Baseball World Cup Women

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The Women's Baseball World Cup is an international tournament in which national women's baseball teams from around the world compete. Through its 2012 edition, it was sanctioned by the International Baseball Federation; following the 2013 merger of the IBAF with the International Softball Federation, subsequent tournaments are sanctioned by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). In the nine times it has been held, the tournament has been won twice by the United States and seven consecutive times by Japan in 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018 and 2024.

History

The inaugural Women's Baseball World Cup was held in Edmonton, Canada from July 30 to August 8, 2004 after having been chartered by the International Baseball Federation in 2002. Before this tournament the only other international women's baseball tournament was the Women's Baseball World Series, which usually involved only three or four nations, usually Australia, Canada, Japan and occasionally the USA.

The Baseball World Cup Women is an international softball tournament that showcases the best female baseball talent from around the globe. Featuring top national teams competing in a series of exciting games, the tournament highlights the skill, strategy, and passion of women athletes in the sport of baseball. Held periodically at various host cities worldwide, the Baseball World Cup Women promotes international camaraderie, sportsmanship, and the growth of women's baseball. Fans can expect thrilling matchups, impressive displays of athleticism, and a celebration of female empowerment through sport.