2006 Women's Softball World Championship
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China |
| Teams | 16 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (8th title) |
| Runner-up | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan |
| Third place | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia |
| Fourth place | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China |
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The 2006 ISF Women's World Championship was held from August 27 to September 5, 2006 in Beijing, China.[1] For the sixth consecutive time, the team from the United States won the title, with a 3-0 victory over Japan. The first four teams qualified for the 2008 Olympics. Since China came in fourth, a game for place 5 took place with the winner also qualifying.
Pool Play
[edit | edit source]Group A
[edit | edit source]| GP | W | L | RS | RA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 7 | 7 | 0 | 51 | 1 |
| File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | 7 | 6 | 1 | 34 | 3 |
| File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 7 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 6 |
| File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 7 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 |
| File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand | 7 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 32 |
| File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain | 7 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 26 |
| File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea | 7 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 17 |
| File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa | 7 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 49 |
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Italy qualified in fourth with superior runs against New Zealand and Great Britain.
Group B
[edit | edit source]| GP | W | L | RS | RA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 7 | 7 | 0 | 48 | 4 |
| File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | 7 | 5 | 2 | 42 | 7 |
| File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela | 7 | 5 | 2 | 39 | 25 |
| File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei | 7 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 21 |
| File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece | 7 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 19 |
| File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | 7 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 34 |
| File:Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 70 |
| File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 49 |
Colombia withdrew and forfeited all their games.
Playoffs
[edit | edit source]Day One
[edit | edit source]Chinese Taipei and Venezuela Eliminated.
Day Two
[edit | edit source]| File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 2-7 | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia |
| File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 1-9 | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China |
Canada and Italy Eliminated.
Day Three
[edit | edit source]| File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 3-0 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy |
Canada places 5th and earns spot in 2008 Olympics
Medal Round
[edit | edit source]Final ranking
[edit | edit source]1st place, gold medalist(s) File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
4. File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
5. File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
6. File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy
7. File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela
8. File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei
9. File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece
10. File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain
11. File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
12. File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
13. File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea
14. File:Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana
15. File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
16. File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia
References
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