2027 Women's Baseball World Cup
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Chinese Taipei
United States23–27 August 2026 (Group A)
19–25 July 2027 (Finals)
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Countries | Chinese Taipei United States |
| Cities | Rockford Tainan |
| Venues | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Dates | 22–27 July 2026 (Group B) 23–27 August 2026 (Group A) 19–25 July 2027 (Finals) |
| Teams | 12 (from 4 confederations) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 47 |
The 2027 Women's Baseball World Cup will be the 10th edition of the Women's Baseball World Cup, the quadrennial international baseball championship organised under the aegis of World Baseball Softball Confederation for the women's national teams across the world. It will be held in Taiwan and United States from July and August 2026, with the latter hosting the finals on 19 to 25 July 2027.[1][2][3] This will be Chinese Taipei and United States' second time hosting. The finals will be in Rockford.
For the fourth time, 12 teams took part, following the expansion in 2016. Continental championships acted as qualification. Qualifiers took place between August 2025 and May 2026. The hosts Chinese Taipei and United States automatically qualified, although the former already qualified on merit. Great Britain will make their debut.
Japan are the seven-time defending champions, recently beating United States 11–6 at the 2024 final in Thunder Bay.
- On 10 June 2025, United States was awarded the hosting rights for the group stage and the finals, with the venue being the International Women's Baseball Center in Rockford.[1][3]
- On 1 April 2026, Chinese Taipei was announced as the second host with the sixth biggest city, Tainan, being the host city at the newly built Asia-Pacific International Baseball Stadiums and Training Centres.
- This will be Chinese Taipei and United States' second time hosting, with Chinese Taipei previously hosting in 2006 and United States' in 2018.
- This will be Asia's sixth time organising the event and also the sixth time the Americas has hosted.
Preparations
Tickets
Sponsors
United States
- Bucciferro Family McDonald's (Premier sponsor and the Official US quick service restaurant)[5]
- City of Loves Park (Champion sponsor)
- GoRockford (Presenting sponsor)
- Lino's (In-Kind sponsor)
- Raymond James (Home run sponsor)
- Rockford IceHogs (Home run sponsor)
- The Sports Bra
Qualification
For the fourth time, 12 teams took part, following the expansion in 2016. Continental championships acted as qualification.
| Qualification | Host | Dates | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nations | N/a | Various | 2 | Chinese Taipei United States |
| 2025 European Championship[6][7] |  Hluboká nad Vltavou | 14–17 August 2025 | 1 |  Great Britain |
| 2025 Pan American Championship[8][9] |  La Guaira | 20–26 September 2025 | 3 |  Cuba Mexico Venezuela |
| 2025 Asia Cup[10][11] |  Hangzhou | 26 October – 2 November 2025 | 3 |  Japan Hong Kong South Korea |
| Oceanian selection | N/a | N/a | 1 |  Australia |
| Americas qualification series[12] |  Carolina | 29 April – 3 May 2026 | 1 | |
| Wildcard | N/a | N/a | 1 | |
| Total | 12 | |||
Summary of qualified teams
| Team | Qualification method | Date of qualification | Appearance(s) | Previous best performance[A] | WR[B] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | First | Last | Streak | |||||
| United States |
Host nation | 10 June 2025 | 10th | 2004 | 2024 | 10 | Champions (2004, 2006) | TBD |
| Great Britain |
2025 European Championship | 17 August 2025 | 1st | Debut | TBD | |||
| Mexico |
2025 Pan American Championship | 25 September 2025 | 2nd | 2024 | 2 | Fourth place (2024) | TBD | |
| Venezuela |
7th | 2010 | 2024 | 7 | Third place (2016) | TBD | ||
| Cuba |
26 September 2025 | 7th | 2006 | 3 | Sixth place (2006, 2010) | TBD | ||
| Chinese Taipei |
2025 Asia Cup | 28 October 2025 | 10th | 2004 | 10 | Runners-up (2006) | TBD | |
| Japan |
10th | 2004 | 10 | Champions (2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2024) | TBD | |||
| South Korea |
29 October 2025 | 6th | 2008 | 3 | Sixth place (2008, 2016) | TBD | ||
| Hong Kong |
30 October 2025 | 8th | 2006 | 5 | Sixth place (2006) | TBD | ||
| Australia |
Oceanian selection | – | 10th | 2004 | 10 | Runners-up (2010) | TBD | |
Venues
Groups
On 1 April 2026, the groups were announced.[13]
