# 1992 Men's Softball World Championship

The 1992 ISF Men's World Championship was an international softball tournament. The tournament was held in Manila and Pasig, Philippines from 20 to 28 March 1992. It was the 8th time the World Championship took place. Eighteen nations competed, including defending champions United States.
In the grand final held at the Rosario Sports Complex on March 28 and attended by 13,000 people, Canada won over runner-up New Zealand.

## Bidding

New Zealand, the Philippines and the United States made bids to host the games. The town of Midland, Michigan, previous 1984 hosts, was the candidate town of the United States for the 1992 bid. The Philippines' bidding delegation was led by then Pasig Mayor, Mario Raymundo. The Philippines previously hosted the championships in Marikina in 1972. At an International Softball Federation convention in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in 1989, The Philippines were awarded hosting rights for the tournament.

## Venues

The Rosario Sports Complex in Pasig and the Rizal Memorial Ball Park in Manila.

## Pools composition

Pool A :
| Argentina | Botswana | Japan | Netherlands | Northern Mariana Islands | Papua New Guinea | Hong Kong | Philippines | United States |
| Pool B |||||||||
| Australia | Canada | Chinese Taipei | Czechoslovakia | Indonesia | Guam | Mexico | New Zealand | Singapore |
| References: Manila Standard |||||||||

## Preliminary round
### Pool A

| Rk | Team | W | L | PCT | RS | RA | GBL |
| 1 | United States | 8 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | Japan | 7 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | Argentina | 6 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Philippines | 5 | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | Netherlands | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Botswana | 3 | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | Northern Mariana Islands | 1 | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| 8 | Hong Kong | 1 | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| 9 | Papua New Guinea | 1 | 7 | - | - | - | - |

### Pool B

| Rk | Team | W | L | PCT | RS | RA | GBL |
| 1 | Canada | 8 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | New Zealand | 7 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | Australia | 6 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Mexico | 5 | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | Chinese Taipei | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Indonesia | 3 | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | Guam | 1 | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| 8 | Czechoslovakia | 1 | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| 9 | Singapore | 1 | 7 | - | - | - | - |

## Final round

| Semifinal March 27 | Semifinal March 27 | Final March 27 | Final March 27 | Grand final March 28 | Grand final March 28 |
| Japan | 0 | | |
| New Zealand | 1 | | |
| New Zealand | 1 | United States | 2 |
| | | New Zealand | 0 |
| Canada | 7 | New Zealand | 0 |
| United States | 2 | | | | |
| United States | 2 | | | Canada | 5 |
| | | | | New Zealand | 3 |

### Semifinals

March 27 at Rosario Sports Complex, Pasig :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | R | H | E |
| Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| New Zealand | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 1 | 2 | 2 |
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March 27 at Rosario Sports Complex, Pasig :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E |
| Canada | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Boxscore |||||||||||

### Final

March 28 14:00 at Rosario Sports Complex, Pasig :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | R | H | E |
| United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| Boxscore ||||||||||||

### Grand Final

March 28 16:00 at Rosario Sports Complex, Pasig :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | R | H | E |
| Canada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Attendance: 13,000 Boxscore ||||||||||||

## Final standings

| Rk | Team | W | L |
| | Canada | 11 | 1 |
| | New Zealand | 11 | 4 |
| | United States | 10 | 3 |
| 4 | Japan | 7 | 2 |
| Failed to qualify for Playoffs ||||
| 5 | Australia | 6 | 2 |
| 6 | Argentina | 6 | 2 |
| 7 | Philippines | 5 | 3 |
| 8 | Mexico | 5 | 3 |
| 9 | Chinese Taipei | 4 | 4 |
| – | Netherlands* | 4 | 4 |
| 10 | Botswana | 3 | 5 |
| 11 | Indonesia | 3 | 5 |
| 12 | Czechoslovakia | 1 | 7 |
| 13 | Northern Mariana Islands | 1 | 7 |
| 14 | Hong Kong | 1 | 7 |
| 15 | Singapore | 1 | 7 |
| 16 | Guam | 1 | 7 |
| 17 | Papua New Guinea | 0 | 6 |
(*) Note: The Netherlands is not included at the final standing table by the ISF despite the team playing at least a match at the tournament. No sources has been retrieved for the reason for the Netherlands' omission at the ISF table. The Netherlands' standing after the elimination round was retrieved from Manila Standard.