The 2019 WBSC Men's Softball World Championship is an international softball tournament taking place in Prague and Havlíčkův Brod, Czech Republic from 13–23 June 2019.[1] It will be the 16th edition of the tournament. This marks the first time the World Championship was held in Europe.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Czech Republic |
| Dates | 13–23 June 2019 |
| Teams | 16 |
| Final positions | |
Champions |  Argentina (1st title) |
Runner-up |  Japan |
Third place |  Canada |
| Fourth place |  New Zealand |
New Zealand is the defending champion.[1]
Pools composition
edit| Pool A | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina
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 Botswana
|
 Cuba
|
 Czech Republic
|
 Japan
|
 Mexico
|
 New Zealand
|
 Philippines
|
| Pool B | |||||||
 Australia
|
 Canada
|
 Denmark
|
 Netherlands
|
 Singapore
|
 South Africa
|
 United States
|
 Venezuela
|
Preliminary round
editPool A
edit| Rk | Team | W | L | PCT | RS | RA | RDIFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan
|
7 | 0 | 1.000 | 34 | 9 | 25 |
| 2 | Argentina
|
6 | 1 | .857 | 53 | 18 | 35 |
| 3 | New Zealand
|
4 | 3 | .571 | 42 | 16 | 26 |
| 4 | Czech Republic
|
3 | 4 | .429 | 20 | 30 | -10 |
| 5 |  Cuba
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3 | 4 | .429 | 30 | 16 | 14 |
| 6 |  Mexico
|
3 | 4 | .429 | 28 | 32 | -4 |
| 7 |  Botswana
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2 | 5 | .286 | 10 | 31 | -21 |
| 8 |  Philippines
|
0 | 7 | .000 | 5 | 70 | -65 |
Note: MEX - CZE 2:3; CUB - CZE 4:5; MEX - CUB 2:7
Pool B
edit| Rk | Team | W | L | PCT | RS | RA | RDIF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada
|
7 | 0 | 1.000 | 47 | 7 | 40 |
| 2 |  Australia
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6 | 1 | .857 | 40 | 13 | 27 |
| 3 |  United States
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5 | 2 | .714 | 40 | 17 | 23 |
| 4 |  Venezuela
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4 | 3 | .571 | 29 | 15 | 14 |
| 5 |  Denmark
|
3 | 4 | .429 | 27 | 29 | -2 |
| 6 |  South Africa
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1 | 6 | .143 | 15 | 41 | -26 |
| 7 |  Netherlands
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1 | 6 | .143 | 21 | 48 | -27 |
| 8 |  Singapore
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1 | 6 | .143 | 7 | 56 | -49 |
Note: RSA - SGP 3:4; SGP - NED 0:13; RSA - NED 7:0
Play-offs
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| June 21 10:30 | ||||||||||
| Japan | 6 | |||||||||
| June 22 16:30 | ||||||||||
| Venezuela | 0 | |||||||||
| Japan | 2 | |||||||||
| June 21 16:30 | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 1 | |||||||||
| Australia | 4 | |||||||||
| June 23 19:30 | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 7 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 3 | |||||||||
| June 21 13:30 | ||||||||||
| Japan | 2 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 9 | |||||||||
| June 22 19:30 | ||||||||||
| United States
| 0 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 7 | |||||||||
| June 21 19:30 | ||||||||||
| Canada | 0 | 3rd Place | ||||||||
| Czech Republic | 0 | |||||||||
| June 23 16:30 | ||||||||||
| Canada | 4 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 1 | |||||||||
| Canada | 2 | |||||||||
Placement Round 5th–8th place
edit| Placement round | 5th Place | |||||
| June 22 10:30 | ||||||
| Venezuela | 7 | |||||
| June 23 13:30 | ||||||
| Czech Republic | 0 | |||||
| Venezuela | 4 | |||||
| June 22 13:30 | ||||||
| United States | 5 | |||||
| United States | 8 | |||||
| Australia | 6 | |||||
| 7th Place | ||||||
| June 23 10:30 | ||||||
| Czech Republic | 1 | |||||
| Australia | 2 | |||||
Placement Round 9th–16th place
edit| 9th Place | ||||
| Denmark
| 3 | |||
| Cuba
| 0 | |||
| 11th Place | ||||
| Mexico
| 7 | |||
| South Africa
| 0 | |||
| 13th Place | ||||
| Botswana
| 5 | |||
| Netherlands
| 6 | |||
| 15th Place | ||||
| Philippines
| 3 | |||
| Singapore
| 4 | |||
Final standings
edit| Rk | Team | W | L | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina
|
9 | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Japan
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9 | 1 | ||||
| 3 | Canada
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9 | 1 | ||||
| 4 | New Zealand
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5 | 5 | ||||
| 5 | United States
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7 | 3 | ||||
| 6 | Venezuela
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5 | 5 | ||||
| 7 | Australia
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7 | 3 | ||||
| 8 | Czech Republic
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3 | 7 | ||||
| Failed to qualify for Playoffs | |||||||
| 9 | Denmark
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4 | 4 | ||||
| 10 | Cuba
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3 | 5 | ||||
| 11 | Mexico
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4 | 4 | ||||
| 12 | South Africa
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1 | 7 | ||||
| 13 | Netherlands
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2 | 6 | ||||
| 14 | Botswana
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2 | 6 | ||||
| 15 | Singapore
|
2 | 6 | ||||
| 16 | Philippines
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0 | 8 | ||||
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Etchells, Daniel. "New Zealand set to begin defence of Men's Softball World Championship title". Inside the Games. Retrieved 12 June 2019.