# Men's Softball World Cup

The Men's Softball World Cup, known through 2015 as the ISF Men's World Championship, is a softball tournament for the best national men's teams in the world. From 1966 to 2013 it was held every four years, first by the International Softball Federation (ISF) and from 2019 an onward it is held every two years by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC), the 16 best teams in the world compete.

## Results

| Year | Final Host | Medalists | Medalists | Medalists | Medalists |
| Year | Final Host | Champions | Final score | Runners-up | 3rd place |
| 1966 Details | Mexico City | United States | 6 – 0 | Mexico | New Zealand |
| 1968 Details | Oklahoma City | United States | 4 – 0 | Canada | Mexico |
| 1972 Details | Marikina | Canada | 1 – 0 | United States | New Zealand |
| 1976 Details | Lower Hutt | United States Canada New Zealand | – | | |
| 1980 Details | Tacoma | United States | 3 – 0 | Canada | Bahamas |
| 1984 Details | Midland | New Zealand | 3 – 1 | Canada | United States |
| 1988 Details | Saskatoon | United States | 4 – 0 | New Zealand | Canada |
| 1992 Details | Manila/Pasig | Canada | 5 – 3 | New Zealand | United States |
| 1996 Details | Midland | New Zealand | 4 – 0 | Canada | Japan |
| 2000 Details | East London | New Zealand | 2 – 1 | Japan | United States |
| 2004 Details | Christchurch | New Zealand | 9 – 5 | Canada | Australia |
| 2009 Details | Saskatoon | Australia | 5 – 0 | New Zealand | Canada |
| 2013 Details | Auckland | New Zealand | 4 – 1 | Venezuela | Australia |
| 2015 Details | Saskatoon | Canada | 10 – 5 | New Zealand | Venezuela |
| 2017 Details | Whitehorse | New Zealand | 6 – 4 | Australia | Canada |
| 2019 Details | Prague/Havlíčkův Brod | Argentina | 3 – 2 | Japan | Canada |
| 2022 Details | Auckland | Australia | 5 – 2 | Canada | United States |
| 2025 Details | Prince Albert | | | | |
In 1976 the final day was rained out. New Zealand, USA and Canada were all awarded the gold medal.

### Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | New Zealand | 7 | 4 | 2 | 13 |
| 2 | United States | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | Canada | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 |
| 4 | Australia | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | Argentina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Japan | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Mexico | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Venezuela | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Bahamas | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (9 entries) | Totals (9 entries) | 19 | 16 | 16 | 51 |

