2009 Men's Softball World Championship
# 2009 Men's Softball World Championship

The 2009 ISF Men's World Championship was an international softball tournament. The final was held in Saskatoon, Canada on 26 July 2009. It was the 12th time the World Championship took place. Sixteen nations competed, including defending champions New Zealand.

In the end, Australia won over runner-up New Zealand.

## First round

### Group A

| Place | Nation | P | W | D | L | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | New Zealand | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | United States | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 3 | Japan | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | Great Britain | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | Philippines | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | Denmark | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | Mexico | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 8 | Botswana | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 |

### Group B

| Place | Nation | P | W | D | L | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Canada | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Australia | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 3 | Venezuela | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 4 | Argentina | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | Czech Republic | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | Puerto Rico | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 7 | South Africa | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 8 | Indonesia | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |

## Play-offs

| Nation | Nation | Score |
| - | - | - |
| Japan | Argentina | 7-6 |
| Venezuela | Great Britain | 10-3 |
| Australia | New Zealand | 7-0 |
| Canada | United States | 6-4 |
| New Zealand | Japan | 10-6 |
| United States | Venezuela | 8-1 |
| Australia | Canada | 2-0 |
| New Zealand | United States | 7-3 |
| New Zealand | Canada | 8-5 |

## Final

| Nation | Nation | Score |
| - | - | - |
| Australia | New Zealand | 5-0 |

## Final standings

| Rk | Team | W | L |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Australia | 9 | 1 |
| 2 | New Zealand | 9 | 2 |
| 3 | Canada | 8 | 2 |
| 4 | United States | 7 | 3 |
| 5 | Venezuela | 5 | 4 |
| 6 | Japan | 5 | 4 |
| 7 | Argentina | 4 | 4 |
| 8 | Great Britain | 3 | 5 |
| Failed to qualify for Playoffs ||||
| 9 | Czech Republic | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | Philippines | 3 | 4 |
| 11 | Denmark | 3 | 4 |
| 12 | Puerto Rico | 2 | 5 |
| 13 | Botswana | 1 | 6 |
| 14 | Mexico | 1 | 6 |
| 15 | South Africa | 1 | 6 |
| 16 | Indonesia | 0 | 7 |
