2018 Women's Softball World Championship

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2018 Women's Softball World Championship
2018 Women's Softball World Championship logo.png
Tournament details
Host country Japan
Dates 2–12 August 2018 (2018-08-02 – 2018-08-12)
Teams16 (from 5 continents)
Venues4 (in 4 host cities)
Defending champions United States (2016)
Final positions
Champions
Gold medal world centered.svg
 United States (11th title)
Runner-up
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 Japan
Third place
Bronze medal world centered.svg
 Canada
Fourth place Australia
Tournament statistics
Games played73
Attendance44,990 (616 per game)
Best batting averageChinese Taipei (.526)
Most homeruns hitJapan Yu Yamamoto (6)
Most stolen basesNetherlands Britt Vonk (6)
Best ERACanada Danielle Lawrie (0.45)
Most strikeouts (as pitcher)Mexico (61)
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The 2018 Women's Softball World Championship was an international softball competition held in Chiba, Japan, from 2 August to 12 August.[1][2] It was 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. As the winners, the United States earned the right to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3] It was the last world title awarded under the championship format before the WBSC implemented the new world cup 4 year cycle.[4]


Qualification[]

Origin Berths Qualified
Host nation 1  Japan
Oceania 2  Australia,  New Zealand
Europe 3  Netherlands,  Italy,  Great Britain
Americas[5] 5  Canada,  Mexico,  Puerto Rico,  United States,  Venezuela
Asia 3  Philippines,  Chinese Taipei,  China
Africa[6] 2  Botswana,  South Africa

Venues[]

Narashino
Narita
Playoff Round
Chiba Ichihara
Zozo Marine Stadium

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.[7]

  • 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.

The games were played with the 15/10/7 run ahead mercy rule where a game was called if one team leads the other by 15 runs or more after 3 innings, 10 runs or more after 4 innings, or 7 runs or more after 5 innings have been played.[7]

Group Stage[]

Main article: 2018 Women's Softball World Championship Group Stage

Group A[]

Standings[]

Pos Team Pld W L PCT GB Qualification
1  United States 7 7 0 1.000 — Qualification to Playoff Round
2  Puerto Rico 7 6 1 .857 1
3  Mexico 7 5 2 .714 2
4  Netherlands 7 3 4 .429[a] 4
5  Chinese Taipei 7 3 4 .429[a] 4 Advance to Placement Round
6  New Zealand 7 2 5 .286[b] 5
7  Philippines 7 2 5 .286[b] 5
8  South Africa 7 0 7 .000 7
Source: World Baseball Softball Confederation
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Netherlands won against Chinese Taipei 6-5
  2. ^ a b New Zealand won against Philippines 2-0

Games[]

Date Home Score Away
3 August 2018  South Africa 0–21 (4)  Chinese Taipei
 United States 5–2  Mexico
 Puerto Rico 6–5  Netherlands
 Philippines 10–0 (4)  South Africa
 New Zealand 4–7  Chinese Taipei
4 August 2018  Puerto Rico 9–0 (5)  South Africa
 Philippines 0–2  Mexico
 Chinese Taipei 0–7 (5)  United States
 New Zealand 5–10  Netherlands
 Puerto Rico 3–0  Philippines
5 August 2018  Netherlands 0–11 (4)  United States
 Chinese Taipei 11–12  Puerto Rico
 Netherlands 4–5  Philippines
 Mexico 8–0 (5)  South Africa
 United States 7–0 (5)  New Zealand
6 August 2018  Puerto Rico 9–0 (6)  Mexico
 South Africa 0–6  New Zealand
 Netherlands 6–5  Chinese Taipei
 Philippines 0–12 (4)  United States
7 August 2018  Puerto Rico 4–1  New Zealand
 Chinese Taipei 9–7  Philippines
 Mexico 1–0  Netherlands
 United States 7–0 (5)  South Africa
 Mexico 1–0  New Zealand
8 August 2018  United States 8–1 (5)  Puerto Rico
 Chinese Taipei 3–4  Mexico
9 August 2018  South Africa 1–11 (5)  Netherlands
 New Zealand 2–0  Philippines

Group B[]

Standings[]

Pos Team Pld W L PCT GB Qualification
1  Japan 7 7 0 1.000 — Qualification to Playoff Round
2  Australia 7 5 2 .714[a] 2
3  Canada 7 5 2 .714[a] 2
4  Italy 7 4 3 .571[b] 3
5  China 7 4 3 .571[b] 3 Advance to Placement Round
6  Great Britain 7 2 5 .286 5
7  Venezuela 7 1 6 .143 6
8  Botswana 7 0 7 .000 7
Source: World Baseball Softball Confederation
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Australia won against Canada 2-0
  2. ^ a b Italy won against China 7-0 in 5 innings

