WBSC announces U-18 Women’s Softball World Cup official schedule
World No. 2 USA, No. 4 Mexico, No 5 Puerto Rico, No. 6 Chinese Taipei, No. 10 Netherlands, No. 13 Czech Republic, No. 26 South Africa, No. 30 Peru (host) and No. 40 Colombia will play a 36-game single round robin from 6-11 December. LIMA, Peru — The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) today released […]
Announcement of the Passing of Honorary President Hiromi TOKUDA
It is with deep regret that we announce the passing of Hiromi TOKUDA, Honorary President of Japan Softball Association, on October 9th , 2021. We send this sad news with unmeasurable gratitude for the leadership he displayed and wisdom he shared with us during his long years in the Japan and World Softball family. Due […]
Teams, tournament format announced for WBSC U-18 Women’s Softball World Cup in Lima, Peru
The U-18 world championship in South America is set for December. The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) today announced the participating teams and competition format for the upcoming WBSC U-18 Women’s Softball World Cup, which is set to be played from 6-12 December in Lima, Peru. World No. 2 USA, No. 4 Mexico, No. 5 […]
Japan overtakes USA as No. 1 in WBSC Women’s Softball World Rankings following Tokyo Olympics
The Tokyo 2020 gold medalists are now the top-ranked nation in the world. There is a total of 67 national federations included in the rankings. Cuba and Indonesia made the biggest moves up the softball rankings, jumping 10 places to No. 18 and No. 25, respectively. PULLY, Switzerland — The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) […]
II WBSC U-12 Mixed Softball World Cup to be played in 2022
The World Baseball Softball Confederation today announced that the II WBSC U-12 Mixed Softball World Cup has been moved to the summer of 2022 in Taichung, TPE. The exact dates of the tournament will be announced at a later stage. The tournament was originally scheduled to take place from 1-12 December 2021, but has been postponed due […]
WBSC U-18 Women’s Softball World Cup in Peru rescheduled for December
The tournament was originally scheduled for 2020. Players who would have been eligible in 2020 will be able to compete in the postponed world championship. The World Baseball Softball Confederation today announced that the inaugural WBSC U-18 Women’s Softball World Cup will be played from 5 to 12 December 2021 in Peru. The 16-team youth […]
Baseball5 education video from KBSA
Baseball5 education video from KBSA link for your viewing. Currently only Korean version available. KBSA sharing this educational video with Softball Asia family with the hope to assist in the development of Baseball5 in Asia Here is the link for watching it -> https://youtu.be/NonQ40TYRvo Enjoy it.
WBSC releases Tokyo 2020 Olympic Baseball Softball Media Guide
The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) today released the Official Tokyo 2020 Olympic Baseball Softball Media Guide. The digital publication can be viewed as an online flipping book and/or downloaded as a PDF here. The 81-page media guide includes key information about the upcoming Olympic baseball and softball events, including rosters, schedules, tournament formats, venues […]
New softball rankings announced by WBSC
A total of 67 countries are still ranked in the WBSC Women’s Softball World Rankings, while 49 nations are included in the WBSC Men’s Softball World Ranking. The WBSC announced today the updated WBSC Softball World Rankings, both for women’s and men’s national teams. The WBSC Softball World Rankings track a country’s entire National Team […]
Baseball5 to be a hit in Korea
President of KBSA Mr. LEE believes that the development of baseball5 will ultimately help the development of baseball and softball. Korea Baseball Softball Association (KBSA) is going in a big way to promote and popularise Baseball 5. For starters, a dedicated Baseball5 division has been set up recently and one major plan on the cards […]
