WBSC U-15 Softball World Cup by the numbers

1 – This is the first edition of the WBSC U-15 Women’sSoftball World Cup.

2 – World No. 2 Japan are the host team.

3 – The number of venues - Komazawa Olympic Park SportsComplex Baseball Stadium, Setagaya City Okura Sports Center Baseball Ground andOta 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 beingrepresented 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 rankingsqualified 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 jerseynumber 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 WorldCup.

12 – The number of teams participating in the tournament – WorldNo. 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 and unranked Uganda.

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

50 – 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 softballencounter between the United States and Japan at the Tokyo Dome in 2016.

2020 – The year when Tokyo hosted their second OlympicGames.

14 million – The population of Tokyo.