Softball at the 2022 World Games

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Softball
at the 2022 World Games
Softball pictogram.svg
Venue Hoover Metropolitan Stadium
DatesJuly 9–13, 2022
Competitors from 8 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
  2013

The softball competition at the 2022 World Games took place from July 9–13, 2022, [1] in Birmingham in United States, at the University of Alabama Birmingham. Originally scheduled to take place in July 2021, the Games were rescheduled for July 2022 as a result of the 2020 Summer Olympics postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2] Softball returned to the official programme of the World Games after nine years of absence.

This tournament also served as the world championship for softball. [3]

Format

A total of eight teams are divided into two groups of four teams each. In each group, teams played against each other once in a single round-robin format, for a total of three matches per team. The top two of each of the two groups advanced to the knockout stage.

Qualification

Eight teams qualified, including United States, which, as host nation, qualifies automatically. Qualification places were primarily based on national softball ranking. The last berth was awarded at the European Softball Championship, which was scheduled to take place in 2020 but have been moved due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [4]

Qualified teams

TeamDate of
qualification
Method of
qualification
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 22 April 2020Host
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 22 April 2020Finished 2nd in WBSC ranking
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 22 April 2020Finished 3rd in WBSC ranking
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 22 April 2020Finished 5th in WBSC ranking
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 22 April 2020Finished 6th in WBSC ranking
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China [!]22 April 2020Finished 7th in WBSC ranking
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 22 April 2020Finished 8th in WBSC ranking
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 3 July 2021Finished 1st at the 2021 Women's Softball European Championship
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico [!]24 March 2022Wildcard
Notes
  1. ^
    China originally qualified by virtue of their WBSC ranking. However, China withdrew due to COVID-19 travel restrictions by the Chinese government on March 24, 2022. WBSC replaced China with Puerto Rico on March 24, 2022.

Competition schedule

The match schedule of the softball tournament was unveiled on 24 February 2022. [5]

Legend
GGroup stageCClassification matches½Semi-finalsBBronze medal matchFGold medal match
9 Sat10 Sun11 Mon12 Tue13 Wed
GC½CBF

Squads

Group stage

Group A

PosTeamPldWLRFRARDPCTGBQualification
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States (H)330232+211.000Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 3211312+1.6671
3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 31216237.3332Advance to classification stage
4Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 30352015.0003
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: WBSC
(H) Hosts

Group B

PosTeamPldWLRFRARDPCTGBQualification
1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 330221+211.000Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 3211210+2.6671
3Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 3123107.3332Advance to classification stage
4Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 30311716.0003
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: WBSC

Classification stage

Bracket

 
5th–8th Classification Fifth place play-off
 
      
 
July 12 – Birmingham
 
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (6)8
 
July 13 – Birmingham
 
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 1
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 0
 
July 12 – Birmingham
 
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 1
 
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico (5)7
 
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 0
 
Seventh place play-off
 
 
July 13 – Birmingham
 
 
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 1
 
 
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 4

Seventh place play-off

July 13 11:00 (CDT)
Hoover Metropolitan Stadium 31 °C (88 °F)
Team1234567 R H E
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 1000100160
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 100003X442
WP: Alexia Lacatena   LP: Sierra Hyland
Boxscore

Fifth place play-off

July 13 02:00 (CDT)
Hoover Metropolitan Stadium 32 °C (90 °F)
Team1234567 R H E
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 1000000150
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 0000000021
WP: Aleshia Ocasio   LP: Jorde Madison Chartrand
Boxscore

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Semi-finals Gold medal match
 
      
 
July 12 – Birmingham
 
 
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 0
 
July 13 – Birmingham
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (6)7
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2
 
July 12 – Birmingham
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 0
 
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 5
 
Bronze medal match
 
 
July 13 – Birmingham
 
 
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 6
 
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 0

Semi-finals

July 12 05:00 (CDT)
Hoover Metropolitan Stadium 33 °C (91 °F)
Team1234567 R H E
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 000000X033
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (6)020041X790
WP: Miu Goto   LP: Chiu An-Ju   Sv: Sakura Miwa
Home runs:
TPE: None
JPN: Yamato Fujita
Boxscore
July 12 08:00 (CDT)
Hoover Metropolitan Stadium 29 °C (84 °F)
Team1234567 R H E
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 0000000011
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 100400X550
WP: Ally Carda   LP: Ellen Roberts   Sv: Montana Fouts
Boxscore

Bronze medal match

July 13 05:00 (CDT)
Hoover Metropolitan Stadium 31 °C (88 °F)
Team1234567 R H E
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 0000000020
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 120120X6110
WP: Ke Hsia-Ai   LP: Ellen Roberts
Boxscore

Gold medal match

July 13 09:00 (CDT)
Hoover Metropolitan Stadium 24 °C (75 °F)
Team1234567 R H E
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 0010100280
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 030000X351
WP: Monica Abbott   LP: Sakura Miwa   Sv: Ally Carda
Boxscore

Medalists

EventGoldSilverBronze
Women's tournamentFlag of the United States.svg  United States Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei

See also

References

  1. "The World Games 2022 Sports programme" . Retrieved 2020-08-29.
  2. "2021 WORLD GAMES POSTPONED TO 2022 TO AVOID TOKYO OLYMPIC CLASH". reuters.com. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 2020-08-29.
  3. "The World Games to serve as world championship". theworldgames.org. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
  4. "Qualification criteria for softball at the 2022 World Games". wbsc.org. Retrieved 2021-04-03.
  5. "Match schedule for Birmingham 2022".