Current season, competition or edition: 2020 U-18 Women's Softball World Cup | |
Sport | Softball |
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Founded | 1981 |
Continent | International |
Most recent champion(s) | United States (8th title) |
Most titles | United States (8 titles) |
Official website | Official website |
The U-18 Women's Softball World Cup is a fastpitch softball tournament for age 18-and-under national teams held by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). [1] [2] [3] Prior to the 2021 edition, the tournament was an under-19 tournament.
Year | Final Host [4] | Medalists | ||||
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Champions | Final score | Runners-up | 3rd place | |||
Jr. Women's Softball World Championship | ||||||
1981 Details | Edmonton | Japan | 1–0 | United States | China | |
1985 Details | Fargo | China | 1–0 | Japan | United States | |
1987 Details | Oklahoma City | United States | 1–0 | China | Japan | |
1991 Details | Adelaide | Japan | 1–0 | United States | China | |
1995 Details | Normal | United States | 3–0 | Japan | Australia | |
1999 Details | Taipei | Japan | 3–1 | United States | Chinese Taipei | |
2003 Details | Nanjing | Japan | 3–2 | United States | Australia | |
2007 Details | Enschede | United States | 3–1 | Japan | Australia | |
2011 Details | Cape Town | United States | 4–1 | Japan | Chinese Taipei | |
2013 Details | Brampton | Japan | 4–0 | United States | Australia | |
2015 Details | Oklahoma City | United States | 8–1 | Japan | Puerto Rico | |
2017 Details | Clearwater | United States | 13–4 | Japan | Puerto Rico | |
U-19 Women's Softball World Cup | ||||||
2019 Details | Irvine | United States | 4–3 | Japan | Canada | |
U-18 Women's Softball World Cup | ||||||
2021 Detalis [R 1] | Lima | United States | 1–0 | Chinese Taipei | Puerto Rico |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | United States | 8 | 5 | 1 | 14 |
2 | Japan | 5 | 7 | 1 | 13 |
3 | China | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
4 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
5 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
6 | Puerto Rico | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
7 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (7 entries) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 42 |
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