2002 Women's Softball World Championship

{{Short description|Women's Softball World Championship}} {{Infobox international softball tournament | image = | size = | country = Canada | dates = | num_teams = 16 | continents = | venues = | cities = | defending_champion = | prev_year = | medal_type = world major | champion_other = {{Sbw|USA}} | num_championships = 7 | second_other = {{Sbw|JPN}} | third_other = {{Sbw|TPE}} | fourth_other = {{Sbw|CHN}} | games = | attendance = | best_avg_hitter = | best_avg = | most_hr_hitter = | most_hr = | most_sb_runner = | most_sb = | best_era_pitcher = | best_era = | most_k_pitcher = | most_k = | prev_edition = 1998 | next_edition = 2006 }}

The 2002 ISF Women's World Championship for softball was held July 26-August 4, 2002 in Saskatoon, Canada.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.isfsoftball.org/english/events/02_08_04_womens_world.asp |title=X ISF Women's World Championship 2002 |website=International Softball Federation |language=en |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304030001/http://www.isfsoftball.org/english/events/02_08_04_womens_world.asp |archivedate=2016-03-04 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The United States, which went undefeated for the tournament, won a fifth straight world championship with a 1-0 victory over Japan. The first four teams qualified for the 2004 Olympics.

==Pool Play== ===Group A=== {|class="wikitable" width="400" style="text-align:center;" ! width="150"| ! width="20"|GP ! width="20"|W ! width="20"|L ! width="20"|RF ! width="20"|RA |- align=center bgcolor="#ccffcc" |align=left|{{sbw|USA}} |7||7||0||53||0 |- align=center bgcolor="#ccffcc" |align=left|{{sbw|CHN}} |7||6||1||40||5 |- align=center bgcolor="#ccffcc" |align=left|{{sbw|TPE}} |7||5||2||18||12 |- align=center bgcolor="#ccffcc" |align=left|{{sbw|ITA}} |7||4||3||11||8 |- align=center bgcolor="#ffffff" |align=left|{{sbw|CAN}} |7||3||4||14||11 |- align=center bgcolor="#ffffff" |align=left|{{sbw|ANT}} |7||1||6||3||24 |- align=center bgcolor="#ffffff" |align=left|{{sbw|RUS}} |7||1||6||4||40 |- align=center bgcolor="#ffffff" |align=left|{{sbw|CZE}} |7||1||6||7||50 |}

===Group B=== {|class="wikitable" width="400" style="text-align:center;" ! width="150"| ! width="20"|GP ! width="20"|W ! width="20"|L ! width="20"|RF ! width="20"|RA |- align=center bgcolor="#ccffcc" |align=left|{{sbw|JPN}} |7||7||0||48||1 |- align=center bgcolor="#ccffcc" |align=left|{{sbw|AUS}} |7||6||1||49||8 |- align=center bgcolor="#ccffcc" |align=left|{{sbw|NZL}} |7||5||2||37||17 |- align=center bgcolor="#ccffcc" |align=left|{{sbw|PUR}} |7||4||3||18||38 |- align=center bgcolor="#ffffff" |align=left|{{sbw|VEN}} |7||3||4||28||28 |- align=center bgcolor="#ffffff" |align=left|{{sbw|NED}} |7||2||5||31||36 |- align=center bgcolor="#ffffff" |align=left|{{sbw|RSA}} |7||1||6||10||45 |- align=center bgcolor="#ffffff" |align=left|{{sbw|DOM}} |7||0||7||16||66 |}

==Playoffs== ===Day One=== {| bgcolor="#f9f9f9" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="font-size: 95%; border: gray solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse; background: #f9f9f9;" |- |'''{{sbw|TPE}}'''||align="center" | '''5-1'''||''{{sbw|PUR}}'' |- |'''{{sbw|NZL}}'''||align="center" | '''3-0'''||''{{sbw|ITA}}'' |- |'''{{sbw|USA}}'''||align="center" | '''4-3'''||{{sbw|AUS}} |- |'''{{sbw|JPN}}'''||align="center" | '''5-0'''||{{sbw|CHN}} |}

'''Puerto Rico''' and '''Italy''' Eliminated.

===Day Two===

{| bgcolor="#f9f9f9" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="font-size: 95%; border: gray solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse; background: #f9f9f9;" |- |{{sbw|AUS}}||align="center" | '''2-4'''||'''{{sbw|TPE}}''' |- |'''{{sbw|CHN}}'''||align="center" | '''4-2'''||{{sbw|NZL}} |}

'''Australia''' and '''New Zealand''' Eliminated.

===Medal Round=== {{PagePlayoffBracket | RD1=Day Two | RD2=Bronze Medal | RD3=Gold Medal | RD1-seed1=A1 | RD1-team1='''{{sbw|USA}}''' | RD1-score1=1 | RD1-seed2=B1 | RD1-team2={{sbw|JPN}} | RD1-score2=0 | RD1-seed3=A2 | RD1-team3={{sbw|CHN}} | RD1-score3=5 | RD1-seed4=A3 | RD1-team4='''{{sbw|TPE}}''' | RD1-score4=6 | RD2-seed1=B1 | RD2-team1='''{{sbw|JPN}}''' | RD2-score1=2 | RD2-seed2=A3 | RD2-team2={{sbw|TPE}} | RD2-score2=1 | RD3-seed1=A1 | RD3-team1=''''{{sbw|USA}}''' | RD3-score1=1 | RD3-seed2=B1 | RD3-team2={{sbw|JPN}} | RD3-score2=0 }}

==Final ranking== {{Gold1}} {{sbw|USA}}

4. {{sbw|CHN}}

5. {{sbw|AUS}}

6. {{sbw|NZL}}

7. {{sbw|ITA}}

8. {{sbw|PUR}}

9. {{sbw|CAN}}

10. {{sbw|VEN}}

11. {{sbw|NED}}

12. {{sbw|ANT}}

13. {{sbw|RUS}}

14. {{sbw|RSA}}

15. {{sbw|CZE}}

16. {{sbw|DOM}}

==References== {{reflist}}

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