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.[7]
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.[7]
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The 2018 Women s Softball World Championship was an international softball competition held in Chiba Japan from 2 August to 12 August 1 2 It was the 16th edition of the tournament and the third 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 As the winners the United States earned the right to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics 3 It was the last world title awarded under the championship format before the WBSC implemented the new world cup 4 year cycle 4 2018 Women s Softball World ChampionshipTournament detailsHost country JapanDates2 12 August 2018 2018 08 02 2018 08 12 Teams16 from 5 continents Venues4 in 4 host cities Defending champions United States 2016 Final positionsChampions United States 11th title Runner up JapanThird place CanadaFourth place AustraliaTournament statisticsGames played73Attendance44 990 616 per game Best batting averageMeng Ting Lai 526 Most homeruns hitYu Yamamoto 6 Most stolen basesBritt Vonk 6 Best ERADanielle Lawrie 0 45 Most strikeouts as pitcher Dalla Escobedo Gosch 61 2016 World Championship2024 World Cup Contents 1 Qualification 2 Venues 3 Competition format 4 Group stage 4 1 Group A 4 1 1 Standings 4 1 2 Games 4 2 Group B 4 2 1 Standings 4 2 2 Games 5 Placement round 5 1 13th 16th Placement 5 2 11th 12th Placement 5 3 9th place 6 Playoff round 6 1 Preliminary Page System 6 1 1 Preliminary Semifinals 6 1 2 Preliminary Finals 6 2 Championship Page System 6 2 1 Championship Semifinals 6 2 2 Bronze medal game 6 2 3 World Championship Final 7 Final standings 8 External links 9 ReferencesQualification EditOrigin Berths QualifiedHost nation 1 JapanOceania 2 Australia New ZealandEurope 3 Netherlands Italy Great BritainAmericas 5 5 Canada Mexico Puerto Rico United States VenezuelaAsia 3 Philippines Chinese Taipei ChinaAfrica 6 2 Botswana South AfricaVenues EditNarashino Narita Narashino Chiba Ichihara NaritaAkitsu Baseball Field NASPA Stadium Playoff RoundChiba IchiharaZozo Marine Stadium Zett A Ball Park Competition format EditThe 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 7 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 7 Group stage EditMain article 2018 Women s Softball World Championship Group Stage Group A Edit Standings Edit Pos Team Pld W L PCT GB Qualification1 United States 7 7 0 1 000 Qualification to Playoff Round2 Puerto Rico 7 6 1 857 13 Mexico 7 5 2 714 24 Netherlands 7 3 4 429 a 45 Chinese Taipei 7 3 4 429 a 4 Advance to Placement Round6 New Zealand 7 2 5 286 b 57 Philippines 7 2 5 286 b 58 South Africa 7 0 7 000 7Source World Baseball Softball ConfederationNotes a b Netherlands won against Chinese Taipei 6 5 a b New Zealand won against Philippines 2 0 Games Edit Date Home Score Away3 August 2018 South Africa 0 21 4 Chinese Taipei United States 5 2 Mexico Puerto Rico 6 5 Netherlands Philippines 10 0 4 South Africa New Zealand 4 7 Chinese Taipei4 August 2018 Puerto Rico 9 0 5 South Africa Philippines 0 2 Mexico Chinese Taipei 0 7 5 United States New Zealand 5 10 Netherlands Puerto Rico 3 0 Philippines5 August 2018 Netherlands 0 11 4 United States Chinese Taipei 11 12 Puerto Rico Netherlands 4 5 Philippines Mexico 8 0 5 South Africa United States 7 0 5 New Zealand6 August 2018 Puerto Rico 9 0 6 Mexico South Africa 0 6 New Zealand Netherlands 6 5 Chinese Taipei Philippines 0 12 4 United States7 August 2018 Puerto Rico 4 1 New Zealand Chinese Taipei 9 7 Philippines Mexico 1 0 Netherlands United States 7 0 5 South Africa Mexico 1 0 New Zealand8 August 2018 United States 8 1 5 Puerto Rico Chinese Taipei 3 4 Mexico9 August 2018 South Africa 1 11 5 Netherlands New Zealand 2 0 PhilippinesGroup B Edit Standings Edit Pos Team Pld W L PCT GB Qualification1 Japan 7 7 0 1 000 Qualification to Playoff