Starting 17 September, there will be four preliminary games each day until 23 September for a total of 28 games. Two semi-final games played 25 September, with the game for third place same day. The final game for the gold medal played on 26 September at 7:30 pm local time.
Competition format
Eight teams competed in the Olympic softball tournament, and the competition consisted of two rounds. The preliminary round followed a round robin format, where each of the teams played all the other teams once. Following this, the top four teams advanced to a Page playoff system round consisting of two semifinal games, and finally the bronze and gold medal games.
Group stage
Qualified for the semifinals
Eliminated
The top four teams advanced to the semifinal round.
The loser of 1&2 seed game played the winner of the 3&4 seed game in the bronze medal match. The loser of the bronze medal match won the bronze medal while the winner went on to play the winner of the 1&2 seed game for the gold medal in the gold medal match.
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Final results for the Softball competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics Softballat the Games of the XXVII OlympiadVenueBlacktown Olympic CentreDates17 26 September 2000Teams8Medalists United States Japan Australia 1996 Atlanta2004 Athens Contents 1 Medals 2 Schedule 3 Competition format 4 Group stage 4 1 Games 4 2 Preliminary round 4 3 Semi finals 4 4 Final 4 5 Grand final 5 Medal round 6 Final team standings 7 ReferencesMedals EditGold Silver Bronze United StatesLaura BergLisa FernandezLori HarriganMichele SmithChristie AmbrosiJennifer Brundage Crystl BustosSheila CornellDanielle HendersonJennifer McFallsStacey NuvemanLeah O BrienDot RichardsonMichelle VenturellaChrista Lee Williams JapanMisako AndoYumiko FujiiTaeko IshikawaKazue ItoYoshimi KobayashiShiori KosekiMariko MasubuchiNaomi MatsumotoEmi NaitoHaruka SaitoJuri TakayamaHiroko TamotoReika UtsugiMiyo YamadaNoriko Yamaji AustraliaJoanne BrownKerry DieneltPeta EdeboneTanya HardingMelanie RocheNatalie WardBrooke WilkinsSandra AllenSue FairhurstSelina FollasFiona HanesKelly HardieSally McDermidSimmone MorrowNatalie TitcumeSchedule EditStarting 17 September there will be four preliminary games each day until 23 September for a total of 28 games Two semi final games played 25 September with the game for third place same day The final game for the gold medal played on 26 September at 7 30 pm local time Competition format EditEight teams competed in the Olympic softball tournament and the competition consisted of two rounds The preliminary round followed a round robin format where each of the teams played all the other teams once Following this the top four teams advanced to a Page playoff system round consisting of two semifinal games and finally the bronze and gold medal games Group stage EditQualified for the semifinalsEliminatedThe top four teams advanced to the semifinal round Team W L RS RA WIN GB Tiebreaker Japan 7 0 18 7 1 000 Australia 6 1 22 5 857 1 0 China 5 2 26 4 714 2 0 United States 4 3 19 6 571 3 0 Italy 2 5 3 27 286 5 0 1 0 vs NZL New Zealand 2 5 12 22 286 5 0 0 1 vs ITA Cuba 1 6 13 18 143 6 0 1 0 vs CAN Canada 1 6 6 30 143 6 0 0 1 vs CUBGames Edit 17 SeptemberBlacktown Olympic Centre Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 United States 1 0 2 0 2 1 6 10 1WP Lori Harrigan 1 0 LP Vicky Bastarache 0 1 Home runs CAN NoneUSA Dot Richardson 1 Crystl Bustos 1 Jennifer Brundage 1 Blacktown Olympic Centre Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Italy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 China 0 0 0 2 3 0 5 6 0WP Wang Lihong 1 0 LP Susan Bugliarello 0 1 Sv Zhang Yanqing 1 Blacktown Olympic Centre Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Cuba 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 3 Japan 1 1 0 2 0 0 4 6 0WP Juri Takayama 1 0 LP Estela Milanes 0 1 Blacktown Olympic Centre Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E New Zealand 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 1 Australia 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 6 0WP Melanie Roche 1 0 LP Gina Weber 0 1 Home runs NZL NoneAUS Peta Edebone 1 Preliminary round Edit 17 September 10 30 Canada 0 6 United States17 September 13 00 Italy 0 5 China PR17 September 17 30 Cuba 1 4 Japan17 September 20 00 New Zealand 2 3 Australia IN 10 INNINGS18 September 10 30 China PR 1 3 Japan18 September 13 00 Cuba 0 3 United States18 September 17 30 New Zealand 3 2 Canada IN 10 INNINGS18 September 20 00 Australia 7 0 Italy19 September 10 30 Japan 2 1 United States19 September 13 00 Italy 1 0 Cuba19 September 17 30 New Zealand 0 10 China PR MERCY RULE BOTTOM 6TH19 September 20 00 Australia 1 0 Canada20 September 10 30 New Zealand 6 2 Cuba20 September 13 00 Japan 1 0 Australia IN 8 INNINGS20 September 17 30 Canada 7 1 Italy20 September 20 00 China PR 2 0 United States IN 14 INNINGS21 September 10 30 New Zealand 0 1 Italy21 September 13 00 United States 1 2 Australia IN 13 INNINGS21 September 17 30 Cuba 0 7 China PR21 September 20 00 Japan 4 3 Canada IN 10 INNINGS22 September 10 30 United States 2 0 New Zealand22 September 13 00 Canada 1 2 Cuba22 September 17 30 China PR 0 1 Australia22 September 20 00 Japan 2 0 Italy IN 8 INNINGS23 September 10 30 Australia 8 1 Cuba23 September 13 00 China PR 1 0 Canada23 September 17 30 New Zealand 1 2 Japan23 September 20 00 United States 6 0 ItalySemi finals Edit 25 September 9 30 Japan 1 0 Australia25 September 12 00 China PR 0 3 United StatesFinal Edit 25 September 19 30 Australia 0 1 United StatesGrand final Edit 26 September 19 30 Japan 1 2 United States IN 8 INNINGSMedal round EditThe loser of 1 amp 2 seed game played the winner of the 3 amp 4 seed game in the bronze medal match The loser of the bronze medal match won the bronze medal while the winner went on to play the winner of the 1 amp 2 seed game for the gold medal in the gold medal match SemifinalsBronze medal gameGold medal game1 Japan11 Japan12 Australia04 United States2 82 Australia04 United States13 China04 United States3 10Final team standings EditRank Team Games Wins Losses United States USA 10 7 3 Japan JPN 9 8 1 Australia AUS 9 6 34 China CHN 8 5 35 Italy ITA 7 2 56 New Zealand NZL 7 2 57 Cuba CUB 7 1 68 Canada CAN 7 1 6References EditOfficial Olympic Report Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Softball at the 2000 Summer Olympics amp oldid 1121308494, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
