2017 Men's Softball World Championship

2017 Men's Softball World Championship
Championnat du monde de softball masculin 2017 de la WBSC
Tournament details
Host country Canada
Dates 7–16 July 2017
Teams16
Defending champions Canada
Final positions
Champions
 New Zealand (7th title)
Runner-up
 Australia
Third place
 Canada
Fourth place Argentina

The 2017 ISF Men's World Championship is an international softball tournament that took place in Whitehorse, Canada from 7–16 July 2017.[1] It was the 15th time the World Championship took place and the first time Whitehorse hosted the tournament.

Pools composition

Pool A
 Argentina  Australia  Canada  Dominican Republic  India  Hong Kong  South Africa  United States
Pool B
 Botswana  Czech Republic  Denmark  Great Britain  Japan  New Zealand  Turkey  Venezuela

Officials

The ISF appointed 21 umpires from 12 national countries to facilitate matches of the tournament. Bob Stanton from Canada is named Umpire in Chief, and Wayne Saunders and Brian Van Os, both from Canada, were named assistant Umpire in Chiefs.[2]

  • Leigh Evans (Australia)
  • Jason Carter (Australia)
  • Abel Mataboge (Botswana)
  • Gary Skjerven (Canada)
  • Peter Kluszczynski (Canada)
  • Daryl Helmer (Canada)
  • Mike Morrissey (Canada)
  • Enrique Ramirez (Cuba)
  • Vladimir Liss (Czech Republic)
  • Jiri Dostal (Czech Republic)
  • Galip Sönmez (Germany)
  • Nobuhiro Endo (Japan)
  • Toyomatsu Tabinuki (Japan)
  • Mark Porteous (New Zealand)
  • Tony Kaiaruna (New Zealand)
  • William Lopez (Puerto Rico)
  • Ashley Mmakola (South Africa)
  • Randy McLamb (United States)
  • Brian Sonak (United States)
  • Casey Waite (United States)
  • Carlos Falcon (Venezuela)

