2025 Men's Softball World Cup Finals

The 2025 Men's Softball World Cup Finals is a round-robin tournament of the 2025 Men's Softball World Cup taking place from 8 to 13 July. The top two teams from each pool qualified for the top eight finals stage along with two wildcards. The eight teams were split into two groups with the top two qualifying for the super round. After the super round the top two teams then qualified for the final.[1]

Qualified teams

Pool Final winners Repechage winners Wildcard
A  Dominican Republic  Australia  Venezuela
B  Argentina  New Zealand  Canada
C  United States  Japan

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB Qualification
1  Venezuela 3 2 1 17 13 +4 .667[a] — Advance to Super Round
2  New Zealand 3 2 1 14 11 +3 .667[a] —
3  Argentina 3 1 2 8 8 0 .333[b] 1 Advance to Placement Round
4  Canada (H) 3 1 2 17 24 −7 .333[b] 1
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[2][3]
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head to head results: Venezuela 7–2 New Zealand.
  2. ^ a b Head to head results: Argentina 7–3 Canada.
Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
8 July 2025 14:30 Venezuela  1–0  Argentina 7 Prime Ministers’ Park 1:55 833 Boxscore
8 July 2025 20:30 New Zealand  8–3  Canada 7 Prime Ministers’ Park 2:44 2,000 Boxscore
9 July 2025 17:30 Canada  11–9  Venezuela 7 Prime Ministers’ Park 3:05 1,000 Boxscore
9 July 2025 20:30 New Zealand  4–1  Argentina 7 Prime Ministers’ Park 2:22 2,000 Boxscore
10 July 2025 14:30 Venezuela  7–2  New Zealand 7 Prime Ministers’ Park 2:11 800 Boxscore
10 July 2025 21:30 Argentina  7–3  Canada 7 Prime Ministers’ Park 2:27 1,200 Boxscore

Matches

Venezuela vs Argentina

8 July 2024 14:30
Prime Ministers’ Park
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Venezuela 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 0
 Argentina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
WP: Maiker Pimentel Sivira (1–0)   LP: Huemul Mata (0–1)
Attendance: 833
Boxscore

New Zealand vs Canada

8 July 2024 20:30
Prime Ministers’ Park
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 New Zealand 2 1 1 1 0 3 0 8 10 1
 Canada 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 8 2
WP: Michael Pita (1–0)   LP: Sean Cleary (0–1)
Home runs:
NZL: Reilly Makea (1)
CAN: Quinten Bruce (1)
Attendance: 2,000
Boxscore

Canada vs Venezuela

9 July 2024 17:30
Prime Ministers’ Park
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Canada 0 2 1 2 0 3 3 11 11 1
 Venezuela 0 4 0 1 4 0 0 9 12 0
WP: Ty Sebastian (1–0)   LP: Luis Colombo Perez (0–1)
Home runs:
CAN: Blake Hunter (1), Bradley Ezekiel 2 (2)
VEN: Jose Dorantes Lopez (1), Rafael Flores (1), Pedro Flores (1)
Attendance: 1,000
Boxscore

New Zealand vs Argentina

9 July 2024 20:30
Prime Ministers’ Park
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 New Zealand 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 4 0 0
 Argentina 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
WP: Liam James (1–0)   LP: Roman Godoy (0–1)
Attendance: 2,000
Boxscore

Venezuela vs New Zealand

10 July 2024 15:30
Prime Ministers’ Park
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Venezuela 0 1 4 0 0 2 0 7 7 0
 New Zealand 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 6 0
WP: Maiker Pimentel Silvira (2–0)   LP: Michael Pita (1–1)
Home runs:
VEN: Engelbert Herrera (1), Kleiver Rodriguez Barreto (1)
NZL: Thomas Enoka (1), Cole Evans (1)
Attendance: 800
Boxscore

Argentina vs Canada

10 July 2024 21:30
Prime Ministers’ Park
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Argentina 0 0 2 1 0 1 3 7 10 1
 Canada 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 5 1
WP: Matias Etchevers (1–0)   LP: Sean Cleary (0–2)
Home runs:
NZL: Alan Peker 2 (2)
CAN: Mathieu Roy (1)
Attendance: 1,200
Boxscore

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB Qualification
1  Japan 3 2 1 6 19 −13 .667 — Advance to Super Round
2  United States 3 2 1 25 6 +19 .667 —
3  Australia 3 1 2 6 19 −13 .333 1 Advance to Placement Round
4  Dominican Republic 3 1 2 12 4 +8 .333 1
First match(es) will be played: 8 July 2025. 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[2][3]
Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
8 July 2025 12:30 Japan  2–3  Dominican Republic 7 Prime Ministers’ Park     Boxscore
8 July 2025 17:30 United States  10–0  Australia 7 Prime Ministers’ Park     Boxscore
9 July 2025 12:30 Dominican Republic  2–9  Australia 6 Prime Ministers’ Park     Boxscore
9 July 2025 15:30 United States  4–5  Japan 7 Prime Ministers’ Park     Boxscore
10 July 2025 12:30 Dominican Republic  1–11  United States 4 Prime Ministers’ Park     Boxscore
10 July 2025 18:30 Australia  2–11  Japan 5 Prime Ministers’ Park     Boxscore

Matches

Dominican Republic vs Japan

8 July 2024 12:30
Prime Ministers’ Park
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Japan 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 2 0
 Dominican Republic 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 7 0
WP: Michael de Jesús Batista Santos   LP: Shota Onodera
Boxscore

