ROUND ROBIN ROUND DECIDES RANKING, SKIP SEMIFINALS
In agreement with the team managers and coaches of the Women Softball Asia Cup 2023 at a special meeting called after all fixtures were called off today because of weather and field conditions, the fixtures have been revised. The tournament director, Datuk Low Beng Choo, who is also the president of Softball Asia, and her […]
DAY FOUR FIXTURES RAINED AWAY
Today’s fixtures in the Women Softball Asia Cup 2023 at the Songdo LNG Sports Town Stadium have been postponed to tomorrow because of continuous rain which has made both the pitches unplayable. As the weather forecast today, it was raining from overnight which made the pitch flooded, soggy and unplayable. Tournament Director, Datuk Low Beng […]
CHINA’S SECRET HOPES
China is not saying in so many words – but they are definitely secretly hoping to dethrone Japan in the Women Softball Asia Cup 2023 at the Songdo LNG Sports Town Stadium which ends on Saturday. This despite their round robin loss to Japan 0-4 yesterday. When China’s head coach Tang ChangDong was asked if […]
SURPRISE CALL BY PHILIPPINES AMBASSADOR AT VENUE
The Philippines team were surprised when their Ambassador to Korea, Her Excellency, Maria Theresa B Dizen de Vega, dropped by at their lunch area at the LNG Sports Town Stadium in Incheon. The ambassador arrived unannounced alone that even the host did not have any protocol lined up for her and was in fact was […]
JAPAN ALL SET TO DEFEND THEIR TITLE
Defending champion Japan did not mince their words when they declared they are here in Incheon, Korea, to retain the Women Softball Asia Cup 2023 at the Songdo LNG Stadium which ends on Saturday. Japan’s head coach Reika Utsugi said that she was happy with the progress of the team in the competition and sees […]
HOSTS KOREA CHOOSE THE TOUGHER PATH
Host Korea was blaming themselves for their narrow 0-2 loss to Philippines and putting additional pressure to finish among the top four in the Women Softball Asia Cup 2023, to qualify to the to the XVII WBSC Women’s Softball World Cup next July in Europe. For Korea, who had a dream start to the tournament […]
LEGACY OF ASIAN GAMES SOFTBALL VENUE CONTINUES
The Women’s Softball Asia Cup 2023 which began this morning at the LNG Sports Town softball pitches, was a legacy in motion, as it was the same venue used during the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea. Mayor of Incheon Metropolitan City, His Excellency, Yoo Jeong-bok, who was the guest of honour at the […]
WBSC awards hosting rights of U-18 Men’s Softball World Cup 2023 to Mexico
The tournament, organised with the support of Mexico’s National Commission for Physical Culture and Sport (CONADE), will be played from 11-19 November, in a city to be announced in the coming weeks. The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) today announced it has awarded the hosting rights of the XIV U-18 Men’s Softball World Cup 2023 to Mexico. […]
Women’s Softball World Cup Asia qualifier set to open in Incheon, Korea; Watch it on GameTime for free
WBSC OTT platform GameTime will stream all the games of the Women’s Softball Asia Cup for free at gametime.sport. The last qualifier tournament for the XVII WBSC Women’s Softball World Cup is set to begin on Sunday 2 April in Incheon, Korea, when the host team and Thailand meet on Game 1 of the Women’s […]
Two-Stage Softball World Cups competition format announced
The first event to be held under this new system is the XVII WBSC Women’s Softball World Cup this year, which will play the Group Stage in Europe from 11 to 26 July in Fingal-Dublin, Ireland (Group A); Valencia, Spain (Group B); and Castions di Strada and Buttrio, Italy (Group C). The finals will be […]
