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

Means of qualificationBerthsQualified
Host nation1 Netherlands
Oceania2 Australia
 New Zealand
European Championships3 Russia
 Italy
 Czech Republic
Pan-American Championships5 United States
 Canada
 Cuba
 Puerto Rico
 Dominican Republic
Asian qualifier tournament3 Japan
 China
 Chinese Taipei
Wildcard2 Botswana
 Great Britain

Group stage

Section A

Teams W L Pct. GB
 Japan701.000-
 Canada61.8571
 China43.5713
 New Zealand34.4294
 Czech Republic34.4294
 Cuba34.4294
 Russia25.3335
 Puerto Rico07.0007
DateWinnerScoreLoser
15 August 2014
 Japan4-0 China
 Canada3-2 Puerto Rico
 Czech Republic6-3 Cuba
 New Zealand5-1 Russia
16 August 2014
 China1-0 Puerto Rico
 Japan5-0 Russia
 Cuba1-0 New Zealand
 Canada8-1 Czech Republic
17 August 2014
 Cuba5-3 Russia
 Japan9-2 (6) Puerto Rico
 Czech Republic3-0 China
 Canada8-1 (5) New Zealand
18 August 2014
 Russia3-0 Czech Republic
 Japan9-0 (5) New Zealand
 Canada2-0 China
 Cuba3-1 Puerto Rico
19 August 2014
 New Zealand7-3 Czech Republic
 China2-0 Cuba
 Russia2-1 Puerto Rico
 Japan4-0 Canada
20 August 2014
 China7-0 New Zealand
 Czech Republic3-1 Puerto Rico
 Canada11-0 (5) Russia
 Japan7-0 Cuba
21 August 2014
 Canada7-0 Cuba
 China8-1 (6) Russia
 Japan7-0 (6) Czech Republic
 New Zealand3-1 Puerto Rico

Section B

Teams W L Pct. GB
 United States701.000
 Australia61.8571
 Chinese Taipei43.5713
 Netherlands43.5713
 Italy34.4294
 Dominican Republic34.4294
 Botswana16.1436
 Great Britain07.0007
DateWinnerScoreLoser
15 August 2014
 Australia2-1 Chinese Taipei
 Italy3-2 Dominican Republic
 Botswana5-3 Great Britain
 United States10-0 (4) Netherlands
16 August 2014
 United States7-0 (5) Botswana
 Chinese Taipei5-4 (11) Netherlands
 Dominican Republic14-6 (5) Great Britain
 Australia10-0 (4) Italy
17 August 2014
 Dominican Republic11-1 (4) Botswana
 Australia9-0 (5) Great Britain
 Netherlands8-1 (5) Italy
 United States5-1 Chinese Taipei
18 August 2014
 Italy6-0 Botswana
 United States11-0 (4) Great Britain
 Dominican Republic7-0 (6) Chinese Taipei
 Australia4-0 Netherlands
19 August 2014
 Italy9-0 Great Britain
 Chinese Taipei9-0 (5) Botswana
 United States4-2 Australia
 Netherlands14-1 Dominican Republic
20 August 2014
 Chinese Taipei1-0 (8) Italy
 Australia17-0 (4) Botswana
 United States10-0 (4) Dominican Republic
 Netherlands9-3 Great Britain
21 August 2014
 Australia7-0 (6) Dominican Republic
 United States7-0 (5) Italy
 Chinese Taipei7-0 (5) Great Britain
 Netherlands12-0 (4) Botswana

Playoffs

Day 1

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

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

Medal Round

  Semifinals Bronze Medal Gold Medal
                           
W3  Japan 6  
W4  United States 1         W7  Japan 4
      L7  United States 8   W9  United States 1
  W8  Australia 1  
W5  Australia 7
W6  Canada 3  

Final standings

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References

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