2024 Women's Softball World Cup

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 tournaments across three nations. The finals will take place in Italy in 2024. 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.[1] The United States are the defending champions.

2024 Women's Softball World Cup
Tournament details
Host countries Ireland
 Italy
 Spain
Dates 11–26 July 2023 (groups)
2024 (finals)
Teams18 (from 5 continents)
Venues4 (in 3 host cities)
Defending champions United States (2022)
← 2022
2027 →

Qualified teams
Team World ranking[upper-alpha 1] Method of qualification
 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 Asian Women's Softball Championship winners
 China 11th 2023 Asian Women's Softball Championship runners-up
 Chinese Taipei 3rd 2023 Asian Women's Softball Championship third place
 Philippines 26th 2023 Asian Women's Softball Championship 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
Notes
  1. ^
    Three wild cards are given for this tournament; two for Ireland and Spain as group stage hosts, and the third wild card allocated to the Asian confederation.[2] The Asian berth were given to the continental championship fourth placers.[3]

Venues
Group A Group B Group C & Finals
Republic of Ireland Balbriggan, Ireland Spain Valencia, Spain Italy Buttrio, Italy Italy Castions di Strada, Italy
O'Dwyers GAA Camp Municipal de València Campo Cav. Gino Michelutti Campo Comunale da Softball

Group stage

Group A
Main article: 2024 Women's Softball World Cup Group A

Group A will be contested in Balbriggan during 11–15 July 2023.

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB Qualification
1  Ireland (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — Advance to Group A Final
2  Chinese Taipei 0 0 0 0 0 0 — —
3  United States 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — Advance to Group A third place play-off
4  Great Britain 0 0 0 0 0 0 — —
5  Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 — —
6  Botswana 0 0 0 0 0 0 — —
First match(es) will be played on 11 July 2023. Source: WBSC
Rules for classification: 1) Wins/losses; 2) Head to head; 3) Head to head runs against; 4) Runs against; 5) Head to head[4][5]
(H) Host

All times listed are local, IST (UTC+2).[6]

Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
11 July 2023 11:00 Great Britain  Match 1  Australia   O'Dwyers GAA      
11 July 2023 14:00 United States  Match 2  Chinese Taipei   O'Dwyers GAA      
11 July 2023 18:30 Botswana  Match 3  Ireland   O'Dwyers GAA      
12 July 2023 10:00 Great Britain  Match 4  Chinese Taipei   O'Dwyers GAA      
12 July 2023 13:00 Ireland  Match 5  Australia   O'Dwyers GAA      
12 July 2023 15:00 United States  Match 6  Botswana   O'Dwyers GAA      
12 July 2023 18:30 Chinese Taipei  Match 7  Ireland   O'Dwyers GAA      
13 July 2023 10:00 Australia  Match 8  Botswana   O'Dwyers GAA      
13 July 2023 13:00 Botswana  Match 9  Chinese Taipei   O'Dwyers GAA      
13 July 2023 15:00 Australia  Match 10  United States   O'Dwyers GAA      
13 July 2023 18:30 Ireland  Match 11  Great Britain   O'Dwyers GAA      
14 July 2023 10:00 Chinese Taipei  Match 12  Australia   O'Dwyers GAA      
14 July 2023 13:00 Botswana  Match 13  Great Britain   O'Dwyers GAA      
14 July 2023 15:00 Great Britain  Match 14  United States   O'Dwyers GAA      
14 July 2023 18:30 Ireland  Match 15  United States   O'Dwyers GAA      
FinalRepechage
15 July – Balbriggan
2
1
15 July – Balbriggan
Third place play-off
15 July – Balbriggan
4
3
Round Date Local
time		 Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game
duration		 Attendance Boxscore
5th place match15 July 202309:306th placeMatch 165th placeO'Dwyers GAA
3rd place match15 July 202312:004th placeMatch 173rd placeO'Dwyers GAA
Final15 July 202315:002nd placeMatch 181st placeO'Dwyers GAA
Repechage15 July 202318:00Match 17 winnerMatch 19Match 18 loserO'Dwyers GAA

Group B
Main article: 2024 Women's Softball World Cup Group B

Group A will be contested in Valencia during 18–22 July 2023.

