2002 Women's Softball World Championship

The 2002 ISF Women's World Championship for softball was held July 26-August 4, 2002 in Saskatoon, Canada.[1] The United States, which went undefeated for the tournament, won a fifth straight world championship with a 1-0 victory over Japan. The first four teams qualified for the 2004 Olympics.

Pool Play

Group A

　 GP W L RF RA
 United States 7 7 0 53 0
 China 7 6 1 40 5
 Chinese Taipei 7 5 2 18 12
 Italy 7 4 3 11 8
 Canada 7 3 4 14 11
 Netherlands Antilles 7 1 6 3 24
 Russia 7 1 6 4 40
 Czech Republic 7 1 6 7 50

Group B

　 GP W L RF RA
 Japan 7 7 0 48 1
 Australia 7 6 1 49 8
 New Zealand 7 5 2 37 17
 Puerto Rico 7 4 3 18 38
 Venezuela 7 3 4 28 28
 Netherlands 7 2 5 31 36
 South Africa 7 1 6 10 45
 Dominican Republic 7 0 7 16 66

Playoffs

Day One

 Chinese Taipei 5-1  Puerto Rico
 New Zealand 3-0  Italy
 United States 4-3  Australia
 Japan 5-0  China

Puerto Rico and Italy Eliminated.

Day Two

 Australia 2-4  Chinese Taipei
 China 4-2  New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand Eliminated.

Medal Round

Day TwoBronze MedalGold Medal
A1 United States1A1' United States1
B1 Japan0B1 Japan0
B1 Japan2
A3 Chinese Taipei1
A2 China5
A3 Chinese Taipei6

Final ranking

  1.  United States
  2.  Japan
  3.  Chinese Taipei
  4.  China
  5.  Australia
  6.  New Zealand
  7.  Italy
  8.  Puerto Rico
  9.  Canada
  10.  Venezuela
  11.  Netherlands
  12.  Netherlands Antilles
  13.  Russia
  14.  South Africa
  15.  Czech Republic
  16.  Dominican Republic

References

  1. ^ "X ISF Women's World Championship 2002". International Softball Federation. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
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