2008 Women's World Baseball Championship
Tournament details
host
Japan Japan
Period
24.-29. August
Attendees
8th
Defending champion
United States United States
Bottom line
winner
Japan Japan (1st title)
Second
Canada Canada
Third
United States United States
Fourth
Australia Australia
statistics
Games
22nd
MVP
Kasumi Noguchi Japan
The 2008 Women's Baseball World Cup was the third edition of this women's baseball competition and took place in Matsuyama from August 24-29 , 2008 . The game was played in the "Botchan Stadium" ( Matsuyama Chūō Kōen Yakyūjō ) and in the "Madonna Stadium", the associated second stadium. A total of eight teams took part in the tournament.
The opening ceremony took place on August 25, 2008 at 6:30 pm in the Botchan Stadium.
The team from Japan won the title for the first time .
Attendees
by continent (number of participations in brackets)
Preliminary round
The two best teams in each group played in an intermediate round to reach the finals, the other teams played a knockout round for places 5 - 8.
Group A
table
(Final score)
Results
date
time
Stadion
encounter
Result
August 24th
10:30
Madonna Stadium, Matsuyama
Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei
-
United States United States
5:11
August 24th
14:30
Madonna Stadium, Matsuyama
Australia Australia
-
India India
15: 0 (5)
August 25
10:30
Madonna Stadium, Matsuyama
India India
-
United States United States
0:27 (4)
August 25
14:30
Madonna Stadium, Matsuyama
Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei
-
Australia Australia
0:12 (6)
26th of August
10:30
Madonna Stadium, Matsuyama
India India
-
Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei
0: 6
26th of August
14:30
Madonna Stadium, Matsuyama
United States United States
-
Australia Australia
11: 1 (6)
Group B
table
(Final score)
Results
date
time
Stadion
encounter
Result
August 24th
12:30
Botchan Stadium, Matsuyama
Canada Canada
-
Hong Kong Hong Kong
19: 9 (5)
August 24th
18:30
Botchan Stadium, Matsuyama
Korea South South Korea
-
Japan Japan
0:11 (5)
August 25
12:30
Botchan Stadium, Matsuyama
Hong Kong Hong Kong
-
Korea South South Korea
5:15 (5)
August 25
19:00
Botchan Stadium, Matsuyama
Japan Japan
-
Canada Canada
12: 2 (5)
26th of August
12:30
Botchan Stadium, Matsuyama
Korea South South Korea
-
Canada Canada
0:15 (4)
26th of August
18:30
Botchan Stadium, Matsuyama
Hong Kong Hong Kong
-
Japan Japan
1:24 (4)
Intermediate round
The two best teams in the intermediate round group C qualify for the final, the other two teams play for bronze. The results against the teams from the preliminary round groups are carried over to the intermediate round. In the event of a tie, the direct encounter decides.
The four other teams play to get into the game for 5th place. The mode provides that the third in group A plays against the fourth in group B, and the third in group B against the fourth in group A. The winners of these games then play for 5th place, the losers for 7th place.
Group C
table
(Final score)
Results
date
time
Stadion
encounter
Result
August 27
12:30
Botchan Stadium, Matsuyama
United States United States
-
Canada Canada
6: 7
August 27
18:30
Botchan Stadium, Matsuyama
Japan Japan
-
Australia Australia
10: 1
August 28th
12:30
Botchan Stadium, Matsuyama
Canada Canada
-
Australia Australia
7: 6
August 28th
18:30
Botchan Stadium, Matsuyama
United States United States
-
Japan Japan
5: 9
Elimination games for places 5 to 8
Results
date
time
Stadion
encounter
Result
August 27
10:30
Madonna Stadium, Matsuyama
Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei
-
Hong Kong Hong Kong
16: 2 (5)
August 27
14:30
Madonna Stadium, Matsuyama
Korea South South Korea
-
India India
9: 7
Final round
Game for 7th place
date
time
Stadion
encounter
Result
29th August
14:30
Madonna Stadium, Matsuyama
India India
-
Hong Kong Hong Kong
8: 6
Play for 5th place
date
time
Stadion
encounter
Result
29th August
10:30
Madonna Stadium, Matsuyama
Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei
-
Korea South South Korea
16: 1 (4)
3rd place match
date
time
Stadion
encounter
Result
29th August
14:30
Botchan Stadium, Matsuyama
Australia Australia
-
United States United States
1: 2
final
date
time
Stadion
encounter
Result
29th August
18:30
Botchan Stadium, Matsuyama
Japan Japan
-
Canada Canada
11: 3
Awards
During the closing ceremony it was announced which players had been chosen to join the All Star Team and who had won the tournament awards.
All Star Team
position
Player
Pitcher
Marti Sementelli United States
Catcher
Tomomi Nishi Japan
First base
Yukiko Kon Japan
Second base
Malaika Underwood United States
Third base
Ashley Stephenson Canada
Short stop
Kyoko Makino Japan
Outfield
Nodoka Harada Japan
Angela Catford Australia
Lilly Jacobson United States
Designated hitter
Tomomi Takashima Japan
Tournament awards
Award
Player
MVP
Kasumi Noguchi Japan
Best hitter
Tomomi Takashima Japan
Best running average achieved
Kasumi Noguchi Japan
Best win / loss ratio
Kasumi Noguchi Japan
Most runs taken
Malaika Underwood United States
Most home runs
Natsumi Nakano Japan
Most of the stolen bases
Ashley Stephenson Canada
Scored most runs
Tomomi Takashima Japan
Outstanding defensive player
Tomomi Nishi Japan
See also
Individual evidence
^ Australia Baseball 2008 IBAF Women's World Cup. baseball.com.au, accessed August 28, 2012 .
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