2006 Women's Softball World Championship

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.

2006 Women's Softball World Championship
Tournament details
Host country China
Teams16
Final positions
Champions
 United States (8th title)
Runner-up
 Japan
Third place
 Australia
Fourth place China
2002
2010

Pool Play

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Group A

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  GP W L RS RA
  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

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  GP 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

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Day One

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  United States 11-1   Australia
  Japan 1-0   China
  Canada 3-2   Chinese Taipei
  Venezuela 1-2   Italy

Chinese Taipei and Venezuela Eliminated.

Day Two

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  Canada 2-7   Australia
  Italy 1-9   China

Canada and Italy Eliminated.

Day Three

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  Canada 3-0   Italy

Canada places 5th and earns spot in 2008 Olympics

Medal Round

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Day TwoBronze MedalGold Medal
A1  United States1B1  Japan0
B1  Japan3A1  United States3
A1  United States5
A2  Australia1
A2  China0
B2  Australia1

Final ranking

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    United States

    Japan

    Australia

4.   China

5.   Canada

6.   Italy

7.   Venezuela

8.   Chinese Taipei

9.   Greece

10.   Great Britain

11.   New Zealand

12.   Netherlands

13.   North Korea

14.   Botswana

15.   South Africa

16.   Colombia

References

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  1. ^ "XI ISF Women's World Championship 2006". International Softball Federation. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.