2014 Women's Softball World Championship

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.

2014 Women's Softball World Championship
Tournament details
Host country Netherlands
Dates 15 August - 24 August
Teams16
Defending champions Japan (2012)
Final positions
Champions
 Japan (3rd title)
Runner-up
 United States
Third place
 Australia
Fourth place Canada
Tournament statistics
Games played66

Qualification

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Means of qualification Berths Qualified
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

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Section A

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Teams W L Pct. GB
  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
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

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Teams W L Pct. GB
  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
Date Winner Score Loser
15 August 2014
  Australia 2-1   Chinese Taipei
  Italy 3-2   Dominican Republic
  Botswana 5-3   Great Britain
  United States 10-0 (4)   Netherlands
16 August 2014
  United States 7-0 (5)   Botswana
  Chinese Taipei 5-4 (11)   Netherlands
  Dominican Republic 14-6 (5)   Great Britain
  Australia 10-0 (4)   Italy
17 August 2014
  Dominican Republic 11-1 (4)   Botswana
  Australia 9-0 (5)   Great Britain
  Netherlands 8-1 (5)   Italy
  United States 5-1   Chinese Taipei
18 August 2014
  Italy 6-0   Botswana
  United States 11-0 (4)   Great Britain
  Dominican Republic 7-0 (6)   Chinese Taipei
  Australia 4-0   Netherlands
19 August 2014
  Italy 9-0   Great Britain
  Chinese Taipei 9-0 (5)   Botswana
  United States 4-2   Australia
  Netherlands 14-1   Dominican Republic
20 August 2014
  Chinese Taipei 1-0 (8)   Italy
  Australia 17-0 (4)   Botswana
  United States 10-0 (4)   Dominican Republic
  Netherlands 9-3   Great Britain
21 August 2014
  Australia 7-0 (6)   Dominican Republic
  United States 7-0 (5)   Italy
  Chinese Taipei 7-0 (5)   Great Britain
  Netherlands 12-0 (4)   Botswana

Playoffs

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Day 1

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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

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August 23, 2014   Netherlands 0-8 (5)   Australia Haarlem 1
August 23, 2014   Chinese Taipei 1-2   Canada Haarlem 2

Medal Round

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SemifinalsBronze MedalGold Medal
W3  Japan6W7  Japan4
W4  United States1W9  United States1
L7  United States8
W8  Australia1
W5  Australia7
W6  Canada3

Final standings

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References

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