U-18 Women's Softball World Cup

U-18 Women's Softball World Cup

Current season, competition or edition: 2025 U-18 Women's Softball World Cup
Sport	Softball
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.

The latest edition of the WBSC U-18 Women's Softball World Cup was played in Lima, Peru in December 2021, with the   United States claiming their fourth consecutive women's youth softball world title, and eighth overall, following a dramatic 1–0 win against Chinese Taipei in the final. This tournament was rescheduled due to the covid pandemic, originally scheduled for 2020. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

The tournament, with a history of 42 years and 14 editions, moved to a four-year cycle and changed its competition format from 2024. The Group Stage will be held between July and September 2024 in São Paulo, Pingtan and Dallas. The Finals will be held in 2025 in the North American city itself. ^{[7] [8]}

Classification

With the approved format of 18 national teams, the WBSC has distributed the continental quotas as follows: ^{[9] [10]}

• WBSC Africa: 2 spots
• WBSC Americas: 5 spots
• WBSC Asia: 3 spots
• WBSC Europe: 3 spots
• WBSC Oceania: 2 spots
• Wild cards: 3 spots (including hosts if necessary)

The participants will be determined through the continental championships.

Results

Year	Final Host [11]		Medalists
			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 Details [R 1]	Lima	United States	1–0	Chinese Taipei	Puerto Rico
2025 Details	Oklahoma City

Notes

1. Originally scheduled to be held in 2020, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, postponed to December 2021.

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
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

See also

• U-18 Men's Softball World Cup

References

1. Past results since 1990 in softball Archived 5 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
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3. "Event Info". World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). World Baseball Softball Confederation. Archived from the original on 12 December 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
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5. La WBSC lanza dos nuevas Copas Mundiales de Sóftbol
6. "Copa Mundial de Softbol Femenino Sub-18 - wbsc.org". wbsc.org. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
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8. "Dallas, EE.UU. será sede del grupo de la Copa Mundial de Softbol Femenino Sub-18 WBSC en 2024, Finales 2025". World Baseball Softball Confederation (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 May 2024.
9. "WBSC U-18 Women's Softball World Cup groups announced". insidethegames.biz. 3 February 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
10. "Dallas to host WBSC U-18 Women's Softball World Cup group in 2024, Finals 2025". Playeasy. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
11. "U18 Women's Softball World Cup". World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). Retrieved 11 July 2023.