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB Qualification
1  Spain (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — Advance to Group B Final
2  China 0 0 0 0 0 0 — —
3  Cuba 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — Advance to Group B third place play-off
4  Puerto Rico 0 0 0 0 0 0 — —
5  Netherlands 0 0 0 0 0 0 — —
6  South Africa 0 0 0 0 0 0 — —
First match(es) will be played on 18 July 2023. Source: WBSC
Rules for classification: 1) Wins/losses; 2) Head to head; 3) Head to head runs against; 4) Runs against; 5) Head to head[4][7]
(H) Host

All times listed are local, CEST (UTC+2).[6]

Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
18 July 2023 11:00 Netherlands  Match 1  Cuba   Camp Municipal de València      
18 July 2023 14:00 China  Match 2  Puerto Rico   Camp Municipal de València      
18 July 2023 18:00 South Africa  Match 3  Spain   Camp Municipal de València      
19 July 2023 10:00 Netherlands  Match 4  China   Camp Municipal de València      
19 July 2023 12:30 Cuba  Match 5  South Africa   Camp Municipal de València      
19 July 2023 15:00 South Africa  Match 6  Puerto Rico   Camp Municipal de València      
19 July 2023 18:00 Spain  Match 7  Cuba   Camp Municipal de València      
20 July 2023 10:00 Spain  Match 8  Netherlands   Camp Municipal de València      
20 July 2023 12:30 Cuba  Match 9  Puerto Rico   Camp Municipal de València      
20 July 2023 15:00 South Africa  Match 10  Netherlands   Camp Municipal de València      
20 July 2023 18:00 Spain  Match 11  China   Camp Municipal de València      
21 July 2023 10:00 Puerto Rico  Match 12  Netherlands   Camp Municipal de València      
21 July 2023 12:30 China  Match 13  South Africa   Camp Municipal de València      
21 July 2023 15:00 Cuba  Match 14  China   Camp Municipal de València      
21 July 2023 18:00 Puerto Rico  Match 15  Spain   Camp Municipal de València      
FinalRepechage
22 July – Valencia
2
1
22 July – Valencia
Third place play-off
22 July – Valencia
4
3
Round Date Local
time		 Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game
duration		 Attendance Boxscore
5th place match22 July 202310:006th placeMatch 165th placeCamp Municipal de València
3rd place match22 July 202312:304th placeMatch 173rd placeCamp Municipal de València
Final22 July 202315:002nd placeMatch 181st placeCamp Municipal de València
Repechage22 July 202318:00Match 17 winnerMatch 19Match 18 loserCamp Municipal de València

Group C
Main article: 2024 Women's Softball World Cup Group C

Group A will be contested in Castions di Strada and Buttrio during 22–26 July 2023.

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB Qualification
1  Italy[lower-alpha 1] (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — Advance to Group C Final
2  Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 — —
3  Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — Advance to Group C third place play-off
4  Venezuela 0 0 0 0 0 0 — —
5  New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 0 — —
6  Philippines 0 0 0 0 0 0 — —
First match(es) will be played on 22 July 2023. Source: WBSC
Rules for classification: 1) Wins/losses; 2) Head to head; 3) Head to head runs against; 4) Runs against; 5) Head to head[4][8]
(H) Host
Notes:
  1. Italy automatically qualify for the finals as hosts of that stage.

