2024 Women's Softball World Cup Group C

Group C of the 2024 Women's Softball World Cup will take place from 22 to 26 July 2023 in Castions di Strada and Buttrio, Italy.[1] The group consists of host nation Italy, Japan, Canada, Venezuela, New Zealand and Philippines. Japan and Canada advanced to the Finals to be held in 2024. Italy also advanced to the Finals as host/wildcard.

Teams

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Draw position Team Confederation Method of
qualification
Date of
qualification
Finals
appearance
Last
appearance
Previous best
performance
WBSC Rankings[2]
C1   Italy WBSC Europe Hosts/European Championship third place 9 June 2022 14th 2022 Playoff round (1998, 2002, 2006, 2018) 8
C2   Japan WBSC Asia Asia Cup winners 6 April 2023 16th 2022 Winners (1970, 2012, 2014) 2
C3   Canada WBSC Americas Pan American Championship runners-up 19 November 2022 17th 2022 Runners-up (1978) 5
C4   Venezuela WBSC Americas Pan American Championship fifth place 20 November 2022 10th 2018 Playoff round (2006, 2016) 22
C5   New Zealand WBSC Oceania Oceania Automatic (Oceania) 17th 2018 Winners (1982) 29
C6   Philippines WBSC Asia Asia Cup fourth place 6 April 2023 8th 2018 Third place (1970) 26

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB Qualification
1   Canada 5 4 1 22 13 +9 .800[a] Advance to Group C Final
2   Japan 5 4 1 44 8 +36 .800[a]
3   Italy[b] (H) 5 3 2 24 11 +13 .600 1 Advance to Group C third place play-off
4   Philippines 5 2 3 12 32 −20 .400 2
5   New Zealand 5 1 4 9 37 −28 .200[c] 3
6   Venezuela 5 1 4 12 22 −10 .200[c] 3
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[3][4]
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head to head result: Canada 6–5 Japan
  2. ^ Italy automatically qualify for the finals as hosts of that stage.
  3. ^ a b Head to head result: New Zealand 4–3 Venezuela

Summary

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All times listed are local, CEST (UTC+2).[5]

Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
22 July 2023 14:00 New Zealand   2–16   Japan 4 Campo Comunale da Softball     Boxscore
22 July 2023 17:00 Philippines   0–5   Canada 7 Campo Comunale da Softball     Boxscore
22 July 2023 20:00 Venezuela   2–4   Italy 7 Campo Comunale da Softball     Boxscore
23 July 2023 11:00 Italy   9–0   New Zealand 7 Campo Cav. Gino Michelutti     Boxscore
23 July 2023 14:00 Venezuela   2–6   Canada 7 Campo Cav. Gino Michelutti     Boxscore
23 July 2023 17:00 Japan   13–0   Philippines 4 Campo Cav. Gino Michelutti     Boxscore
23 July 2023 20:00 Canada   1–6   Italy 7 Campo Cav. Gino Michelutti     Boxscore
24 July 2023 11:00 Philippines   1–5   Venezuela 7 Campo Cav. Gino Michelutti     Boxscore
24 July 2023 14:00 Canada   6–5   Japan 7 Campo Cav. Gino Michelutti     Boxscore
24 July 2023 17:00 New Zealand   4–3   Venezuela 7 Campo Cav. Gino Michelutti     Boxscore
24 July 2023 20:00 Italy   Suspended   Philippines   Campo Cav. Gino Michelutti      
25 July 2023 15:00 New Zealand   0–4   Canada 7 Campo de Baseball-Softball     Boxscore
25 July 2023 15:00 Venezuela   0–7   Japan 7 Campo Comunale da Softball     Boxscore
25 July 2023 17:00 Philippines   5–3   New Zealand 7 Campo da Baseball-Softball     Boxscore
25 July 2023 17:00 Japan   3–0   Italy 7 Campo Comunale da Softball     Boxscore
25 July 2023 20:30 Italy   5–6   Philippines 7 Campo Comunale da Softball     Boxscore

Matches

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All times listed are local, CEST (UTC+2).[5]

New Zealand vs Japan

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22 July 2023 14:00
Campo Comunale da Softball
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
  New Zealand (4) 0 2 0 0 X X X 2 3 2
  Japan 8 8 0 X X X X 16 12 0
WP: Misaki Katsumata   LP: Loran Christine Parker
Boxscore

Philippines vs Canada

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22 July 2023 17:00
Campo Comunale da Softball
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
  Philippines 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
  Canada 0 0 3 1 1 0 X 5 8 0
WP: Dawn Megan Bodrug   LP: Glory Alonzo   Sv: Rackel Morgan
Boxscore

Venezuela vs Italy

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22 July 2023 20:00
Campo Comunale da Softball
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
  Venezuela 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 3 1
  Italy 1 0 0 0 3 0 X 4 8 0
WP: Alice Nicolini   LP: Cassady Knudsen
Boxscore

Italy vs New Zealand

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23 July 2023 11:00
Campo Cav. Gino Michelutti
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
  Italy 1 0 0 1 0 0 7 9 10 0
  New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
WP: Ilaria Cacciamani   LP: Tyneesha Robyn Houkamau
Boxscore

