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Host country | South Korea |
City | Gijang |
Venue(s) | Dream Main Park, Dream Park 2, Dream Park 3 |
Dates | 3 September - 11 September |
Teams | 12 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Japan (5th title) |
Runners-up | Canada |
Third place | Venezuela |
Fourth place | Chinese Taipei |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 44 |
Attendance | 18,767 (427 per game) |
The 2016 Women's Baseball World Cup was the 7th edition of the WBSC Women's Baseball World Cup, the biennial international women's baseball world championship tournament. The competition was held in Gijang, South Korea from September 3 to September 11, 2016. [1]
For 2016, the number of qualifying teams grew from eight for its 6th edition in 2014 to twelve teams. [2]
The following 12 teams qualified for the tournament.
Team | Finals appearance | Last appearance | Previous performance | Previous best performance |
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Australia | 7th | 2014 | 3rd Place | Runners Up (2010) |
Netherlands | 4th | 2014 | 8th Place | 7th Place (2012) |
Canada | 7th | 2014 | 4th Place | Runners Up (2008) |
Cuba | 4th | 2012 | 8th Place | 6th Place (2006,2010) |
United States | 7th | 2014 | 2nd Place | Winners (2004,2006) |
Venezuela | 4th | 2014 | 6th Place | 4th Place (2010) |
Chinese Taipei | 7th | 2014 | 5th Place | 5th Place (2004,2006,2008,2014) |
Hong Kong | 4th | 2014 | 7th Place | 7th Place (2006,2014) |
India | 2nd | 2008 | 7th Place | 7th Place (2008) |
Pakistan | 1st | 1st Appearance | ||
Japan | 7th | 2014 | 1st Place | 1st Place (2008,2010,2012,2014) |
South Korea | 3rd | 2010 | 6thPlace | 6th Place (2008) |
The matches were played from September 3 to 5. The top two teams from each group advanced to the next round. [3] [4]
Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB | R | RA |
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Venezuela | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | – | 42 | 2 |
South Korea(H) | 2 | 1 | .666 | 1 | 15 | 15 |
Cuba | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2 | 18 | 16 |
Pakistan | 0 | 3 | .000 | 3 | 1 | 43 |
3 September 2016 | South Korea | 10–0 F/6 | Pakistan | Dream Main Park Attendance: 800 |
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3 September 2016 | Cuba | 0–12 F/5 | Venezuela | Dream Park 2 Attendance: 100 |
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4 September 2016 | Pakistan | 1 – 18 F/5 | Venezuela | Dream Park 2 Attendance: 65 |
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4 September 2016 | Cuba | 3 – 4 | South Korea | Dream Main Park Attendance: 850 |
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5 September 2016 | Pakistan | 0 – 15 F/5 | Cuba | Dream Park 2 Attendance: 200 |
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5 September 2016 | Venezuela | 12 – 1 F/5 | South Korea | Dream Main Park Attendance: 1,000 |
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Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB | R | RA |
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Japan | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | – | 38 | 2 |
Canada | 2 | 1 | .666 | 1 | 27 | 13 |
Netherlands | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2 | 10 | 21 |
India | 0 | 3 | .000 | 3 | 6 | 45 |
3 September 2016 | India | 2 – 9 | Netherlands | Dream Park 2 Attendance: 150 |
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3 September 2016 | Japan | 8 – 2 | Canada | Dream Main Park Attendance: 800 |
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4 September 2016 | Netherlands | 0 – 12 F/5 | Japan | Dream Main Park Attendance: 700 |
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4 September 2016 | Canada | 18 – 4 F/5 | India | Dream Park 2 Attendance: 50 |
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5 September 2016 | India | 0 – 18 F/5 | Japan | Dream Main Park Attendance: 550 |
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5 September 2016 | Netherlands | 1 – 7 | Canada | Dream Park 2 Attendance: 250 |
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Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB | R | RA |
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Chinese Taipei | 2 | 1 | .666 | – | 26 | 9 |
Australia | 2 | 1 | .666 | – | 27 | 14 |
United States | 2 | 1 | .666 | – | 13 | 12 |
Hong Kong | 0 | 3 | .000 | 2 | 4 | 35 |
3 September 2016 | Hong Kong | 1 – 9 | United States | Dream Park 3 Attendance: 50 |
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3 September 2016 | Chinese Taipei | 12 – 4 | Australia | Dream Park 3 Attendance: 250 |
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4 September 2016 | Chinese Taipei | 1 – 2 | United States | Dream Park 3 Attendance: 700 |
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4 September 2016 | Australia | 13 – 0 F/5 | Hong Kong | Dream Park 3 Attendance: 150 |
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5 September 2016 | United States | 2 – 10 | Australia | Dream Park 3 Attendance: 800 |
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5 September 2016 | Hong Kong | 3 – 13 F/6 | Chinese Taipei | Dream Park 3 Attendance: 200 |
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The matches were played from September 7 to 10. The head to head results of Opening Round games between two nations that advanced to the Super Round carried over and counted to establish four qualified nations for the Final Round as well as overall competition standings. The same methodology applied to the Consolation Round. The top two teams from the Super Round will qualify for the World Championship Final and the 3rd and 4th placed teams in the Super Round will play for the Bronze Medal Game.
Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB | R | RA |
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Japan | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | – | 41 | 4 |
Canada | 4 | 1 | .800 | 1.0 | 26 | 13 |
Venezuela | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2.0 | 24 | 20 |
Chinese Taipei | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3.0 | 24 | 19 |
Australia | 1 | 4 | .200 | 4.0 | 24 | 34 |
South Korea(H) | 0 | 5 | .000 | 5.0 | 2 | 51 |
7 September 2016 | South Korea | 1 – 11 F/5 | Chinese Taipei | Dream Main Park Attendance: 950 |
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7 September 2016 | Venezuela | 2 – 7 | Japan | Dream Main Park Attendance: 550 |
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7 September 2016 | Australia | 3 – 5 | Canada | Dream Main Park Attendance: 251 |
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8 September 2016 | Australia | 13 – 0 F/5 | South Korea | Dream Main Park Attendance: 50 |
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8 September 2016 | Canada | 8 – 1 | Venezuela | Dream Main Park Attendance: 500 |
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8 September 2016 | Chinese Taipei | 0 – 10 F/5 | Japan | Dream Main Park Attendance: 150 |
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9 September 2016 | South Korea | 0 – 9 | Canada | Dream Main Park Attendance: 760 |
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9 September 2016 | Venezuela | 2 – 0 | Chinese Taipei | Dream Main Park Attendance: 720 |
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9 September 2016 | Australia | 0 – 10 F/5 | Japan | Dream Main Park Attendance: 350 |
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10 September 2016 | Canada | 2 – 1 | Chinese Taipei | Dream Main Park Attendance: 100 |
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10 September 2016 | South Korea | 0–6 | Japan | Dream Main Park Attendance: 340 |
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10 September 2016 | Australia | 4–7 | Venezuela | Dream Main Park Attendance: 255 |
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Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB | R | RA |
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United States | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | – | 73 | 2 |
Cuba | 4 | 1 | .800 | 1.0 | 39 | 20 |
Netherlands | 3 | 2 | .600 | 2.0 | 40 | 29 |
Hong Kong | 2 | 3 | .400 | 3.0 | 28 | 21 |
India | 1 | 4 | .200 | 4.0 | 22 | 43 |
Pakistan | 0 | 5 | .000 | 5.0 | 7 | 94 |
7 September 2016 | Cuba | 9 – 8 F/8 | Netherlands | Dream Park 2 Attendance: 210 |
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7 September 2016 | Hong Kong | 10 – 0 F/6 | India | Dream Park 3 Attendance: 100 |
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7 September 2016 | United States | 34 – 0 F/5 | Pakistan | Dream Park 2 Attendance: 75 |
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8 September 2016 | India | 1 – 12 F/5 | Cuba | Dream Park 2 Attendance: 150 |
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8 September 2016 | Hong Kong | 12 – 1 F/6 | Pakistan | Dream Park 3 Attendance: 261 |
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8 September 2016 | United States | 10 – 0 F/5 | Netherlands | Dream Park 2 Attendance: 275 |
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9 September 2016 | Pakistan | 2 – 19 F/5 | India | Dream Park 2 Attendance: 75 |
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9 September 2016 | Cuba | 1 – 10 F/5 | United States | Dream Park 3 Attendance: 150 |
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9 September 2016 | Hong Kong | 4 – 9 | Netherlands | Dream Park 2 Attendance: 55 |
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10 September 2016 | India | 0 – 10 F/5 | United States | Dream Park 2 Attendance: 100 |
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10 September 2016 | Hong Kong | 1–2 | Cuba | Dream Park 3 Attendance: 100 |
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10 September 2016 | Pakistan | 4–14 | Netherlands | Dream Park 2 Attendance: 75 |
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11 September 2016 | Chinese Taipei | 3 – 4 | Venezuela | Dream Main Park Attendance: 2,200 |
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11 September 2016 | Canada | 0–10 | Japan | Dream Main Park Attendance: 2,300 |
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Canada [7]
Manager: Andre Lachance
Japan [8]
Manager: Koichi Okura
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