2017 Men's Softball World Championship

{{Infobox international softball tournament | other_titles = Championnat du monde de softball masculin 2017 de la WBSC | image = | size = | country = Canada | dates = 7–16 July 2017 | num_teams = 16 | defending_champion_other = {{Sb|CAN}} | medal_type = world cup | champion_other = {{Sb|NZL}} | num_championships = 7 | second_other = {{Sb|AUS}} | third_other = {{Sb|CAN}} | fourth_other = {{Sb|ARG}} | prev_edition = [[2015 ISF Men's World Championship|2015 Saskatoon]] | next_edition = [[2019 ISF Men's World Championship|2019 Prague/Havlíčkův Brod]] }}

The '''2017 [[ISF Men's World Championship]]''' is an international [[softball]] tournament that took place in [[Whitehorse, Yukon|Whitehorse]], [[Canada]] from 7–16 July 2017.<ref>{{cite web|title=2017 Senior Men's National Team Schedule|url=http://www.softball.ca/english/programs/national-teams/mens-national-team/schedule.html|website=Softball Canada|accessdate=10 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170706035846/http://www.softball.ca/english/programs/national-teams/mens-national-team/schedule.html|archive-date=6 July 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> It was the 15th time the World Championship took place and the first time Whitehorse hosted the tournament.

==Pools composition==

{| class=wikitable width=95% |- !colspan="8"|Pool A |- |{{sb|ARG|size=44x40px}} |{{sb|AUS|size=44x40px}} |{{sb|CAN|size=44x40px}} |{{sb|DOM|size=44x40px}} |{{sb|IND|size=44x40px}} |{{sb|HKG|size=44x40px}} |{{sb|RSA|size=44x40px}} |{{sb|USA|size=44x40px}} |- !colspan="8"|Pool B |- |{{sb|BOT|size=44x40px}} |{{sb|CZE|size=44x40px}} |{{sb|DEN|size=44x40px}} |{{sb|GB|size=44x40px}} |{{sb|JPN|size=44x40px}} |{{sb|NZL|size=44x40px}} |{{sb|TUR|size=44x40px}} |{{sb|VEN|size=44x40px}} |}

==Officials==

The ISF appointed 21 umpires from 12 national countries to facilitate matches of the tournament. Bob Stanton from Canada is named Umpire in Chief, and Wayne Saunders and Brian Van Os, both from Canada, were named assistant Umpire in Chiefs.<ref>{{cite web|title=Umpires|url=http://www.2017mensworldsoftball.com/about/umpires/|website=2017 ISF Men's World Championship|publisher=Whitehorse Amateur Softball Association|accessdate=10 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170724205211/http://www.2017mensworldsoftball.com/about/umpires/|archive-date=24 July 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

{{Columns-list|colwidth=18em| *Leigh Evans (Australia) *Jason Carter (Australia) *Abel Mataboge (Botswana) *Gary Skjerven (Canada) *Peter Kluszczynski (Canada) *Daryl Helmer (Canada) *Mike Morrissey (Canada) *Enrique Ramirez (Cuba) *Vladimir Liss (Czech Republic) *Jiri Dostal (Czech Republic) *Galip Sönmez (Germany) *Nobuhiro Endo (Japan) *Toyomatsu Tabinuki (Japan) *Mark Porteous (New Zealand) *Tony Kaiaruna (New Zealand) *William Lopez (Puerto Rico) *Ashley Mmakola (South Africa) *Randy McLamb (United States) *Brian Sonak (United States) *Casey Waite (United States) *Carlos Falcon (Venezuela) }}

==Rosters==

==Preliminary round==

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===Pool B===

==Championship Round==

==Placement round==

==Final standings== {| class=wikitable style="text-align:center; font-size:95%" |- !width=25|Rk !width=170|Team !width=25|{{Tooltip|W|Total wins in the tournament}} !width=25|{{Tooltip|L|Total losses in the tournament}} |- |1 |align=left|{{Sb|NZL}} |9||1 |- |2 |align=left|{{Sb|AUS}} |8||4 |- |3 |align=left|{{Sb|CAN}} |8||2 |- |4 |align=left|{{Sb|ARG}} |7||3 |- |5 |align=left|{{Sb|JPN}} |6||3 |- |6 |align=left|{{Sb|USA}} |6||3 |- |7 |align=left|{{Sb|VEN}} |6||2 |- |8 |align=left|{{Sb|BOT}} |3||5 |- !colspan="8"|Failed to qualify for Playoffs |- |9 |align=left|{{Sb|CZE}} |7||5 |- |10 |align=left|{{Sb|RSA}} |4||6 |- |11 |align=left|{{Sb|DOM}} |4||6 |- |12 |align=left|{{Sb|DEN}} |4||6 |- |13 |align=left|{{Sb|GBR}} |2||7 |- |14 |align=left|{{Sb|HKG}} |2||7 |- |15 |align=left|{{Sb|IND}} |0||8 |- |16 |align=left|{{Sb|TUR}} |0||8 |} <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.wbsc.org/tournaments/2017-mens-softball-world-championship/standings/ |title = Tournaments {{!}} WBSC |access-date=2019-04-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170713231119/http://www.wbsc.org/tournaments/2017-mens-softball-world-championship/standings/ |archive-date=2017-07-13 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *[http://www.2017mensworldsoftball.com/ Official Website]

[[Category:2017 in softball|ISF Men's World Championship]] [[Category:Sports in Whitehorse]] [[Category:Men's Softball World Championship]] [[Category:International softball competitions hosted by Canada]] [[Category:July 2017 sports events in Canada]] [[Category:2017 in Yukon]] [[Category:Sports competitions in Yukon]]