U-18 Women's Softball World Cup

The U-18 Women's Softball World Cup is a fastpitch softball tournament for age 18-and-under national teams held by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC).[1][2][3] Prior to the 2021 edition, the tournament was an under-19 tournament.

U-18 Women's Softball World Cup
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2025 U-18 Women's Softball World Cup
SportSoftball
Founded1981
ContinentInternational
Most recent
champion(s)
 United States (8th title)
Most titles United States (8 titles)
Official websiteOfficial website

The latest edition of the WBSC U-18 Women's Softball World Cup was played in Lima, Peru in December 2021, with the  United States claiming their fourth consecutive women's youth softball world title, and eighth overall, following a dramatic 1–0 win against Chinese Taipei in the final. This tournament was rescheduled due to the covid pandemic, originally scheduled for 2020.[4][5][6]

The tournament, with a history of 42 years and 14 editions, moved to a four-year cycle and changed its competition format from 2024. The Group Stage will be held between July and September 2024 in São Paulo, Pingtan and Dallas. The Finals will be held in 2025 in the North American city itself.[7][8]

Classification

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With the approved format of 18 national teams, the WBSC has distributed the continental quotas as follows: [9][10]

The participants will be determined through the continental championships.

Results

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Year Final Host[11] Medalists
Champions Final score Runners-up 3rd place
Jr. Women's Softball World Championship
1981
Details
 
Edmonton
 
Japan
1–0  
United States
 
China
1985
Details
 
Fargo
 
China
1–0  
Japan
 
United States
1987
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Oklahoma City
 
United States
1–0  
China
 
Japan
1991
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Adelaide
 
Japan
1–0  
United States
 
China
1995
Details
 
Normal
 
United States
3–0  
Japan
 
Australia
1999
Details
 
Taipei
 
Japan
3–1  
United States
 
Chinese Taipei
2003
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Nanjing
 
Japan
3–2  
United States
 
Australia
2007
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Enschede
 
United States
3–1  
Japan
 
Australia
2011
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Cape Town
 
United States
4–1  
Japan
 
Chinese Taipei
2013
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Brampton
 
Japan
4–0  
United States
 
Australia
2015
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Oklahoma City
 
United States
8–1  
Japan
 
Puerto Rico
2017
Details
 
Clearwater
 
United States
13–4  
Japan
 
Puerto Rico
U-19 Women's Softball World Cup
2019
Details
 
Irvine
 
United States
4–3  
Japan
 
Canada
U-18 Women's Softball World Cup
2021
Details[R 1]
 
Lima
 
United States
1–0  
Chinese Taipei
 
Puerto Rico
2025
Details
 
Dallas
Notes
  1. ^ Originally scheduled to be held in 2020, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, postponed to December 2021.

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  United States85114
2  Japan57113
3  China1124
4  Chinese Taipei0123
5  Australia0044
6  Puerto Rico0033
7  Canada0011
Totals (7 entries)14141442

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Past results since 1990 in softball Archived 5 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "WBSC U-18 Women's Softball World Cup Historic Results". World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Event Info". World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). World Baseball Softball Confederation. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  4. ^ Mundial, Beisbol (13 December 2021). "Estados Unidos campeonas mundiales en softball U-18". Beisbol Mundial (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  5. ^ La WBSC lanza dos nuevas Copas Mundiales de Sóftbol
  6. ^ "Copa Mundial de Softbol Femenino Sub-18 - wbsc.org". wbsc.org. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
  7. ^ leonardo (12 March 2024). "Softbol femenino se prepara para el clasificatorio sub-18". Noticias SIN (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Dallas, EE.UU. será sede del grupo de la Copa Mundial de Softbol Femenino Sub-18 WBSC en 2024, Finales 2025". World Baseball Softball Confederation (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  9. ^ "WBSC U-18 Women's Softball World Cup groups announced". insidethegames.biz. 3 February 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Dallas to host WBSC U-18 Women's Softball World Cup group in 2024, Finals 2025". Playeasy. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  11. ^ "U18 Women's Softball World Cup". World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). Retrieved 11 July 2023.