Groups announced for European qualifiers to WBSC Softball World Cups

Groups announced for European qualifiers to WBSC Softball World Cups
14/02/2022
WBSC Europe has unveiled the groups for the Women’s Softball European Championship and the U-15 Women’s European Championship.

WBSC Europe announced this past weekend the groups for the Women’s European Softball Championship and the U-15 Women’s European Championship, both of them qualifiers for their respective Softball World Cups. The continental governing body also unveiled the groups for the U-22 Women’s European Softball Championship.

The Women’s European Softball Championship will be played in Sant Boi, Spain, in July. The 22 participating teams have been divided into four groups: 

  • Group A: Italy, Russia, Poland, Ireland, and Belgium; 
  • Group B: Netherlands, Germany, Croatia, Great Britain, and Greece; 
  • Group C: Czech Republic, France, Austria, Denmark, Switzerland, and Malta; 
  • Group D: Israel, Spain, Ukraine, Slovakia, Turkey, and Finland.

The 11 participating teams in the U-15 European Championship (to be played in Enschede, Netherlands, July 18 – 23) will start the tournament in two groups:

  • Group A: Netherlands, Russia, Germany, Croatia, and Poland; 
  • Group B: Italy, Czech Republic, Ukraine, France, Great Britain, Lithuania.

Finally, the 2022 U-22 Women's Softball European Championship Teams will be divided into four groups: 

  • Group A: Italy, Poland, Slovakia, Germany, and Croatia; 
  • Group B: Netherlands, Belgium, Ukraine, Spain, and Sweden; 
  • Group C: Ireland, Czech Republic, Israel, and France; 
  • Group D: Great Britain, Russia, Austria, and Hungary.

 The tournament is slated to be played from 27 June to 2 July in Kunovice, Czech Republic.