2002 Women's Softball World Championship
# 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. 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 Two | Day Two | Day Two | Bronze Medal | Bronze Medal | Bronze Medal | Gold Medal | Gold Medal | Gold Medal |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A1 | United States | 1 | | | | A1 | ' United States | 1 |
| B1 | Japan | 0 | | | | B1 | Japan | 0 |
| | | | B1 | Japan | 2 | | | |
| | | | A3 | Chinese Taipei | 1 | | | |
| A2 | China | 5 | | | | | | |
| A3 | Chinese Taipei | 6 | | | | | | |

## Final ranking

* United States
* Japan
* Chinese Taipei
* China
* Australia
* New Zealand
* Italy
* Puerto Rico
* Canada
* Venezuela
* Netherlands
* Netherlands Antilles
* Russia
* South Africa
* Czech Republic
* Dominican Republic
