Tournament details | |
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Host countries | Ireland Italy Spain |
Dates | 11–26 July 2023 (groups) 15–20 July 2024 (finals) |
Teams | 18 (from 5 continents) |
Venues | 4 (in 3 host cities) |
Defending champions | United States (2022) |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 15 |
Attendance | 1,693 (113 per game) |
← 2022 2027 → Last updated on 26 July 2023 |
The 2024 Women's Softball World Cup will be the 18th Women's Softball World Cup, an international softball tournament taking place in Balbriggan, Ireland; Buttrio and Castions di Strada, Italy and Valencia, Spain. The group stage will take place from 11–26 July 2023, held as three separate groups across three nations. The finals will take place in Buttrio and Castions di Strada, Italy from 15–20 July 2024.[1] This is the first WBSC event to be held in two stages. It will be the first time Ireland, Italy and Spain have hosted a major softball tournament. It also the first time more than one nation has hosted the tournament.[2] The United States are the defending champions.
Team | World ranking[A] | Method of qualification |
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Italy | 8th | 2022 Women's Softball European Championship third place/Hosts |
Ireland | 17th | Hosts[!] |
Spain | 12th | Hosts[!] |
South Africa | 38th | African Qualifier |
Botswana | 43rd | African Qualifier |
United States | 1st | 2022 Pan American Championship winners |
Canada | 5th | 2022 Pan American Championship runners-up |
Cuba | 28th | 2022 Pan American Championship third place |
Puerto Rico | 4th | 2022 Pan American Championship fourth place |
Venezuela | 22nd | 2022 Pan American Championship fifth place |
Japan | 2nd | 2023 Women's Softball Asia Cup winners |
China | 11th | 2023 Women's Softball Asia Cup runners-up |
Chinese Taipei | 3rd | 2023 Women's Softball Asia Cup third place |
Philippines | 26th | 2023 Women's Softball Asia Cup fourth place[!] |
Netherlands | 10th | 2022 Women's Softball European Championship winners |
Great Britain | 16th | 2022 Women's Softball European Championship runners-up |
Australia | 9th | Oceania Spot |
New Zealand | 29th | Oceania Spot |
30 umpires were selected by the WBSC for the tournament.
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Group A | Group B | Group C & Finals | |
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Balbriggan, Ireland | Valencia, Spain | Buttrio, Italy | Castions di Strada, Italy |
O'Dwyers GAA | Camp Municipal de València | Campo Cav. Gino Michelutti | Campo Comunale da Softball |
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Group A will be contested in Balbriggan during 11–15 July 2023.
Pos | Team
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Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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1 | Great Britain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | +11 | 1.000 | — | Advance to Group A Final |
1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | +20 | 1.000 | — | |
3 | Australia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 2 | +17 | .600 | 1 | Advance to Group A third place play-off |
4 | Chinese Taipei | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 13 | +8 | .400 | 2 | |
5 | Ireland (H) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 22 | −14 | .250 | 2.5 | |
6 | Botswana | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 42 | −42 | .000 | 3.5 |
Note: The final three group games were rained off with the final parings already being decided.[8]
All times listed are local, IST (UTC+1).[9]
Final | Repechage | ||||||||||||
15 July – Balbriggan | |||||||||||||
Great Britain | 0 | ||||||||||||
United States | 7 | 15 July – Balbriggan | |||||||||||
Australia | 4 | ||||||||||||
Third place play-off | Great Britain | 1 | |||||||||||
15 July – Balbriggan | |||||||||||||
Chinese Taipei | 3 | ||||||||||||
Australia | 4 | ||||||||||||
Round | Date | Local time |
Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration |
Attendance | Boxscore |
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5th place match | 15 July 2023 | 15:30 | Botswana | Cancelled | Ireland | — | O'Dwyers GAA | — | — | — |
3rd place match | 15 July 2023 | 17:15 | Chinese Taipei | 3–4 | Australia | 7 | O'Dwyers GAA | 1:53 | 139 | Boxscore |
Final | 15 July 2023 | 8:00 | Great Britain | 0–7 | United States | 5 | O'Dwyers GAA | 1:32 | 55 | Boxscore |
Repechage | 15 July 2023 | 19:35 | Australia | 4–1 | Great Britain | 7 | O'Dwyers GAA | 2:17 | 56 | Boxscore |
Group B will be contested in Valencia during 18–22 July 2023.
