2022 Men's Softball World Championship
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |  New Zealand |
| Dates | 26 November – 4 December 2022 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
Champions |  Australia (2nd title) |
Runner-up |  Canada |
Third place |  United States |
| Fourth place |  Argentina |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 50 |
| Attendance | 18,055 (361 per game) |
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The 2022 WBSC Men's Softball World Championship was the 17th Men's Softball World Championship, an international softball tournament taking place in Auckland, New Zealand from 26 November to 4 December 2022.[1] Originally scheduled for February 2021, the tournament was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] New Zealand last hosted the tournament in 2013. It will be the 17th edition of the tournament.
Argentina were the defending champions, and lost the third place playoff to the United States. Australia defeated Canada 5–2 in the final to claim their second World Cup.
| Team | World ranking | Method of qualification |
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| New Zealand |
6th | Hosts |
 South Africa |
11th | 2022 African Championship[3] |
 Japan |
2nd | 2022 Asian Championship[4] |
 Philippines |
21st | |
| Australia |
4th | |
| Argentina |
1st | 2022 Pan American Championship[5] |
| Canada |
3rd | |
 Cuba |
12th | |
| United States |
7th | |
 Czech Republic |
5th | 2021 European Championship[6] |
 Denmark |
10th | |
 Venezuela |
9th | Wildcard[7] |
Squads
Officials
15 umpires were selected by the WBSC for the tournament.[8]
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Venue
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Opening Round
Placement Round
The bottom three teams from each group progress to the placement round. Head to head results against the other bottom three team from the Opening Round will carry over to help determine final placings. In games between equal seeds, a coin toss determines the home team.[13]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | RF | RA | RD | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan |
5 | 5 | 0 | 34 | 11 | +23 | 1.000 | — |
| 2 | New Zealand (H) |
5 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 10 | +14 | .800 | 1 |
| 3 | Czech Republic |
5 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 14 | +14 | .600 | 2 |
| 4 | Philippines |
5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 22 | −5 | .400 | 3 |
| 5 | South Africa |
5 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 35 | −27 | .200 | 4 |
| 6 | Denmark |
5 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 25 | −19 | .000 | 5 |
Source: WBSC
Rules for classification: 1) Wins/losses; 2) Head to head; 3) Head to head runs against; 4) Runs against; 5) Head to head[11][12]
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) Wins/losses; 2) Head to head; 3) Head to head runs against; 4) Runs against; 5) Head to head[11][12]
(H) Hosts
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Denmark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Czech Republic | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | X | 7 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Jakub Osička (2–2) LP: Kim Hansen (0–5) Home runs: DEN: Tobias Homlelund (1) CZE: Vojtěch Forman (1) Attendance: 130 Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Philippines | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Japan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | X | 8 | 9 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Takuro Kawano (1–0) LP: Juliuz Dela Cruz (0–3) Home runs: PHI: None JPN: Tei Hamamoto (2), Kazuya Toriyama 3 (3) Attendance: 155 Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| South Africa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand (5) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | X | X | 7 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Joshua Pettett (1–1) LP: Grant Olivier (1–1) Home runs: RSA: None NZL: Jerome Raemaki (1) Attendance: 900 Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| South Africa | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 3 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Czech Republic (5) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | X | X | 10 | 9 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Michal Holobrádek (2–0) LP: Manhlane