U-18 Men's Softball World Cup

The U-18 Men's Softball World Cup (in spanish: Campeonato Mundial juvenil de softball masculino) is a fastpitch softball tournament for age 19-and-under national teams held every four years by the World Baseball Softball Confederation, formerly the International Softball Federation (ISF).[1]

U-18 Men's Softball World Cup
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2023 U-18 Men's Softball World Cup
SportSoftball
No. of teams12 (finals)
ContinentInternational
Most recent
champion(s)
 Japan (4th title)
Most titles Australia (5 titles)

Results

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Year Final Host[2] Medalists
Champions Final score Runners-up 3rd place
Jr. Men's Softball World Championship
1981
Details
 
Edmonton
 
Japan
2 – 0  
United States
 
Mexico
1985
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Fargo
 
New Zealand
2 – 1  
United States
 
Canada
1989
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Summerside
 
New Zealand
 
Canada
 
Japan
1993
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Auckland
 
Canada
4 – 3  
New Zealand
 
Japan
1997
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St. John's
 
Australia
6 – 1  
New Zealand
 
Canada
2001
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Blacktown
 
Australia
8 – 0  
Japan
 
Canada
2005
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Summerside
 
Australia
7 – 2  
Japan
 
Canada
2008
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Whitehorse
 
Australia
2 – 1  
Canada
 
Japan
2012
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Parana
 
Argentina
5 – 0  
Japan
 
Australia
2014
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Whitehorse
 
Argentina
9 – 0  
New Zealand
 
Japan
2016
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Midland
 
Japan
2 – 1  
New Zealand
 
Canada
2018
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Prince Albert
 
Australia
6 – 1  
Japan
 
New Zealand
U-18 Men's Softball World Cup
2020
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Palmerston North
 
Japan
9 – 2  
Australia
 
Czech Republic
2023
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Hermosillo
 
Japan
8 – 4  
Mexico
 
Canada

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Australia5117
2  Japan44412
3  New Zealand2417
4  Argentina2002
5  Canada1269
6  United States0202
7  Mexico0112
8  Czech Republic0011
Totals (8 entries)14141442

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Past results since 1990 in softball Archived 2012-02-05 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "U18 Men's Softball World Cup". WBSC. World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). Retrieved 11 July 2023.