2006 Women's Softball World Championship
The 2006 ISF Women's World Championship was held from August 27 to September 5, 2006 in Beijing, China.[1] For the sixth consecutive time, the team from the United States won the title, with a 3-0 victory over Japan. The first four teams qualified for the 2008 Olympics. Since China came in fourth, a game for place 5 took place with the winner also qualifying.
Pool Play
Group A
| ใ | GP | W | L | RS | RA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 7 | 0 | 51 | 1 |
| China | 7 | 6 | 1 | 34 | 3 |
| Canada | 7 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 6 |
| Italy | 7 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 32 |
| Great Britain | 7 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 26 |
| North Korea | 7 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 17 |
| South Africa | 7 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 49 |
Italy qualified in fourth with superior runs against New Zealand and Great Britain.
Group B
| ใ | GP | W | L | RS | RA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 7 | 7 | 0 | 48 | 4 |
| Australia | 7 | 5 | 2 | 42 | 7 |
| Venezuela | 7 | 5 | 2 | 39 | 25 |
| Chinese Taipei | 7 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 21 |
| Greece | 7 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 19 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 34 |
| Botswana | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 70 |
| Colombia | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 49 |
Colombia withdrew and forfeited all their games.
Playoffs
Day One
| United States | 11-1 | Australia |
| Japan | 1-0 | China |
| Canada | 3-2 | Chinese Taipei |
| Venezuela | 1-2 | Italy |
Chinese Taipei and Venezuela Eliminated.
Medal Round
| Day Two | Bronze Medal | Gold Medal | |||||||||||
| A1 | United States | 1 | B1 | Japan | 0 | ||||||||
| B1 | Japan | 3 | A1 | United States | 3 | ||||||||
| A1 | United States | 5 | |||||||||||
| A2 | Australia | 1 | |||||||||||
| A2 | China | 0 | |||||||||||
| B2 | Australia | 1 | |||||||||||
Final ranking
References
- "XI ISF Women's World Championship 2006". International Softball Federation. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
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