2002 Women's Softball World Championship
Women's Softball World Championship
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The 2002 ISF Women's World Championship for softball was held July 26-August 4, 2002 in Saskatoon, Canada.[1] The United States, which went undefeated for the tournament, won a fifth straight world championship with a 1-0 victory over Japan. The first four teams qualified for the 2004 Olympics.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Canada |
| Teams | 16 |
| Final positions | |
Champions |  United States (7th title) |
Runner-up |  Japan |
Third place |  Chinese Taipei |
| Fourth place |  China |
← 1998 2006 → | |
Pool Play
Group A
| GP | W | L | RF | RA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States |
7 | 7 | 0 | 53 | 0 |
| China |
7 | 6 | 1 | 40 | 5 |
| Chinese Taipei |
7 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 12 |
 Italy |
7 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 8 |
| Canada |
7 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 11 |
 Netherlands Antilles |
7 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 24 |
 Russia |
7 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 40 |
 Czech Republic |
7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 50 |
Group B
| GP | W | L | RF | RA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan |
7 | 7 | 0 | 48 | 1 |
 Australia |
7 | 6 | 1 | 49 | 8 |
 New Zealand |
7 | 5 | 2 | 37 | 17 |
 Puerto Rico |
7 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 38 |
 Venezuela |
7 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 28 |
 Netherlands |
7 | 2 | 5 | 31 | 36 |
 South Africa |
7 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 45 |
 Dominican Republic |
7 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 66 |
Playoffs
Day One
| Chinese Taipei | 5-1 | Puerto Rico |
| New Zealand | 3-0 | Italy |
| United States | 4-3 | Australia |
| Japan | 5-0 | China |
Puerto Rico and Italy Eliminated.
Day Two
| Australia | 2-4 | Chinese Taipei |
| China | 4-2 | New Zealand |
Australia and New Zealand Eliminated.
Medal Round
| Day Two | Bronze Medal | Gold Medal | |||||||||||
| A1 | United States | 1 | A1 | ' United States | 1 | ||||||||
| B1 | Japan | 0 | B1 | Japan | 0 | ||||||||
| B1 | Japan | 2 | |||||||||||
| A3 | Chinese Taipei | 1 | |||||||||||
| A2 | China | 5 | |||||||||||
| A3 | Chinese Taipei | 6 | |||||||||||
Final ranking
4. China
5. Australia
6. New Zealand
7. Italy
8. Puerto Rico
9. Canada
10. Venezuela
11. Netherlands
13. Russia
14. South Africa
15. Czech Republic