# 2012 Women's Baseball World Cup

The 2012 Women's Baseball World Cup was an international baseball competition being held in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada from August 10 to August 19, 2012.

## Teams

The following 8 teams appeared at the tournament.
| Australia | 2010 World Cup |
| Canada | 5th, 2010 World Cup |
| Chinese Taipei | 7th, 2010 World Cup |
| Cuba | 6th, 2010 World Cup |
| Japan | 2010 World Cup |
| Netherlands | 10th, 2010 World Cup |
| United States | 2010 World Cup |
| Venezuela | 4th, 2010 World Cup |

## Round 1
### Standings

| Teams | W | L | Pct. | GB | R | RA |
| Japan | 6 | 1 | .857 | – | 66 | 13 |
| Canada | 6 | 1 | .857 | – | 84 | 30 |
| United States | 5 | 2 | .714 | 1 | 58 | 34 |
| Australia | 4 | 3 | .571 | 2 | 68 | 42 |
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | 4 | .429 | 3 | 33 | 55 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 4 | .429 | 3 | 35 | 53 |
| Cuba | 1 | 6 | .143 | 5 | 28 | 65 |
| Netherlands | 0 | 7 | .000 | 6 | 27 | 107 |

### Schedule

| August 10, 2012 | United States | 10 – 0 (F/5) | Netherlands | Telus Field, Edmonton Attendance: 120 |
| August 10, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Telus Field, Edmonton Attendance: 120 |
| August 10, 2012 | Cuba | 4 – 12 | Australia | John Fry Park, Edmonton Attendance: 400 |
| August 10, 2012 | | Boxscore | | John Fry Park, Edmonton Attendance: 400 |
| August 10, 2012 | Canada | 12 – 2 (F/5) | Chinese Taipei | Telus Field, Edmonton Attendance: 1,500 |
| August 10, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Telus Field, Edmonton Attendance: 1,500 |
| August 11, 2012 | Chinese Taipei | 6 – 3 | Cuba | Telus Field, Edmonton Attendance: 200 |
| August 11, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Telus Field, Edmonton Attendance: 200 |
| August 11, 2012 | Netherlands | 0 – 21 (F/5) | Japan | John Fry Park, Edmonton Attendance: 300 |
| August 11, 2012 | | Boxscore | | John Fry Park, Edmonton Attendance: 300 |
| August 11, 2012 | Australia | 8 – 11 | United States | Telus Field, Edmonton Attendance: 400 |
| August 11, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Telus Field, Edmonton Attendance: 400 |
| August 11, 2012 | Venezuela | 2 – 14 (F/5) | Canada | Telus Field, Edmonton Attendance: 2,500 |
| August 11, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Telus Field, Edmonton Attendance: 2,500 |
| August 12, 2012 | Chinese Taipei | 17 – 3 (F/5) | Netherlands | Telus Field, Edmonton Attendance: 100 |
| August 12, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Telus Field, Edmonton Attendance: 100 |
| August 12, 2012 | Cuba | 5 – 11 | Venezuela | John Fry Park, Edmonton Attendance: 150 |
| August 12, 2012 | | Boxscore | | John Fry Park, Edmonton Attendance: 150 |
| August 12, 2012 | Canada | 5 – 4 | Australia | Telus Field, Edmonton Attendance: 2,000 |
| August 12, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Telus Field, Edmonton Attendance: 2,000 |
| August 12, 2012 | United States | 5 – 2 | Japan | Telus Field, Edmonton Attendance: 1,900 |
| August 12, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Telus Field, Edmonton Attendance: 1,900 |
| August 13, 2012 | Japan | 10 – 0 (F/5) | Cuba | Telus Field, Edmonton Attendance: 150 |
| August 13, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Telus Field, Edmonton Attendance: 150 |
| August 13, 2012 | Chinese Taipei | 4 – 2 | Venezuela | John Fry Park, Edmonton Attendance: 150 |
| August 13, 2012 | | Boxscore | | John Fry Park, Edmonton Attendance: 150 |
| August 13, 2012 | Australia | 13 – 11 | Netherlands | Telus Field, Edmonton Attendance: 200 |
| August 13, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Telus Field, Edmonton Attendance: 200 |
| August 13, 2012 | United States | 9 – 15 (F/8) | Canada | Telus Field, Edmonton Attendance: 3,000 |
| August 13, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Telus Field, Edmonton Attendance: 3,000 |
| August 14, 2012 | Japan | 11 – 1 (F/5) | Chinese Taipei | Telus Field, Edmonton Attendance: 250 |
| August 14, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Telus Field, Edmonton Attendance: 250 |
| August 14, 2012 | Netherlands | 2 – 19 (F/5) | Canada | Telus Field, Edmonton Attendance: 150 |
| August 14, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Telus Field, Edmonton Attendance: 150 |
| August 15, 2012 | Venezuela | 0 – 3 | Japan | Telus Field, Edmonton Attendance: 250 |
| August 15, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Telus Field, Edmonton Attendance: 250 |
| August 15, 2012 | Australia | 20 – 1 (F/5) | Venezuela | Telus Field, Edmonton Attendance: 350 |
| August 15, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Telus Field, Edmonton Attendance: 350 |
| August 15, 2012 | Cuba | 1 – 9 | United States | John Fry Park, Edmonton Attendance: 200 |
| August 15, 2012 | | Boxscore | | John Fry Park, Edmonton Attendance: 200 |
| August 16, 2012 | Venezuela | 14 – 6 | Netherlands | Telus Field, Edmonton Attendance: 250 |
| August 16, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Telus Field, Edmonton Attendance: 250 |
| August 16, 2012 | United States | 13 – 3 (F/5) | Chinese Taipei | John Fry Park, Edmonton Attendance: 300 |
| August 16, 2012 | | Boxscore | | John Fry Park, Edmonton Attendance: 300 |
| August 16, 2012 | Japan | 10 – 0 (F/6) | Australia | Telus Field, Edmonton Attendance: 350 |
| August 16, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Telus Field, Edmonton Attendance: 350 |
| August 16, 2012 | Canada | 12 – 2 (F/6) | Cuba | Telus Field, Edmonton Attendance: 2,800 |
| August 16, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Telus Field, Edmonton Attendance: 2,800 |
| August 17, 2012 | Australia | 11 – 0 (F/5) | Chinese Taipei | Telus Field, Edmonton Attendance: 300 |
| August 17, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Telus Field, Edmonton Attendance: 300 |
| August 17, 2012 | Venezuela | 5 – 1 | United States | John Fry Park, Edmonton Attendance: 250 |
| August 17, 2012 | | Boxscore | | John Fry Park, Edmonton Attendance: 250 |
| August 17, 2012 | Netherlands | 5 – 13 | Cuba | Telus Field, Edmonton Attendance: 200 |
| August 17, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Telus Field, Edmonton Attendance: 200 |
| August 17, 2012 | Japan | 9 – 7 | Canada | Telus Field, Edmonton Attendance: 5,100 |
| August 17, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Telus Field, Edmonton Attendance: 5,100 |

