# 2017 Men's Softball World Championship

The 2017 ISF Men's World Championship is an international softball tournament that took place in Whitehorse, Canada from 7–16 July 2017. It was the 15th time the World Championship took place and the first time Whitehorse hosted the tournament.

## Pools composition

Pool A :
| Argentina | Australia | Canada | Dominican Republic | India | Hong Kong | South Africa | United States |
| Pool B ||||||||
| Botswana | Czech Republic | Denmark | Great Britain | Japan | New Zealand | Turkey | Venezuela |

## Officials

The ISF appointed 21 umpires from 12 national countries to facilitate matches of the tournament. Bob Stanton from Canada is named Umpire in Chief, and Wayne Saunders and Brian Van Os, both from Canada, were named assistant Umpire in Chiefs.
* Leigh Evans (Australia)
* Jason Carter (Australia)
* Abel Mataboge (Botswana)
* Gary Skjerven (Canada)
* Peter Kluszczynski (Canada)
* Daryl Helmer (Canada)
* Mike Morrissey (Canada)
* Enrique Ramirez (Cuba)
* Vladimir Liss (Czech Republic)
* Jiri Dostal (Czech Republic)
* Galip Sönmez (Germany)
* Nobuhiro Endo (Japan)
* Toyomatsu Tabinuki (Japan)
* Mark Porteous (New Zealand)
* Tony Kaiaruna (New Zealand)
* William Lopez (Puerto Rico)
* Ashley Mmakola (South Africa)
* Randy McLamb (United States)
* Brian Sonak (United States)
* Casey Waite (United States)
* Carlos Falcon (Venezuela)

## Preliminary round
### Pool A

| Rk | Team | W | L | PCT | RS | RA | RDIFF |
| 1 | Canada | 7 | 0 | 1.000 | 66 | 11 | 55 |
| 2 | Argentina | 5 | 2 | .714 | 45 | 25 | 20 |
| 3 | Australia | 5 | 2 | .714 | 45 | 12 | 33 |
| 4 | United States | 5 | 2 | .714 | 47 | 18 | 29 |
| 5 | Dominican Republic | 3 | 4 | .428 | 52 | 36 | 16 |
| 6 | South Africa | 2 | 5 | .285 | 28 | 37 | -9 |
| 7 | Hong Kong | 1 | 6 | .142 | 3 | 80 | -77 |
| 8 | India | 0 | 7 | .000 | 3 | 72 | -69 |
| Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
| Jul 7, 2017 | 11:00 | Hong Kong | 0–21 | Dominican Republic | 3 | Pepsi Softball Centre | 1:05 | 110 | Boxscore |
| Jul 7, 2017 | 13:00 | Australia | 16–0 | India | 4 | Pepsi Softball Centre | 1:10 | 85 | Boxscore |
| Jul 7, 2017 | 19:30 | Canada | 10–2 | South Africa | 7 | Pepsi Softball Centre | 1:51 | 300 | Boxscore |
| Jul 7, 2017 | 19:30 | United States | 1–5 | Argentina | 7 | Pepsi Softball Centre | 1:50 | 325 | Boxscore |
| Jul 8, 2017 | 10:00 | India | 1–2 | Hong Kong | 7 | Pepsi Softball Centre | 1:40 | 103 | Boxscore |
