The U-18 Women's Softball World Cup is a fastpitch softball tournament for age 18-and-under national teams held by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC).[1][2][3] Prior to the 2021 edition, the tournament was an under-19 tournament.
Current season, competition or edition: 2020 U-18 Women's Softball World Cup | |
| Sport | Softball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1981 |
| Continent | International |
| Most recent champion(s) |  United States (8th title) |
| Most titles | United States (8 titles) |
| Official website | Official website |
Results edit
| Year | Final Host[4] | Medalists | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Final score | Runners-up | 3rd place | |||
| Jr. Women's Softball World Championship | ||||||
| 1981 Details |
 Edmonton |
 Japan |
1–0 |  United States |
 China | |
| 1985 Details |
Fargo |
China |
1–0 | Japan |
United States | |
| 1987 Details |
Oklahoma City |
United States |
1–0 | China |
Japan | |
| 1991 Details |
 Adelaide |
Japan |
1–0 | United States |
China | |
| 1995 Details |
Normal |
United States |
3–0 | Japan |
 Australia | |
| 1999 Details |
 Taipei |
 Japan |
3–1 | United States |
 Chinese Taipei | |
| 2003 Details |
 Nanjing |
Japan |
3–2 | United States |
Australia | |
| 2007 Details |
 Enschede |
United States |
3–1 | Japan |
Australia | |
| 2011 Details |
 Cape Town |
United States |
4–1 | Japan |
Chinese Taipei | |
| 2013 Details |
Brampton |
Japan |
4–0 | United States |
Australia | |
| 2015 Details |
Oklahoma City |
United States |
8–1 | Japan |
 Puerto Rico | |
| 2017 Details |
Clearwater |
United States |
13–4 | Japan |
Puerto Rico | |
| U-19 Women's Softball World Cup | ||||||
| 2019 Details |
Irvine |
United States |
4–3 | Japan |
 Canada | |
| U-18 Women's Softball World Cup | ||||||
| 2021 Detalis[R 1] |
 Lima |
United States |
1–0 | Chinese Taipei |
Puerto Rico | |
- Notes
- ^ Originally scheduled to be held in 2020, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, postponed to December 2021.
Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 8 | 5 | 1 | 14 |
| 2 |  Japan | 5 | 7 | 1 | 13 |
| 3 | China | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 |  Chinese Taipei | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 6 |  Puerto Rico | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 42 | |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Past results since 1990 in softball Archived 5 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "WBSC U-18 Women's Softball World Cup Historic Results". World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ "Event Info". World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
- ^ "U18 Women's Softball World Cup". World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). Retrieved 11 July 2023.
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