Men's Softball World Cup
{{Short description|International softball tournament}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Infobox sports league
|current_season= 2025 Men's Softball World Cup
|logo=Men's_Softball_World_Cup.svg
|pixels=
|caption=
|sport=Softball
|founded={{Start date and age|df=yes|1966}}
|teams=12 (Finals)
|continent=International
|champion={{nowrap|{{Sb|AUS}} (2nd title)
(2022)}}
|most_champs={{Sb|NZL}} (7 titles)
}}
The Men's Softball World Cup, known through 2015 as the ISF Men's World Championship, is a softball tournament for the best national men's teams in the world. From 1966 to 2013 it was held every four years, first by the International Softball Federation (ISF) and from 2019 an onward it is held every two years by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC), the 16 best teams in the world compete.[http://www.internationalsoftball.com/english/events/past_results.asp Past results since 1990 in softball] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070222193113/http://www.internationalsoftball.com/english/events/past_results.asp |date=February 22, 2007 }}{{cite web|title=Tradestaff ISF Men's World Softball Championships |url=http://www.softball2013.com/ |publisher=NHSA |access-date=March 10, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130801034242/http://www.softball2013.com/ |archive-date=August 1, 2013 }}
Results
| class="wikitable" style="width:75%; font-size:90%; text-align: center;"
!rowspan=2 width=5%|Year !rowspan=2 width=10%|Final Host |width=1% rowspan=20 style="border-top:none;border-bottom:none;"| !colspan=4|Medalists |
| width=17%|Champions
!width=7%|Final score !width=17%|Runners-up !width=17%|3rd place |
|---|
| 1966 Details |{{flagicon|MEX|1934}} |{{Sb-big|USA}} |6 – 0 |{{Sb-big|MEX|1934}} |{{Sb-big|NZL}} |
| 1968 Details |{{flagicon|USA}} |{{Sb-big|USA}} |4 – 0 |{{Sb-big|CAN}} |{{Sb-big|MEX|1936}} |
| 1972 Details |{{flagicon|PHI|1936}} |{{Sb-big|CAN}} |1 – 0 |{{Sb-big|USA}} |{{Sb-big|NZL}} |
| 1976 Details |{{flagicon|NZL}} |{{Sb-big|USA}} {{Sb-big|CAN}} {{Sb-big|NZL}} |– | | |
| 1980 Details |{{flagicon|USA}} |{{Sb-big|USA}} |3 – 0 |{{Sb-big|CAN}} |{{Sb-big|BAH}} |
| 1984 Details |{{flagicon|USA}} |{{Sb-big|NZL}} |3 – 1 |{{Sb-big|CAN}} |{{Sb-big|USA}} |
| 1988 Details |{{flagicon|CAN}} |{{Sb-big|USA}} |4 – 0 |{{Sb-big|NZL}} |{{Sb-big|CAN}} |
| 1992 Details |{{flagicon|PHI|1986}} |{{Sb-big|CAN}} |5 – 3 |{{Sb-big|NZL}} |{{Sb-big|USA}} |
| 1996 Details |{{flagicon|USA}} |{{Sb-big|NZL}} |4 – 0 |{{Sb-big|CAN}} |{{Sb-big|JPN|1947}} |
| 2000 Details |{{flagicon|RSA}} |{{Sb-big|NZL}} |2 – 1 |{{Sb-big|JPN}} |{{Sb-big|USA}} |
| 2004 Details |{{flagicon|NZL}} |{{Sb-big|NZL}} |9 – 5 |{{Sb-big|CAN}} |{{Sb-big|AUS}} |
| 2009 Details |{{flagicon|CAN}} |{{Sb-big|AUS}} |5 – 0 |{{Sb-big|NZL}} |{{Sb-big|CAN}} |
| 2013 Details |{{flagicon|NZL}} |{{Sb-big|NZL}} |4 – 1 |{{sb-big|VEN}} |{{Sb-big|AUS}} |
| 2015 Details |{{flagicon|CAN}} |{{Sb-big|CAN}} |10 – 5 |{{Sb-big|NZL}} |{{Sb-big|VEN}} |
| 2017 Details |{{flagicon|CAN}} |{{Sb-big|NZL}} |6 – 4 |{{Sb-big|AUS}} |{{Sb-big|CAN}} |
| 2019 Details |{{flagicon|CZE}} |{{Sb-big|ARG}} |3 – 2 |{{Sb-big|JPN}} |{{Sb-big|CAN}} |
| 2022 Details |{{flagicon|NZL}} |{{Sb-big|AUS}} |5 – 2 |{{Sb-big|CAN}} |{{Sb-big|USA}} |
| 2025 Details |{{flagicon|CAN}} | | | | |
In 1976 the final day was rained out. New Zealand, USA and Canada were all awarded the gold medal.
