Women's Softball: Czechia to host European champions the Netherlands in four game series
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<p>With the <a href="https://www.wbsc.org/en/events/2024-womens-softball-world-cup-finals/home">WBSC Women's Softball World Cup Finals</a> as the highlight of the season, international women's softball competition keeps thriving around the world. From 29 April to 1 May, world No. 9 Czechia will stage a four-game, three-city series against No. 8 the Netherlands in Prague. </p>
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<p>The international friendly series will open on Monday, April 29, 19:30 at Svoboda Park, Bohnice. Both teams will take the field again on Tuesday, April 30, 17:00 at Sabat in Trója for Game 2 before closing the series with a doubleheader at Spectrum in Černý Most on Wednesday, May 1 (14:00 and 17:00).</p>
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<p>The Netherlands will face this season a double challenge with the <a href="https://www.wbsc.org/en/events/2024-womens-softball-world-cup-finals/home">WBSC Women's Softball World Cup Finals</a> in July in Castions di Strada, and the <a href="https://www.wbsceurope.org/en/events/2024-womens-softball-european-championship/home">European Championship</a> where they will try to repeat as continental champions in Utrecht the first week of September. The Netherlands will open the World Cup Finals in Group B against world No. 2 Japan, No. 3 Puerto Rico and No. 10 Australia.</p>
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<p>Meanwhile, Czechia will be one of the main contenders to challenge Netherlands in the European Championship. In 2022 they finished in fourth place losing to Italy, 4-2, in the Bronze Medal Game.</p>
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<p>The four games of the series will be broadcast live on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/czechsoftball">Czech Softball YouTube channel</a>.</p>
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