Pos | Team
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Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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1 | China | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 4 | +11 | .800[a] | — | Advance to Group B Final |
2 | Puerto Rico | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | .800[a] | — | |
3 | Cuba | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 10 | +7 | .800[a] | — | Advance to Group B third place play-off |
4 | Netherlands | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 12 | +9 | .400 | 2 | |
5 | Spain (H) | 5 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 13 | +4 | .200 | 3 | |
6 | South Africa | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 43 | −38 | .000 | 4 |
All times listed are local, CEST (UTC+2).[9]
Final | Repechage | ||||||||||||
22 July – Valencia | |||||||||||||
Puerto Rico | 2 | ||||||||||||
China | 1 | 22 July – Valencia | |||||||||||
Netherlands | 2 | ||||||||||||
Third place play-off | China | 0 | |||||||||||
22 July – Valencia | |||||||||||||
Netherlands | 2 | ||||||||||||
Cuba | 1 | ||||||||||||
Round | Date | Local time |
Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration |
Attendance | Boxscore |
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5th place match | 22 July 2023 | 10:00 | South Africa | 0–5 | Spain | 7 | Camp Municipal de València | Boxscore | ||
3rd place match | 22 July 2023 | 12:30 | Netherlands | 2–1 | Cuba | 7 | Camp Municipal de València | Boxscore | ||
Final | 22 July 2023 | 15:00 | Puerto Rico | 2–1 | China | 7 | Camp Municipal de València | Boxscore | ||
Repechage | 22 July 2023 | 18:00 | Netherlands | 2–0 | China | 7 | Camp Municipal de València | Boxscore |
Group C will be contested in Castions di Strada and Buttrio during 22–26 July 2023.
Pos | Team
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Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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1 | Canada | 5 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 13 | +9 | .800[a] | — | Advance to Group C Final |
2 | Japan | 5 | 4 | 1 | 44 | 8 | +36 | .800[a] | — | |
3 | Italy[b] (H) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 11 | +13 | .600 | 1 | Advance to Group C third place play-off |
4 | Philippines | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 32 | −20 | .400 | 2 | |
5 | New Zealand | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 37 | −28 | .200[c] | 3 | |
6 | Venezuela | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 22 | −10 | .200[c] | 3 |
All times listed are local, CEST (UTC+2).[9]
Final | Repechage | ||||||||||||
26 July – Castions di Strada | |||||||||||||
Japan | 7 | ||||||||||||
Canada | 1 | 26 July – Castions di Strada | |||||||||||
Italy | |||||||||||||
Third place play-off | Canada | ||||||||||||
26 July – Castions di Strada | |||||||||||||
Philippines | 5 | ||||||||||||
Italy | 6 | ||||||||||||
Round | Date | Local time |
Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration |
Attendance | Boxscore |
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5th place match | 26 July 2023 | 11:00 | Venezuela | 4–0 | New Zealand | 7 | Campo Comunale da Softball | Boxscore | ||
3rd place match | 26 July 2023 | 14:00 | Philippines | 5–6 | Italy | 7 | Campo Comunale da Softball | Boxscore | ||
Final | 26 July 2023 | 17:00 | Japan | 7–1 | Canada | 7 | Campo Comunale da Softball | Boxscore | ||
Repechage | 26 July 2023 | 20:00 | Italy | Canceled | Canada | Campo Comunale da Softball |
The ranking of the wildcard spots for the finals stage are as follows.[2]
Rank | Team | Previous WC | Ranking[3] | Qualification |
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1 | Italy (H) | 7 | 8 | Qualified as hosts |
2 | China | 10 | 11 | Qualified from previous World Cup ranking |
3 | Great Britain | 11 | 16 |
Italy qualified for the finals as host of that stage, while China qualified as the third placed team with the next best finish at the previous World Cup.[12]
Pos | Team
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Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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1 | Italy (H) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Advance to Super Round |
2 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
3 | China | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Advance to Placement Round |
4 | United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
