USA Softball International Cup

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USA Softball International Cup
Tournament information
Sport Softball
Established2005
Current champion
Flag of the United States.svg  United States

The USA Softball International Cup previously known as the World Cup of Softball, was an annual women's softball tournament. The first eight World Cups were held at the ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The competition is governed by USA Softball, which is also headquartered in Oklahoma City. The name was changed in 2018 due to WBSC Event Name Regulations. [1]

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History

The World Cup is a round robin format consisting of a number of teams from around the world. Each team plays each other once, then the two teams with the best records play in a one-game, winner-take-all championship. [2] The number of teams has varied, with as few as 4 teams (in 2010) and as many as 14 teams (in 2016).

The official world competition was first held in 2005 and has been played every year since, with the exception of 2008 due to many national teams' participation in the Olympics. However, softball has since been discontinued as an Olympic sport, thereby ensuring that the World Cup will remain relevant at the international level for the foreseeable future.

Results

YearFinal HostChampionsFinal scoreRunners-upThird placeScoreFourth place
2005 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 3 – 1Flag of the United States.svg  United States Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 7 – 1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
2006 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Flag of the United States.svg  United States 5 – 2Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2 – 0Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
2007 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3 – 0Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 8 – 2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
2009 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3 – 1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 4 – 1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
2010 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Flag of the United States.svg  United States 5 – 1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Flag of the United States.svg  United States Futures9 – 3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
2011 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Flag of the United States.svg  United States 6 – 4Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 4 – 1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
2012 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3 – 0Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 11 – 8Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
2013 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 6 – 3Flag of the United States.svg  United States Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 4 – 3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
2014 Irvine, California Flag of the United States.svg  United States 5 – 2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 3 – 1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
2015 Irvine, California Flag of the United States.svg  United States 6 – 1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 3 – 2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
2016 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2 – 1Flag of the United States.svg  United States Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 4 – 3Flag of the United States.svg  United States elite
2017 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2 – 1Flag of the United States.svg  United States Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 3 – 0Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
2018 [3] Irvine, California Flag of the United States.svg  United States 10 – 5Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Flag of the United States.svg United States Blue 7 – 6Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
2019 [4] Columbus, Georgia Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2 – 1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Flag of the United States.svg  United States U19 8 – 0 Flag of the United States.svg Scrap Yard Fast Pitch

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 104014
2Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 47011
3Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 0235
4Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 0167
5 Flag of the United States.svg United States Futures0011
Flag of the United States.svg United States U190011
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 0011
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 0011
Flag of the United States.svg United States Blue 0011
Totals (9 entries)14141442

Participating nations and teams

Teams 2005 2006 2007 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Years
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 8th1
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 3rd4th2nd4th2nd3rd3rd4th8
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 6th1
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 5th3rd3rd3rd4th3rd3rd4th2nd4th5th3rd13
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 4th5th4th7th4th6th6
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 3rd8th3
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 1
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 6th13th3
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 6th1
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1st2nd2nd4th2nd2nd1st4th2nd1st1st2nd2nd13
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 6th5th2
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 6th1
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 5th6th10th8th5th6
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 5th4th9th3
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 8th1
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 10th2
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 6th12th7th9th4
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 5th5th3rd6th6th7th7
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2nd1st1st1st1st1st1st2nd1st1st2nd2nd1st1st14
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Futures/Juniors/Elite/Blue/U19
3rd5th4th5th3rd3rd6
Flag of the United States.svg Scrap Yard Fast Pitch 4th2
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 5th7th7th11th5
No. of Teams56664665781381310

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