XVII WBSC Women's Softball World Cup by the numbers
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<p>1 – <a href="https://www.wbsc.org/en/organisation/wbsc-events/womens-softball-world-cup"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">WBSC Women’s Softball World Cups</span></strong></a> previously played in Europe (2014 in Haarlem, the Netherlands).</p>
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<p>2 - Number of teams who advance from each group to the Finals in 2024</p>
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<p>3 – Hosts and groups to be played in the Group Stage: Ireland, Spain and Italy.</p>
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<p>3 – Teams that have played in every edition of the WBSC Women’s Softball World Cup: Australia, New Zealand and USA. </p>
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<p>4 – Venues to be used in the Group Stage: Balbriggan Softball Complex (Fingal-Dublin, IRL), Camp Municipal de Beisbol i Sofbol (Valencia, ESP), Campo Comunale di Softball (Castions di Strada, ITA) and Campo di Baseball-Softball G. Michelutti (Buttrio, ITA).</p>
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<p>6 – Participating teams in each group.</p>
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<p>7.62 – Centimetres, the size of the number displayed on the front of the uniform shirt.</p>
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<p>8 – Total number of teams who will participate in the Finals (6 from the Group Stage plus 2 wild cards)</p>
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<p>8 – National teams that have won a medal in a WBSC Women’s Softball World Cup: USA (15), Japan (11), Australia (8), New Zealand (4), China (3), Canada (3), Chinese Taipei (3), Philippines (1). All of thewill be participating in the Group Stage.</p>
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<p>9 – Playoff games to be played across the three groups. </p>
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<p>9.99 – The price of the Tournament Pass (in US dollars) to watch all the games of a particular group through GameTime streaming platform.</p>
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<p>10 – Nations and territories that hosted a WBSC Women’s Softball World Cup (Australia, Canada, China, El Salvador, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Taiwan, USA and Venezuela).</p>
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<p>11 – World titles won by USA, the most decorated nation in the history of the tournament.</p>
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<p>14 – Years old, the minimum age of a player to be eligible for the tournament. </p>
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<p>16 – Players in each team’s roster.</p>
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<p>17 – The edition of the WBSC Women’s Softball World Cup.</p>
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<p>18 – Expanded number of teams to participate in the Women’s Softball World Cup, two more than the previous 16-team format.</p>
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<p>19 – Games to be played in each Group.</p>
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<p>20 – Seconds, the time a pitcher has to begin his wind up.</p>
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<p>22 – Number of the delegation members.</p>
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<p>29.99 – The price of the Tournament Pass (in US dollars) to watch all the Group Stage games through GameTime streaming platform.</p>
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<p>31 – The most participating teams in a WBSC Women’s Softball World Cup (Surrey 2016).</p>
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<p>43 – Feet, Distance from home plate to pitcher plate.</p>
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<p>50 – Participating National Teams in the WBSC World Cup Continental Qualifiers.</p>
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<p>57 – Games to be played in the Group Stage.</p>
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<p>58 – Years since the inaugural WBSC Women’s Softball World Cup (1965) in Melbourne, Australia. </p>
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<p>60 – Seconds between innings.</p>
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<p>63 – National teams that have participated in the WBSC Women’s Softball World Cup</p>
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<p>170 – M170 is the new Mizuno softball. </p>
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<p>288 – Players in the WBSC Women’s Softball World Cup Group Stage.</p>
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<p>828 – Miles between Group B host Valencia, Spain; and Group C host, Buttrio, Italy.</p>
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<p>1,011 – Miles between Group A host Balbriggan, Ireland, and Group C host, Buttrio, Italy.</p>
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<p>1,014 – Miles between Group A host Balbriggan, Ireland, and Group B host Valencia, Spain. </p>
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