Women's softball action heats up in Brisbane with Australia vs Chinese Taipei International Series
World No. 6 Chinese Taipei has arrived in Brisbane, Australia, for an international women’s softball series against the hosts, world No. 10 Australia. The WBSC-sanctioned six-game series will run from 22 to 26 November at the Redlands Softball Association in Queensland.
Both teams will play doubleheaders on Saturday and Sunday, followed by single games on Tuesday and Wednesday. Admission is free for the public.
The full schedule (all times local) is as follows:
- Games 1 & 2: Saturday, 22 November – 11:00 and 15:00
- Games 3 & 4: Sunday, 23 November – 11:00 and 15:00
- Game 5: Tuesday, 25 November – 11:00
- Game 6: Wednesday, 26 November – 11:00
All information about the series, including rosters, schedule, and results, is available on the Softball Australia website.
As part of the activities, the Australian team will host a youth clinic for children aged 4 to 17 on Monday, 24 November, at 4 p.m.
Australia and Chinese Taipei will tune up together this week as they prepare for the WBSC Women’s Softball World Cup Group Stage, slated for 2026 in Czechia, Peru, and USA.
For the Asian squad, this series also serves as preparation for the Asian Games Nagoya 2026, which will be held from 19 September to 4 October in Japan.
This week’s matchups open a busy summer for the Aussie Spirit. Following this series against Chinese Taipei, the Women’s National Softball Team will host No. 2 USA in the USA Down Under Series, from 31 December 2025 to 3 January 2026, with both rivals playing eight games in Brisbane.
Additionally, from 5 to 11 April 2027, the WBSC Women’s Softball World Cup Finals will take place at Talobilla Park in Redcliffe, Australia, located 45 minutes outside Brisbane. This will mark the return of the world’s premier women’s softball event to Australia, which previously hosted the inaugural WBSC Women’s Softball World Cup at Albert Park in Melbourne in February 1965.