=Medal table=
{{Medals table
| caption =
| host =
| flag_template = sb
| event =
| team =
| gold_NZL = 7 | silver_NZL = 4 | bronze_NZL = 2
| gold_USA = 5 | silver_USA = 1 | bronze_USA = 4
| gold_CAN = 4 | silver_CAN = 6 | bronze_CAN = 4
| gold_AUS = 2 | silver_AUS = 1 | bronze_AUS = 2
| gold_ARG = 1 | silver_ARG = 0 | bronze_ARG = 0
| gold_JPN = 0 | silver_JPN = 2 | bronze_JPN = 1
| gold_VEN = 0 | silver_VEN = 1 | bronze_VEN = 1
| gold_MEX = 0 | silver_MEX = 1 | bronze_MEX = 1
| gold_BAH = 0 | silver_BAH = 0 | bronze_BAH = 1
}}
Participating nations
- {{legend | 1=gold | 2= — Champion | outline=grey | text=1st}}
- {{legend | 1=silver | 2= — Runner-up | outline=grey | text=2nd}}
- {{legend | 1=#cc9966 | 2= — Third place | outline=grey | text=3rd}}
- {{legend | 1=# | 2= — Group Stage | outline=grey | text=GS}}
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; width: 80%; text-align: center;" |
| width="20%" | Teams
! width="06%" | 1966 ! width="06%" | 1968 ! width="06%" | 1972 ! width="06%" | 1976 ! width="06%" | 1980 ! width="06%" | 1984 ! width="06%" | 1988 ! width="06%" | 1992 ! width="06%" | 1996 ! width="06%" | 2000 ! width="06%" | 2004 ! width="06%" | 2009 ! width="06%" | 2013 ! width="06%" | 2015 ! width="06%" | 2017 ! width="06%" | 2019 ! width="06%" | 2022 ! width="06%" | 2025 ! width="05%" | {{tooltip|Years|Number of years participated}} |
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| align="left" | {{sb|ARG}}
| | | | | 12th | 9th | | 6th | 9th | | 8th | 7th | 4th | 7th | 4th | style="background:gold;" | 1st | 4th | q ! 12 |
| align="left" | {{sb|AUS}}
| | | | | | | 7th | 5th | 7th | 12th | style="background:#cc9966;" | 3rd | style="background:gold;" | 1st | style="background:#cc9966;" | 3rd | 4th | style="background:silver;" | 2nd | 7th | style="background:gold;" | 1st | q ! 12 |
| align="left" | {{sb|BAH}}
| 6th | 7th | | | style="background:#cc9966;" | 3rd | 8th | 6th | | 10th | | | | | | | | | ! 6 |
| align="left" | {{sb|BER}}
| | | | | | 15th | 13th | | | | | | | | | | | ! 2 |
| align="left" | {{sb|IVB}}
| | | | | | | 12th | | | | | | | | | | | ! 1 |
| align="left" | {{sb|BOT}}
| | | | | | 14th | | 10th | 18th | 9th | 13th | 13th | | | 8th | 14th | | ! 8 |
| align="left" | {{sb|CAN}}
| 9th | style="background:silver;" | 2nd | style="background:gold;" | 1st | style="background:gold;" | 1st | style="background:silver;" | 2nd | style="background:silver;" | 2nd | style="background:#cc9966;" | 3rd | style="background:gold;" | 1st | style="background:silver;" | 2nd | 4th | style="background:silver;" | 2nd | style="background:#cc9966;" | 3rd | 5th | style="background:gold;" | 1st | style="background:#cc9966;" | 3rd | style="background:#cc9966;" | 3rd | style="background:silver;" | 2nd | q ! 18 |
| align="left" | {{sb|TPE}}
| | | 8th | 5th | 6th | 4th | 11th | 9th | 14th | 15th | | | | | | | | ! 8 |
| align="left" | {{sb|COL}}
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 10th | | | | | 10th ! 2 |
| align="left" | {{sb|CUB}}
| | | | | | | 4th | | | | | | | | | 10th | 5th | ! 3 |
| align="left" | {{sb|CZE}}
| | | | | | | | 12th | 12th | 6th | 7th | 9th | 11th | 8th | 9th | 8th | 9th | 17th ! 11 |
| align="left" | {{sb|DEN}}
