Softball at the 2025 World Games
| Softball at the 2025 World Games | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Xindu Xiangcheng Sports Centre Softball Stadium |
| Dates | 6-10 August 2025 (men) 13-17 August 2025 (women) |
| No. of events | 2 |
| Competitors | 20 teams from 12 nations |
The softball competition at the 2025 World Games took place from 6 to 17 August 2025, in Chengdu in China, at the Softball Stadium within the Xindu Xiangcheng Sports Centre.[1][2] The discipline included two events: a women's tournament, and for the first time in the games, a men's tournament as well.[3]
Qualification
A total of eight teams qualified for each event:[4]
| Event | Total places | Qualified NOCs | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's | ||||
| Host nation | 0[a] | — | ||
| WBSC World Rankings | 6 |  Argentina Australia Japan.svg.png){kind=small} Canada Venezuela United States
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| Wildcard | 2 |  Czech Republic Singapore
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| Women's | ||||
| Host nation | 1 |  China
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| WBSC World Rankings | 6 | United States Japan Puerto Rico Chinese Taipei Netherlands Canada
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| Wildcard | 1 | Australia
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Participating nations
- Argentina (1)
- Australia (2)
- Canada (2)
- China (1)
- Chinese Taipei (1)
- Czech Republic (1)
- Japan (2)
- Netherlands (1)
- Puerto Rico (1)
- Singapore (1)
- United States (2)
- Venezuela (1)
Results
Men's tournament
Preliminary round
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 10 | +15 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Venezuela
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 4 | |
| 3 | Argentina
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 2 | 5th–8th Classification |
| 4 | Czech Republic
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 26 | −23 | 0 |
Source: TWG 2025
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 8 | +27 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Canada
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 16 | +7 | 4 | |
| 3 | Singapore
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 33 | −13 | 2 | 5th–8th Classification |
| 4 | .svg.png){kind=small} Australia
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 35 | −21 | 0 |
Source: TWG 2025
Classification stage
Bracket
| 5th–8th Classification | Fifth place play-off | |||||
| August 9 – Chengdu | ||||||
| Czech Republic | 15 | |||||
| August 9 – Chengdu | ||||||
| Singapore | 10 | |||||
| Czech Republic | 0 | |||||
| August 9 – Chengdu | ||||||
| Argentina | 3 | |||||
| Australia | 1 | |||||
| Argentina | 12 | |||||
| Seventh place play-off | ||||||
| August 9 – Chengdu | ||||||
| Singapore | 5 | |||||
| Australia | 12 | |||||
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Gold medal match | |||||
| August 9 – Chengdu | ||||||
| Canada | 1 | |||||
| August 9 – Chengdu | ||||||
| Japan | 6 | |||||
| Japan | X | |||||
| August 9 – Chengdu | ||||||
| United States | X | |||||
| Venezuela | 0 | |||||
| United States | 7 | |||||
| Bronze medal match | ||||||
| August 9 – Chengdu | ||||||
| Canada | X | |||||
| Venezuela | X | |||||
A rainout was declared cancelling the gold and bronze medal matches. The winning semifinalists were awarded gold medals while the losers were given bronze medals.[6]
Final standings
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
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Japan
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| United States
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Canada
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| Venezuela
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| 5 | Argentina
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| 6 | Czech Republic
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| 7 | Australia
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| 8 | Singapore
|
Women's tournament
Preliminary round
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2 | +18 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Chinese Taipei
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 4 | |
| 3 | Netherlands
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 2 | 5th–8th Classification |
| 4 | China (H)
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 19 | −16 | 0 |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 10 | +12 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Japan
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 5 | +13 | 4 | |
| 3 | Australia
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 20 | −8 | 2 | 5th–8th Classification |
| 4 | Puerto Rico
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 27 | −17 | 0 |
Source: TWG 2025
Classification stage
Bracket
| 5th–8th Classification | Fifth place play-off | |||||
| August 16 – Chengdu | ||||||
| Australia | 3 | |||||
| August 16 – Chengdu | ||||||
| China | 4 | |||||
| China | X | |||||
| August 16 – Chengdu | ||||||
| Puerto Rico | X | |||||
| Netherlands | 1 | |||||
| Puerto Rico | 3 | |||||
| Seventh place play-off | ||||||
| August 16 – Chengdu | ||||||
| Australia | X | |||||
| Netherlands | X | |||||
The play-offs for fifth place and seventh place were cancelled due to rain.[7] The final standings including the 5th to 8th place teams were later confirmed.[8]
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Gold medal match | |||||
| August 16 – Chengdu | ||||||
| United States | 7 | |||||
| August 16 – Chengdu | ||||||
| Japan | 6 | |||||
| United States | 5 | |||||
| August 16 – Chengdu | ||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 0 | |||||
| Canada | 4 | |||||
| Chinese Taipei | 6 | |||||
| Bronze medal match | ||||||
| August 16 – Chengdu | ||||||
| Japan | 11 | |||||
| Canada | 1 | |||||
Final standings
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
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United States
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Chinese Taipei
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Japan
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| 4 | Canada
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| 5 | Australia
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| 6 | Puerto Rico
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| 7 | Netherlands
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| 8 | China
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Medal table
* Host nation (China)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Japan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (5 entries) | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's tournament |
Japan United States
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not awarded | Venezuela Canada
|
| Women's tournament |
United States
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Chinese Taipei
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Japan
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Notes
References
- ^ "Qualifications for TWG 2025 by sport, Chengdu (CHN)". theworldgames. 2 November 2023. Retrieved 2025-05-23.
- ^ "Venues World Games 2025". theworldgames. 28 May 2025. Retrieved 2025-05-28.
- ^ "Sports Programme set for TWG 2025 in Chengdu". World Games. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ "Women's, Men's Softball World Rankings to qualify six national teams for The World Games Chengdu 2025". wbsc.org. World Baseball Softball Confederation. 28 November 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ "WBSC confirms qualified teams, Wild Cards for The World Games 2025 in Chengdu, China". www.wbsc.org. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
- ^ "Japan, USA win gold medals; Canada, Venezuela get bronze as The World Games men's softball medal games are rained out". World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ^ "Semifinals at World Games 2025 Women's Softball postponed by rain". World Baseball Softball Confederation. 15 August 2025. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
- ^ "Women's Softball Final Standings". World Baseball Softball Confederation. 17 August 2025. Archived from the original on 19 August 2025. Retrieved 19 August 2025 – via Twitter.