2006 Women's Softball World Championship

2006 Women's Softball World Championship
Tournament details
Host country China
Teams16
Final positions
Champions
 United States (8th title)
Runner-up
 Japan
Third place
 Australia
Fourth place China
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The 2006 ISF Women's World Championship was held from August 27 to September 5, 2006 in Beijing, China.[1] For the sixth consecutive time, the team from the United States won the title, with a 3-0 victory over Japan. The first four teams qualified for the 2008 Olympics. Since China came in fourth, a game for place 5 took place with the winner also qualifying.

Pool Play

Group A

　 GP W L RS RA
 United States 7 7 0 51 1
 China 7 6 1 34 3
 Canada 7 5 2 29 6
 Italy 7 3 4 12 13
 New Zealand 7 3 4 8 32
 Great Britain 7 3 4 8 26
 North Korea 7 1 6 3 17
 South Africa 7 0 7 2 49

Italy qualified in fourth with superior runs against New Zealand and Great Britain.

Group B

　 GP W L RS RA
 Japan 7 7 0 48 4
 Australia 7 5 2 42 7
 Venezuela 7 5 2 39 25
 Chinese Taipei 7 4 3 35 21
 Greece 7 3 4 30 19
 Netherlands 7 3 4 28 34
 Botswana 7 1 6 7 70
 Colombia 7 0 7 0 49

Colombia withdrew and forfeited all their games.

Playoffs

Day One

 United States 11-1  Australia
 Japan 1-0  China
 Canada 3-2  Chinese Taipei
 Venezuela 1-2  Italy

Chinese Taipei and Venezuela Eliminated.

Day Two

 Canada 2-7  Australia
 Italy 1-9  China

Canada and Italy Eliminated.

Day Three

 Canada 3-0  Italy

Canada places 5th and earns spot in 2008 Olympics

Medal Round

Day TwoBronze MedalGold Medal
A1 United States1B1 Japan0
B1 Japan3A1 United States3
A1 United States5
A2 Australia1
A2 China0
B2 Australia1

Final ranking

1st place, gold medalist(s)  United States

2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Japan

3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Australia

4.  China

5.  Canada

6.  Italy

7.  Venezuela

8.  Chinese Taipei

9.  Greece

10.  Great Britain

11.  New Zealand

12.  Netherlands

13.  North Korea

14.  Botswana

15.  South Africa

16.  Colombia

References

  1. ^ "XI ISF Women's World Championship 2006". International Softball Federation. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.