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Tournament details
Host country Japan
Dates 2–12 August 2018
Teams16 (from 5 continents)
Venues(in 4 host cities)
Defending champions United States (2016)
Final positions
Champions
 United States (11th title)
Runner-up
 Japan
Third place
 Canada
Fourth place Australia
Tournament statistics
Games played73

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.

Qualification

Origin Berths Qualified
Host nation 1  Japan
Oceania 2  Australia,  New Zealand
Europe 3  Netherlands,  Italy,  Great Britain
Americas[3] 5  Canada,  Mexico,  Puerto Rico,  United States,  Venezuela
Asia 3  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.

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.[5]

Group Stage

Group A

Standings

Teams W L Pct. GB
 United States 7 0 1.000
 Puerto Rico 6 1 .857 1
 Mexico 5 2 .714 2
 Netherlands 3 4 .429 4
 Chinese Taipei 3 4 .429 4
 New Zealand 2 5 .286 5
 Philippines 2 5 .286 5
 South Africa 0 7 .000 7

Boxscores

Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
Day 6
Day 7
Day 8

Group B

Standings

Teams W L Pct. GB
 Japan 7 0 1.000
 Australia 5 2 .714 2
 Canada 5 2 .714 2
 Italy 4 3 .571 3
 China 4 3 .571 3
 Great Britain 2 5 .286 5
 Venezuela 1 6 .143 6
 Botswana 0 7 .000 7

Boxscores

Day 1
2 August 20:00 at NASPA Stadium, Narita
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E
 Italy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
 Japan 1 0 3 1 0 4 9 11 0
WP: Yukiko Ueno (1-0)   LP: Greta Cecchetti (0-1)   Sv: Yamato Fujita (1)
Home runs:
ITA: None
JPN: Eri Yamada, Saki Yamazaki
Attendance: 1500
Boxscore
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
Day 6
Day 7
Day 8

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 Akitsu Baseball Field, 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: An-Ju Chiu (3-0)   LP: Xinxing Zhao (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

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

Preliminary Finals

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

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

10 August 2018 Mexico  1–0 (9)  Italy ZOZO Marine Stadium, Chiba
10 August 2018 Canada  8–1 (5)  Netherlands ZOZO Marine Stadium, Chiba

Bronze Medal Game

11 August 2018 Australia  2–1 (8)  Mexico ZOZO Marine Stadium, Chiba

World Championship Final

11 August 2018 Australia  2–1 (8)  Mexico ZOZO Marine Stadium, Chiba

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  Venezuela
12  Great Britain
13  Philippines
14  New Zealand
15  South Africa
16  Botswana

External links

References

  1. ^ "XVI Women's Softball World Championship". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Archived from the original on 14 May 2018. 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. ^ a b "Softball Competition & Technical Code 2018" (PDF). WBSC.org. World Baseball Softball Confederation. 2018-06-30. Retrieved 2021-06-09.