User:Gamer9678/2018 softball wc draft
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Japan |
Dates | 2–12 August 2018 |
Teams | 16 (from 5 continents) |
Venues | 4 (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 played | 73 |
Attendance | 44,990 (616 per game) |
Best batting average | Meng-Ting Lai (.526) |
Most homeruns hit | Yu Yamamoto (6) |
Most stolen bases | Britt Vonk (6) |
Best ERA | Danielle Lawrie (0.45) |
Most strikeouts (as pitcher) | Dalla Escobedo-Gosch (61) |
The 2018
Qualification
Origin | Berths | Qualified |
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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
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
Group A
Standings
Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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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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Group B
Standings
Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB |
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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
Day 1
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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 |
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Day 8
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Placement Round
13th-16th Placement | 11th-12th Placement | 9th Place | ||||||||
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A5 Chinese Taipei | 8(6) | |||||||||
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B8 Botswana | 1 | |||||||||
Chinese Taipei | 13 | |||||||||
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Great Britain | 11 | |||||||||
B6 Great Britain | 2 | |||||||||
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A7 Philippines | 1 | |||||||||
Chinese Taipei | 6 | |||||||||
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China | 4 | |||||||||
B5 China | 3 | |||||||||
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A8 South Africa | 0 | |||||||||
China | 8 | |||||||||
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Venezuela | 2 | |||||||||
A6 New Zealand | 0 | |||||||||
B7 Venezuela | 4 | |||||||||
13th-16th Placement
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9th Place
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Chinese Taipei | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
China | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Playoff Round
Preliminary Page System
Qualified for the championship page system |
Preliminary Semifinals | Preliminary Finals | |||||
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A1 | 3 | |||||
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B2 Australia | 1 | |||||
L3 | 2(8) | |||||
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W1 Mexico | 1 | |||||
A3 Mexico | 1(9) | |||||
B4 Italy | 0 | |||||
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B1 | 7(6) | |||||
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A2 Puerto Rico | 0 | |||||
L4 Puerto Rico | 4 | |||||
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W2 | 10
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B3 Canada | 8(5) | |||||
A4 Netherlands | 1 | |||||
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Championship Page System
Semifinals | Bronze Medal Game | World Championship Final | ||||||||
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W3 United States | 4(8) | |||||||||
W4 Japan | 3 | |||||||||
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W8 United States | 7(10) | |||||||||
W9 Japan | 6 | |||||||||
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L8 Japan | 3 | |||||||||
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W7 Canada | 0 | |||||||||
W5 Australia | 0 | |||||||||
W6 Canada | 12(4) | |||||||||
Championship Semifinals
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Bronze Medal Game
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Canada | 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
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Japan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
United States | 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
Qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics |
Rank | Team |
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United States | |
Japan | |
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 |
External links
References
- ^ "XVI Women's Softball World Championship". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Archived from the original on 14 May 2018. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ^ "WBSC Announces Dates for 2018 Baseball World Cups and Softball World Championships". Around the Rings. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Kolantsho, Calistus (18 January 2018). "Women's softball team qualifies for World Championships". Mmegi Online. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Softball Competition & Technical Code 2018" (PDF). WBSC.org. World Baseball Softball Confederation. 2018-06-30. Retrieved 2021-06-09.