| Jul 8, 2017 | 12:30 | South Africa | 6–8 | Dominican Republic | 7 | Pepsi Softball Centre | 2:15 | 285 | Boxscore |
| Jul 8, 2017 | 16:30 | Australia | 1–2 | United States | 7 | Pepsi Softball Centre | 1:30 | 500 | Boxscore |
| Jul 8, 2017 | 19:00 | Canada | 8-3 | Argentina | 7 | Pepsi Softball Centre | 1:58 | 723 | Boxscore |
| Jul 9, 2017 | 11:30 | Dominican Republic | 15–0 | India | 4 | Pepsi Softball Centre | 1:15 | 50 | Boxscore |
| Jul 9, 2017 | 12:30 | Hong Kong | 0–8 | Argentina | 5 | Pepsi Softball Centre | 1:00 | 53 | Boxscore |
| Jul 9, 2017 | 15:00 | Australia | 7–0 | South Africa | 5 | Pepsi Softball Centre | 1:16 | 168 | Boxscore |
| Jul 9, 2017 | 19:00 | United States | 1–7 | Canada | 7 | Pepsi Softball Centre | 2:12 | 800 | Boxscore |
| Jul 10, 2017 | 11:30 | United States | 11–0 | India | 4 | Pepsi Softball Centre | 1:07 | 40 | Boxscore |
| Jul 10, 2017 | 14:00 | Argentina | 6–1 | South Africa | 7 | Pepsi Softball Centre | 2:00 | 40 | Boxscore |
| Jul 10, 2017 | 16:30 | Canada | 14–1 | Hong Kong | 6 | Pepsi Softball Centre | 1:52 | 200 | Boxscore |
| Jul 11, 2017 | 09:00 | Dominican Republic | 1–2 | Australia | 7 | Pepsi Softball Centre | 1:37 | 70 | Boxscore |
| Jul 11, 2017 | 10:00 | Hong Kong | 0–10 | South Africa | 4 | Pepsi Softball Centre | 1:40 | 53 | Boxscore |
| Jul 11, 2017 | 14:00 | Argentina | 11–0 | India | 7 | Pepsi Softball Centre | 1:25 | 100 | Boxscore |
| Jul 11, 2017 | 17:30 | Dominican Republic | 2–12 | United States | 4 | Pepsi Softball Centre | 1:30 | 77 | Boxscore |
| Jul 11, 2017 | 19:00 | Australia | 4–9 | Canada | 7 | Pepsi Softball Centre | 1:56 | 832 | Boxscore |
| Jul 12, 2017 | 11:30 | United States | 16–0 | Hong Kong | 3 | Pepsi Softball Centre | 0:56 | 50 | Boxscore |
| Jul 12, 2017 | 12:30 | India | 2–6 | South Africa | 7 | Pepsi Softball Centre | 1:40 | 89 | Boxscore |
| Jul 12, 2017 | 17:30 | Argentina | 1–9 | Australia | 5 | Pepsi Softball Centre | 1:23 | 444 | Boxscore |
| Jul 12, 2017 | 19:00 | Dominican Republic | 0–7 | Canada | 5 | Pepsi Softball Centre | 1:25 | 1822 | Boxscore |
| Jul 13, 2017 | 12:30 | Australia | 10–0 | Hong Kong | 4 | Pepsi Softball Centre | 0:52 | 127 | Boxscore |
| Jul 13, 2017 | 15:00 | Canada | 11–0 | India | 4 | Pepsi Softball Centre | 1:08 | 353 | Boxscore |
| Jul 13, 2017 | 16:30 | South Africa | 3–4 | United States | 8 | Pepsi Softball Centre | 3:30 | 150 | Boxscore |
| Jul 13, 2017 | 19:00 | Dominican Republic | 12–0 | Argentina | 7 | Pepsi Softball Centre | 2:27 | 200 | Boxscore |