Rosters

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB Qualification
1  Canada (H) 7 7 0 66 11 +55 1.000 — Advance to Championship Round
2  Australia 7 5 2 49 13 +36 .714 2
3  Argentina 7 5 2 45 25 +20 .714 2
4  United States 7 5 2 47 18 +29 .714 2
5  Dominican Republic 7 3 4 53 38 +15 .429 4 Advance to Placement round
6  South Africa 7 2 5 28 37 −9 .286 5
7  Hong Kong 7 1 6 3 80 −77 .143 6
8  India 7 0 7 3 72 −69 .000 7
Source: WBSC
(H) Hosts
Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
July 7, 2017 11:00 Hong Kong  0–21  Dominican Republic 3 Pepsi Softball Centre 1:05 110 Boxscore
July 7, 2017 13:00 Australia  16–0  India 4 Pepsi Softball Centre 1:10 85 Boxscore
July 7, 2017 19:30 Canada  10–2  South Africa 7 Pepsi Softball Centre 1:51 300 Boxscore
July 7, 2017 19:30 United States  1–5  Argentina 7 Pepsi Softball Centre 1:50 325 Boxscore
July 8, 2017 10:00 India  1–2  Hong Kong 7 Pepsi Softball Centre 1:40 103 Boxscore
July 8, 2017 12:30 South Africa  6–8  Dominican Republic 7 Pepsi Softball Centre 2:15 285 Boxscore
July 8, 2017 16:30 Australia  1–2  United States 7 Pepsi Softball Centre 1:30 500 Boxscore
July 8, 2017 19:00 Canada  8–3  Argentina 7 Pepsi Softball Centre 1:58 723 Boxscore
July 9, 2017 11:30 Dominican Republic  15–0  India 4 Pepsi Softball Centre 1:15 50 Boxscore
July 9, 2017 12:30 Hong Kong  0–8  Argentina 5 Pepsi Softball Centre 1:00 53 Boxscore
July 9, 2017 15:00 Australia  7–0  South Africa 5 Pepsi Softball Centre 1:16 168 Boxscore
July 9, 2017 19:00 United States  1–7  Canada 7 Pepsi Softball Centre 2:12 800 Boxscore
July 10, 2017 11:30 United States  11–0  India 4 Pepsi Softball Centre 1:07 40 Boxscore
July 10, 2017 14:00 Argentina  6–1  South Africa 7 Pepsi Softball Centre 2:00 40 Boxscore
July 10, 2017 16:30 Canada  14–1  Hong Kong 6 Pepsi Softball Centre 1:52 200 Boxscore
July 11, 2017 9:00 Dominican Republic  1–2  Australia 7 Pepsi Softball Centre 1:37 70 Boxscore
July 11, 2017 10:00 Hong Kong  0–10  South Africa 4 Pepsi Softball Centre 1:40 53 Boxscore
July 11, 2017 14:00 Argentina  11–0  India 7 Pepsi Softball Centre 1:25 100 Boxscore
July 11, 2017 17:30 Dominican Republic  2–12  United States 4 Pepsi Softball Centre 1:30 77 Boxscore
July 11, 2017 19:00 Australia  4–9  Canada 7 Pepsi Softball Centre 1:56 832 Boxscore
July 12, 2017 11:30 United States  16–0  Hong Kong 3 Pepsi Softball Centre 0:56 50 Boxscore
July 12, 2017 12:30 India  2–6  South Africa 7 Pepsi Softball Centre 1:40 89 Boxscore
July 12, 2017 17:30 Argentina  1–9  Australia 5 Pepsi Softball Centre 1:23 444 Boxscore
July 12, 2017 19:00 Dominican Republic  0–7  Canada 5 Pepsi Softball Centre 1:25 1,822 Boxscore
July 13, 2017 12:30 Australia  10–0  Hong Kong 4 Pepsi Softball Centre 0:52 127 Boxscore
July 13, 2017 15:00 Canada  11–0  India 4 Pepsi Softball Centre 1:08 353 Boxscore
July 13, 2017 16:30 South Africa  3–4  United States 8 Pepsi Softball Centre 3:30 150 Boxscore
July 13, 2017 19:00 Dominican Republic  6–11  Argentina 7 Pepsi Softball Centre 2:27 200 Boxscore

