WBSC Women's Baseball World Cup Finals 2024: First Women's Baseball World Title on the line since 2018
The WBSC Women's Baseball World Cup Finals 2024 presented by CARNEXT will open in 10 days in Thunder Bay, Canada. The event was inaugurated in 2004 in Edmonton, Canada. The ninth edition is the first played under the new WBSC two-stage format. Here's a historical look at each team participating in the Finals 2024.
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<p>The countdown is definitely on to the awarding of the first Women's Baseball World Title since 2018 with 10 days to go until the <a href="https://www.wbsc.org/en/events/2024-ix-womens-baseball-world-cup-finals/home">WBSC Women's Baseball World Cup Finals 2024 presented by CARNEXT</a> starts in Thunder Bay, Canada. </p>
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<p>World No. 1 Japan won their sixth consecutive Women's Baseball World Cup on that occasion and will be favourites again when the Finals 2024 take place from 28 July to 3 August.</p>
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<p>The first <a href="https://www.wbsc.org/en/organisation/wbsc-events/womens-baseball-world-cup/historic-results">WBSC Women's Baseball World Cup</a> took place in 2004. Edmonton, Canada, hosted the first edition, and the United States earned the first Women's Baseball World Title.</p>
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<p>Japan (6 editions) and USA (2) are the only women's baseball programmes to win a World Title. Japan has also won two silver medals, while USA claimed two silver and two bronze medals. </p>
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<p>Canada (2 silver and 4 bronze), Australia (1 silver and 1 bronze), Chinese Taipei (1 silver) and Venezuela (1 bronze) are the only other teams to earn medals.</p>
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<p>Mexico, participating in the WBSC Women's Baseball World Cup for the first time, will have a first chance to medal, while Venezuela's best result was fourth in 2016.</p>
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<p>Here's a historical look at each team participating in the 2024 Finals. </p>
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<h3><strong>Canada</strong></h3>
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<ul><li><strong>WBWC Appearances</strong>: 9 <code> </code></li><li><strong>Highest Finish</strong>: 2nd (2008, 2016) <code> </code></li><li><strong>2018 Finish</strong>: 3rd <code> </code></li><li><strong>World Ranking</strong><code>:</code>:7<code> </code> </li></ul>
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<p><a href="https://www.wbsc.org/en/events/2024-ix-womens-baseball-world-cup-finals/news/anthony-pluta-to-return-as-canadas-womens-baseball-national-team-manager" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Anthony Pluta to manage Canada (opens in a new tab)">Anthony Pluta to manage Canada</a></p>
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<h3><strong>Japan</strong></h3>
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<ul><li><strong>WBWC Appearances</strong>: 9<code> </code></li><li><strong>Highest Finish:</strong> Champion (2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018) <code> </code></li><li><strong>2018 Finish</strong>: Champion</li><li><strong>World Ranking</strong>: 1 <code> </code></li></ul>
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<p><a href="https://www.wbsc.org/en/events/2024-ix-womens-baseball-world-cup-finals/news/six-time-defending-world-champion-japan-completes-three-day-camp-ahead-of-2024-womens-baseball-world-cup-finals" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Japan complete three-day camp (opens in a new tab)">Japan complete three-day camp</a></p>
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<h3><strong>Mexico</strong></h3>
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<ul><li><strong>WBWC Appearances</strong>: 1<code> </code></li><li><strong>Highest Finish</strong>: first participation <code> </code></li><li><strong>2018 Finish</strong>: none<code> </code></li><li><strong>World Ranking</strong>: 5 </li></ul>
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<p><a href="https://www.wbsc.org/en/events/2023-ix-womens-baseball-world-cup-group-a/news/ix-wbsc-womens-baseball-world-cup-day-6-live-blog" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Mexico earns historic Women's Baseball World Cup Finals (opens in a new tab)">Mexico earns historic Women's Baseball World Cup Finals</a></p>
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<h3><strong>Chinese Taipei</strong></h3>
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<ul><li><strong>WBWC Appearances</strong>: 9 <code> </code></li><li><strong>Highest Finish</strong>: 2nd (2018) <code> </code></li><li><strong>2018 Finish</strong>: 2nd <code> </code></li><li><strong>World Ranking</strong>: 2</li></ul>
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<p><a href="https://www.wbsc.org/en/events/2023-ix-womens-baseball-world-cup-group-b/news/chinese-taipei-beat-france-in-five-punch-ticket-for-2024-finals" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Chinese Taipei punch ticket to World Cup Finals (opens in a new tab)">Chinese Taipei punch ticket to World Cup Finals</a></p>
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<h3><strong>USA</strong></h3>
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<ul><li><strong>WBWC Appearances</strong>: 9 <code> </code></li><li><strong>Highest Finish</strong>: Champion (2004, 2006) <code> </code></li><li><strong>2018 Finish</strong>: 4th <code> </code></li><li><strong>World Ranking</strong>: 4<code> </code></li></ul>
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<p><a href="https://www.wbsc.org/en/news/usa-womens-national-team-manager-veronica-alvarez-becomes-mlb-girls-baseball-ambassador" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="National Team manager Veronica Alvarez becomes MLB Girls Baseball Ambassador (opens in a new tab)">National Team manager Veronica Alvarez becomes MLB Girls Baseball Ambassador</a></p>
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<h3><strong>Venezuela</strong></h3>
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<ul><li><strong>WBWC Appearances</strong>: 6<code> </code></li><li><strong>Highest Finish</strong>: 4rd (2016) <code> </code></li><li><strong>2018 Finish</strong>: 5th<code> </code></li><li><strong>World Ranking</strong>: 3 </li></ul>
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<p><a href="https://www.wbsc.org/en/events/2024-ix-womens-baseball-world-cup-finals/news/frandelis-garcia-takes-venezuela-over-puerto-rico-and-to-2024-finals" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Frandelis Garcia takes Venezuela to World Cup Finals (opens in a new tab)">Frandelis Garcia takes Venezuela to World Cup Finals</a></p>
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<p>The WBSC Women's Baseball World Cup Finals 2024 presented by CARNEXT is the first played under the new WBSC two-stage format. Twelve teams participated in the 2023 Group Stage in <a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Thunder Bay, Canada (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.wbsc.org/en/events/2023-ix-womens-baseball-world-cup-group-a/home" target="_blank">Thunder Bay, Canada</a>, and <a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Miyoshi, Japan (opens in a new tab)" href="https://www.wbsc.org/en/events/2023-ix-womens-baseball-world-cup-group-b/home" target="_blank">Miyoshi, Japan</a>. </p>
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