| | | | | | | 14th | | 15th | 13th | | 11th | | 14th | 12th | 9th | 12th | ! 9 |
| align="left" | {{sb|DOM}}
| 8th | | | | 11th | 5th | | | | 7th | | | | 5th | 11th | | | q ! 7 |
| align="left" | {{sb|ESA}}
| 10th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ! 1 |
| align="left" | {{sb|GB}}
| | | | | | | | | | | 9th | 8th | 9th | 11th | 13th | | | ! 5 |
| align="left" | {{sb|GUM}}
| | | 7th | 6th | 8th | 10th | | 16th | | | | | | | | | | ! 5 |
| align="left" | {{sb|GUA}}
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12th | | | | 9th ! 2 |
| align="left" | {{sb|HKG}}
| | | 10th | | | 16th | | 14th | | | 15th | | | | 14th | | | 14th ! 6 |
| align="left" | {{sb|IND}}
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15th | | ! 1 |
| align="left" | {{sb|INA}}
| | | | | | | | 11th | | | | 16th | 16th | | | | | ! 3 |
| align="left" | {{sb|ISR}}
| | | | | | | | | 20th | | | | | | | | | 15th ! 2 |
| align="left" | {{sb|JPN}}
| 7th | 10th | 6th | 4th | 7th | 6th | 5th | 4th | style="background:#cc9966;" | 3rd | style="background:silver;" | 2nd | 6th | 6th | 6th | 6th | 5th | style="background:silver;" | 2nd | 7th | q ! 18 |
| align="left" | {{sb|KOR}}
| | | | | | | | | 17th | | | | | | | | | ! 1 |
| align="left" | {{sb|LES}}
| | | | | | | | | | 16th | | | | | | | | ! 1 |
| align="left" | {{sb|MEX}}
| style="background:silver;" | 2nd | style="background:#cc9966;" | 3rd | 4th | | 5th | 12th | 9th | 8th | 5th | 11th | | 14th | 13th | 10th | | 11th | | 16th ! 12 |
| align="left" | {{sb|NED}}
| | | | | | | | 9th | 13th | 14th | 14th | | 14th | 15th | | 13th | | 11th ! 8 |
| align="left" | {{sb|AHO}}
| | | | | | 11th | | | | | | | | | | | | ! 1 |
| align="left" | {{sb|NZL}}
| style="background:#cc9966;" | 3rd | 5th | style="background:#cc9966;" | 3rd | style="background:gold;" | 1st | 4th | style="background:gold;" | 1st | style="background:silver;" | 2nd | style="background:silver;" | 2nd | style="background:gold;" | 1st | style="background:gold;" | 1st | style="background:gold;" | 1st | style="background:silver;" | 2nd | style="background:gold;" | 1st | style="background:silver;" | 2nd | style="background:gold;" | 1st | 4th | 8th | q ! 18 |
| align="left" | {{sb|NIC}}
| 11th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ! 1 |
| align="left" | {{sb|NMI}}
| | | | | | | | 13th | 16th | | | | | | | | | ! 2 |
| align="left" | {{sb|PUR}}
| 4th | 6th | | | | | | | 11th | | | 12th | | | | | | ! 4 |
| align="left" | {{sb|PAK}}
| | | | | | | | | 22nd | | | | | | | | | ! 1 |
| align="left" | {{sb|PAN}}
| | | | | 9th | 7th | | | | | | | | | | | | ! 2 |
| align="left" | {{sb|PNG}}
| | | | | 14th | | | 17th | 19th | | | | | | | | | ! 3 |
| align="left" | {{sb|PHI}}
| | 4th | 5th | | | | 8th | 7th | | 10th | 10th | 10th | 15th | 13th | | 16th | 10th | 18th ! 12 |
| align="left" | {{sb|RUS}}
| | | | | | | | | 21st | | | | | | | | | ! 1 |
| align="left" | {{sb|SAM}}
| | | | | | | | | | | 6th | | 7th | | | | | ! 2 |
| align="left" | {{sb|SIN}}
| | | 9th | | | | | 15th | | | | | | | | 15th | | 13th ! 4 |
| align="left" | {{sb|RSA}}
| | 9th | | 7th | 13th | | | | 8th | 8th | 12th | 15th | 12th | | 10th | 12th | 11th | 12th ! 12 |
| align="left" | {{sb|TUR}}
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16th | | | ! 1 |
