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Gamer9678/2018 softball wc draft
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
 United States (11th title)
Runner-up
 Japan
Third place
 Canada
Fourth place Australia
Tournament statistics
Games played73
Attendance44,990 (616 per game)
Best batting averageChinese Taipei Meng-Ting Lai (.526)
Most homeruns hitJapan Yu Yamamoto (6)
Most stolen basesNetherlands Britt Vonk (6)
Best ERACanada Danielle Lawrie (0.45)
Most strikeouts (as pitcher)Mexico Dalla Escobedo-Gosch (61)

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

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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

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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

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Group A

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Standings

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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

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

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Standings

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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

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Day 1
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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
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Day 3
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Day 4
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Day 5
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Day 6
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Day 7
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Day 8
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Placement Round

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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

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11th-12th Placement

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9th Place

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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

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Preliminary Page System

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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

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Preliminary Finals

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Championship Page System

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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

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Bronze Medal Game

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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

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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: Monica Cecili (5-0)   LP: Yukiko Ueno (6-1)
Home runs:
JPN: Yamato Fujita (2)
USA: Delaney Spaulding
Attendance: 11,168
Boxscore

Final standings

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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
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References

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  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.
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