2002 Women's Softball World Championship

The 2002 ISF Women's World Championship for softball was held July 26-August 4, 2002 in Saskatoon, Canada.[1] The United States, which went undefeated for the tournament, won a fifth straight world championship with a 1-0 victory over Japan. The first four teams qualified for the 2004 Olympics.

Pool Play

Group A

ใ€€ GP W L RF RA
 United States 770530
 China 761405
 Chinese Taipei 7521812
 Italy 743118
 Canada 7341411
 Netherlands Antilles 716324
 Russia 716440
 Czech Republic 716750

Group B

ใ€€ GP W L RF RA
 Japan 770481
 Australia 761498
 New Zealand 7523717
 Puerto Rico 7431838
 Venezuela 7342828
 Netherlands 7253136
 South Africa 7161045
 Dominican Republic 7071666

Playoffs

Day One

 Chinese Taipei5-1 Puerto Rico
 New Zealand3-0 Italy
 United States4-3 Australia
 Japan5-0 China

Puerto Rico and Italy Eliminated.

Day Two

 Australia2-4 Chinese Taipei
 China4-2 New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand Eliminated.

Medal Round

Day TwoBronze MedalGold Medal
A1 United States1A1' United States1
B1 Japan0B1 Japan0
B1 Japan2
A3 Chinese Taipei1
A2 China5
A3 Chinese Taipei6

Final ranking

  1.  United States
  2.  Japan
  3.  Chinese Taipei
  4.  China
  5.  Australia
  6.  New Zealand
  7.  Italy
  8.  Puerto Rico
  9.  Canada
  10.  Venezuela
  11.  Netherlands
  12.  Netherlands Antilles
  13.  Russia
  14.  South Africa
  15.  Czech Republic
  16.  Dominican Republic

References

  1. "X ISF Women's World Championship 2002". International Softball Federation. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04.
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