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2006 Women's Softball World Championship

2006 Women's Softball World Championship

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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

Group A

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Italy qualified in fourth with superior runs against New Zealand and Great Britain.

Group B

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Colombia withdrew and forfeited all their games.

Playoffs

Day One

 United States11-1 Australia
 Japan1-0 China
 Canada3-2 Chinese Taipei
 Venezuela1-2 Italy

Chinese Taipei and Venezuela Eliminated.

Day Two

 Canada2-7 Australia
 Italy1-9 China

Canada and Italy Eliminated.

Day Three

 Canada3-0 Italy

Canada places 5th and earns spot in 2008 Olympics

Medal Round

Day TwoBronze MedalGold Medal
A1 United States1B1 Japan0
B1 Japan3A1 United States3
A1 United States5
A2 Australia1
A2 China0
B2 Australia1

Final ranking

  1.  United States
  2.  Japan
  3.  Australia
  4.  China
  5.  Canada
  6.  Italy
  7.  Venezuela
  8.  Chinese Taipei
  9.  Greece
  10.  Great Britain
  11.  New Zealand
  12.  Netherlands
  13.  North Korea
  14.  Botswana
  15.  South Africa
  16.  Colombia

References

  1. [1]
    "XI ISF Women's World Championship 2006". International Softball Federation. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
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