2018 Women 's Softball World Championship - wikipedia 2018 Women 's Softball World Championship 2018 Women 's Softball World Championship Tournament details Host country Japan Dates 2 -- 12 August 2018 Teams 16 ( from 5 continents ) Defending champions United States ( 2016 ) Final positions Champions United States ( 11th title ) Runner - up Japan Third place Canada Fourth place Australia Tournament statistics Games played 73 The 2018 Women 's Softball World Championship is an international softball competition scheduled to be held in Chiba, Japan, from 2 August to 12 August 2018. It will be the 16th edition of the tournament, and the third edition to be sanctioned by the World Baseball Softball Confederation ( WBSC ). Previous editions were sanctioned by the International Softball Federation, which governed the sport until its 2013 merger with the International Baseball Federation to create the WBSC. The winner of the tournament will earn the right to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Contents 1 Qualification 2 Competition format 3 Group Stage 3.1 Group A 3.2 Group B 4 Placement Round 4.1 Standing 4.2 Day 1 4.3 Day 2 5 Championship Round 5.1 Day 1 5.2 Day 2 5.3 Medal Round 6 Final standings 7 External links 8 References Qualification Origin Berths Qualified Host nation Japan Oceania Australia New Zealand Europe Netherlands Italy Great Britain Americas 5 Canada Mexico Puerto Rico United States Venezuela Asia Philippines Chinese Taipei China Africa Botswana South Africa Competition format The teams are separated into two groups of eight teams each for the preliminary round. Each group plays a single round robin. The top four teams in each group advance to the championship round, while the bottom four teams play in placement games. The championship round is played in a double Page round. Preliminary Page ( two sections ) Minor semifinals : Third - and fourth - place teams play ( A3 vs. B4, B3 vs. A4 ). Winners advance to Preliminary Page final, losers eliminated. Major semifinals : First - and second - place teams play ( A1 vs. B2, B1 vs. A2 ). Winners advance to Championship Page major semifinal, losers play in the Preliminary Page final. Finals : The minor semifinal winners and major semifinal losers play. Winners advance to the Championship Page minor semifinal, losers eliminated. Championship Page Minor semifinal : Winners of each Preliminary Page final play. Winner advances to Championship Page final, losers eliminated. Major semifinal : Winners of each Preliminary Page major semifinal play. Winner advances to Championship Page grand final, losers play in the Championship Page final. Final : The minor semifinal winners and major semifinal losers play. Winner advances to Championship Page grand final, loser finishes in third place. Grand final : The major semifinal winner and final winner play. Winner is the champion, loser is second place. Group Stage Group A Teams Pct. GB United States 7 0 1.000 -- Puerto Rico 6. 857 Mexico 5. 714 Netherlands. 429 Chinese Taipei. 429 New Zealand 5. 286 5 Philippines 5. 286 5 South Africa 0 7. 000 7 Date Home Score Away 3 August 2018 South Africa 0 -- 21 ( 4 ) Chinese Taipei United States 5 -- 2 Mexico Netherlands 5 -- 6 Puerto Rico Philippines 10 -- 0 ( 4 ) South Africa New Zealand 4 -- 7 Chinese Taipei 4 August 2018 Puerto Rico 9 -- 0 ( 5 ) South Africa Philippines 0 -- 2 Mexico United States 7 -- 0 ( 5 ) Chinese Taipei Netherlands 10 -- 5 New Zealand Philippines 0 -- 3 Puerto Rico 5 August 2018 United States 11 -- 0 ( 4 ) Netherlands Puerto Rico 12 -- 11 Chinese Taipei Philippines 5 -- 4 Netherlands South Africa 0 -- 8 ( 5 ) Mexico New Zealand 0 -- 7 ( 5 ) United States 6 August 2018 Puerto Rico 9 -- 0 ( 6 ) Mexico New Zealand 6 -- 0 South Africa Chinese Taipei 5 -- 6 Netherlands United States 12 -- 0 ( 4 ) Philippines 7 August 2018 Puerto Rico 4 -- 1 New Zealand Chinese Taipei 9 -- 7 Philippines Mexico 1 -- 0 Netherlands United States 7 -- 0 ( 5 ) South Africa Mexico 1 -- 0 New Zealand 8 August 2018 United States 8 -- 1 ( 5 ) Puerto Rico Mexico 4 -- 3 Chinese Taipei 9 August 2018 Netherlands 11 -- 1 ( 5 ) South Africa New Zealand 2 -- 0 Philippines Group B Teams Pct. GB Japan 7 0 1.000 -- Australia 5. 