All times listed are local, CEST (UTC+2).[6]

Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
22 July 2023 14:00 New Zealand  Match 1  Japan   Campo Comunale da Softball      
22 July 2023 17:00 Philippines  Match 2  Canada   Campo Comunale da Softball      
22 July 2023 20:00 Venezuela  Match 3  Italy   Campo Comunale da Softball      
23 July 2023 11:00 Italy  Match 4  New Zealand   Campo Cav. Gino Michelutti      
23 July 2023 14:00 Venezuela  Match 5  Canada   Campo Cav. Gino Michelutti      
23 July 2023 17:00 Japan  Match 6  Philippines   Campo Cav. Gino Michelutti      
23 July 2023 20:00 Canada  Match 7  Italy   Campo Cav. Gino Michelutti      
24 July 2023 11:00 Philippines  Match 8  Venezuela   Campo Cav. Gino Michelutti      
24 July 2023 14:00 Japan  Match 9  Canada   Campo Cav. Gino Michelutti      
24 July 2023 17:00 Venezuela  Match 10  New Zealand   Campo Cav. Gino Michelutti      
24 July 2023 20:00 Italy  Match 11  Philippines   Campo Cav. Gino Michelutti      
25 July 2023 11:00 New Zealand  Match 12  Canada   Campo Comunale da Softball      
25 July 2023 14:00 Venezuela  Match 13  Japan   Campo Comunale da Softball      
25 July 2023 17:00 Philippines  Match 14  New Zealand   Campo Comunale da Softball      
25 July 2023 20:00 Japan  Match 15  Italy   Campo Comunale da Softball      
FinalRepechage
26 July – Castions di Strada
2
1
26 July – Castions di Strada
Third place play-off
26 July – Castions di Strada
4
3
Round Date Local
time		 Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game
duration		 Attendance Boxscore
5th place match26 July 202311:006th placeMatch 165th placeCampo Comunale da Softball
3rd place match26 July 202314:004th placeMatch 173rd placeCampo Comunale da Softball
Final26 July 202317:002nd placeMatch 181st placeCampo Comunale da Softball
Repechage26 July 202320:00Match 17 winnerMatch 19Match 18 loserCampo Comunale da Softball

Finals rankings

The ranking of the wildcard spots for the finals stage are as follows.[1]

  • 1) Hosts
  • 2)Top third-place team(s) in the Group Stage, based on final standings from the previous edition of the World Cup
  • 3)Top third-place team(s) in the Group Stage based on the highest position in the WBSC Rankings at the end of the previous calendar year.

Finals

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB Qualification
1  Italy (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — Advance to Final
2 Group A Final winners 0 0 0 0 0 0 — —
3 Group A repechage winners 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — Advance to third place play-off
4 Group B Final winners 0 0 0 0 0 0 — —
5 Group B repechage winners 0 0 0 0 0 0 — —
6 Group C Final winners 0 0 0 0 0 0 — —
7 Group C repechage winners 0 0 0 0 0 0 — —
8 Wildcard 0 0 0 0 0 0 — —
First match(es) will be played in 2024. Source: WBSC
Rules for classification: 1) Wins/losses; 2) Head to head; 3) Head to head runs against; 4) Runs against; 5) Head to head[4][9]
(H) Host

Third place play-off

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Symbols

Match balls

The match balls that will be used for the 2024 tournament are the Mizuno M170 balls.[10]

Notes
  1. As of 31 December 2022.

References
  1. "Dates, groups unveiled for XVII WBSC Women's Softball World Cup; first to be played under new Two-Stage format". WBSC. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  2. "WBSC Women's Softball World Cup wild card awarded to Asia". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  3. "DAY FOUR FIXTURES RAINED AWAY". Softball Asia. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  4. "Tournament Regulations: Article C11". WBSC. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  5. "Info". WBSC. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  6. "Game schedule announced for XVII WBSC Women's Softball World Cup Group Stage". wbsc.org. World Baseball Softball Confederation. 27 April 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  7. "Info". WBSC. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  8. "Info". WBSC. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  9. "Info". WBSC. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  10. "Mizuno unveils new, more sustainable official softball for WBSC Softball World Cups". WBSC. 18 January 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
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