Korean national women's softball tournament planned for November
30/10/2020 1 Minute Read

Korean national women's softball tournament planned for November

The event will be held at at Incheon LPG Sports Town from 12-18 November.

The Korean Baseball Softball Association (KBSA) will be staging a national women's softball tournament, which is scheduled to be held from 12-18 November at Incheon LPG Sports Town. The KBSA will recruit about 60 players in the U-18 and University/Adults divisions to form the four participating teams.

This past September, the KBSA staged the 32nd Korea Softball National Championship across five different categories at Seoul Grand Park at Gyunggi-do. Incheon Sports Council won the national title in the open category, winning the final over Daegu Urban Corporation. In joint third place were Gyeongnam Sport Council and Busan Sports Council.

Other results:

U-15

  • Winner: Guam Middle School
  • Runner-up: Cheonan Middle School

U-18

  • Winner: Sinjung High School
  • Runner-up: Ilsan High School

University

  • Winner: Dankook University
  • Runner-up: Sangji University

Club

  • Winner: Gyunggi Softball Club
  • Runner-up: Bueheon Fantasia

While Korea is a powerhouse in baseball, ranked third in the current WBSC Baseball World Rankings, the country ranks 21st in the WBSC Women's Softball World Rankings.