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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 2014 Women s Softball World ChampionshipTournament detailsHost country NetherlandsDates15 August 24 AugustTeams16Defending champions Japan 2012 Final positionsChampions Japan 3rd title Runner up United StatesThird place AustraliaFourth place CanadaTournament statisticsGames played66 Contents 1 Qualification 2 Group stage 2 1 Section A 2 2 Section B 3 Playoffs 3 1 Day 1 3 2 Day 2 3 3 Medal Round 4 Final standings 5 References 6 External linksQualification editMeans of qualification Berths QualifiedHost nation 1 nbsp NetherlandsOceania 2 nbsp Australia nbsp New ZealandEuropean Championships 3 nbsp Russia nbsp Italy nbsp Czech RepublicPan American Championships 5 nbsp United States nbsp Canada nbsp Cuba nbsp Puerto Rico nbsp Dominican RepublicAsian qualifier tournament 3 nbsp Japan nbsp China nbsp Chinese TaipeiWildcard 2 nbsp Botswana nbsp Great BritainGroup stage editSection A edit Teams W L Pct GB nbsp Japan 7 0 1 000 nbsp Canada 6 1 857 1 nbsp China 4 3 571 3 nbsp New Zealand 3 4 429 4 nbsp Czech Republic 3 4 429 4 nbsp Cuba 3 4 429 4 nbsp Russia 2 5 333 5 nbsp Puerto Rico 0 7 000 7Date Winner Score Loser15 August 2014 nbsp Japan 4 0 nbsp China nbsp Canada 3 2 nbsp Puerto Rico nbsp Czech Republic 6 3 nbsp Cuba nbsp New Zealand 5 1 nbsp Russia16 August 2014 nbsp China 1 0 nbsp Puerto Rico nbsp Japan 5 0 nbsp Russia nbsp Cuba 1 0 nbsp New Zealand nbsp Canada 8 1 nbsp Czech Republic17 August 2014 nbsp Cuba 5 3 nbsp Russia nbsp Japan 9 2 6 nbsp Puerto Rico nbsp Czech Republic 3 0 nbsp China nbsp Canada 8 1 5 nbsp New Zealand18 August 2014 nbsp Russia 3 0 nbsp Czech Republic nbsp Japan 9 0 5 nbsp New Zealand nbsp Canada 2 0 nbsp China nbsp Cuba 3 1 nbsp Puerto Rico19 August 2014 nbsp New Zealand 7 3 nbsp Czech Republic nbsp China 2 0 nbsp Cuba nbsp Russia 2 1 nbsp Puerto Rico nbsp Japan 4 0 nbsp Canada20 August 2014 nbsp China 7 0 nbsp New Zealand nbsp Czech Republic 3 1 nbsp Puerto Rico nbsp Canada 11 0 5 nbsp Russia nbsp Japan 7 0 nbsp Cuba21 August 2014 nbsp Canada 7 0 nbsp Cuba nbsp China 8 1 6 nbsp Russia nbsp Japan 7 0 6 nbsp Czech Republic nbsp New Zealand 3 1 nbsp Puerto RicoSection B edit Teams W L Pct GB nbsp United States 7 0 1 000 nbsp Australia 6 1 857 1 nbsp Chinese Taipei 4 3 571 3 nbsp Netherlands 4 3 571 3 nbsp Italy 3 4 429 4 nbsp Dominican Republic 3 4 429 4 nbsp Botswana 1 6 143 6 nbsp Great Britain 0 7 000 7Date Winner Score Loser15 August 2014 nbsp Australia 2 1 nbsp Chinese Taipei nbsp Italy 3 2 nbsp Dominican Republic nbsp Botswana 5 3 nbsp Great Britain nbsp United States 10 0 4 nbsp Netherlands16 August 2014 nbsp United States 7 0 5 nbsp Botswana nbsp Chinese Taipei 5 4 11 nbsp Netherlands nbsp Dominican Republic 14 6 5 nbsp Great Britain nbsp Australia 10 0 4 nbsp Italy17 August 2014 nbsp Dominican Republic 11 1 4 nbsp Botswana nbsp Australia 9 0 5 nbsp Great Britain nbsp Netherlands 8 1 5 nbsp Italy nbsp United States 5 1 nbsp Chinese Taipei18 August 2014 nbsp Italy 6 0 nbsp Botswana nbsp United States 11 0 4 nbsp Great Britain nbsp Dominican Republic 7 0 6 nbsp Chinese Taipei nbsp Australia 4 0 nbsp Netherlands19 August 2014 nbsp Italy 9 0 nbsp Great Britain nbsp Chinese Taipei 9 0 5 nbsp Botswana nbsp United States 4 2 nbsp Australia nbsp Netherlands 14 1 nbsp Dominican Republic20 August 2014 nbsp Chinese Taipei 1 0 8 nbsp Italy nbsp Australia 17 0 4 nbsp Botswana nbsp United States 10 0 4 nbsp Dominican Republic nbsp Netherlands 9 3 nbsp Great Britain21 August 2014 nbsp Australia 7 0 6 nbsp Dominican Republic nbsp United States 7 0 5 nbsp Italy nbsp Chinese Taipei 7 0 5 nbsp Great Britain nbsp Netherlands 12 0 4 nbsp BotswanaPlayoffs editDay 1 edit August 22 2014 nbsp China 5 7 10 nbsp Netherlands Haarlem 1August 22 2014 nbsp Chinese Taipei 3 0 nbsp New Zealand Haarlem 2August 22 2014 nbsp Japan 4 0 nbsp Australia Haarlem 2August 22 2014 nbsp United States 6 1 nbsp Canada Haarlem 1Day 2 edit August 23 2014 nbsp Netherlands 0 8 5 nbsp Australia Haarlem 1August 23 2014 nbsp Chinese Taipei 1 2 nbsp Canada Haarlem 2Medal Round edit SemifinalsBronze MedalGold MedalW3 nbsp Japan6W7 nbsp Japan4W4 nbsp United States1W9 nbsp United States1L7 nbsp United States8W8 nbsp Australia1W5 nbsp Australia7W6 nbsp Canada3Final standings editRk Team W L1 nbsp Japan 10 02 nbsp United States 9 2Failed to qualify for the gold medal game3 nbsp Australia 8 34 nbsp Canada 7 3Failed to qualify for the Medal round5 nbsp Chinese Taipei 5 46 nbsp Netherlands 5 47 nbsp China 4 48 nbsp New Zealand 3 5Failed to qualify for the Playoffs9 nbsp Cuba 3 49 nbsp Italy 3 411 nbsp Czech Republic 3 412 nbsp Dominican Republic 3 413 nbsp Russia 2 514 nbsp Botswana 1 615 nbsp Puerto Rico 0 716 nbsp Great Britain 0 7 2014 ISF Women s World champions nbsp Japan3rd titleReferences edit WBSC Softball Calendar Archived April 23 2014 at the Wayback MachineExternal links editOfficial Website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2014 Women 27s Softball World Championship amp oldid 1139240186, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,