2015 Men's Softball World Championship Explained
| Other Titles: | Championnat du monde de softball masculin 2015 dela WBSC |
| Size: | 200px |
| Country: | Canada |
| Dates: | 26 June-5 July 2015 |
| Num Teams: | 15 |
| Medal Type: | world cup |
| Num Championships: | 4 |
| Prev Edition: | 2013 |
| Next Edition: | 2017 |
The 2015 ISF Men's World Championship was an international softball tournament held in Saskatoon, Canada from 26 June-5 July 2015.[1] It was the 14th time the World Championship took place and the third time Saskatoon hosted the tournament.
Participating teams and officials
Qualification
| Event | Date | Location | Berths | Qualified |
|---|
| Host nation | | | 1 | |
ISF 2015 Men's World Championship – Africa Qualifier
| Not Held | N/A | 2 |
|
| 2014 Pan American Men's Softball Championship[2] [3] | 24 October-1 November 2014 |  Paraná | 6 |
|
| 2014 Asian Men's Softball Championship [4] [5] | 16–20 December 2014 | Singapore | 3 |
|
| 2014 ESF Men's Championship[6] | 14-19 July 2014 |  Havlíčkův Brod | 3 |
|
| ISF 2015 Men's World Championship – Oceania Qualifier[7] [8] | 12–13 December 2014 |  Auckland | 2 |
|
| TOTAL | | 16 | | |
|---|
Pools composition
withdrew from the tournament on June 19 and was not replaced.[9]
Officials
The ISF appointed 16 umpires from 11 national countries to facilitate matches of the tournament. Bob Stanton from Canada is named Umpire in Chief, and Wayne Saunders and Jeff Whippl, from New Zealand and Canada respectively, were named assistant Umpire in Chiefs.[10]
Rosters
See main article: 2015 ISF Men's World Championship rosters.
Preliminary round
Pool A
| width=25 | Rk | width=170 | Team | width=25 | W | width=25 | L | width=50 | PCT | width=35 | RS | width=35 | RA | width=50 | RDIFF |
|---|
| 1 | | 7 | 0 | 1.000 | 55 | 9 | 46 |
| 2 | | 5 | 2 | .714 | 33 | 13 | 20 |
| 3 | | 5 | 2 | .714 | 36 | 35 | 1 |
| 4 | | 5 | 2 | .714 | 48 | 10 | 38 |
| 5 | | 3 | 4 | .429 | 25 | 28 | -3 |
| 6 | | 2 | 5 | .286 | 17 | 32 | -15 |
| 7 | | 1 | 6 | .184 | 16 | 54 | -38 |
| N/A | | 0 | 7 | .000 | 0 | 49 | -49 | |
|}[11]
Pool B
| width=25 | Rk | width=170 | Team | width=25 | W | width=25 | L | width=50 | PCT | width=35 | RS | width=35 | RA | width=50 | RDIFF |
|---|
| 1 | | 6 | 1 | .857 | 37 | 17 | 20 |
| 1 | | 5 | 2 | .714 | 36 | 18 | 18 |
| 3 | | 5 | 2 | .714 | 29 | 17 | 12 |
| 4 | | 4 | 3 | .571 | 31 | 19 | 12 |
| 5 | | 4 | 3 | .571 | 32 | 23 | 9 |
| 6 | | 3 | 4 | .429 | 36 | 33 | 3 |
| 7 | | 1 | 6 | .143 | 15 | 41 | -26 |
| 8 | | 0 | 7 | .000 | 2 | 37 | -35 | |
|}[12]
Championship Round
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Placement Round
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Final standings
| width=25 | Rk | width=170 | Team | width=25 | | width=25 | |
|---|
| 1 | | 10 | 1 |
| 2 | | 7 | 3 |
| 3 | | 7 | 3 |
| 4 | | 6 | 4 |
| 5 | | 6 | 3 |
| 6 | | 5 | 4 |
| 7 | | 5 | 3 |
| 8 | | 5 | 3 |
| Failed to qualify for Playoffs |
|---|
| 9 | | 7 | 3 |
| 10 | | 4 | 6 |
| 11 | | 4 | 5 |
| 12 | | 3 | 6 |
| 13 | | 1 | 7 |
| 14 | | 1 | 7 |
| 15 | | 0 | 8 | |
[15] External links
Notes and References
- Web site: 2015 Senior Men's National Team Schedule. Softball Canada. 20 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141220071941/http://www.softball.ca/english/programs/national-teams/senior-mens-national-team/senior-mens-schedule.html. 20 December 2014. dead.
- News: LeBlanc. Gilles. Team Canada Roster Announced for Men's Pan American Softball Championship. 21 December 2014. Softball Canada. 8 September 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141221061742/http://www.softball.ca/english/news/team-canada-roster-announced-for-menrsquos-pan-american-softball-championship.htm#sthash.3V1xdWC2.dpuf. 21 December 2014. dead.
- News: COUNTRIES QUALIFY FOR MEN'S SOFTBALL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP AND PAN AMERICAN GAMES, TWO INDUCTED INTO ISF HALL OF FAME. 21 December 2014. International Softball Federation. 5 November 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20150323144238/http://www.isfsoftball.org/english/latest_news/2014_mens_panam.asp. 23 March 2015. dead. dmy-all.
- News: Blu Boys upbeat on Asian softball bid. 20 December 2014. The Philippine Star. 17 December 2014.
- Web site: Events Calendar. International Softball Federation. 20 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141205122848/http://www.isfsoftball.org/english/events/calendar.asp. 5 December 2014. dead. dmy-all.
- Web site: ESF Men's Championship: Czech team reveal 17-man squad. European Softball Men's Championship. 21 December 2014.
- Web site: ISF Qualifier. Softball New Zealand. 20 December 2014.
- News: Edlin. Nick. Softball: Black Sox qualify for worlds. 21 December 2014. Otago Daily Times. 14 December 2014.
- Web site: Indonesia Withdraws From the Championship . 2015-06-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150623050735/http://www.2015isfmensworldsoftball.ca//english/news/indonesia-withdraws-from-the-championship.htm . 2015-06-23 . dead .
- Web site: Umpires. 2015 ISF Men's World Championship. Saskatoon Amateur Softball Association. 26 June 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150626132550/http://www.2015isfmensworldsoftball.ca//english/events/umpires.html. 26 June 2015. dead.
- Web site: 2015 Men's World Championship Schedule . 2015-03-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150322235225/http://www.isfsoftball.org/english/events/15_mwc_schedule.asp . 2015-03-22 . dead .
- Web site: 2015 Men's World Championship Schedule . 2015-03-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150322235225/http://www.isfsoftball.org/english/events/15_mwc_schedule.asp . 2015-03-22 . dead .
- Web site: 2015 Men's World Championship Schedule . 2015-03-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150322235225/http://www.isfsoftball.org/english/events/15_mwc_schedule.asp . 2015-03-22 . dead .
- Web site: 2015 Men's World Championship Schedule . 2015-03-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150322235225/http://www.isfsoftball.org/english/events/15_mwc_schedule.asp . 2015-03-22 . dead .
- Web site: WBSC Softball Division . 2016-07-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160402221329/http://www.isfsoftball.org/english/events/15_mens_wc.asp . 2016-04-02 . dead .
