Slow Pitch World Cup

The WBSC Coed Slow Pitch World Cup is a mixed (coed) slow pitch softball tournament for national teams sanctioned by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC).

Slow Pitch World Cup
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2023 Slow Pitch World Cup
SportSlow pitch softball
Founded2023 (2023)
No. of teams12 (Finals)
ContinentInternational

History

The International Softball Federation would organize a Slowpitch World Cup tournament at its headquarters in Plant City, Florida. The first edition would be held in 2002 which was followed by another tournament in 2005. Annual tournaments would be held from 2014 to 2018. These were participated by both national teams and clubs from the North America, and the Caribbean, unlike the current iteration by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) which is exclusive to national teams.[1]

The first official WBSC Coed Slow Pitch World Cup would be greenlit on 9 June during a meeting by the WBSC Executive Board in Pully, Switzerland.[2] It will be held in Mexico in December 2023.[3]

Results
Year Final Host Medalists
Champions Final score Runners-up 3rd place
2023
Details		 Mexico
TBD		 Future event

Inaugural edition
2023 Slow Pitch World Cup
Tournament details
Host country Mexico
Dates December 2023
Teams12

Qualified teams
Team Method of qualification
TBD Americas Qualifier
TBD
TBD
TBD Africa Qualifier
 Chinese Taipei 2023 Asia Cup[4][5]
 Philippines
 China
 Great Britain 2022 European Championship,[6]
 Germany
 Netherlands
TBD Oceania Qualifier
TBD Wildcard

References
  1. "Slowpitch softball coming of age on the world stage". WBSC Europe. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  2. "WBSC gives the go-ahead for first Co-ed Slowpitch World Cup". British Softball Federation. 20 June 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  3. "Blu Girls brace for World Cup". The Manila Times. 6 June 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  4. "Taiwan defeats Philippines to win Co-ed Slow-pitch Softball Asia Cup". Taiwan News. 27 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  5. "Farewell With a Blast". Softball Asia. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  6. "Great Britain wins the Coed Slowpitch European Championship. British, German and Dutch qualify for the WBSC World Cup". WBSC Europe. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
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