714 Canada 5. 714 Italy. 571 China. 571 Great Britain 5. 286 5 Venezuela 6. 143 6 Botswana 0 7. 000 7 Date Home Score Away 2 August 2018 Japan 9 -- 0 ( 6 ) Italy 3 August 2018 Australia 7 -- 1 Venezuela Canada 7 -- 0 ( 5 ) Great Britain Australia 0 -- 1 China Venezuela 0 -- 7 ( 6 ) Canada Japan 20 -- 0 ( 3 ) Botswana 4 August 2018 Australia 3 -- 2 Italy China 1 -- 0 Great Britain Botswana 0 -- 8 Venezuela Canada 1 -- 0 Italy Japan 5 -- 0 China 5 August 2018 Botswana 0 -- 8 ( 5 ) Italy Australia 2 -- 0 Canada Venezuela 0 -- 6 China Japan 6 -- 0 Great Britain 6 August 2018 Botswana 0 -- 14 ( 4 ) Australia Canada 7 -- 0 ( 6 ) China Italy 1 -- 0 Great Britain Japan 7 -- 2 Venezuela 7 August 2018 Botswana 0 -- 10 ( 4 ) Great Britain Botswana 1 -- 15 ( 4 ) China Venezuela 1 -- 3 Italy Australia 11 -- 0 ( 5 ) Great Britain Japan 2 -- 0 Canada 8 August 2018 Botswana 0 -- 22 ( 3 ) Canada China 0 -- 7 ( 5 ) Italy 9 August 2018 Venezuela 2 -- 5 Great Britain Australia 1 -- 9 ( 6 ) Japan Placement Round Standing Day 1 10 August 2018 Botswana 1 -- 8 ( 6 ) Chinese Taipei Narita City, NAPSA stadium 10 August 2018 South Africa 0 -- 3 China Ichihara City, Zett. A. Ball Park 10 August 2018 Venezuela 4 -- 0 New Zealand Narita City, NAPSA stadium 10 August 2018 Philippines 1 -- 2 Great Britain Ichihara City, Zett. A. Ball Park Day 2 11 August 2018 Great Britain 11 -- 13 Chinese Taipei Akitsu Stadium, Narashino City 11 August 2018 Venezuela 2 -- 8 China Akitsu Stadium, Narashino City 11 August 2018 China 4 -- 6 Chinese Taipei Akitsu Stadium, Narashino City Championship Round Day 1 10 August 2018 Mexico 1 -- 0 ( 9 ) Italy ZOZO Marine Stadium, Chiba 10 August 2018 Canada 8 -- 1 ( 5 ) Netherlands ZOZO Marine Stadium, Chiba 10 August 2018 United States 3 -- 1 Australia ZOZO Marine Stadium, Chiba 10 August 2018 Japan 7 -- 0 ( 6 ) Puerto Rico ZOZO Marine Stadium, Chiba Day 2 11 August 2018 Australia 2 -- 1 ( 8 ) Mexico ZOZO Marine Stadium, Chiba 11 August 2018 Puerto Rico 4 -- 10 Canada ZOZO Marine Stadium, Chiba Medal Round Semifinals Bronze Medal Gold Medal W3 United States W4 Japan W8 United States 7 L8 Japan W9 Japan 6 W7 Canada 0 W5 Australia 0 W6 Canada 12 Final standings Qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics Rank Team United States Japan Canada Australia 5 Puerto Rico 6 Mexico 7 Netherlands 8 Italy 9 Chinese Taipei 10 China 11 Venezuela 12 Great Britain 13 Philippines 14 New Zealand 15 South Africa 16 Botswana External links Official Website References Jump up ^ `` XVI Women 's Softball World Championship ''. World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 4 December 2017. Jump up ^ `` WBSC Announces Dates for 2018 Baseball World Cups and Softball World Championships ''. Around the Rings. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018. Jump up ^ `` USA wins Pan American Women 's Softball Championship over Mexico, qualify for Chiba 2018 ''. XVI Women 's Softball World Championship. World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 4 December 2017. Jump up ^ Kolantsho, Calistus ( 18 January 2018 ). `` Women 's softball team qualifies for World Championships ''. Mmegi Online. Retrieved 29 January 2018. 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Question: who won the women's softball world cup
Answer: United States