The 1992 ISF Men's World Championship was an international

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tournament. The tournament was held in

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and

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from 20 to 28 March 1992. It was the 8th time the World Championship took place. Eighteen nations competed, including defending champions

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. In the grand final held at the Rosario Sports Complex on March 28 and attended by 13,000 people,

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won over runner-up

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Bidding

, the

and the

made bids to host the games. The town of Midland,

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, previous 1984 hosts, was the candidate town of the United States for the 1992 bid. The Philippines' bidding delegation was led by then

Mayor, Mario Raymundo. The Philippines previously hosted the championships in

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in 1972. At an

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convention in

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in 1989, The Philippines were awarded hosting rights for the tournament.

Venues

The Rosario Sports Complex in

and the Rizal Memorial Ball Park in

Pools composition

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pool B

Final round

Semifinals

Final

Grand Final

Final standings

(*) 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

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References

External links

Final standings
{{Men's Softball World Championship ISF Men's World Championship 1992 ISF Men's World Championship 1992 in Philippine sport Men's Softball World Championship March 1992 sports events in Asia Sports competitions in Manila 20th century in Manila