U-18 Women's Softball World Cup
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The U-18 Women's Softball World Cup is a fastpitch softball tournament for age 18-and-under national teams held by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC).[1][2][3] Prior to the 2021 edition, the tournament was an under-19 tournament.
Current season, competition or edition: 2025 U-18 Women's Softball World Cup | |
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| Sport | Softball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1981 |
| Continent | International |
Most recent champion |  United States (9th title) |
| Most titles | United States (9 titles) |
| Website | Official website |
The latest edition of the WBSC U-18 Women's Softball World Cup was played in Lima, Peru in December 2021, with the United States claiming their fourth consecutive women's youth softball world title, and eighth overall, following a dramatic 1–0 win against Chinese Taipei in the final. This tournament was rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, originally scheduled for 2020.[4][5][6]
The tournament, with a history of 42 years and 14 editions, moved to a four-year cycle and changed its competition format from 2024. The Group Stage will be held between July and September 2024 in São Paulo, Pingtan and Dallas. The Finals will be held in 2025 in the North American city itself.[7][8]
Classification
With the approved format of 18 national teams, the WBSC has distributed the continental quotas as follows:[9][10]
- WBSC Africa: 2 spots
- WBSC Americas: 5 spots
- WBSC Asia: 3 spots
- WBSC Europe: 3 spots
- WBSC Oceania: 2 spots
- Wild cards: 3 spots (including hosts if necessary)
The participants will be determined through the continental championships.
Results
- Notes
- Originally scheduled to be held in 2020, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, postponed to December 2021.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 9 | 5 | 1 | 15 |
| 2 |  Japan | 5 | 8 | 1 | 14 |
| 3 |  China | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 |  Chinese Taipei | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 |  Australia | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 6 |  Puerto Rico | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 |  Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Mexico | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (8 entries) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 45 | |
Participating nations
- 1st — Champion
- 2nd — Runner-up
- 3rd — Third place
- — Host nation
| Nation | 1981 | 1985 | 1987 | 1991 | 1995 | 1999 | 2003 | 2007 | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 2021 | 2025 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina |
— | — | — | — | 10th | 15th | 11th | 10th | 11th | — | 14th | 20th | — | — | — | 7 |
| Australia |
6th | 5th | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 6th | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 7th | 7th | 4th | — | — | 13 |
 Bahamas |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24th | — | — | — | 1 |
 Bermuda |
8th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
 Botswana |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16th | 15th | 15th | — | — | 16th | — | — | 4 |
 Brazil |
— | — | — | — | — | 10th | — | — | 7th | 7th | 10th | 13th | 12th | — | — | 6 |
| Canada |
4th | 7th | 7th | 7th | 5th | 7th | 6th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 4th | 4th | 3rd | — | 5th | 14 |
| China |
3rd | 1st | 2nd | 4th | 6th | 4th | 4th | 9th | 8th | 8th | 12th | 6th | 8th | — | 4th | 14 |
| Chinese Taipei |
5th | 4th | 5th | 6th | 4th | 3rd | 5th | 8th | 3rd | — | 8th | 5th | 5th | 2nd | 8th | 14 |
 Colombia |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15th | — | — | 8th | — | 2 |
 Czech Republic |
— | — | — | 11th | — | 13th | 12th | — | 9th | 13th | 11th | 8th | 10th | 5th | 6th | 10 |
 Dominican Republic |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11th | — | — | — | 1 |
 Great Britain |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9th | 13th | 15th | — | — | — | 3 |
 Germany |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14th | 14th | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
 Guatemala |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21st | — | — | — | 1 |
 India |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22nd | — | — | — | 1 |
 Ireland |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18th | 14th | — | — | 2 |
 Israel |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26th | — | — | — | 1 |
 Italy |
— | — | 9th | 10th | 9th | 11th | — | 12th | — | — | 9th | 12th | 11th | — | — | 8 |
| Japan |
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | — | 2nd | 14 |
| Mexico |
9th | 8th | 10th | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12th | 5th | 9th | 7th | 4th | 3rd | 9 |
 Netherlands |
7th | 6th | 6th | 8th | 7th | 12th | 10th | 6th | — | 10th | — | 14th | 13th | 7th | — | 12 |
 New Zealand |
— | — | 8th | 5th | 8th | 9th | 8th | 11th | 6th | 4th | 6th | 16th | 9th | — | — | 11 |
 Peru |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19th | — | 6th | — | 2 |
 Philippines |
— | — | — | 12th | 13th | — | 9th | — | — | — | — | 10th | — | — | — | 4 |
| Puerto Rico |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7th | 10th | 6th | 3rd | 3rd | 6th | 3rd | 7th | 8 |
 Russia |
— | — | — | — | 12th | 8th | 7th | 13th | 12th | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
 Singapore |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14th | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
 South Africa |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15th | 13th | — | — | 23rd | 15th | — | — | 4 |
 South Korea |
— | — | — | 9th | 11th | 14th | 13th | — | — | 11th | — | 17th | — | — | — | 6 |
 Thailand |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 14th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
 Turkey |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25th | — | — | — | 1 |
| United States |
2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 15 |
 U.S. Virgin Islands |
— | — | — | — | 14th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
 Venezuela |
10th | — | — | — | — | 5th | — | 4th | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| Total Nations | 10 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 26 | 16 | 8 | 8 |
