# 2014 Women's Softball World Championship

The 2014 Women's Softball World Championship was an international softball competition that was held in Haarlem, Netherlands from August 15 to August 24, 2014. It was the 14th edition of the tournament, the first edition ever held in Europe, and also the first 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.

## Qualification

| Means of qualification | Berths | Qualified |
| Host nation | 1 | Netherlands |
| Oceania | 2 | Australia New Zealand |
| European Championships | 3 | Russia Italy Czech Republic |
| Pan-American Championships | 5 | United States Canada Cuba Puerto Rico Dominican Republic |
| Asian qualifier tournament | 3 | Japan China Chinese Taipei |
| Wildcard | 2 | Botswana Great Britain |

## Group stage
### Section A

| Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB |
| Japan | 7 | 0 | 1.000 | - |
| Canada | 6 | 1 | .857 | 1 |
| China | 4 | 3 | .571 | 3 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 4 | .429 | 4 |
| Czech Republic | 3 | 4 | .429 | 4 |
| Cuba | 3 | 4 | .429 | 4 |
| Russia | 2 | 5 | .333 | 5 |
| Puerto Rico | 0 | 7 | .000 | 7 |
| Date | Winner | Score | Loser |
| 15 August 2014 |
| 15 August 2014 | Japan | 4-0 | China |
| 15 August 2014 | Canada | 3-2 | Puerto Rico |
| 15 August 2014 | Czech Republic | 6-3 | Cuba |
| 15 August 2014 | New Zealand | 5-1 | Russia |
| 16 August 2014 |
| 16 August 2014 | China | 1-0 | Puerto Rico |
| 16 August 2014 | Japan | 5-0 | Russia |
| 16 August 2014 | Cuba | 1-0 | New Zealand |
| 16 August 2014 | Canada | 8-1 | Czech Republic |
| 17 August 2014 |
| 17 August 2014 | Cuba | 5-3 | Russia |
| 17 August 2014 | Japan | 9-2 (6) | Puerto Rico |
| 17 August 2014 | Czech Republic | 3-0 | China |
| 17 August 2014 | Canada | 8-1 (5) | New Zealand |
| 18 August 2014 |
| 18 August 2014 | Russia | 3-0 | Czech Republic |
| 18 August 2014 | Japan | 9-0 (5) | New Zealand |
| 18 August 2014 | Canada | 2-0 | China |
| 18 August 2014 | Cuba | 3-1 | Puerto Rico |
| 19 August 2014 |
| 19 August 2014 | New Zealand | 7-3 | Czech Republic |
| 19 August 2014 | China | 2-0 | Cuba |
| 19 August 2014 | Russia | 2-1 | Puerto Rico |
| 19 August 2014 | Japan | 4-0 | Canada |
| 20 August 2014 |
| 20 August 2014 | China | 7-0 | New Zealand |
| 20 August 2014 | Czech Republic | 3-1 | Puerto Rico |
| 20 August 2014 | Canada | 11-0 (5) | Russia |
| 20 August 2014 | Japan | 7-0 | Cuba |
| 21 August 2014 |
| 21 August 2014 | Canada | 7-0 | Cuba |
| 21 August 2014 | China | 8-1 (6) | Russia |
| 21 August 2014 | Japan | 7-0 (6) | Czech Republic |
| 21 August 2014 | New Zealand | 3-1 | Puerto Rico |

