2019 Men's Softball World Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Czech Republic |
| Dates | 13–23 June 2019 |
| Teams | 16 |
| Final positions | |
Champions |  Argentina (1st title) |
Runner-up |  Japan |
Third place | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada |
| Fourth place |  New Zealand |
The 2019 WBSC Men's Softball World Championship is an international softball tournament taking place in Prague and Havlíčkův Brod, Czech Republic from 13–23 June 2019.[1] It will be the 16th edition of the tournament. This marks the first time the World Championship was held in Europe.
New Zealand is the defending champion.[1]
Pools composition
| Pool A | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina |  Botswana |  Cuba | Czech Republic | Japan |  Mexico | New Zealand |  Philippines |
| Pool B | |||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} Australia | Canada |  Denmark |  Netherlands |  Singapore |  South Africa |  United States |  Venezuela |
Preliminary round
Pool A
| Rk | Team | W | L | PCT | RS | RA | RDIFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 7 | 0 | 1.000 | 34 | 9 | 25 |
| 2 | Argentina | 6 | 1 | .857 | 53 | 18 | 35 |
| 3 | New Zealand | 4 | 3 | .571 | 42 | 16 | 26 |
| 4 | Czech Republic | 3 | 4 | .429 | 20 | 30 | -10 |
| 5 | Cuba | 3 | 4 | .429 | 30 | 16 | 14 |
| 6 | Mexico | 3 | 4 | .429 | 28 | 32 | -4 |
| 7 | Botswana | 2 | 5 | .286 | 10 | 31 | -21 |
| 8 | Philippines | 0 | 7 | .000 | 5 | 70 | -65 |
Note: MEX - CZE 2:3; CUB - CZE 4:5; MEX - CUB 2:7
Pool B
| Rk | Team | W | L | PCT | RS | RA | RDIF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | 7 | 0 | 1.000 | 47 | 7 | 40 |
| 2 | Australia | 6 | 1 | .857 | 40 | 13 | 27 |
| 3 | United States | 5 | 2 | .714 | 40 | 17 | 23 |
| 4 | Venezuela | 4 | 3 | .571 | 29 | 15 | 14 |
| 5 | Denmark | 3 | 4 | .429 | 27 | 29 | -2 |
| 6 | South Africa | 1 | 6 | .143 | 15 | 41 | -26 |
| 7 | Netherlands | 1 | 6 | .143 | 21 | 48 | -27 |
| 8 | Singapore | 1 | 6 | .143 | 7 | 56 | -49 |
Note: RSA - SGP 3:4; SGP - NED 0:13; RSA - NED 7:0
Play-offs
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| June 21 10:30 | ||||||||||
| Japan | 6 | |||||||||
| June 22 16:30 | ||||||||||
| Venezuela | 0 | |||||||||
| Japan | 2 | |||||||||
| June 21 16:30 | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 1 | |||||||||
| Australia | 4 | |||||||||
| June 23 19:30 | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 7 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 3 | |||||||||
| June 21 13:30 | ||||||||||
| Japan | 2 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 9 | |||||||||
| June 22 19:30 | ||||||||||
| United States | 0 | |||||||||
| Argentina | 7 | |||||||||
| June 21 19:30 | ||||||||||
| Canada | 0 | 3rd Place | ||||||||
| Czech Republic | 0 | |||||||||
| June 23 16:30 | ||||||||||
| Canada | 4 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 1 | |||||||||
| Canada | 2 | |||||||||
Placement Round 5th–8th place
| Placement round | 5th Place | |||||
| June 22 10:30 | ||||||
| Venezuela | 7 | |||||
| June 23 13:30 | ||||||
| Czech Republic | 0 | |||||
| Venezuela | 4 | |||||
| June 22 13:30 | ||||||
| United States | 5 | |||||
| United States | 8 | |||||
| Australia | 6 | |||||
| 7th Place | ||||||
| June 23 10:30 | ||||||
| Czech Republic | 1 | |||||
| Australia | 2 | |||||
Placement Round 9th–16th place
| 9th Place | ||||
| Denmark | 3 | |||
| Cuba | 0 | |||
| 11th Place | ||||
| Mexico | 7 | |||
| South Africa | 0 | |||
| 13th Place | ||||
| Botswana | 5 | |||
| Netherlands | 6 | |||
| 15th Place | ||||
| Philippines | 3 | |||
| Singapore | 4 | |||
Final standings
| Rk | Team | W | L | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | 9 | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Japan | 9 | 1 | ||||
| 3 | Canada | 9 | 1 | ||||
| 4 | New Zealand | 5 | 5 | ||||
| 5 | United States | 7 | 3 | ||||
| 6 | Venezuela | 5 | 5 | ||||
| 7 | Australia | 7 | 3 | ||||
| 8 | Czech Republic | 3 | 7 | ||||
| Failed to qualify for Playoffs | |||||||
| 9 | Denmark | 4 | 4 | ||||
| 10 | Cuba | 3 | 5 | ||||
| 11 | Mexico | 4 | 4 | ||||
| 12 | South Africa | 1 | 7 | ||||
| 13 | Netherlands | 2 | 6 | ||||
| 14 | Botswana | 2 | 6 | ||||
| 15 | Singapore | 2 | 6 | ||||
| 16 | Philippines | 0 | 8 | ||||
External links
References
- ^ a b Etchells, Daniel. "New Zealand set to begin defence of Men's Softball World Championship title". Inside the Games. Retrieved 12 June 2019.