2005 World Cup of Softball

2005 World Cup of Softball
Tournament details
Host country United States
CityOklahoma City, Oklahoma
Dates July 14 - July 18
Teams5 (from 3 continents)
Final positions
Champions
 Japan (1st title)
Runner-up
 United States
Third place
 Australia
Fourth place China
2006 →

The first World Cup of Softball was held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma USA between July 14 and July 18, 2005. Japan won their first World Cup by defeating USA 3-1 in the Championship game.[1]

Final standings

Rank Team Wins Losses Runs For Runs Allowed
1  Japan 3 2 11 13
2  United States 3 2 23 9
3  Australia 3 2 17 7
4  China 2 4 14 29
5  Canada 2 3 5 12

Preliminary round

Date Winner Score Loser Time
July 14, 2005  Canada 2-1  United States 6:00 pm
 China 5-4  Japan 8:00 pm
July 15, 2005  United States 3-1  Australia 6:00 pm
 Japan 3-0  Canada 8:00 pm
July 16, 2005  United States 11-3  China 11:00 am
 Australia 5-0  Canada 1:00 pm
 Australia 4-2  China 6:00 pm
 United States 7-0  Japan 8:00 pm
July 17, 2005  Canada 3-2  China 1:00 pm
 Japan 1-0  Australia 3:00 pm

Position Round

Date Game Winner Score Loser Time Notes
July 18, 2005 Fifth Place Game  China 1-0  Canada 10:00 am China advances to the third-place game
Third-place game  Australia 7-1  China 12:00 pm
First Place Game  Japan 3-1  United States 7:00 pm Japan's first World Cup championship, USA's first second-place finish

Teams

References

  1. ^ Harper, Justin (July 19, 2005). "STUNNED Japan turns tables on U.S. to capture the World Cup JAPAN 3, U.S. 1". The Oklahoman. Retrieved March 1, 2024.


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