### Pool A

| Rk | Team | W | L | PCT | RS | RA | RDIFF |
| 1 | Canada | 7 | 0 | 1.000 | 66 | 11 | 55 |
| 2 | Argentina | 5 | 2 | .714 | 45 | 25 | 20 |
| 3 | Australia | 5 | 2 | .714 | 45 | 12 | 33 |
| 4 | United States | 5 | 2 | .714 | 47 | 18 | 29 |
| 5 | Dominican Republic | 3 | 4 | .428 | 52 | 36 | 16 |
| 6 | South Africa | 2 | 5 | .285 | 28 | 37 | -9 |
| 7 | Hong Kong | 1 | 6 | .142 | 3 | 80 | -77 |
| 8 | India | 0 | 7 | .000 | 3 | 72 | -69 |
| Date | Local time | Road team | Score | Home team | Inn. | Venue | Game duration | Attendance | Boxscore |
| Jul 7, 2017 | 11:00 | Hong Kong | 0–21 | Dominican Republic | 3 | Pepsi Softball Centre | 1:05 | 110 | Boxscore |
| Jul 7, 2017 | 13:00 | Australia | 16–0 | India | 4 | Pepsi Softball Centre | 1:10 | 85 | Boxscore |
| Jul 7, 2017 | 19:30 | Canada | 10–2 | South Africa | 7 | Pepsi Softball Centre | 1:51 | 300 | Boxscore |
| Jul 7, 2017 | 19:30 | United States | 1–5 | Argentina | 7 | Pepsi Softball Centre | 1:50 | 325 | Boxscore |
| Jul 8, 2017 | 10:00 | India | 1–2 | Hong Kong | 7 | Pepsi Softball Centre | 1:40 | 103 | Boxscore |
| Jul 8, 2017 | 12:30 | South Africa | 6–8 | Dominican Republic | 7 | Pepsi Softball Centre | 2:15 | 285 | Boxscore |
| Jul 8, 2017 | 16:30 | Australia | 1–2 | United States | 7 | Pepsi Softball Centre | 1:30 | 500 | Boxscore |
| Jul 8, 2017 | 19:00 | Canada | 8-3 | Argentina | 7 | Pepsi Softball Centre | 1:58 | 723 | Boxscore |
| Jul 9, 2017 | 11:30 | Dominican Republic | 15–0 | India | 4 | Pepsi Softball Centre | 1:15 | 50 | Boxscore |
| Jul 9, 2017 | 12:30 | Hong Kong | 0–8 | Argentina | 5 | Pepsi Softball Centre | 1:00 | 53 | Boxscore |
| Jul 9, 2017 | 15:00 | Australia | 7–0 | South Africa | 5 | Pepsi Softball Centre | 1:16 | 168 | Boxscore |
| Jul 9, 2017 | 19:00 | United States | 1–7 | Canada | 7 | Pepsi Softball Centre | 2:12 | 800 | Boxscore |
| Jul 10, 2017 | 11:30 | United States | 11–0 | India | 4 | Pepsi Softball Centre | 1:07 | 40 | Boxscore |
| Jul 10, 2017 | 14:00 | Argentina | 6–1 | South Africa | 7 | Pepsi Softball Centre | 2:00 | 40 | Boxscore |
| Jul 10, 2017 | 16:30 | Canada | 14–1 | Hong Kong | 6 | Pepsi Softball Centre | 1:52 | 200 | Boxscore |
| Jul 11, 2017 | 09:00 | Dominican Republic | 1–2 | Australia | 7 | Pepsi Softball Centre | 1:37 | 70 | Boxscore |
| Jul 11, 2017 | 10:00 | Hong Kong | 0–10 | South Africa | 4 | Pepsi Softball Centre | 1:40 | 53 | Boxscore |
| Jul 11, 2017 | 14:00 | Argentina | 11–0 | India | 7 | Pepsi Softball Centre | 1:25 | 100 | Boxscore |
| Jul 11, 2017 | 17:30 | Dominican Republic | 2–12 | United States | 4 | Pepsi Softball Centre | 1:30 | 77 | Boxscore |
| Jul 11, 2017 | 19:00 | Australia | 4–9 | Canada | 7 | Pepsi Softball Centre | 1:56 | 832 | Boxscore |
| Jul 12, 2017 | 11:30 | United States | 16–0 | Hong Kong | 3 | Pepsi Softball Centre | 0:56 | 50 | Boxscore |
| Jul 12, 2017 | 12:30 | India | 2–6 | South Africa | 7 | Pepsi Softball Centre | 1:40 | 89 | Boxscore |
| Jul 12, 2017 | 17:30 | Argentina | 1–9 | Australia | 5 | Pepsi Softball Centre | 1:23 | 444 | Boxscore |
| Jul 12, 2017 | 19:00 | Dominican Republic | 0–7 | Canada | 5 | Pepsi Softball Centre | 1:25 | 1822 | Boxscore |
| Jul 13, 2017 | 12:30 | Australia | 10–0 | Hong Kong | 4 | Pepsi Softball Centre | 0:52 | 127 | Boxscore |
| Jul 13, 2017 | 15:00 | Canada | 11–0 | India | 4 | Pepsi Softball Centre | 1:08 | 353 | Boxscore |
| Jul 13, 2017 | 16:30 | South Africa | 3–4 | United States | 8 | Pepsi Softball Centre | 3:30 | 150 | Boxscore |
| Jul 13, 2017 | 19:00 | Dominican Republic | 12–0 | Argentina | 7 | Pepsi Softball Centre | 2:27 | 200 | Boxscore |

## Final standings

| Rk | Team | W | L |
| 1 | New Zealand | 9 | 1 |
| 2 | Australia | 8 | 4 |
| 3 | Canada | 8 | 2 |
| 4 | Argentina | 7 | 3 |
| 5 | Japan | 6 | 3 |
| 6 | United States | 6 | 3 |
| 7 | Venezuela | 6 | 2 |
| 8 | Botswana | 3 | 5 |
| Failed to qualify for Playoffs ||||
| 9 | Czech Republic | 7 | 5 |
| 10 | South Africa | 4 | 6 |
| 11 | Dominican Republic | 4 | 6 |
| 12 | Denmark | 4 | 6 |
| 13 | Great Britain | 2 | 7 |
| 14 | Hong Kong | 2 | 7 |
| 15 | India | 0 | 8 |
| 16 | Turkey | 0 | 8 |