2014 Women's Softball World Championship Explained
| Country: | Netherlands |
| Dates: | 15 August - 24 August |
| Num Teams: | 16 |
| Defending Champion: | Japan |
| Prev Year: | 2012 |
| Medal Type: | world major |
| Num Championships: | 3 |
| Games: | 66 |
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.
Qualification
| Means of qualification | Berths | Qualified |
|---|
| Host nation | 1 | |
| Oceania | 2 |
|
| 3 |
|
| 5 |
|
| Asian qualifier tournament | 3 |
|
| Wildcard | 2 |
| |
Group stage
Section A
| Teams | | | Pct. | GB |
|---|
| 7 | 0 | 1.000 | - |
| 6 | 1 | .857 | 1 |
| 4 | 3 | .571 | 3 |
| 3 | 4 | .429 | 4 |
| 3 | 4 | .429 | 4 |
| 3 | 4 | .429 | 4 |
| 2 | 5 | .333 | 5 |
| 0 | 7 | .000 | 7 | |
| Date | Winner | Score | Loser |
|---|
| 15 August 2014 |
| 4-0 | |
| 3-2 | |
| 6-3 | |
| 5-1 | |
| 16 August 2014 |
| 1-0 | |
| 5-0 | |
| 1-0 | |
| 8-1 | |
| 17 August 2014 |
| 5-3 | |
| 9-2 (6) | |
| 3-0 | |
| 8-1 (5) | |
| 18 August 2014 |
| 3-0 | |
| 9-0 (5) | |
| 2-0 | |
| 3-1 | |
| 19 August 2014 |
| 7-3 | |
| 2-0 | |
| 2-1 | |
| 4-0 | |
| 20 August 2014 |
| 7-0 | |
| 3-1 | |
| 11-0 (5) | |
| 7-0 | |
| 21 August 2014 |
| 7-0 | |
| 8-1 (6) | |
| 7-0 (6) | |
| 3-1 | | |
Section B
| Teams | | | Pct. | GB |
|---|
| 7 | 0 | 1.000 | – |
| 6 | 1 | .857 | 1 |
| 4 | 3 | .571 | 3 |
| 4 | 3 | .571 | 3 |
| 3 | 4 | .429 | 4 |
| 3 | 4 | .429 | 4 |
| 1 | 6 | .143 | 6 |
| 0 | 7 | .000 | 7 | |
| Date | Winner | Score | Loser |
|---|
| 15 August 2014 |
| 2-1 | |
| 3-2 | |
| 5-3 | |
| 10-0 (4) | |
| 16 August 2014 |
| 7-0 (5) | |
| 5-4 (11) | |
| 14-6 (5) | |
| 10-0 (4) | |
| 17 August 2014 |
| 11-1 (4) | |
| 9-0 (5) | |
| 8-1 (5) | |
| 5-1 | |
| 18 August 2014 |
| 6-0 | |
| 11-0 (4) | |
| 7-0 (6) | |
| 4-0 | |
| 19 August 2014 |
| 9-0 | |
| 9-0 (5) | |
| 4-2 | |
| 14-1 | |
| 20 August 2014 |
| 1-0 (8) | |
| 17-0 (4) | |
| 10-0 (4) | |
| 9-3 | |
| 21 August 2014 |
| 7-0 (6) | |
| 7-0 (5) | |
| 7-0 (5) | |
| 12-0 (4) | | |
Playoffs
Medal Round
Final standings
| width=25 | Rk | width=170 | Team | width=25 | | width=25 | |
|---|
| | 10 | 0 |
| | 9 | 2 |
| Failed to qualify for the gold medal game |
|---|
| | 8 | 3 |
| 4 | | 7 | 3 |
| Failed to qualify for the Medal round |
|---|
| 5 | | 5 | 4 |
| 6 | | 5 | 4 |
| 7 | | 4 | 4 |
| 8 | | 3 | 5 |
| Failed to qualify for the Playoffs |
|---|
| 9 | | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | | 3 | 4 |
| 12 | | 3 | 4 |
| 13 | | 2 | 5 |
| 14 | | 1 | 6 |
| 15 | | 0 | 7 |
| 16 | | 0 | 7 | |
External links
Notes and References
- http://wbsc.co/wbsc-calendar.html WBSC Softball Calendar
