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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.
Tournament details | |
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Host country | ![]() |
Teams | 16 |
Final positions | |
Champions![]() | ![]() |
Runner-up![]() | ![]() |
Third place![]() | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
← 2002 2010 → |
Pool Play
editGroup A
editGP | W | L | RS | RA | |
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United States | 7 | 7 | 0 | 51 | 1 |
China | 7 | 6 | 1 | 34 | 3 |
Canada | 7 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 6 |
Italy | 7 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 |
New Zealand | 7 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 32 |
Great Britain | 7 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 26 |
North Korea | 7 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 17 |
South Africa | 7 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 49 |
Italy qualified in fourth with superior runs against New Zealand and Great Britain.
Group B
editGP | W | L | RS | RA | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Japan | 7 | 7 | 0 | 48 | 4 |
Australia | 7 | 5 | 2 | 42 | 7 |
Venezuela | 7 | 5 | 2 | 39 | 25 |
Chinese Taipei | 7 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 21 |
Greece | 7 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 19 |
Netherlands | 7 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 34 |
Botswana | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 70 |
Colombia | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 49 |
Colombia withdrew and forfeited all their games.
Playoffs
editDay One
editUnited States | 11-1 | Australia |
Japan | 1-0 | China |
Canada | 3-2 | Chinese Taipei |
Venezuela | 1-2 | Italy |
Chinese Taipei and Venezuela Eliminated.
Day Two
editCanada | 2-7 | Australia |
Italy | 1-9 | China |
Canada and Italy Eliminated.
Day Three
editCanada | 3-0 | Italy |
Canada places 5th and earns spot in 2008 Olympics
Medal Round
editDay Two | Bronze Medal | Gold Medal | |||||||||||
A1 | United States | 1 | B1 | Japan | 0 | ||||||||
B1 | Japan | 3 | A1 | United States | 3 | ||||||||
A1 | United States | 5 | |||||||||||
A2 | Australia | 1 | |||||||||||
A2 | China | 0 | |||||||||||
B2 | Australia | 1 | |||||||||||
Final ranking
edit4. China
5. Canada
6. Italy
7. Venezuela
9. Greece
10. Great Britain
11. New Zealand
12. Netherlands
13. North Korea
14. Botswana
15. South Africa
16. Colombia
References
edit- ^ "XI ISF Women's World Championship 2006". International Softball Federation. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.