Teams, tournament format announced for WBSC U-18 Women’s Softball World Cup in Lima, Peru

PULLY, Switzerland – The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) today announced the participating teams and competition format for the upcoming WBSC U-18 Women's Softball World Cup, which is set to be played from 6-12 December in Lima, Peru.

 

World No. 2 USA, No. 4 Mexico, No. 5 Puerto Rico, No. 6 Chinese Taipei, No. 10 Netherlands, No. 13 Czech Republic, No. 26 South Africa, No. 30 Peru and No. 40 Colombia will compete in the inaugural edition of the WBSC U-18 Women’s Softball World Cup.

 

To begin the tournament, the nine teams will face each other in a single round-robin, with the top two teams advancing to the World Championship Final, while the third- and fourth-place finishers will play in the Bronze Medal Game.

 

The tournament will be played at Villa Maria del Triunfo Softball Stadium, a site of the Lima 2019 Pan American Games.

 

The inaugural WBSC U-18 Women’s Softball World Cup had been originally set to take place in 2020. As a result of the one-year delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all players who would have been eligible to participate in the 2020 edition will still be able to play in December.

 

The new WBSC U-18 Women's Softball World Cup will replace the U-19 Softball World Cup. The United States are the three-time defending U-19 Women's Softball World Champions.

 

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Contact: media@wbsc.org

 

About the World Baseball Softball Confederation

Headquartered in Pully, Switzerland -- adjacent to Lausanne, the Olympic Capital -- the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) is the world governing body for baseball and softball. The WBSC has 210 National Federation and Associate Members in 138 countries and territories across Asia, Africa, Americas, Europe and Oceania, which represent a united baseball/softball sports movement that encompasses over 65 million athletes and attracts approximately 150 million fans to stadiums worldwide annually. 

 

The WBSC governs all international competitions involving official National Teams. The WBSC oversees the Premier12, the World Baseball Classic and Baseball World Cups (U-12, U-15, U-18, U-23 and Women's), Softball World Cups, (U-12 Mixed, U-15 Women's, U-18 Women's, U-18 Men's, U-23 Men's, Women's and Men's), and official disciplines Baseball5 (Senior and Youth World Cups) and E-Sports as well as Baseball, Softball and Baseball5 events at the Olympic Games.

 

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