Czech Rep, Great Britain, Italy, Netherlands keep dream alive of playing softball at Tokyo 2020 Olympics

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Czech Rep, Great Britain, Italy, Netherlands keep dream alive of playing softball at Tokyo 2020 Olympics

July 25, 2019

UTRECHT, Netherlands -- 25 July --Â Â Czech Rep, Great Britain, Italy, Netherlands keep dream alive of playing softball at Tokyo 2020 Olympics

World Baseball Softball Confederation, MaisonÂ duÂ SportÂ International, Av.Â deÂ RhodanieÂ 54,Â Lausanne,Â 1007Â Switzerland

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Czech Rep, Great Britain, Italy, Netherlands keep dream alive of playing softball at Tokyo 2020 Olympics

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UTRECHT, Netherlands -- 25 July -- The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) today announced the Super Round schedule for the WBSC Softball Europe/Africa Qualifier in Utrecht, Netherlands. The field has been cut in half, with four nations remaining in the hunt for one historic ticket to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

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World No. 12 Great Britain and No.Â 10 NetherlandsÂ claimed Group A's two available places in the Super Round. Great BritainÂ went undefeated (3-0) to win the group, while the host nationÂ (2-1) ended at second place.

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In Group B, No. 9 Italy and No.Â 15 Czech Republic have advanced to the Super Round. Italy won the group with perfect record (3-0) whileÂ Czech Republic (2-1) placed second.

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No. 26 France, No. 28 South Africa, No. 35 Spain and No. 43 Botswana have been eliminated in the Olympic qualifier.

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Super Round Schedule

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Friday, 26 July

CZE vs GBR at 4Â pm
NED vs ITA at 7Â pm

Saturday, 27 JulyÂ (game times TBD)

NED vs CZE
GBR vs ITA

The top nation in the final standings after the Super Round will earn a berth at the historic softball's return to the Olympic Games in Tokyo 2020. Only results between the four qualified nations (including matches in the Opening Round) count toward the final Super Round standings.

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Current Standings

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Â Â Â 1. Great Britain (1-0)

Â Â Â 1. Italy (1-0)

Â Â Â 3. Czech Republic (0-1)

Â Â Â 3. Netherlands (0-1)

Global Live-Stream

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All four games of the Super Round will be available to global audiences via the WBSC OTT platform, Game Time. The games will also be streamed through the Olympic ChannelÂ and La Liga Sports.

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Czech public television station, Czech TV will air live Czech Republic's two Super Round games, while the satellite platform Sky Italia will do the same with the Italian National Team matches.

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For full event coverage, including news, liveÂ play-by-play, stats and standings, visit the official website of the WBSC Softball Europe/Africa Qualifier.

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Contact:Â media@wbsc.org.

About the World Baseball Softball ConfederationÂ

Headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland -- the Olympic Capital -- the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) is the world governing body for baseball and softball. WBSC has 208 National Federation and Associate Members in 135 countries and territories across Asia, Africa, Americas, Europe and Oceania, which representÂ a united baseball/softball sports movement that encompasses over 65 million athletes and attracts approximately 150 million fans to stadiums worldwideÂ annually.Â

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The WBSC governs all international competitions involving official National Teams. The WBSC oversees the Premier12, World Baseball Classic, Baseball World Cups, Softball World Cups and Softball World Championships,Â as well as baseball and softball events at the Olympic Games.

For more information, visitÂ www.wbsc.org, which is available six languages: English, French, Japanese, Korean, Spanish and Traditional Chinese.