Softball at the 2022 World Games

The softball competition at the 2022 World Games will take place in July 2022,[1] in Birmingham in United States, at the University of Alabama Birmingham. Originally scheduled to take place in July 2021, the Games have been rescheduled for July 2022 as a result of the 2020 Summer Olympics postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2]Softball will return to official programme of The World Games after nine years of absence.

Softball
at the 2022 World Games
VenueHoover Met Stadium
Location Birmingham, United States
Dates9–13 July 2022
Nations8

Qualification

A total of 8 teams will compete in the softball tournament at the 2022 World Games.[3]

Qualification places were primarily based on national softball ranking. Seven best teams (including United States as host) qualified for the World Games. The last place will be awarded at European Softball Championships, which were scheduled to take place in 2020 but have been moved due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Qualified teams
Team Date of
qualification		 Method of
qualification
 United States 22 April 2020 Host
 Japan 22 April 2020 Finished 2nd in WBSC ranking
 Canada 22 April 2020 Finished 3rd in WBSC ranking
 Mexico 22 April 2020 Finished 5th in WBSC ranking
 Chinese Taipei 22 April 2020 Finished 6th in WBSC ranking
 China 22 April 2020 Finished 7th in WBSC ranking
 Australia 22 April 2020 Finished 8th in WBSC ranking
 Italy 3 July 2021 Finished 1st at the 2021 Women's Softball European Championship

Medal table

  *   Host nation (United States)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States*0000
Totals (1 nations)0000

Medalists
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Women's tournament

See also

References
  1. "The World Games 2022 Sports programme". Retrieved 2020-08-29.
  2. "2021 WORLD GAMES POSTPONED TO 2022 TO AVOID TOKYO OLYMPIC CLASH". reuters.com. Retrieved 2020-08-29.
  3. "Qualification criteria for softball at the 2022 World Games". wbsc.org. Retrieved 2021-04-03.
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