## Round 2
### Semifinals

| August 18, 2012 | Chinese Taipei | 7 – 5 | Netherlands | Telus Field, Edmonton Attendance: 250 |
| August 18, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Telus Field, Edmonton Attendance: 250 |
| August 18, 2012 | Venezuela | 9 – 6 | Cuba | John Fry Park, Edmonton Attendance: 250 |
| August 18, 2012 | | Boxscore | | John Fry Park, Edmonton Attendance: 250 |
| August 18, 2012 | Japan | 5 – 1 | Australia | Telus Field, Edmonton Attendance: 500 |
| August 18, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Telus Field, Edmonton Attendance: 500 |
| August 18, 2012 | Canada | 4 – 17 (F/6) | United States | Telus Field, Edmonton Attendance: 3,100 |
| August 18, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Telus Field, Edmonton Attendance: 3,100 |

### 7th place game

| August 19, 2012 | Cuba | 8 – 10 | Netherlands | Telus Field, Edmonton Attendance: 250 |
| August 19, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Telus Field, Edmonton Attendance: 250 |

### 5th place game

| August 19, 2012 | Chinese Taipei | 1 – 6 | Venezuela | John Fry Park, Edmonton Attendance: 250 |
| August 19, 2012 | | Boxscore | | John Fry Park, Edmonton Attendance: 250 |

### Bronze medal game

| August 19, 2012 | Canada | 17 – 13 | Australia | Telus Field, Edmonton Attendance: 2,000 |
| August 19, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Telus Field, Edmonton Attendance: 2,000 |

### Final

| August 19, 2012 | Japan | 3 – 0 | United States | Telus Field, Edmonton Attendance: 3,300 |
| August 19, 2012 | | Boxscore | | Telus Field, Edmonton Attendance: 3,300 |

## Final standings

| Rk | Team | W | L |
| | Japan | 8 | 1 |
| Lost in the final ||||
| | United States | 6 | 3 |
| Failed to qualify for final ||||
| | Canada | 7 | 2 |
| 4 | Australia | 4 | 5 |
| Failed to qualify for medal games ||||
| 5 | Venezuela | 5 | 4 |
| 6 | Chinese Taipei | 4 | 5 |
| 7 | Netherlands | 1 | 8 |
| 8 | Cuba | 1 | 8 |
* 2012 Women's Baseball World champions
* Japan 3rd title