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB Qualification
1  New Zealand 7 6 1 73 11 +62 .857 — Advance to Championship Round
2  Japan 7 6 1 74 9 +65 .857 —
3  Venezuela 7 6 1 78 19 +59 .857 —
4  Botswana 7 3 4 24 23 +1 .429 3
5  Czech Republic 7 3 4 40 33 +7 .429 3 Advance to Placement round
6  Denmark 7 3 4 33 28 +5 .429 3
7  Great Britain 7 1 6 24 55 −31 .143 5
8  Turkey 7 0 7 1 169 −168 .000 6
Source: WBSC
Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
July 7, 2017 9:00 Botswana  1–0  Great Britain 8 Pepsi Softball Centre 1:50 107  
July 7, 2017 10:30 Turkey  0–22  New Zealand 3 Pepsi Softball Centre 1:15 200 Boxscore
July 7, 2017 12:30 Czech Republic  3–2  Denmark 7 Pepsi Softball Centre 1:33 200 Boxscore
July 7, 2017 14:30 Venezuela  0–7  Japan   Pepsi Softball Centre     Forfeit
July 8, 2017 11:30 Venezuela  35–0  Turkey 3 Pepsi Softball Centre 1:20 40 Boxscore
July 8, 2017 14:00 Japan  8–0  Botswana 6 Pepsi Softball Centre 1:35 150 Boxscore
July 8, 2017 15:00 Great Britain  0–3  Denmark 7 Pepsi Softball Centre 1:40 200 Boxscore
July 8, 2017 17:30 Czech Republic  2–9  New Zealand 5 Pepsi Softball Centre 1:40 473 Boxscore
July 9, 2017 10:00 Turkey  0–24  Japan 3 Pepsi Softball Centre 1:00 75 Boxscore
July 9, 2017 14:00 Denmark  1–0  Botswana 7 Pepsi Softball Centre 1:35 200 Boxscore
July 9, 2017 16:30 Czech Republic  5–12  Venezuela 5 Pepsi Softball Centre 1:16 322 Boxscore
July 9, 2017 17:30 New Zealand  16–0  Great Britain 5 Pepsi Softball Centre 1:55 85 Boxscore
July 10, 2017 10:00 Venezuela  6–3  Denmark 7 Pepsi Softball Centre 1:57 51 Boxscore
July 10, 2017 12:30 Botswana  21–0  Turkey 3 Pepsi Softball Centre 1:02 37 Boxscore
July 10, 2017 15:00 Czech Republic  9–0  Great Britain 5 Pepsi Softball Centre 1:40 21 Boxscore
July 10, 2017 17:30 Japan  1–8  New Zealand 6 Pepsi Softball Centre 1:40 150 Boxscore
July 11, 2017 11:30 Turkey  0–23  Denmark 3 Pepsi Softball Centre 0:55 40 Boxscore
July 11, 2017 12:30 Czech Republic  0–1  Botswana 7 Pepsi Softball Centre 1:32 127 Boxscore
July 11, 2017 15:00 Japan  14–0  Great Britain 4 Pepsi Softball Centre 1:20 87 Boxscore
July 11, 2017 16:30 Venezuela  7–3  New Zealand 7 Pepsi Softball Centre 2:25 500 Boxscore
July 12, 2017 10:00 Venezuela  7–1  Botswana 7 Pepsi Softball Centre 1:50 111 Boxscore
July 12, 2017 14:00 Great Britain  24–1  Turkey 3 Pepsi Softball Centre 1:05 100 Boxscore
July 12, 2017 15:00 New Zealand  8–1  Denmark 5 Pepsi Softball Centre 1:30 222 Boxscore
July 12, 2017 16:30 Japan  9–1  Czech Republic 5 Pepsi Softball Centre 1:22 300 Boxscore
July 13, 2017 10:00 Turkey  0–20  Czech Republic 3 Pepsi Softball Centre 0:47 99 Boxscore
July 13, 2017 11:30 Botswana  0–7  New Zealand 5 Pepsi Softball Centre 1:22 200 Boxscore
July 13, 2017 14:00 Venezuela  11–0  Great Britain 4 Pepsi Softball Centre 1:18 150 Boxscore
July 13, 2017 17:30 Japan  11–0  Denmark 4 Pepsi Softball Centre 1:32 98 Boxscore

Championship Round

Bracket

QuarterfinalsSemifinal Qualifiers
A1
 Canada		2
B2
 Japan		0
 Japan3
 Argentina5
A3
 Argentina		5
B4
 Botswana		0
QuarterfinalsSemifinal Qualifiers
B1
 New Zealand		6
A2
 Australia		2
 Australia11
 United States7
B3
 Venezuela		3
A4
 United States		11
SemifinalsBronze Medal GameFinal
 Canada11 New Zealand6
 New Zealand12  Australia4
 Canada3
 Australia7
 Argentina1
 Australia4

Quarterfinals

Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
July 14, 2017 11:30 Botswana  0–5  Argentina 7 Pepsi Softball Centre 1:34 200 Boxscore
July 14, 2017 14:00 United States  11–3  Venezuela 5 Pepsi Softball Centre 1:52 550 Boxscore
July 14, 2017 16:30 Japan  0–2  Canada 7 Pepsi Softball Centre 1:37 1,853 Boxscore
July 14, 2017 19:00 Australia  2–6  New Zealand   Pepsi Softball Centre 1:55 1,272 Boxscore

