World Cup of Softball
# World Cup of Softball

The USA Softball International Cup previously known as the World Cup of Softball, is an annual softball tournament. The first eight World Cups were held at the ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The competition is governed by USA Softball, which is also headquartered in Oklahoma City. The name was changed in 2018 due to WBSC Event Name Regulations. In 2018 it was held at Bill Barber Park in Irvine, CA, and in 2019 at Olympic Stadium in Columbus, GA.

## History

The World Cup is a round robin format consisting of a number of teams from around the world. Each team plays each other once, then the two teams with the best records play in a one-game, winner-take-all championship. The number of teams has varied, with as few as 4 teams (in 2010) and as many as 14 teams (in 2016).

The official world competition was first held in 2005 and has been played every year since, with the exception of 2008 due to many national teams' participation in the Olympics. However, softball has since been discontinued as an Olympic sport, thereby ensuring that the World Cup will remain relevant at the international level for the foreseeable future.

## Results

| Year | Final Host | Champions | Final score | Runners-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | Japan | 3 – 1 | United States | Australia | 7 – 1 | China |
| 2006 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | United States | 5 – 2 | Japan | Canada | 2 – 0 | Australia |
| 2007 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | United States | 3 – 0 | Japan | Canada | 8 – 2 | China |
| 2009 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | United States | 3 – 1 | Australia | Canada | 4 – 1 | Japan |
| 2010 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | United States | 5 – 1 | Japan | United States Futures | 9 – 3 | Canada |
| 2011 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | United States | 6 – 4 | Japan | Canada | 4 – 1 | Australia |
| 2012 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | United States | 3 – 0 | Australia | Canada | 11 – 8 | Netherlands |
| 2013 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | Japan | 6 – 3 | United States | Australia | 4 – 3 | Canada |
| 2014 | Irvine, California | United States | 5 – 2 | Canada | Chinese Taipei | 3 – 1 | Japan |
| 2015 | Irvine, California | United States | 6 – 1 | Japan | Puerto Rico | 3 – 2 | Canada |
| 2016 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | Japan | 2 – 1 | United States | Australia | 4 – 3 | United States elite |
| 2017 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | Japan | 2 – 1 | United States | Canada | 3 – 0 | Australia |

### Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | United States | 8 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 | Japan | 4 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | Australia | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 5 | United States Futures | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Puerto Rico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | Totals (7 entries) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 |

## Participating nations

* 1st — Champion
* 2nd — Runner-up
* 3rd — Third place
* # — Position
* q — Qualified

| Teams | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | Years |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Argentina | | | | | | | | | | 8th | | | 1 |
| Australia | 3rd | 4th | | 2nd | | 4th | 2nd | 3rd | | | 3rd | 4th | 8 |
| Brazil | | | | | | | 6th | | | | | | 1 |
| Canada | 5th | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 2nd | 4th | 5th | 3rd | 12 |
| China | 4th | 5th | 4th | | | | | | | | 7th | | 4 |
| Chinese Taipei | | | | | | | | | 3rd | | | | 1 |
| Czech Republic | | | | | | 6th | | | | | 13th | | 2 |
| Dominican Republic | | | 6th | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Japan | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | | 1st | 4th | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 11 |
| Great Britain | | 6th | | | | 5th | | | | | | | 2 |
| Italy | | | | 6th | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Mexico | | | | | | | | | 5th | 6th | 10th | 8th | 4 |
| Netherlands | | | | 5th | | | 4th | | | | 9th | | 3 |
| New Zealand | | | | | | | | | | | 8th | | 1 |
| Philippines | | | | | | | | | 6th | | 12th | 7th | 3 |
| Puerto Rico | | | | | | | 5th | 5th | | 3rd | 6th | 6th | 5 |
| United States | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 12 |
| United States Futures/Juniors/Elite | | | | | 3rd | | | | | 5th | 4th | 5th | 4 |
| Venezuela | | | 5th | | | | | | 7th | 7th | 11th | | 4 |
| No. of Teams | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 8 | |