Manaka (0–2) Home runs: RSA: None CZE: Marek Malý (1), Vojtěch Forman (2) Attendance: 60 Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Philippines (5) | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | X | X | 8 | 7 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 0 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Leo Barredo (1–2) LP: Lukas Lohmann (0–1) Home runs: PHI: Denmark Bathan (1), Melvin de Castro (1) DEN: None Attendance: 45 Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Japan | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Hikaru Matsuda (2–1) LP: Daniel Chapman (1–2) Home runs: JPN: Hikaru Matsuda (2) NZL: Reilly Makea (2), Joel Evans (1), Pita Rona (1) Attendance: 1,102 Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Philippines | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Leo Barredo (2–2) LP: Grant Olivier (1–2) Home runs: PHI: Justine Rosales (1) RSA: None Attendance: 55 Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Denmark | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Joshua Pettett (2–1) LP: Kim Hansen (0–6) Attendance: 380 Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Czech Republic | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Japan (10) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Hikaru Matsuda (3–1) LP: Jakub Osička (2–3) Home runs: CZE: George Harris (2), Vojtěch Buchner (2) JPN: None Attendance: 68 Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Super Round
Final Round
Third place play-off
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Argentina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Bradley Kilpatrick (3–2) LP: Huemul Mata (4–1) Home runs: USA: Yusef Davis Jr. (1) ARG: None Attendance: 625 Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Final
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Australia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Canada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Jack Besgrove (4–1) LP: Sean Cleary (3–1) Home runs: AUS: Nick Shailes (3) CAN: None Attendance: 2,061 Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Statistics
The statistics below include all opening, super and placement round games.[14][8]
Homeruns
3 homeruns
2 homeruns
1 homerun
Santiago Carril- Manuel Godoy
Julian Jemmott- Marshall Kronk
- Hayden Mathews
- Joshua McGovern
- Scott Patterson
Shane Boland- Quinten Bruce
- Bradley Ezekiel
- Mathieu Roy
- Ty Sebastian
Reynaldo Lamote- Osvaldo Pérez
- Yesander Rodriguez
- Miguel Savigne
Tomáš Klein- Marek Malý
Tobias Holmelund
Benjamin Enoka- Thomas Enoka
- Cole Evans
- Joel Evans
- Jerome Raemaki
- Pita Rona
Denmark Bathan- Melvin de Castro
- Justine Rosales
- Melvin de Castro
Tyler Croft
Yusef Davis Jr.- Erick Ochoa
- Matt Palazzo
- Cameron Schiller
Rafael Flores- Edinson Marrero
Leading players
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Player of the day
| Day | Player | Notes |
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| 26 Nov | Juan Zara[15] | 1–4 2B 2 RBI |
| 27 Nov | Blaine Milheim[16] | 2–4 HR 2 RBI 2 R |
| 28 Nov | Huemel Mata[17] | 7.2 IP 15 K 1–3 1 RBI 1 R |
| 29 Nov | Derek Mayson[18] | 3–4 2 HR 3 RBI 2 R |
| 30 Nov | Alain Román[19] | 9 IP 3 H 0 R 11 K |
| 1 Dec | Adam Folkard[20] | 4 IP 0 H 0 R 0 BB 8 K |
| 2 Dec | Scott Patterson[21] | 3–4 3 RBI 3 R HR 3B |
| 3 Dec | Sean Cleary[22] | 7 IP 1 H 0 R 15 K |
Final standings
| Rk | Team | W | L | Final result |
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| 1 | Australia |
8 | 1 | Gold medal |
| 2 | Canada |
7 | 2 | Silver medal |
| 3 | United States |
5 | 4 | Bronze medal |
| 4 | Argentina |
7 | 2 | Fourth place |
| 5 | Cuba |
4 | 4 | Super Round |
| 6 | Venezuela |
3 | 5 | |
| 7 | Japan |
5 | 3 | Placement Round |
| 8 | New Zealand (H) |
4 | 4 | |
| 9 | Czech Republic |
4 | 4 | |
| 10 | Philippines |
2 | 6 | |
| 11 | South Africa |
1 | 7 | |
| 12 | Denmark |
0 | 8 | |
Awards
| Awards | Awarded player[8] | |
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| MVP Award | Marshall Kronk | |
| Best Defensive Player Honours | Luis Dominguez | |
| All World Team | Pitcher | Sean Cleary |
| Catcher | Juan Zara | |
| First baseman | Erwin Diaz | |
| Second baseman | Brendon O'Byrne | |
| Third baseman | Nick Shailes | |
| Shortstop | Juan Malarczuk | |
| Left fielder | Jonathan Lynch | |
| Center fielder | Blaine Milheim | |
| Right fielder | Quinten Bruce | |
| Designated player | Bryan Abrey | |