Round2 Australia 7 5 2 714 a 23 Canada 7 5 2 714 a 24 Italy 7 4 3 571 b 35 China 7 4 3 571 b 3 Advance to Placement Round6 Great Britain 7 2 5 286 57 Venezuela 7 1 6 143 68 Botswana 7 0 7 000 7Source World Baseball Softball ConfederationNotes a b Australia won against Canada 2 0 a b Italy won against China 7 0 in 5 innings Games Edit Date Home Score Away2 August 2018 Japan 9 0 6 Italy3 August 2018 Australia 7 1 Venezuela Canada 7 0 5 Great Britain Australia 0 1 China Venezuela 0 7 6 Canada Japan 20 0 3 Botswana4 August 2018 Italy 2 3 Australia China 1 0 Great Britain Botswana 0 8 Venezuela Canada 1 0 Italy Japan 5 0 China5 August 2018 Italy 8 0 5 Botswana Australia 2 0 Canada Venezuela 0 6 China Great Britain 0 6 Japan6 August 2018 Australia 14 0 4 Botswana China 0 7 6 Canada Italy 1 0 Great Britain Japan 7 2 Venezuela7 August 2018 Botswana 0 10 4 Great Britain China 15 1 4 Botswana Venezuela 1 3 Italy Great Britain 0 11 5 Australia Canada 0 2 Japan8 August 2018 Canada 22 0 3 Botswana Italy 7 0 5 China9 August 2018 Great Britain 5 2 Venezuela Japan 9 1 6 AustraliaPlacement round Edit 13th 16th Placement11th 12th Placement9th Place P1 A5 Chinese Taipei8 6 P5 B8 Botswana1 Chinese Taipei13 P4 Great Britain11 B6 Great Britain2 P7 A7 Philippines1 Chinese Taipei6 P2 China4 B5 China3 P6 A8 South Africa0 China8 P3 Venezuela2 A6 New Zealand0 B7 Venezuela4 13th 16th Placement Edit P1 10 August 10 00 at NASPA Stadium Narita Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E Botswana 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 Chinese Taipei 0 1 1 3 1 2 8 9 1WP Chia Chen Tsai 1 1 LP Oreabetse Mojeremane 0 5 Home runs BOT NoneTPE Szu Shih LiAttendance 20BoxscoreP3 10 August 14 00 at NASPA Stadium Narita Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Venezuela 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 10 0 New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0WP Michelle Floyd 2 2 LP Taylor Stewart 0 2 Attendance 44Boxscore P2 10 August 10 00 at Zett A Ball Park Ichihara Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E South Africa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 China 1 0 0 2 0 0 X 3 6 0WP Xinxing Zhao 3 2 LP Nushka De Beer 0 1 Sv Yinan Chai 1 Home runs RSA NoneCHN NoneAttendance 73BoxscoreP4 10 August 14 00 at Zett A Ball Park Ichihara Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Philippines 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 Great Britain 0 0 0 0 0 2 X 2 5 0WP Georgina Corrick 2 2 LP Riflayca Basa 0 3 Attendance 81Boxscore 11th 12th Placement Edit P5 11 August 10 00 at Akitsu Baseball Field Narashino Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Chinese Taipei 2 0 2 1 4 1 3 13 17 1 Great Britain 3 2 0 4 1 1 0 11 17 3WP Ya Ting Tu 1 2 LP Elizabeth Fleming 0 3 Home runs TPE Feng Chen LinGBR Kristen MackAttendance 114Boxscore P6 11 August 12 30 at Akitsu Baseball Field Narashino Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Venezuela 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 5 1 China 2 1 3 2 0 0 X 8 11 1WP Lan Wang 3 1 LP Alondr Perez MarquezHome runs VEN NoneCHN Ying LuAttendance 73Boxscore 9th place Edit P7 11 August 16 30 at Akitsu Baseball Field Narashino Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Chinese Taipei 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 6 11 1 China 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 10 1WP An Ju Chiu 3 0 LP Xinxing Zhao 3 3 Sv Su Hua Lin 2 Attendance 56BoxscorePlayoff round EditUpper round 1Upper finalWorld Championship FinalC3A1 United States3B2 Australia1C8W3 United States4 8 C4W4 Japan3B1 Japan7 6 A2 Puerto Rico0C10W8 United States7 10 W9 Japan6Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower finalC5C1L3 Australia2 8 C9A3 Mexico1 9 W1 Mexico1C7L8 Japan3B4 Italy0W5 Australia0W7 Canada0C6W6 Canada12 4 C2L4 Puerto Rico4B3 Canada8 5 W2 Canada10A4 Netherlands1Preliminary Page