United States vs Australia

8 July 2024 17:30
Prime Ministers’ Park
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 United States 0 1 0 0 2 1 6 10 11 0
 Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2
WP: Marco Diaz   LP: Jack Besgrove
Boxscore

Dominican Republic vs Australia

9 July 2024 12:30
Prime Ministers’ Park
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Dominican Republic 0 1 0 0 0 1 X 2 4 2
 Australia (5) 0 0 0 3 0 6 X 9 7 0
WP: Jack Besgrove   LP: Yan Carlos Gonzalez Diaz
Boxscore

United States vs Japan

9 July 2024 15:30
Prime Ministers’ Park
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 United States 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 4 5 0
 Japan 2 0 0 0 1 2 X 5 9 0
WP: Hiroki Ikeda   LP: Marco Diaz
Boxscore

Dominican Republic vs United States

10 July 2024 12:30
Prime Ministers’ Park
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Dominican Republic 0 0 0 1 X X X 1 4 1
 United States (4) 0 0 1 10 X X X 11 8 0
WP: Marco Diaz   LP: Michael de Jesús Batista Santos
Boxscore

Australia vs Japan

10 July 2024 18:30
Prime Ministers’ Park
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Australia 0 0 2 0 0 X X 2 3 1
 Japan (5) 0 5 1 5 X X X 11 11 0
WP: Hiroki Ikeda   LP: Jack Besgrove
Boxscore

Placement Round

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB
1  Australia 2 2 0 7 5 +2 1.000 —
2  Argentina 2 1 1 5 7 −2 .500 1
3  Canada 2 1 1 3 4 −1 .500 1
4  Dominican Republic 2 0 2 4 3 +1 .000 2
First match(es) will be played: 11 July 2025. 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[2][3]
Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
11 July 2024 12:30 Australia  7–5  Argentina 7 Prime Ministers’ Park     Boxscore
11 July 2024 18:30 Dominican Republic  3–4  Canada 7 Prime Ministers’ Park     Boxscore
12 July 2024
Dominican Republic  –  Canada   Prime Ministers’ Park      
12 July 2024
Canada  –  Australia   Prime Ministers’ Park      


Matches

Australia vs Argentina

11 July 2024 12:30
Prime Ministers’ Park
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Australia 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 7 10 1
 Argentina 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 8 1
WP: Jack Besgrove   LP: Matias Etchevers
Boxscore

Dominican Republic vs Canada

11 July 2024 :
Prime Ministers’ Park
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Dominican Republic 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 3 7 0
 Canada 2 0 0 0 2 0 X 4 8 1
WP: Sean Cleary   LP: Jonni Javier Suriel Fernández
Boxscore

Dominican Republic vs Argentina

12 July 2024 :
Prime Ministers’ Park
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Dominican Republic - - - - - - - 0 0 0
 Argentina - - - - - - - 0 0 0

Canada vs Australia

12 July 2024 :
Prime Ministers’ Park
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Canada - - - - - - - 0 0 0
 Australia - - - - - - - 0 0 0

Super Round

Pos Team Pld W L RF RA RD PCT GB Qualification
1  Japan 2 2 0 1 5 −4 1.000 — Advance to Final
2  New Zealand 2 1 1 4 5 −1 .500 1
3  Venezuela 2 1 1 5 1 +4 .500 1 Advance to Third place play-off
4  United States 2 0 2 5 4 +1 .000 2
First match(es) will be played: 11 July 2025. 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[2][3]
Date Local time Road team Score Home team Inn. Venue Game duration Attendance Boxscore
11 July 2024 15:30 United States  4–5  New Zealand 7 Prime Ministers’ Park     Boxscore
11 July 2024 21:30 Venezuela  1–5  Japan 7 Prime Ministers’ Park     Boxscore
12 July 2024
United States  –  Venezuela   Prime Ministers’ Park      
12 July 2024
New Zealand  –  Japan   Prime Ministers’ Park      


Matches

United States vs New Zealand

11 July 2024 15:30
Prime Ministers’ Park
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 United States 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 4 8 0
 New Zealand 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 5 7 2
WP: Liam James Potts   LP: Marco Diaz
Boxscore

Venezuela vs Japan

11 July 2024 21:30
Prime Ministers’ Park
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 Venezuela 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1
 Japan 1 0 2 2 0 0 X 5 5 0
WP: Hiroki Ikeda   LP: Maiker Josue Pimentel Silvira
Boxscore

United States vs Venezuela

12 July 2024 :
Prime Ministers’ Park
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 United States - - - - - - - 0 0 0
 Venezuela - - - - - - - 0 0 0

New Zealand vs Japan

12 July 2024 :
Prime Ministers’ Park
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
 New Zealand - - - - - - - 0 0 0
 Japan - - - - - - - 0 0 0

Final Round

Third place play-off

13 July 2025 11:00
Prime Ministers' Park
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Super Round 4th 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Super Round 3rd 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Final

13 July 2025 14:00
Prime Ministers' Park
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Super Round 2nd 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Super Round 1st 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

See Also

References

  1. ^ "Groups, schedule announced for WBSC Men's Softball World Cup Finals in Prince Albert as tickets go on sale". WBSC. 18 February 2025. Retrieved 19 February 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d "Tournament Regulations: Article C11". WBSC. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d "Info". WBSC. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
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