jun 29, 2015 10:00 Czech Republic  4-2  Argentina 7 1:55   Boxscore
Jun 29, 2015 12:30 Great Britain  4-0   7 2:04   Boxscore
Jun 29, 2015 10:30 New Zealand  9-2  Philippines 5 1:47   Boxscore
Jun 29, 2015 18:00 Canada  Cancelled (7-0)  Indonesia       Boxscore
Jun 30, 2015 12:30 Philippines  2-10  Great Britain 5 1:43   Boxscore
Jun 30, 2015 13:00 Czech Republic  6-5   7 2:46   Boxscore
Jun 30, 2015 15:30 New Zealand  Cancelled (7-0)  Indonesia       Boxscore
Jun 30, 2015 18:00 Argentina  5-7  Canada 7 2:37   Boxscore
Jul 1, 2015 10:00 New Zealand  9-1   6 2:01   Boxscore
Jul 1, 2015 10:30 Czech Republic  Cancelled (7-0)  Indonesia       Boxscore
Jul 1, 2015 15:00 Great Britain  1-11  Canada 4 1:42   Boxscore
Jul 1, 2015 15:30 Argentina  7-0  Philippines 5 1:27   Boxscore
Jul 2, 2015 10:00 Great Britain  0-2  Argentina 7 2:02   Boxscore
Jul 2, 2015 12:30 New Zealand  11-1  Czech Republic 5 1:38   Boxscore
Jul 2, 2015 15:00   Cancelled (7-0)  Indonesia       Boxscore
Jul 2, 2015 18:00 Canada  12-0  Philippines 4 1:13   Boxscore

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Pool B[]

Rk Team W L PCT RS RA RDIFF
1  Dominican Republic 6 1 .857 37 17 20
1  Australia 5 2 .714 36 18 18
3  Venezuela 5 2 .714 29 17 12
4  Japan 4 3 .571 31 19 12
5  United States 4 3 .571 32 23 9
6  Mexico 3 4 .429 36 33 3
7  Denmark 1 6 .143 15 41 -26
8  Netherlands 0 7 .000 2 37 -35
Date Local Time Road Team Score Home Team Inn. Venue Game Time Attendance Boxscore
Jun 26, 2015 09:30 Dominican Republic  8-1  Denmark 5 1:29   Boxscore
Jun 26, 2015 10:00 Netherlands  1-11  Venezuela 4 1:28   Boxscore
Jun 26, 2015 12:30 Japan  0-1 ' Australia 7 1:51   Boxscore
Jun 26, 2015 15:00 United States  7-0  Mexico 6 1:55   Boxscore
Jun 27, 2015 11:30 Dominican Republic  4-6  United States 7     Boxscore
Jun 27, 2015 12:30 Denmark  2-5  Japan 7 2:07   Boxscore
Jun 27, 2015 14:00 Netherlands  0-8  Australia 7     Boxscore
Jun 27, 2015 16:30 Mexico  1-6  Venezuela 7 1:04   Boxscore
Jun 28, 2015 10:00 Denmark  2-0  Netherlands 7 1:56   Boxscore
Jun 28, 2015 12:30 Dominican Republic  4-3  Mexico 7 2:23   Boxscore
Jun 28, 2015 18:00 United States  4-5  Japan 7 2:23   Boxscore
Jun 28, 2015 20:30 Australia  5-1  Venezuela 7 2:12   Boxscore
Jun 29, 2015 13:00 United States  4-1  Netherlands 7 1:36   Boxscore
Jun 29, 2015 15:00 Australia  3-5  Dominican Republic 7 2:21   Boxscore
Jun 29, 2015 15:30 Denmark  2-6  Mexico 7 1:50   Boxscore
Jun 29, 2015 20:30 Japan  0-3  Venezuela 7 1:28   Boxscore
Jun 30, 2015 10:00 Netherlands  0-12  Mexico 4 1:23   Boxscore
Jun 30, 2015 10:30 Denmark  2-8  Australia 7 1:52   Boxscore
Jun 30, 2015 15:00 Dominican Republic  4-1  Japan 7 1:54   Boxscore
Jun 30, 2015 20:30 United States  2-3  Venezuela 7 2:52   Boxscore
Jul 1, 2015 12:30 Venezuela  5-4  Denmark 10 3:32   Boxscore
Jul 1, 2015 13:00 Netherlands  3-8  Dominican Republic 7 1:59   Boxscore
Jul 1, 2015 18:00 United States  0-8  Australia 5 1:20   Boxscore
Jul 1, 2015 20:30 Japan  11-4  Mexico 5 1:43   Boxscore
Jul 2, 2015 10:30 Venezuela  0-4  Dominican Republic 7 1:40   Boxscore
Jul 2, 2015 13:00 Japan  9-1  Netherlands 5 1:27   Boxscore
Jul 2, 2015 15:30 United States  9-2  Denmark 6 1:49   Boxscore
Jul 2, 2015 20:30 Australia  3-10  Mexico 5 1:11   Boxscore

