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took place from July 9–13, 2022, in
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, at the University of Alabama Birmingham. Originally scheduled to take place in July 2021, the Games were rescheduled for July 2022 as a result of the
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postponement due to the
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will return to official programme of the
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after nine years of absence. This tournament also served as the world championship for softball.


Format

A total of eight teams are divided into two groups of four teams each. In each group, teams played against each other once in a single round-robin format, for a total of three matches per team. The top two of each of the two groups advanced to the
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Qualification

Eight teams qualified, including United States, which, as host nation, qualifies automatically. Qualification places were primarily based on national softball ranking. The last berth was awarded at the
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, which was scheduled to take place in 2020 but have been moved due to the
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Qualified teams

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Competition schedule

The match schedule of the softball tournament was unveiled on 24 February 2022.


Squads


Group stage


Group A


Group B


Classification stage


Bracket


Seventh place play-off


Fifth place play-off


Knockout stage


Bracket


Semi-finals


Bronze medal match


Gold medal match


Medalists


See also

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Softball at the World Games Softball was introduced as a World Games sport at the World Games 1981, 1981 World Games in Santa Clara, California, Santa Clara and discontinued after the World Games 1985, 1985 games in London. It was reintroduced as a women's Demonstration spo ...


References


External links


The World Games 2022

World Baseball Softball Confederation
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