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15 July 2023 | 16:30 | Canada | v | United States | Campo Comunale da Softball | ||||
15 July 2023 | 20:30 | China | v | Italy | Campo Comunale da Softball | ||||
16 July 2023 | 14:00 | China | v | Canada | Campo Comunale da Softball | ||||
16 July 2023 | 20:30 | Italy | v | United States | Campo Comunale da Softball | ||||
17 July 2023 | 14:00 | United States | v | China | Campo Comunale da Softball | ||||
17 July 2023 | 20:30 | Italy | v | Canada | Campo Comunale da Softball |
Pos | Team
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Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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1 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Advance to Super Round |
2 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
3 | Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Advance to Placement Round |
4 | Puerto Rico | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
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15 July 2023 | 11:00 | Australia | v | Japan | Campo Comunale da Softball | ||||
15 July 2023 | 14:00 | Puerto Rico | v | Netherlands | Campo Comunale da Softball | ||||
16 July 2023 | 11:00 | Japan | v | Puerto Rico | Campo Comunale da Softball | ||||
16 July 2023 | 17:30 | Netherlands | v | Australia | Campo Comunale da Softball | ||||
17 July 2023 | 11:00 | Netherlands | v | Japan | Campo Comunale da Softball | ||||
17 July 2023 | 17:30 | Australia | v | Puerto Rico | Campo Comunale da Softball |
Pos | Team
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Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | PCT | GB |
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1 | A3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
2 | A4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
3 | B3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
4 | B4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
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18 July 2024 | 11:00 | A4 | v | B4 | Campo Comunale da Softball | ||||
18 July 2024 | 14:00 | A3 | v | B3 | Campo Comunale da Softball | ||||
19 July 2024 | 11:00 | B4 | v | A3 | Campo Comunale da Softball | ||||
19 July 2024 | 14:00 | A4 | v | B3 | Campo Comunale da Softball |
Pos | Team
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Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | PCT | GB | Qualification |
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1 | A1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Advance to Final |
2 | A2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
3 | B1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Advance to Third place play-off |
4 | B2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
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18 July 2024 | 17:30 | A2 | v | B2 | Campo Comunale da Softball | ||||
18 July 2024 | 20:30 | A1 | v | B1 | Campo Comunale da Softball | ||||
19 July 2024 | 17:30 | B2 | v | A1 | Campo Comunale da Softball | ||||
19 July 2024 | 20:30 | A2 | v | B1 | Campo Comunale da Softball |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
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4th Ranked Team | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
3rd Ranked Team | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
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2nd Ranked Team | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
1st Ranked Team | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
The statistics below include all group stage and finals games.[14]
There have been 34 homeruns scored in 52 matches, for an average of 0.65 homeruns per match (as of 26 July 2023).
2 homeruns
1 homerun
Day | Player | Notes |
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11 Jul | Georgina Corrick[15] | 7 IP 3 H 0 R 1 BB 7 K |
12 Jul | Kaia Parnaby[16] | 7 IP 1 H 0 R 0 BB 14 K |
13 Jul | Megan Faraimo[17] | 8 IP 1 H 0 R 2 BB 10 K |
18 Jul | Yanisleidys Casanova[18] | 3–3 2 RBI 3 B 5 TB |
19 Jul | Yilian Tornes[19] | 7 IP 9 SO 3 H 1 R |
20 Jul | Aleshia Ocasio[20] | 7 IP 8 SO 5 H 1 R |
21 Jul | Yilian Tornes[21] | 7 IP 13 SO 4 H 1 R |
22 Jul | Alice Nicolini[22] | 7 IP 4 SO 3 H 2 R CG |
23 Jul | Marta Gasparotto[23] | 4–8 4 RBI 2 R 5 TB |
24 Jul | Morgan Rackel[24] | 6.2 IP 4 SO 6 H 2 R |
25 Jul | Nicole Hammoude[25] | 4–5 4 RBI 5 R HR 9 TB |
The match balls that will be used for the 2024 tournament are the Mizuno M170 balls.[30]
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