2019 Men's Softball World Championship

The 2019 WBSC Men's Softball World Championship is an international softball tournament taking place in Prague and Havlíčkův Brod, Czech Republic from 13–23 June 2019.^[1] It will be the 16th edition of the tournament. This marks the first time the World Championship was held in Europe.

2019 Men's Softball World Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Czech Republic
Dates	13–23 June 2019
Teams	16
Final positions
Champions	Argentina (1st title)
Runner-up	Japan
Third place	Canada
Fourth place	New Zealand
← 2017 Whitehorse 2022 Auckland →

New Zealand is the defending champion.^[1]

Pools composition

Pool A
Argentina	Botswana	Cuba	Czech Republic	Japan	Mexico	New Zealand	Philippines
Pool B
Australia	Canada	Denmark	Netherlands	Singapore	South Africa	United States	Venezuela

Preliminary round

Pool A

Rk	Team	W	L	PCT	RS	RA	RDIFF
1	Japan	7	0	1.000	34	9	25
2	Argentina	6	1	.857	53	18	35
3	New Zealand	4	3	.571	42	16	26
4	Czech Republic	3	4	.429	20	30	-10
5	Cuba	3	4	.429	30	16	14
6	Mexico	3	4	.429	28	32	-4
7	Botswana	2	5	.286	10	31	-21
8	Philippines	0	7	.000	5	70	-65

Note: MEX - CZE 2:3; CUB - CZE 4:5; MEX - CUB 2:7

Pool B

Rk	Team	W	L	PCT	RS	RA	RDIF
1	Canada	7	0	1.000	47	7	40
2	Australia	6	1	.857	40	13	27
3	United States	5	2	.714	40	17	23
4	Venezuela	4	3	.571	29	15	14
5	Denmark	3	4	.429	27	29	-2
6	South Africa	1	6	.143	15	41	-26
7	Netherlands	1	6	.143	21	48	-27
8	Singapore	1	6	.143	7	56	-49

Note: RSA - SGP 3:4; SGP - NED 0:13; RSA - NED 7:0

Play-offs

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	June 21 10:30
	Japan	6
					June 22 16:30
	Venezuela	0
					Japan	2
	June 21 16:30
					New Zealand	1
	Australia	4
									June 23 19:30
	New Zealand	7
									Argentina	3
	June 21 13:30
									Japan	2
	Argentina	9
					June 22 19:30
	United States	0
					Argentina	7
	June 21 19:30
					Canada	0			3rd Place
	Czech Republic	0
									June 23 16:30
	Canada	4
									New Zealand	1
									Canada	2

Placement Round 5th–8th place

	Placement round				5th Place
	June 22 10:30
	Venezuela	7
					June 23 13:30
	Czech Republic	0
					Venezuela	4
	June 22 13:30
					United States	5
	United States	8
	Australia	6
					7th Place
					June 23 10:30
					Czech Republic	1
					Australia	2

Placement Round 9th–16th place

	9th Place
	Denmark		3
	Cuba		0

	11th Place
	Mexico		7
	South Africa		0

	13th Place
	Botswana		5
	Netherlands		6

	15th Place
	Philippines		3
	Singapore		4

Final standings

Rk	Team	W	L
1	Argentina	9	1
2	Japan	9	1
3	Canada	9	1
4	New Zealand	5	5
5	United States	7	3
6	Venezuela	5	5
7	Australia	7	3
8	Czech Republic	3	7
Failed to qualify for Playoffs
9	Denmark	4	4
10	Cuba	3	5
11	Mexico	4	4
12	South Africa	1	7
13	Netherlands	2	6
14	Botswana	2	6
15	Singapore	2	6
16	Philippines	0	8

External links

• Official Website