GameTime Classics episode 24: Watch Japan, Greece collide at 2006 Women’s Softball World Championship

GameTime Classics episode 24: Watch Japan, Greece collide at 2006 Women’s Softball World Championship
17/04/2020
Japan and Greece opened Day 3 of the 2006 Women’s Softball World Championship in a rematch of the round robin game from the Athens Olympic Games.

The 2006 Women’s Softball National Teams of Japan and Greece are showcased in the latest episode of the GameTime Classics series. Both teams faced off in the 2006 Women’s Softball World Championship held in Beijing, China, in an event that also served as a qualifier for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.

Japan and Greece opened Day 3 of the 2006 Women’s Softball World Championship in a rematch of the Athens Olympic Games round robin game. Japan had a 2:0 win:loss record in Group B, while Greece arrived at 1:1.

The game was played Tuesday, August 29 2006 at the newly inaugurated Fengtai Softball Field - the venue for softball at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.

Two years before, both teams faced off in the Opening Round of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games, with Japan winning 6-0.

Greece was trying to finish in the top four of the tournament to earn a spot in the 2008 Summer Olympics, while Japan was building a team which went on to claim gold at Beijing 2008.

This historic game will be streamed for free at www.youtube.com/wbsc at 9 pm Eastern US Standard Time* on Friday, 17 April (3 am Central European Time* on Saturday 18 April) and Saturday at 9 am Eastern Standard Time* (3:00 pm Central European Time*) at www.facebook.com/wbsc.

In the next episode of the GameTime Classics series you will be able to watch the exciting final of the WBSC U-23 Baseball World Cup 2018 between Mexico and Japan.


Watch more GameTime Classics:

Episode 23: Watch the epic battle between USA and Mexico at the U-12 Baseball World Cup 2017
Episode 22: Canada, New Zealand clash at the Men's Softball World Cup 2004
Episode 21: Chinese Taipei v USA in the final of the 2019 WBSC U-18 Baseball World Cup 
Episode 20: Australia vs China for a spot in the softball competition at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
Episode 19: Korea, Cuba battle in early stages of Women's Baseball World Cup 2016
Episode 18: New Zealand, Australia thriller open Men's Softball World Cup 2013 playoffs
Episode 17: Japan, Panama fight hard in WBSC U-15 Baseball World Cup super round
Episode 16: Great Britain vs Italy for an Olympic softball berth
Episode 15: Watch Australia vs USA in 2019 Premier12 thriller
Episode 14: Re-live the 2018 Junior Men’s Softball World Cup Final between Australia and Japan
Episode 13: Watch Korea vs Panama in 2016 U-23 Baseball World Cup
Episode 12: Mexico, Canada battle to qualify for the Tokyo Olympic softball competition
Episode 11: Watch a semifinal thriller - Canada-Chinese Taipei at the Women's Baseball World Cup 2016
Episode 10: Historic first-ever WBSC U-12 Mixed Softball final between Chinese Taipei and Peru
Episode 9: Watch Korea vs Japan in 2015 Premier12 Semi-Final
Episode 8: Singapore, Argentina open 2020 U-18 Men’s Softball World Cup with a bang
Episode 7: Watch Chinese Taipei and Japan battle in the 2018 Women's Baseball World Cup
Episode 6: JPN vs USA dramatic 2019 U-19 Women’s Softball World Cup final
Episode 5: Re-live Mexico v USA 2019 U-12 Baseball World Cup elimination game
Episode 4: Mexico-New Zealand epic battle at WBSC Men’s Softball World Championship 2019
Episode 2: Re-live the Japan-USA Final of the 2018 WBSC Women’s Softball World Championship
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