With the completion of the WBSC Women’s Baseball World Cup Group Stage 2023, the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC), along with Baseball Canada, the Thunder Bay International Baseball Association (TBIBA) and the Local Organising Committee announced today the dates of the WBSC Women’s Baseball World Cup Finals 2024 presented by CARNEXT to be played in Thunder Bay, Canada. The six-team event will open on 28 July, with the World Championship Final scheduled on 3 August.
The IX WBSC Women’s Baseball World Cup is the first being played under the two-stage format. The first stage involved 12 Teams competing in two groups. Thunder Bay, Canada, hosted Group A in August; while Miyoshi City, Japan, staged Group B this past week.
The field of teams for the Finals is set after the Group Stage, with world No. 3 USA, No. 4 Canada and No. 12 Mexico advancing from Group A; and No. 1 Japan, No. 2 Chinese Taipei and No. 5 Venezuela earning the three tickets available in Group B.
During the Finals, the six teams will play a single round robin from 28 July to 1 August, with the top two teams in the standings playing for the title of World Champions on 3 August. Third and fourth place finishers will play for the bronze medal. August 2 has been saved as a rain day. The official game schedule will be announced at a later stage.
Japan has won the last six editions of the Women's Baseball World Cup while the United States are the only other Women's Baseball World Champions. For more info click here. The Japanese squad defeated Chinese Taipei, 6-0, in the last final played in 2018 in Viera, Florida, USA.
Canada hosted the inaugural Women's Baseball World Cup in 2004 and the fifth edition (2012) in Edmonton, Alberta. Japan (2008 in Matsuyama and 2014 in Miyazaki) is the only other country that has hosted the tournament twice.
