U-15 Women's Softball World Cup

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U-15 Women's Softball World Cup
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2025 U-15 Women's Softball World Cup
U-15 Women's Softball World Cup.svg
Sport Softball
Founded2023
No. of teams12 (from 5 continents) [a]
Confederation World Baseball Softball Confederation
Most recent
champion(s)		Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
(2025)
Most titlesFlag of Japan.svg  Japan & Flag of the United States.svg  United States (1 title)
Team USA, the first world champion USA U-15 women's national softball team in 2023.jpg
Team USA, the first world champion

The U-15 Women's Softball World Cup is an international youth women's softball tournament, organized by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) and held every four years. The 2023 U-15 Women's Softball World Cup was the first edition of the U-15 Women's Softball World Cup, held in Tokyo, Japan, from October 21 to 29, and featured 12 national teams from five continents. [a] [1] [2]

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The United States became the first world champion in the category, defeating the Puerto Rican team 3–0 in the inaugural final. [3]

History

The presentation of the new tournament occurred on February 26, 2021, when the WBSC announced its Schedule for the Softball World Cups for the next nine years in the 2021-2029 competition period. [4]

On June 9, 2022, the World Baseball Softball Confederation awarded hosting rights for the inaugural U-15 Women's Softball World Cup to the Japan Softball Association (JSA) following its Executive Board meeting. The first edition of the new World Cup would be played in Tokyo in October 2023 with the best players in the world from 12 countries. [a] The JSA candidacy won the race against Lima, Peru. [5]

The naming of Tokyo as the host of the WBSC U-15 Women's Softball World Cup, a youth-focused event, two years after the successful softball competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics, adds to the legacy of the Tokyo Games, which saw Japan claim the gold medal beating the United States in the final. [6] [7]

With the debut of this competition, the WBSC Softball World Cup portfolio of properties is completed, offering young girls from around the world the opportunity to represent their nations at the U-12 Softball World Cup. the road to the World Cup and the Olympic Games.

The United States prevailed 3–0 in the unprecedented showdown with Puerto Rico in the final of the inaugural U-15 Women's Softball World Cup at Ota Stadium in Tokyo. The United States now holds all of the women's softball World Championship titles, namely the WBSC U-15, U-18 and Senior crowns. Earlier in the day, Japan beat Chinese Taipei to claim the bronze medal.

The second edition is scheduled to be held in 2025 in Italy. [8]

Competition format

The tournament is agreed to hold a round robin Opening Round, where the participating teams will be divided into two groups, and they will all play against all the rivals in the group in a round.

After the Opening Round, the top three teams in each group will play in the Super Round. All six teams will enter the Super Round maintaining their respective Opening Round head-to-head records. The first and second place teams in the Super Round will play in the World Cup Final and the third and fourth place teams will play in the bronze medal game.

Likewise, the last three teams in each group of the Opening Round will go to the Qualification Round to define the positions from seventh to twelfth place. The same methodology will be applied as in the Super Round.

Classification

With the approved format of 12 national teams, the WBSC has distributed the continental quotas as follows:

The participants will be determined through the continental championships. [a]

Results

YearVenueFinalThird place game
ChampionsScoreRunners-upThird placeScoreFourth place
2023
Details 		Flag of Japan.svg
Tokyo 		Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3–0Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2–0Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
2025
Details 		Flag of Italy.svg
Caronno Pertusella 		Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 4–0Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico Flag of the United States.svg  United States 4–0Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico

Medal Table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1012
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 1012
3Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 0202
Totals (3 entries)2226

Participating nations

Nation 2023 2025 Years
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 10th1
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 7th1
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 4th1
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 8th1
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 3rd1
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 5th1
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 11th1
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 9th1
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 6th1
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 2nd1
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 12th [a] 1 [b]
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1st1
Total Nations12 [a]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Since Uganda bowed out, 11 countries from four continents actually participated.
  2. ↑ Uganda bowed out of the competition 2023.

References

  1. ↑ admin (2023-09-20). "WBSC U-15 Women's Softball World Cup Schedule Announced;". SOFTBALL ASIA. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  2. ↑ "US continue softball domination with inaugural WBSC Under-15 Women's World Cup". www.insidethegames.biz. 2023-10-29. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  3. ↑ "I Copa do Mundo de Softbol Feminino Sub15 – 2023 (Tabela e Resultados) – CBBS" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  4. ↑ "Se publica el nuevo calendario de ofertas de eventos de la WBSC". World Baseball Softball Confederation (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  5. ↑ "Sófbol - Copa del Mundo Femenina Sub-15 2023 - Calendario & Resultados". www.los-deportes.info. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  6. ↑ "access". u15-女子ソフトボールワールドカップ-2023 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  7. ↑ IPC (2023-10-29). "Mundial de Softbol Sub-15 en Tokio: Japón gana la medalla de bronce ante China Taipei". International Press - Noticias de Japón en español (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  8. ↑ "Italy earns hosting rights for WBSC U-15 Women's Softball World Cup 2025 and WBSC U-15 Baseball World Cup 2026". World Baseball Softball Confederation (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-07-12.
  9. ↑ "México conquista histórico pase al Mundial de softbol Sub-15 al arrasar en el Campeonato Panamericano". Latin US (in Mexican Spanish). 2023-04-07. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  10. ↑ "El campo de la Copa Mundial de Softbol Femenino Sub-15 2023 se establece cuando Chinese Taipei, Filipinas aseguran los dos lugares finales". World Baseball Softball Confederation (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  11. ↑ Terrado, Jonas (2023-06-19). "Blu Girls U-15 secure spot in softball World Cup". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  12. ↑ "Team Italy suffers first defeat at U15 Softball World Cup to Mexico". Federazione Italiana Baseball Softball. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  13. ↑ "U15 NZDSX Girls". www.softball.org.nz. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
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