### Section B

| Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB |
| United States | 7 | 0 | 1.000 | – |
| Australia | 6 | 1 | .857 | 1 |
| Chinese Taipei | 4 | 3 | .571 | 3 |
| Netherlands | 4 | 3 | .571 | 3 |
| Italy | 3 | 4 | .429 | 4 |
| Dominican Republic | 3 | 4 | .429 | 4 |
| Botswana | 1 | 6 | .143 | 6 |
| Great Britain | 0 | 7 | .000 | 7 |
| Date | Winner | Score | Loser |
| 15 August 2014 |
| 15 August 2014 | Australia | 2-1 | Chinese Taipei |
| 15 August 2014 | Italy | 3-2 | Dominican Republic |
| 15 August 2014 | Botswana | 5-3 | Great Britain |
| 15 August 2014 | United States | 10-0 (4) | Netherlands |
| 16 August 2014 |
| 16 August 2014 | United States | 7-0 (5) | Botswana |
| 16 August 2014 | Chinese Taipei | 5-4 (11) | Netherlands |
| 16 August 2014 | Dominican Republic | 14-6 (5) | Great Britain |
| 16 August 2014 | Australia | 10-0 (4) | Italy |
| 17 August 2014 |
| 17 August 2014 | Dominican Republic | 11-1 (4) | Botswana |
| 17 August 2014 | Australia | 9-0 (5) | Great Britain |
| 17 August 2014 | Netherlands | 8-1 (5) | Italy |
| 17 August 2014 | United States | 5-1 | Chinese Taipei |
| 18 August 2014 |
| 18 August 2014 | Italy | 6-0 | Botswana |
| 18 August 2014 | United States | 11-0 (4) | Great Britain |
| 18 August 2014 | Dominican Republic | 7-0 (6) | Chinese Taipei |
| 18 August 2014 | Australia | 4-0 | Netherlands |
| 19 August 2014 |
| 19 August 2014 | Italy | 9-0 | Great Britain |
| 19 August 2014 | Chinese Taipei | 9-0 (5) | Botswana |
| 19 August 2014 | United States | 4-2 | Australia |
| 19 August 2014 | Netherlands | 14-1 | Dominican Republic |
| 20 August 2014 |
| 20 August 2014 | Chinese Taipei | 1-0 (8) | Italy |
| 20 August 2014 | Australia | 17-0 (4) | Botswana |
| 20 August 2014 | United States | 10-0 (4) | Dominican Republic |
| 20 August 2014 | Netherlands | 9-3 | Great Britain |
| 21 August 2014 |
| 21 August 2014 | Australia | 7-0 (6) | Dominican Republic |
| 21 August 2014 | United States | 7-0 (5) | Italy |
| 21 August 2014 | Chinese Taipei | 7-0 (5) | Great Britain |
| 21 August 2014 | Netherlands | 12-0 (4) | Botswana |

## Playoffs
### Day 1

| August 22, 2014 | China | 5-7 (10) | Netherlands | Haarlem 1 |
| August 22, 2014 | Chinese Taipei | 3-0 | New Zealand | Haarlem 2 |
| August 22, 2014 | Japan | 4-0 | Australia | Haarlem 2 |
| August 22, 2014 | United States | 6-1 | Canada | Haarlem 1 |

### Day 2

| August 23, 2014 | Netherlands | 0-8 (5) | Australia | Haarlem 1 |
| August 23, 2014 | Chinese Taipei | 1-2 | Canada | Haarlem 2 |

### Medal Round

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Bronze Medal | Bronze Medal | Bronze Medal | Gold Medal | Gold Medal | Gold Medal |
| W3 | Japan | 6 | | | | W7 | Japan | 4 |
| W4 | United States | 1 | | | | W9 | United States | 1 |
| | | | L7 | United States | 8 | | | |
| | | | W8 | Australia | 1 | | | |
| W5 | Australia | 7 | | | | | | |
| W6 | Canada | 3 | | | | | | |

## Final standings

| Rk | Team | W | L |
| | Japan | 10 | 0 |
| | United States | 9 | 2 |
| Failed to qualify for the gold medal game ||||
| | Australia | 8 | 3 |
| 4 | Canada | 7 | 3 |
| Failed to qualify for the Medal round ||||
| 5 | Chinese Taipei | 5 | 4 |
| 6 | Netherlands | 5 | 4 |
| 7 | China | 4 | 4 |
| 8 | New Zealand | 3 | 5 |
| Failed to qualify for the Playoffs ||||
| 9 | Cuba | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | Italy | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | Czech Republic | 3 | 4 |
| 12 | Dominican Republic | 3 | 4 |
| 13 | Russia | 2 | 5 |
| 14 | Botswana | 1 | 6 |
| 15 | Puerto Rico | 0 | 7 |
| 16 | Great Britain | 0 | 7 |
* 2014 ISF Women's World champions
* Japan 3rd title