System Edit Preliminary Semifinals Edit C1 10 August 10 00 at Zozo Marine Stadium Chiba Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Italy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 1WP Dalla Escobedo Gosch 5 0 LP Greta Cecchetti 3 4 Home runs ITA NoneMEX NoneAttendance 186BoxscoreC3 10 August 15 30 at Zozo Marine Stadium Chiba Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Australia 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 United States 1 0 0 0 2 0 X 3 4 0WP Monica Abbott 4 2 LP Kaia Parnaby 4 2 Home runs AUS Stacey PorterUSA NoneAttendance 350Boxscore C2 10 August 12 30 at Zozo Marine Stadium Chiba Team 1 2 3 4 5 R H E Netherlands 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 Canada 1 2 0 3 2 8 6 0WP Danielle Lawrie 3 0 LP Eva Voortman 0 2 Home runs NED Soclaina Van GurpCAN Larissa Franklin 2 Attendance 110BoxscoreC4 10 August 19 00 at Zozo Marine Stadium Chiba Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 R H E Puerto Rico 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 Japan 1 5 0 0 0 1 7 5 0WP Yukiko Ueno 5 0 LP Giselle Juarez 1 1 Home runs PUR NoneJPN Yu YamamotoAttendance 2005Boxscore Preliminary Finals Edit C5 11 August 10 00 at Zozo Marine Stadium Chiba Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 0WP Kaia Parnaby 5 2 LP Dalla Escobedo Gosch 5 1 Attendance 193Boxscore C6 11 August 12 00 at Zozo Marine Stadium Chiba Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Canada 1 2 1 1 0 0 5 10 10 1 Puerto Rico 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 2WP Danielle Caira 4 0 LP Taran Alvelo 1 1 Home runs CAN Erika Polidori Holly Speers Kaleigh Rafter Jennifer GilbertPUR Aleimalee LopezAttendance 992Boxscore Championship Page System Edit Championship Semifinals Edit C7 11 August 15 30 at Zozo Marine Stadium Chiba Team 1 2 3 4 R H E Canada 5 0 7 0 12 14 0 Australia 0 0 0 0 0 4 0WP Danielle Lawrie 5 0 LP Kaia Parnaby 5 3 Home runs CAN Victoria Hayward Erika Polidori Jennifer Salling Larissa FranklinAUS NoneAttendance 640Boxscore C8 11 August 19 00 at Zozo Marine Stadium Chiba Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E Japan 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 1 United States 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 4 8 0WP 0 LP Yamato Fujita 1 1 Home runs JPN Yu YamamotoUSA Aubree Munro Kelsey StewartAttendance 5922Boxscore Bronze medal game Edit C9 12 August 14 00 at Zozo Marine Stadium Chiba Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 Japan 1 0 2 0 0 0 X 3 7 1WP Yukiko Ueno 6 0 LP Danielle Lawrie 5 1 Home runs CAN NoneJPN Saki YamazakiAttendance 7165BoxscoreWorld Championship Final Edit C10 12 August 19 00 at Zozo Marine Stadium Chiba Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E 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 0WP Monica Cecili 5 0 LP Yukiko Ueno 6 1 Home runs JPN Yamato Fujita 2 USA Delaney SpauldingAttendance 11 168BoxscoreFinal standings EditQualified for the 2020 Summer OlympicsRank Team United States Japan Canada4 Australia5 Puerto Rico6 Mexico7 Italy8 Netherlands9 Chinese Taipei10 China11 Great Britain12 Venezuela13 New Zealand14 Philippines15 South Africa16 BotswanaExternal links EditOfficial WebsiteReferences Edit 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 XVI Women s Softball World Championship Final Report PDF WBSC org World Baseball Softball Confederation 2018 08 16 Retrieved 2021 06 11 WBSC launches new Softball World Cup format 2021 2029 global schedule WBSC org World Baseball Softball Confederation 2021 02 26 Retrieved 2021 06 11 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 amp Technical Code 2018 PDF WBSC org World Baseball Softball Confederation 2018 06 30 Retrieved 2021 06 09 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2018 Women 27s Softball World Championship amp oldid 1140429793, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
