The 2016
Women's Softball 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 an international
softball
Softball is a game similar to baseball played with a larger ball on a smaller field. Softball is played competitively at club levels, the college level, and the professional level. The game was first created in 1887 in Chicago by George Hanc ...
competition to be held in
Surrey, British Columbia
Surrey is a city in British Columbia, Canada. It is located south of the Fraser River on the Canada–United States border. It is a member municipality of the Metro Vancouver regional district and metropolitan area. Mainly a suburban city, Surr ...
between July 15 and July 24, 2016.
WBSC Softball Calendar
It was the 15th edition of the tournament, and the second edition to be sanctioned by the World Baseball Softball Confederation
World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC; french: Confédération internationale de baseball et softball) is the world governing body for the sports of baseball, softball, and Baseball5. It was established in 2013 by the merger of the Inter ...
(WBSC). Previous editions were sanctioned by the International Softball Federation
Map of member states., 400px, right
The International Softball Federation (ISF) is the international governing body for the sport of softball with its world headquarters and training centre at Plant City, Florida. The ISF is a non-profit corporat ...
, which governed the sport until its 2013 merger with the International Baseball Federation
The International Baseball Federation (IBAF; Spanish: ''Federación Internacional de Béisbol'', French: ''Fédération internationale de baseball'') is the former worldwide governing body recognized by the International Olympic Committee as over ...
to create the WBSC. It was announced on March 17, 2016, that the field for the tournament would be expanded from 16 to 31.
Qualification
Group stage
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
Championship round
Standings
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Placement round
Standings
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Championship Round-Double Page
Day 1
Day 2
Medal Round
Championship Round-Single Page
Placement Round-Double Page
First round
Quarterfinals
Final four
Placement Round-Single Page
Final standings
References
External links
Official Page
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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 ...
Women's Softball World Championship
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International softball competitions hosted by Canada
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Softball World Championship
July 2016 sports events in Canada