The 2006
ISF Women's World Championship
The Women's Softball World Cup is a fastpitch softball tournament for women's national teams held historically every four years, now every two years, by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). The tournament, originally known as the ''I ...
was held from August 27 to September 5, 2006 in
Beijing
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, China. For the sixth consecutive time, the team from the
United States
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won the title, with a 3-0 victory over
Japan
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. The first four teams qualified for the 2008 Olympics. Since China came in fourth, a game for place 5 took place with the winner also qualifying.
Pool Play
Group A
Italy qualified in fourth with superior runs against New Zealand and Great Britain.
Group B
Colombia withdrew and forfeited all their games.
Playoffs
Day One
Chinese Taipei and Venezuela Eliminated.
Day Two
Canada and Italy Eliminated.
Day Three
Canada places 5th and earns spot in 2008 Olympics
Medal Round
Final ranking
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2006 in Chinese women's sport
Sports competitions in Beijing
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2000s in Beijing
Softball World Championship
September 2006 sports events in Asia