## Participating nations

* 1st — Champion
* 2nd — Runner-up
* 3rd — Third place
* GS — Group Stage
| Teams | 1966 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2009 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 2022 | 2025 | Years |
| Argentina | | | | | 12th | 9th | | 6th | 9th | | 8th | 7th | 4th | 7th | 4th | 1st | 4th | q | 12 |
| Australia | | | | | | | 7th | 5th | 7th | 12th | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 4th | 2nd | 7th | 1st | q | 12 |
| Bahamas | 6th | 7th | | | 3rd | 8th | 6th | | 10th | | | | | | | | | | 6 |
| Bermuda | | | | | | 15th | 13th | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| British Virgin Islands | | | | | | | 12th | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Botswana | | | | | | 14th | | 10th | 18th | 9th | 13th | 13th | | | 8th | 14th | | | 8 |
| Canada | 9th | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 4th | 2nd | 3rd | 5th | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | q | 18 |
| Chinese Taipei | | | 8th | 5th | 6th | 4th | 11th | 9th | 14th | 15th | | | | | | | | | 8 |
| Colombia | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10th | | | | | 10th | 2 |
| Cuba | | | | | | | 4th | | | | | | | | | 10th | 5th | | 3 |
| Czech Republic | | | | | | | | 12th | 12th | 6th | 7th | 9th | 11th | 8th | 9th | 8th | 9th | 17th | 11 |
| Denmark | | | | | | | 14th | | 15th | 13th | | 11th | | 14th | 12th | 9th | 12th | | 9 |
| Dominican Republic | 8th | | | | 11th | 5th | | | | 7th | | | | 5th | 11th | | | q | 7 |
| El Salvador | 10th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Great Britain | | | | | | | | | | | 9th | 8th | 9th | 11th | 13th | | | | 5 |
| Guam | | | 7th | 6th | 8th | 10th | | 16th | | | | | | | | | | | 5 |
| Guatemala | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12th | | | | 9th | 2 |
| Hong Kong | | | 10th | | | 16th | | 14th | | | 15th | | | | 14th | | | 14th | 6 |
| India | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15th | | | 1 |
| Indonesia | | | | | | | | 11th | | | | 16th | 16th | | | | | | 3 |
| Israel | | | | | | | | | 20th | | | | | | | | | 15th | 2 |
| Japan | 7th | 10th | 6th | 4th | 7th | 6th | 5th | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 6th | 6th | 6th | 6th | 5th | 2nd | 7th | q | 18 |
| South Korea | | | | | | | | | 17th | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Lesotho | | | | | | | | | | 16th | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Mexico | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | | 5th | 12th | 9th | 8th | 5th | 11th | | 14th | 13th | 10th | | 11th | | 16th | 12 |
| Netherlands | | | | | | | | 9th | 13th | 14th | 14th | | 14th | 15th | | 13th | | 11th | 8 |
| Netherlands Antilles | | | | | | 11th | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| New Zealand | 3rd | 5th | 3rd | 1st | 4th | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 4th | 8th | q | 18 |
| Nicaragua | 11th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | | | | | | | | 13th | 16th | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| Puerto Rico | 4th | 6th | | | | | | | 11th | | | 12th | | | | | | | 4 |
| Pakistan | | | | | | | | | 22nd | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Panama | | | | | 9th | 7th | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| Papua New Guinea | | | | | 14th | | | 17th | 19th | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| Philippines | | 4th | 5th | | | | 8th | 7th | | 10th | 10th | 10th | 15th | 13th | | 16th | 10th | 18th | 12 |
| Russia | | | | | | | | | 21st | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Samoa | | | | | | | | | | | 6th | | 7th | | | | | | 2 |
| Singapore | | | 9th | | | | | 15th | | | | | | | | 15th | | 13th | 4 |
| South Africa | | 9th | | 7th | 13th | | | | 8th | 8th | 12th | 15th | 12th | | 10th | 12th | 11th | 12th | 12 |
| Turkey | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16th | | | | 1 |
| United States | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 8th | 9th | 6th | 5th | 3rd | q | 17 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | | 8th | | | 10th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| Venezuela | 5th | | | | | | | | 6th | 5th | 11th | 5th | 2nd | 3rd | 7th | 6th | 6th | q | 11 |
| Zimbabwe | | | | | | 13th | 10th | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| No. of Teams | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 18 | |
* Czech Republic has participated as Czechoslovakia in 1992.

## Records and statistics

All statistics are up to date to the end of the 2022 Men's Softball World Championship.

### Individual
#### Highest batting average

    0.647, Clark Bosh (Canada, 1988)

#### Most Stolen Bases

    6, Brian Rothrock (United States, 1988); Marty Kernaghan (Canada, 1988)

#### Most Doubles

    7, Bob McKinnon (Canada, 1988)

#### Most Triples

    4, Redelio Cruz (Cuba, 1988); Mark Sorenson and Taifau Matai (New Zealand, 1996)

#### Most Home Runs

    8, Brian Rothrock (United States, 1988); Marty Kernaghan (Canada, 1988)

#### Most Runs Scored

    19, Marty Kernaghan (Canada, 1988)

#### Most Hits

    21, Crestwell Pratt (Bahamas, 1988); Bob McKinnon (Canada, 1988)

#### Most RBI's

    23, Brian Rothrock (United States, 1988)

#### Most Innings pitched

    59, Ty Stofflet (United States, 1976)

#### Most strikeouts

    98, Ty Stofflet (United States, 1976)

#### Most strikeouts in a single game

    32, Ty Stofflet (United States, 1976)

#### Most consecutive scoreless innings

    59, Ty Stofflet (United States, 1976)

### Team
#### Highest batting average

    0.404, Canada (1998)

#### Most Runs

    142, Canada (1998)

#### Most RBI's

    125, Canada (1998)

#### Most Home-Runs

    37, Canada (1998)

#### Most Hits

    142, United States (1998)

#### Lowest ERA

    0.19, United States (1976)