1 – This is the first edition of the WBSC U-15 Women’s
Softball World Cup.
2 – World No. 2 Japan are the host team.
3 – The number of venues - Komazawa Olympic Park Sports
Complex Baseball Stadium, Setagaya City Okura Sports Center Baseball Ground and
Ota Stadium.
4 – The number of medals won by Japan at the Olympic Games
5 – The number of teams representing WBSC Americas – USA,
Puerto Rico, Mexico, Brazil and Peru; and the number of continents being
represented in the competition.
6 – The number of games that will be played on the opening day of the tournament. Opening matches between the Philippines and Czechia, and Peru and Mexico will be played at Komazawa and Setagaya, respectively.
7 – Seven out of the top 10 teams in the world rankings
qualified for the tournament.
8 - The regular day of competition will include eight games. They will all be streamed live on the WBSC GameTime OTT platform.
9 – The jersey
number that Sayaka Mori wore when Japan won gold at Tokyo 2020.
10 – World No. 10
Czechia is one of two European teams playing in the U-15 Women’s Softball World
Cup.
11 – The number of teams participating in the tournament – World No. 1 USA, hosts Japan, No. 3 Puerto Rico, No. 5 Chinese Taipei, No. 6 Mexico, No. 8 Italy, No. 10 Czechia, No. 16 Brazil, No. 18 Peru, No. 21 Philippines, No. 23 New Zealand.
13 – The number of years Japan waited for to defend their Olympic softball title on home soil.
16 - The day in October, 2023 when baseball/softball was added to the LA28 Olympic Games sports programme
42 – Total number of games to be played in the WBSC U-15 Women’s Softball World Cup.
1964 – The year when Tokyo hosted their first Olympic Games.
31,448 – The record crowd that attended the softball
encounter between the United States and Japan at the Tokyo Dome in 2016.
2020 – The year when Tokyo hosted their second Olympic
Games.
14 million – The population of Tokyo.
