2006 Women's Softball World Championship
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  China |
| Teams | 16 |
| Final positions | |
Champions |  United States (8th title) |
Runner-up |  Japan |
Third place |  Australia |
| Fourth place | China |
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The 2006 ISF Women's World Championship was held from August 27 to September 5, 2006 in Beijing, China.[1] For the sixth consecutive time, the team from the United States won the title, with a 3-0 victory over Japan. The first four teams qualified for the 2008 Olympics. Since China came in fourth, a game for place 5 took place with the winner also qualifying.
Pool Play
[edit]Group A
[edit]| GP | W | L | RS | RA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States
|
7 | 7 | 0 | 51 | 1 |
| China
|
7 | 6 | 1 | 34 | 3 |
 Canada
|
7 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 6 |
 Italy
|
7 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 |
 New Zealand
|
7 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 32 |
 Great Britain
|
7 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 26 |
 North Korea
|
7 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 17 |
 South Africa
|
7 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 49 |
Italy qualified in fourth with superior runs against New Zealand and Great Britain.
Group B
[edit]| GP | W | L | RS | RA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan
|
7 | 7 | 0 | 48 | 4 |
| Australia
|
7 | 5 | 2 | 42 | 7 |
 Venezuela
|
7 | 5 | 2 | 39 | 25 |
 Chinese Taipei
|
7 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 21 |
 Greece
|
7 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 19 |
 Netherlands
|
7 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 34 |
 Botswana
|
7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 70 |
 Colombia
|
7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 49 |
Colombia withdrew and forfeited all their games.
Playoffs
[edit]Day One
[edit]| United States |
11-1 | Australia
|
| Japan |
1-0 | China
|
| Canada |
3-2 | Chinese Taipei
|
| Venezuela |
1-2 | Italy
|
Chinese Taipei and Venezuela Eliminated.
Day Two
[edit]| Canada |
2-7 | Australia
|
| Italy |
1-9 | China
|
Canada and Italy Eliminated.
Day Three
[edit]| Canada |
3-0 | Italy
|
Canada places 5th and earns spot in 2008 Olympics
Medal Round
[edit]| Day Two | Bronze Medal | Gold Medal | |||||||||||
| A1 | United States | 1 | B1 | Japan | 0 | ||||||||
| B1 | Japan | 3 | A1 | United States | 3 | ||||||||
| A1 | United States | 5 | |||||||||||
| A2 | Australia | 1 | |||||||||||
| A2 | China | 0 | |||||||||||
| B2 | Australia | 1 | |||||||||||
Final ranking
[edit]
4. China
5. Canada
6. Italy
7. Venezuela
9. Greece
10. Great Britain
11. New Zealand
12. Netherlands
13. North Korea
14. Botswana
15. South Africa
16. Colombia
References
[edit]- ^ "XI ISF Women's World Championship 2006". International Softball Federation. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.