2014 Women's Softball World Championship
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The 2014 Women's Softball World Championship was an international softball competition that was held in Haarlem, Netherlands from August 15 to August 24, 2014.[1] It was the 14th edition of the tournament, the first edition ever held in Europe, and also the first 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.
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Netherlands |
Dates | 15 August - 24 August |
Teams | 16 |
Defending champions | Japan (2012) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Japan (3rd title) |
Runner-up | United States |
Third place | Australia |
Fourth place | Canada |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 66 |
Qualification edit
Means of qualification | Berths | Qualified |
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Host nation | 1 | Netherlands |
Oceania | 2 | Australia New Zealand |
European Championships | 3 | Russia Italy Czech Republic |
Pan-American Championships | 5 | United States Canada Cuba Puerto Rico Dominican Republic |
Asian qualifier tournament | 3 | Japan China Chinese Taipei |
Wildcard | 2 | Botswana Great Britain |
Group stage edit
Section A edit
Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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Japan | 7 | 0 | 1.000 | - |
Canada | 6 | 1 | .857 | 1 |
China | 4 | 3 | .571 | 3 |
New Zealand | 3 | 4 | .429 | 4 |
Czech Republic | 3 | 4 | .429 | 4 |
Cuba | 3 | 4 | .429 | 4 |
Russia | 2 | 5 | .333 | 5 |
Puerto Rico | 0 | 7 | .000 | 7 |
Date | Winner | Score | Loser |
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15 August 2014 | |||
Japan | 4-0 | China | |
Canada | 3-2 | Puerto Rico | |
Czech Republic | 6-3 | Cuba | |
New Zealand | 5-1 | Russia | |
16 August 2014 | |||
China | 1-0 | Puerto Rico | |
Japan | 5-0 | Russia | |
Cuba | 1-0 | New Zealand | |
Canada | 8-1 | Czech Republic | |
17 August 2014 | |||
Cuba | 5-3 | Russia | |
Japan | 9-2 (6) | Puerto Rico | |
Czech Republic | 3-0 | China | |
Canada | 8-1 (5) | New Zealand | |
18 August 2014 | |||
Russia | 3-0 | Czech Republic | |
Japan | 9-0 (5) | New Zealand | |
Canada | 2-0 | China | |
Cuba | 3-1 | Puerto Rico | |
19 August 2014 | |||
New Zealand | 7-3 | Czech Republic | |
China | 2-0 | Cuba | |
Russia | 2-1 | Puerto Rico | |
Japan | 4-0 | Canada | |
20 August 2014 | |||
China | 7-0 | New Zealand | |
Czech Republic | 3-1 | Puerto Rico | |
Canada | 11-0 (5) | Russia | |
Japan | 7-0 | Cuba | |
21 August 2014 | |||
Canada | 7-0 | Cuba | |
China | 8-1 (6) | Russia | |
Japan | 7-0 (6) | Czech Republic | |
New Zealand | 3-1 | Puerto Rico |
Section B edit
Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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United States | 7 | 0 | 1.000 | – |
Australia | 6 | 1 | .857 | 1 |
Chinese Taipei | 4 | 3 | .571 | 3 |
Netherlands | 4 | 3 | .571 | 3 |
Italy | 3 | 4 | .429 | 4 |
Dominican Republic | 3 | 4 | .429 | 4 |
Botswana | 1 | 6 | .143 | 6 |
Great Britain | 0 | 7 | .000 | 7 |
Playoffs edit
Day 1 edit
August 22, 2014 | China | 5-7 (10) | Netherlands | Haarlem 1 |
August 22, 2014 | Chinese Taipei | 3-0 | New Zealand | Haarlem 2 |
August 22, 2014 | Japan | 4-0 | Australia | Haarlem 2 |
August 22, 2014 | United States | 6-1 | Canada | Haarlem 1 |
Day 2 edit
August 23, 2014 | Netherlands | 0-8 (5) | Australia | Haarlem 1 |
August 23, 2014 | Chinese Taipei | 1-2 | Canada | Haarlem 2 |
Medal Round edit
Semifinals | Bronze Medal | Gold Medal | |||||||||||
W3 | Japan | 6 | W7 | Japan | 4 | ||||||||
W4 | United States | 1 | W9 | United States | 1 | ||||||||
L7 | United States | 8 | |||||||||||
W8 | Australia | 1 | |||||||||||
W5 | Australia | 7 | |||||||||||
W6 | Canada | 3 | |||||||||||
Final standings edit
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References edit
- ^ WBSC Softball Calendar Archived April 23, 2014, at the Wayback Machine