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Championship Round[]

  Quarterfinals/Elimination Finals: July 3, 2015 Semi-Finals: July 4, 2015 Preliminary Finals: July 4, 2015 Final: July 5, 2015
                                   
  QF1:    
1   Canada 8  
4   Australia 3     SF1:    
      Japan 0    
EF1:         Australia 3       PF1:  
5   Japan 8         Venezuela 4  
8   Czech Republic 3           Australia 0     GF:  
          New Zealand 5
  EF2:         PF2:         Canada 10
6   Argentina 1           Canada 5  
7   Venezuela 3     SF2:           New Zealand 9  
      Venezuela 3    
QF2:         Dominican Republic 0    
2   New Zealand 8  
3   Dominican Republic 0  


Date Local Time Road Team Score Home Team Inn. Venue Game Time Attendance Boxscore
Jul 3, 2015 13:00 Japan  8-3  Czech Republic 7 2:22   Boxscore
Jul 3, 2015 15:30 Argentina  1-5  Venezuela 7 2:25   Boxscore
Jul 3, 2015 18:30 Australia  3-8  Canada 7 2:35   Boxscore
Jul 3, 2015 20:30 New Zealand  8-0  Dominican Republic 6 2:39   Boxscore
Jul 4, 2015 12:30 Japan  0-3  Australia 7 2:06   Boxscore
Jul 4, 2015 15:00 Venezuela  3-0  Dominican Republic 7 2:05   Boxscore
Jul 4, 2015 17:30 New Zealand  9-5  Canada 7 2:42   Boxscore
Jul 4, 2015 20:00 Venezuela  4-0  Australia 7 2:24   Boxscore
Jul 5, 2015 15:30 New Zealand  5-10  Canada 7 2:33   Boxscore
Bronze Medal Game: July 5, 2015
   
 Venezuela 0
 Canada 10
Date Local Time Road Team Score Home Team Inn. Venue Game Time Attendance Boxscore
Jul 5, 2015 11:30 Venezuela  0-10  Canada 4 1:16   Boxscore

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Placement Round[]

Quarterfinals: July 3, 2015 Semi-Finals: July 4, 2015 Fifth Place Game: July 4, 2015
         
A5  Great Britain 3
B8  Netherlands 2
 Great Britain 5
 Mexico 7
B6  Mexico 7
A7  Philippines 0
 United States 4
 Mexico 3
B5  United States 7
A8  Indonesia 0 (Cancelled)
 United States 4
  0
A6   3
B7  Denmark 1
Date Local Time Road Team Score Home Team Inn. Venue Game Time Attendance Boxscore
Jul 3, 2015 10:30 Netherlands  2-3  Great Britain 7 2:03   Boxscore
Jul 3, 2015 11:00 United States  Cancelled (7-0)  Indonesia        
Jul 3, 2015 13:30 Denmark  1-3   7 1:36   Boxscore
Jul 3, 2015 16:00 Philippines  0-7  Mexico 6 1:33   Boxscore
Jul 4, 2015 10:00 Mexico  7-5  Great Britain 7 2:17   Boxscore
Jul 4, 2015 10:00   0-4  United States 7 1:49   Boxscore
Jul 4, 2015 15:30  United States 4-3  Mexico 7 1:46   Boxscore

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Final standings[]

Rk Team W L
1  Canada 10 1
2  New Zealand 7 3
3  Venezuela 7 3
4  Australia 6 4
5  Dominican Republic 6 3
6  Japan 5 4
7  Czech Republic 5 3
8  Argentina 5 3
Failed to qualify for Playoffs
9  United States 7 3
10  Mexico 4 6
11  Great Britain 4 5
12   3 6
13  Denmark 1 7
14  Philippines 1 7
15  Netherlands 0 8

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