Venezuela vs Canada

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23 July 2023 14:00
Campo Cav. Gino Michelutti
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
  Venezuela 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 3 3
  Canada 3 1 0 2 0 0 X 6 7 1
WP: Morgan Rackel   LP: Loreley Francia Linares   Sv: Samantha Ryan
Boxscore

Japan vs Philippines

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23 July 2023 17:00
Campo Cav. Gino Michelutti
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
  Japan (4) 7 6 0 0 X X X 13 13 0
  Philippines 0 0 0 0 X X X 0 4 1
WP: Yukiko Ueno   LP: Celyn Ojare
Boxscore

Canada vs Italy

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23 July 2023 20:00
Campo Cav. Gino Michelutti
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
  Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 0
  Italy 0 0 1 5 0 0 X 6 8 0
WP: Christina Toniolo   LP: Dawn Megan Bodrug
Boxscore

Philippines vs Venezuela

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24 July 2023 11:00
Campo Cav. Gino Michelutti
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
  Philippines 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 1
  Venezuela 0 0 0 0 5 0 X 5 5 1
WP: Cassady Knudsen   LP: Royevel Palma
Boxscore

Canada vs Japan

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24 July 2023 14:00
Campo Cav. Gino Michelutti
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
  Canada 0 1 3 0 1 1 1 6 11 1
  Japan 1 1 0 0 0 3 3 5 8 0
WP: Morgan Rackel   LP: Miu Goto
Boxscore

New Zealand vs Venezuela

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24 July 2023 17:00
Campo Cav. Gino Michelutti
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
  New Zealand 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 4 6 1
  Venezuela 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 7 2
WP: Christine Loran Parker   LP: Loreley Francia Linares
Boxscore

Italy vs Philippines Suspended

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24 July 2023 20:00
Campo Cav. Gino Michelutti
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
  Italy X X X X X X X X X X
  Philippines X X X X X X X X X X

New Zealand vs Canada

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25 July 2023 8:00
Campo da Baseball-Softball
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
  New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
  Canada 1 0 2 1 0 0 X 4 8 1
WP: Dawn Megan Bodrug   LP: Amy Begg
Boxscore

Venezuela vs Japan

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25 July 2023 8:00
Campo Comunale da Softball
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
  Venezuela 0 0 0 0 0 X X 0 0 2
  Japan (5) 4 0 0 1 2 x X 7 10 0
WP: Sakura Miwa   LP: Loreley Francia Linares
Boxscore

Philippines vs New Zealand

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25 July 2023 10:00
Campo da Baseball-Softball
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
  Philippines 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 5 9 0
  New Zealand 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 6 0
WP: Royevel Palma   LP: Tyneesha Robyn Houkamau
Boxscore

Japan vs Italy

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25 July 2023 10:00
Campo Comunale da Softball
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
  Japan 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 6 1
  Italy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
WP: Miu Goto   LP: Alice Nicolini   Sv: Yukiko Ueno
Boxscore

Italy vs Philippines

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25 July 2023 20:30
Campo Comunale da Softball
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
  Italy 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 5 7 2
  Philippines 0 0 0 1 3 0 2 6 11 0
WP: Royevel Palma   LP: Alice Nicolini
Boxscore

Play-offs

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The winner of the final and the repechage qualify for the 2024 finals.[6]

Bracket

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Summary

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Round Date Local
time
Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game
duration
Attendance Boxscore
5th place match 26 July 2023 11:00 Venezuela   4–0   New Zealand 7 Campo Comunale da Softball Boxscore
3rd place match 26 July 2023 14:00 Philippines   5–6   Italy 7 Campo Comunale da Softball Boxscore
Final 26 July 2023 17:00 Japan   7–1   Canada 7 Campo Comunale da Softball Boxscore
Repechage 26 July 2023 20:00 Italy   Canceled   Canada Campo Comunale da Softball

Fifth place play-off

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26 July 2023 11:00
Campo Comunale da Softball
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
  Venezuela 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 6 0
  New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2
WP: Michelle Floyd   LP: Tyla Morrison
Boxscore

Third place play-off

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26 July 2023 14:00
Campo Comunale da Softball
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
  Philippines 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 5 10 0
  Italy 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 6 10 2
WP: Alice Nicolini   LP: Royevel Palma
Boxscore

Final

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26 July 2023 17:00
Campo Comunale da Softball
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
  Japan 0 4 0 0 1 0 2 7 13 0
  Canada 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 3
WP: Yukiko Ueno   LP: Sara Groenewegen
Boxscore

Repechage

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Game was cancelled due to weather conditions.

26 July 2023 20:00
Campo Comunale da Softball
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
  Italy X X X X X X X X X X
  Canada X X X X X X X X X X

References

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  1. ^ "Dates, groups unveiled for XVII WBSC Women's Softball World Cup; first to be played under new Two-Stage format". wbsc.org. World Baseball Softball Confederation. 15 December 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  2. ^ "WBSC Women's Softball Rankings". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Tournament Regulations: Article C11". WBSC. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Info". WBSC. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  5. ^ a b "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.
  6. ^ "Two-Stage Softball World Cups competition format announced". wbsc.org. World Baseball Softball Confederation. 21 March 2023. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
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