Great Britain and the Kingdom of the Netherlands qualified for the first stage of the WBSC World Cup

Great Britain and the Kingdom of the Netherlands qualified for the first stage of the WBSC World Cup
28/07/2022
The finalists of the 2022 Women’s Softball European Championship will be Great Britain and the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The British and the Dutch squads also qualified for the first stage of the WBSC Women’s Softball World Cup. Italy, Spain, and Czech Republic are still in the run for the bronze medal game.

Great Britain and the Kingdom of the Netherlands will play the championship game of the twenty-third Women’s Softball European Championship. Both teams qualified for the first stage of the WBSC Women’s Softball World Cup.
Three teams may still conquer the bronze medal game: Italy, Spain, and Czechia.

Great Britain was the first team to reach the final of the Women’s Softball European Championship. With a record of 4-0, the British squad dominated the final round robin defeating the Netherlands (5-0) and Spain (0-10). Previously, the British topped Israel (10-0) and Italy (2-1).

The British still need to face Czech Republic on July 29, at 20:15.

The Kingdom of the Netherlands edged Italy in the night game in Sant Boi (2-3) to secure the spot in the final after defeating Spain (2-7), and Czechia (0-7). On July 29, the Dutch faced the British squad losing 5-0.

The Dutch will face Israel at 15:00.

The bronze medal game is not defined yet: Italy (2-2), Czech Republic (2-2), and Spain (1-3) are still in the run for the two spots for the bronze medal game, and the only ticket left for the first stage of the WBSC Women’s Softball World Cup.

All the games of the Women's Softball European Championship were streamed on the WBSC Europe YouTube Channel.
Find all the results and standings on the WBSC Europe website.
The photo galleries can be found on the WBSC Europe Flickr profile or on Softball Europe Facebook Page.