| align="left" | {{sb|USA}}
| style="background:gold;" | 1st | style="background:gold;" | 1st | style="background:silver;" | 2nd | style="background:gold;" | 1st | style="background:gold;" | 1st | style="background:#cc9966;" | 3rd | style="background:gold;" | 1st | style="background:#cc9966;" | 3rd | 4th | style="background:#cc9966;" | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 8th | 9th | 6th | 5th | style="background:#cc9966;" | 3rd | q ! 17 |
| align="left" | {{sb|ISV}}
| | 8th | | | 10th | | | | | | | | | | | | | ! 2 |
| align="left" | {{sb|VEN}}
| 5th | | | | | | | | 6th | 5th | 11th | 5th | style="background:silver;" | 2nd | style="background:#cc9966;" | 3rd | 7th | 6th | 6th | q ! 11 |
| align="left" | {{sb|ZIM}}
| | | | | | 13th | 10th | | | | | | | | | | | ! 2 |
| No. of Teams ! width="06%" | 11 ! width="06%" | 10 ! width="06%" | 10 ! width="06%" | 7 ! width="06%" | 14 ! width="06%" | 16 ! width="06%" | 14 ! width="06%" | 17 ! width="06%" | 22 ! width="06%" | 16 ! width="06%" | 15 ! width="06%" | 16 ! width="06%" | 16 ! width="06%" | 15 ! width="06%" | 16 ! width="06%" | 16 ! width="06%" | 12 ! width="06%" | 18 ! |
- Czech Republic has participated as {{sb|TCH}} in 1992.
Records and statistics
All statistics are up to date to the end of the 2022 Men's Softball World Championship.{{cite web|title=WBSC Men's Softball World Cup 2022: By the Numbers |url=https://www.wbsc.org/en/events/2022-mens-softball-world-cup/news/wbsc-mens-softball-world-cup-2022-by-the-numbers |publisher=WBSC |access-date=23 November 2022}}{{cite web|title=Records on the line at XVII WBSC Men’s Softball World Cup |url=https://www.wbsc.org/en/events/2022-mens-softball-world-cup/news/records-on-the-line-at-xvii-wbsc-mens-softball-world-cup |publisher=WBSC |access-date=7 December 2022}}
=Individual=
; Highest batting average: 0.647, Clark Bosh (Canada, 1988)
;
; Most Stolen Bases: 6, Brian Rothrock (United States, 1988); Marty Kernaghan (Canada, 1988)
;
; Most Doubles: 7, Bob McKinnon (Canada, 1988)
;
; Most Triples: 4, Redelio Cruz (Cuba, 1988); Mark Sorenson and Taifau Matai (New Zealand, 1996)
;
; Most Home Runs: 8, Brian Rothrock (United States, 1988); Marty Kernaghan (Canada, 1988)
;
; Most Runs Scored: 19, Marty Kernaghan (Canada, 1988)
;
; Most Hits: 21, Crestwell Pratt (Bahamas, 1988); Bob McKinnon (Canada, 1988)
;
; Most RBI's: 23, Brian Rothrock (United States, 1988)
;
; Most Innings pitched: 59, Ty Stofflet (United States, 1976)
;
; Most strikeouts: 98, Ty Stofflet (United States, 1976)
;
; Most strikeouts in a single game: 32, Ty Stofflet (United States, 1976)
;
; Most consecutive scoreless innings: 59, Ty Stofflet (United States, 1976)
=Team=
;
; Highest batting average: 0.404, Canada (1998)
;
; Most Runs: 142, Canada (1998)
;
; Most RBI's: 125, Canada (1998)
;
; Most Home-Runs: 37, Canada (1998)
;
; Most Hits: 142, United States (1998)
;
; Lowest ERA: 0.19, United States (1976)
See also
References
{{reflist}}
{{Men's Softball World Cup winners}}
{{Men's Softball World Championship}}
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{{International softball}}
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{{Main world championships}}
{{Main world cups}}