2006 Women's Softball World Championship Explained

Country:China
Num Teams:16
Medal Type:world major
Num Championships:8
Prev Edition:2002
Next Edition:2010

The 2006 ISF Women's World Championship was held from August 27 to September 5, 2006 in Beijing, China.[1] For the sixth consecutive time, the team from the United States won the title, with a 3-0 victory over Japan. The first four teams qualified for the 2008 Olympics. Since China came in fourth, a game for place 5 took place with the winner also qualifying.

Pool Play

Group A

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Italy qualified in fourth with superior runs against New Zealand and Great Britain.

Group B

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Colombia withdrew and forfeited all their games.

Playoffs

Day One

11-1
1-0
3-2
1-2

Chinese Taipei and Venezuela Eliminated.

Day Two

2-7
1-9

Canada and Italy Eliminated.

Day Three

3-0

Canada places 5th and earns spot in 2008 Olympics

Medal Round

Final ranking

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: XI ISF Women's World Championship 2006 . International Softball Federation . en . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304041558/http://www.isfsoftball.org/english/events/06_09_05_wwc.asp . 2016-03-04 . dead .