Semifinal Qualifiers

Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
July 15, 2017 11:00 Argentina  5–3  Japan 7 Pepsi Softball Centre 1:55 354 Boxscore
July 15, 2017 13:30 United States  7–11  Australia 7 Pepsi Softball Centre 2:19 651 Boxscore

Semifinals

Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
July 15, 2017 16:00 New Zealand  12–11  Canada 7 Pepsi Softball Centre 3:41 967 Boxscore
July 15, 2017 18:30 Argentina  1–4  Australia 7 Pepsi Softball Centre 1:42 110 Boxscore

Bronze Medal Game

Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
July 16, 2017 13:00 Australia  7–3  Canada 7 Pepsi Softball Centre 2:19 1,284 Boxscore

Final

Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
July 16, 2017 16:00 Australia  4–6  New Zealand 7 Pepsi Softball Centre 1:49 1,280 Boxscore

Placement round

Bracket

Placement QuarterfinalsPlacement Semifinal Qualifiers
A5
 Dominican Republic		6
B6
 Denmark		0
 Denmark6
 Great Britain1
B7
 Great Britain		8
A8
 India		1
Placement QuarterfinalsPlacement Semifinal Qualifiers
B5
 Czech Republic		7
A6
 South Africa		8
 Czech Republic6
 Hong Kong2
A7
 Hong Kong		15
B8
 Turkey		0
Placement Semifinals11th place gamePlacement Final
 Dominican Republic2 South Africa0
 South Africa11  Czech Republic8
 Dominican Republic0
 Czech Republic7
 Denmark3
 Czech Republic5

Placement Quarterfinals

Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
July 14, 2017 10:00 Turkey  0–15  Hong Kong 3 Pepsi Softball Centre 0:55 100 Boxscore
July 14, 2017 12:30 India  1–8  Great Britain 5 Pepsi Softball Centre 1:25 101 Boxscore
July 14, 2017 15:00 South Africa  8–7  Czech Republic 7 Pepsi Softball Centre 1:54 102 Boxscore
July 14, 2017 17:30 Denmark  0–6  Dominican Republic 7 Pepsi Softball Centre 1:30 103 Boxscore

Placement Semifinal Qualifiers

Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
July 15, 2017 11:30 Hong Kong  2–6  Czech Republic 7 Pepsi Softball Centre 1:39 53 Boxscore
July 15, 2017 14:00 Great Britain  1–6  Denmark 7 Pepsi Softball Centre 1:36 58 Boxscore

Placement Semifinals

Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
July 15, 2017 16:30 South Africa  11–2  Dominican Republic 6 Pepsi Softball Centre 2:12 27 Boxscore
July 15, 2017 19:00 Denmark  3–5  Czech Republic 7 Pepsi Softball Centre 1:51 28 Boxscore

11th place game

Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
July 16, 2017 11:00 Dominican Republic  0–7  Czech Republic   Pepsi Softball Centre     Forfeit

Placement Final

Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
July 16, 2017 14:00 South Africa  0–8  Czech Republic 5 Pepsi Softball Centre 1:14 40 Boxscore

Final standings

Rk Team W L
1  New Zealand 91
2  Australia 84
3  Canada 82
4  Argentina 73
5  Japan 63
6  United States 63
7  Venezuela 62
8  Botswana 35
Failed to qualify for Playoffs
9  Czech Republic 75
10  South Africa 46
11  Dominican Republic 46
12  Denmark 46
13  Great Britain 27
14  Hong Kong 27
15  India 08
16  Turkey 08

[3]

References

  1. ↑ "2017 Senior Men's National Team Schedule". Softball Canada. Archived from the original on 6 July 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  2. ↑ "Umpires". 2017 ISF Men's World Championship. Whitehorse Amateur Softball Association. Archived from the original on 24 July 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "Tournaments | WBSC". Archived from the original on 2017-07-13. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
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