2010 Women's Softball World Championship

The 2010 ISF Women's World Championship was an international softball competition being held at Estadio La Rinconada and Estadio Fuerte Tiuna in Caracas, Venezuela from June 23 to July 2, 2010. It was the 12th edition of the tournament.[1]

2010 Women's Softball World Championship
Tournament details
Host country Venezuela
Dates 23 June – 2 July
Defending champions United States (2006)
Final positions
Champions
 United States (9th title)
Runner-up
 Japan
Third place
 Canada
Fourth place China
Tournament statistics
Games played66

In the end, the United States won their ninth and seventh consecutive title.[2]

Mascot

The mascot chosen for this edition is called Sofi, a white cat so cute, beautiful, insightful and courageous, as is the Venezuelan woman. To promote this event as part of the celebration of Venezuelan Bicentennial of Independence. Designed by Fractal Studio, a design studio in Venezuela. The name Sofi is a contraction of Softball International.

First round

Pool A

Teams W L Pct. GB R RA
 Japan701.000422
 Canada61.8571495
 Chinese Taipei52.71422617
 Netherlands43.57132323
 Cuba34.42941913
 Great Britain25.28651027
 Argentina16.14361245
 South Africa07.0007554
Qualified for the playoffs

Pool B

Teams W L Pct. GB R RA
 United States701.000685
 Venezuela61.85713013
 Australia52.71423713
 China43.5713409
 Czech Republic34.42942141
 New Zealand25.28652155
 Dominican Republic16.14361025
 Botswana07.0007571

Playoffs

Day 1

June 30, 2010 Japan  2–0  Venezuela Caracas
June 30, 2010 United States  16–1  Canada Caracas
June 30, 2010 Chinese Taipei  0–1  China Caracas
June 30, 2010 Australia  3–2  Netherlands Caracas

Day 2

July 1, 2010 Venezuela  1–6  China Caracas
July 1, 2010 Canada  3–2  Australia Caracas

Medal round

  Day Two Bronze Medal Gold Medal
                           
W1  Japan 0  
W2  United States 4         W7  United States 7
      L7  Japan 12   W9  Japan 0
  W8  Canada 3  
W5  China 0
W6  Canada 1  

Final standings

References

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