Games[]

Date Home Score Away
2 August 2018  Japan 9–0 (6)  Italy
3 August 2018  Australia 7–1  Venezuela
 Canada 7–0 (5)  Great Britain
 Australia 0–1  China
 Venezuela 0–7 (6)  Canada
 Japan 20–0 (3)  Botswana
4 August 2018  Italy 2–3  Australia
 China 1–0  Great Britain
 Botswana 0��8  Venezuela
 Canada 1–0  Italy
 Japan 5–0  China
5 August 2018  Italy 8–0 (5)  Botswana
 Australia 2–0  Canada
 Venezuela 0–6  China
 Great Britain 0–6  Japan
6 August 2018  Australia 14–0 (4)  Botswana
 China 0–7 (6)  Canada
 Italy 1–0  Great Britain
 Japan 7–2  Venezuela
7 August 2018  Botswana 0–10 (4)  Great Britain
 China 15–1 (4)  Botswana
 Venezuela 1–3  Italy
 Great Britain 0–11 (5)  Australia
 Canada 0–2  Japan
8 August 2018  Canada 22–0 (3)  Botswana
 Italy 7–0 (5)  China
9 August 2018  Great Britain 5–2  Venezuela
 Japan 9–1 (6)  Australia

Placement Round[]

 
13th-16th Placement11th-12th Placement9th Place
 
          
 
P1
 
 
A5
 Chinese Taipei		8(6)
 
P5
 
B8
 Botswana		1
 
 Chinese Taipei13
 
P4
 
 Great Britain11
 
B6
 Great Britain		2
 
P7
 
A7
 Philippines		1
 
 Chinese Taipei6
 
P2
 
 China4
 
B5
 China		3
 
P6
 
A8
 South Africa		0
 
 China8
 
P3
 
 Venezuela2
 
A6
 New Zealand		0
 
 
B7
 Venezuela		4
 

13th-16th Placement[]

11th-12th Placement[]

9th Place[]

P7: 11 August 16:30 at , Narashino
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Chinese Taipei 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 6 11 1
 China 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 10 1
WP: (3-0)   LP: (3-3)   Sv: Su-Hua Lin (2)
Attendance: 56
Boxscore

Playoff Round[]

Preliminary Page System[]

Qualified for the championship page system
 
Preliminary SemifinalsPreliminary Finals
 
      
 
C3
 
 
A1
3
 
C5
 
B2
 Australia		 1
 
L3
2(8)
 
C1
 
W1
 Mexico		 1
 
A3
 Mexico		 1(9)
 
 
B4
 Italy		 0
 
 
C4
 
 
B1
7(6)
 
C6
 
A2
 Puerto Rico		 0
 
L4
 Puerto Rico		 4
 
C2
 
W2
10
 
B3
 Canada		 8(5)
 
 
A4
 Netherlands		 1
 

Preliminary Semifinals[]

Preliminary Finals[]

Championship Page System[]

 
SemifinalsBronze Medal GameWorld Championship Final
 
          
 
C8
 
 
W3
 United States		 4(8)
 
 
W4
 Japan		 3
 
 
 
 
 
C10
 
 
W8
 United States		 7(10)
 
 
W9
 Japan		 6
 
 
C9
 
 
L8
 Japan		 3
 
C7
 
W7
 Canada		 0
 
W5
 Australia		 0
 
 
W6
 Canada		 12(4)
 

Championship Semifinals[]

Bronze Medal Game[]

C9: 12 August 14:00 at Zozo Marine Stadium, Chiba
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Canada 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3
 Japan 1 0 2 0 0 0 X 3 7 1
WP: Yukiko Ueno (6-0)   LP: Danielle Lawrie (5-1)
Home runs:
CAN: None
JPN: Saki Yamazaki
Attendance: 7165
Boxscore

World Championship Final[]

C10: 12 August 19:00 at Zozo Marine Stadium, Chiba
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
 Japan 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 6 12 0
 United States 1st place, gold medalist(s) 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 7 10 0
WP: (5-0)   LP: Yukiko Ueno (6-1)
Home runs:
JPN: Yamato Fujita (2)
USA: Delaney Spaulding
Attendance: 11,168
Boxscore

Final standings[]

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

External links[]

References[]

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  4. ^ "WBSC launches new Softball World Cup format, 2021-2029 global schedule". WBSC.org. World Baseball Softball Confederation. 2021-02-26. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
  5. ^ "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.
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