The Japan–USA Softball All-Star Series (日米対抗ソフトボール) is an annual tour of Japan made by the United States women's national softball team since 2016, contested in a three-game series against the Japan women's national softball team. In the beginning of all games the Japanese and American national anthems are both played.
Japan–USA Softball All-Star Series 日米対抗ソフトボール | |
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Status | Active |
Frequency | Annually |
Country | ![]() |
Inaugurated | 2016 |
Most recent | 2024 |
Participants | ![]() ![]() |
Organised by | Japan Softball Association Yomiuri Shimbun |
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The inaugural game was held at Tokyo Dome on June 23, 2016, with 31,448 spectators in attendance. The editions 2020 and 2021 were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, then the series resumed in 2022.
List of series
editYear | Japan Won | USA Won | Tied | Ref |
2016 | 2 Games | 1 Game | 0 Games | [1] |
2017 | 2 Games | 1 Game | 0 Games | [2] |
2018 | 3 Games | 0 Games | 0 Games | [3] |
2019 | 2 Games | 1 Game | 0 Games | [4] |
2020 | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||
2021 | ||||
2022 | 2 Games | 1 Game | 0 Games | [5] |
2023 | 2 Games | 1 Game | 0 Games | [6] |
2024 | 3 Games | 0 Games | 0 Games | [7] |
Total | 16 Games | 5 Games | 0 Games |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 2016 results Japan Softball Association
- ^ 2017 results Japan Softball Association
- ^ 2018 results Japan Softball Association
- ^ 2019 results Japan Softball Association
- ^ 2022 results Japan Softball Association
- ^ 2023 results Japan Softball Association
- ^ 2024 results Japan Softball Association
External links
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Japan–USA Softball All-Star Series.
- Japan Softball Association (in Japanese)
- USA Softball