2004 Men's Softball World Championship
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  New Zealand |
| Teams | 15 |
| Defending champions | New Zealand |
| Final positions | |
Champions | New Zealand |
Runner-up | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada |
Third place |  Australia |
| Fourth place | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States |
← 2000 2009 → | |
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The 2004 ISF Men's World Championship was an international softball tournament. The final was held in Christchurch, New Zealand on 2 September 2004. It was the 11th time the World Championship took place. Fifteen nations competed, including defending champions New Zealand.
In the end, New Zealand won their third consecutive World Cup, over a win against runner-up Canada.[1]
First round
[edit | edit source]Group A
[edit | edit source]| Place | Nation | P | W | D | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 2 | Error creating thumbnail: New Zealand | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 3 | Australia |
7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 6 | File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 7 | File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 8 | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
Group B
[edit | edit source]| Place | Nation | P | W | D | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 3 | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | File:Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 7 | File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Play Offs
[edit | edit source]Final
[edit | edit source]| Nation | Nation | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Error creating thumbnail: New Zealand | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 9-5 |
Final standings
[edit | edit source]| Rk | Team | W | L | ||||
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| 1 | Error creating thumbnail: New Zealand | 9 | 1 | ||||
| 2 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 8 | 3 | ||||
| 3 | Australia
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8 | 3 | ||||
| 4 | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 7 | 2 | ||||
| 5 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 5 | 3 | ||||
| 6 | File:Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa | 5 | 4 | ||||
| 7 | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic | 4 | 3 | ||||
| 8 | File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Failed to qualify for Playoffs | |||||||
| 9 | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain | 2 | 4 | ||||
| 10 | File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines | 2 | 5 | ||||
| 11 | File:Flag of Venezuela (1954–2006).svg Venezuela | 2 | 5 | ||||
| 12 | File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa | 2 | 5 | ||||
| 13 | File:Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana | 1 | 5 | ||||
| 14 | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | 1 | 6 | ||||
| 15 | File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong | 0 | 6 | ||||
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External links
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ New Zealand three-peats at Men's World Championship Archived October 25, 2006, at the Wayback Machine