| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Czech Republic |
| Dates | 13–23 June 2019 |
| Teams | 16 |
| Final positions | |
Champions |  Argentina (1st title) |
Runner-up |  Japan |
Third place |  Canada |
| Fourth place |  New Zealand |
| ← 2017 Whitehorse 2022 Auckland → | |
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. 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.
Pools composition
| Pool A | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina
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 Botswana
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 Cuba
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 Czech Republic
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 Japan
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 Mexico
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 New Zealand
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 Philippines
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| Pool B | |||||||
 Australia
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 Canada
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 Denmark
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 Netherlands
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 Singapore
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 South Africa
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 United States
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 Venezuela
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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
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4 | 3 | .571 | 42 | 16 | 26 |
| 4 | Czech Republic
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3 | 4 | .429 | 20 | 30 | -10 |
| 5 |  Cuba
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3 | 4 | .429 | 30 | 16 | 14 |
| 6 |  Mexico
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3 | 4 | .429 | 28 | 32 | -4 |
| 7 |  Botswana
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2 | 5 | .286 | 10 | 31 | -21 |
| 8 |  Philippines
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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
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7 | 0 | 1.000 | 47 | 7 | 40 |
| 2 |  Australia
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6 | 1 | .857 | 40 | 13 | 27 |
| 3 |  United States
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5 | 2 | .714 | 40 | 17 | 23 |
| 4 |  Venezuela
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4 | 3 | .571 | 29 | 15 | 14 |
| 5 |  Denmark
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3 | 4 | .429 | 27 | 29 | -2 |
| 6 |  South Africa
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1 | 6 | .143 | 15 | 41 | -26 |
| 7 |  Netherlands
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1 | 6 | .143 | 21 | 48 | -27 |
| 8 |  Singapore
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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
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9 | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Japan
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9 | 1 | ||||
| 3 | Canada
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9 | 1 | ||||
| 4 | New Zealand
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5 | 5 | ||||
| 5 | United States
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7 | 3 | ||||
| 6 | Venezuela
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5 | 5 | ||||
| 7 | Australia
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7 | 3 | ||||
| 8 | Czech Republic
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3 | 7 | ||||
| Failed to qualify for Playoffs | |||||||
| 9 | Denmark
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4 | 4 | ||||
| 10 | Cuba
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3 | 5 | ||||
| 11 | Mexico
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4 | 4 | ||||
| 12 | South Africa
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1 | 7 | ||||
| 13 | Netherlands
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2 | 6 | ||||
| 14 | Botswana
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2 | 6 | ||||
| 15 | Singapore
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2 | 6 | ||||
| 16 | Philippines
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0 | 8 | ||||
External links
References
- ^ Etchells, Daniel. "New Zealand set to begin defence of Men's Softball World Championship title". Inside the Games. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
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