| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Canada |
| Dates | 13 July - 22 July |
| Defending champions |  United States (2010) |
The 2012 ISF Women's World Championship is an international softball competition being held at Pepsi Softball Centre in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada from July 13 to July 22, 2012. It is the 13th edition of the tournament. [1]
| Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 0 | 1.000 | – |
 China | 6 | 1 | .857 | 1 |
 Netherlands | 5 | 2 | .714 | 2 |
 Puerto Rico | 3 | 4 | .429 | 4 |
 Czech Republic | 3 | 4 | .429 | 4 |
 Venezuela | 2 | 5 | .286 | 5 |
 Argentina | 1 | 6 | .143 | 6 |
 South Africa | 1 | 6 | .143 | 6 |
| Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Japan | 7 | 0 | 1.000 | – |
| Canada | 6 | 1 | .857 | 1 |
 Australia | 5 | 2 | .714 | 2 |
 Chinese Taipei | 3 | 4 | .429 | 4 |
 Italy | 3 | 4 | .429 | 4 |
 New Zealand | 2 | 5 | .286 | 5 |
 Great Britain | 2 | 5 | .286 | 5 |
 Mexico | 0 | 7 | .000 | 7 |
| July 20, 2012 | Netherlands | 4 – 3 | Chinese Taipei | |
| July 20, 2012 | Australia | 12 – 0 (4) | Puerto Rico | |
| July 20, 2012 | United States | 4 – 2 | Canada | |
| July 20, 2012 | Japan | 1 – 0 | China | |
| July 21, 2012 | Canada | 4 – 0 | Netherlands | |
| July 21, 2012 | Australia | 5 – 4 (8) | China | |
| Semifinals | Bronze Medal | Gold Medal | |||||||||||
| W3 | United States | 3(8) | W7 | United States | 1 | ||||||||
| W4 | Japan | 1 | W9 | Japan | 2(10) | ||||||||
| L7 | Japan | 2 | |||||||||||
| W8 | Australia | 0 | |||||||||||
| W5 | Canada | 1 | |||||||||||
| W6 | Australia | 3 | |||||||||||
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