The USA Softball International Cup previously known as the World Cup of Softball, was an annual women's softball tournament. The first eight World Cups were held at the ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The competition is governed by USA Softball, which is also headquartered in Oklahoma City.
History The World Cup is a round robin format consisting of a number of teams from around the world. Each team plays each other once, then the two teams with the best records play in a one-game, winner-take-all championship. The number of teams has varied, with as few as 4 teams (in 2010) and as many as 14 teams (in 2016).
The official world competition was first held in 2005 and has been played every year since, with the exception of 2008 due to many national teams' participation in the 2008 Summer Olympics.
The World Cup of Softball was rebranded as the USA Softball International Cup starting the 2018 edition. After being held in 2019, the tournament went on a six-year hiatus before returning in 2026.
Results Year Final Host ChampionsFinal score Runners-upThird placeScoreFourth place 2005 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 3 – 1 7 – 1 2006 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 5 – 2 2 – 0 2007 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 3 – 0 8 – 2 2009 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 3 – 1 4 – 1 2010 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 5 – 1 Futures 9 – 3 2011 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 6 – 4 4 – 1 2012 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 3 – 0 11 – 8 2013 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 6 – 3 4 – 3 2014 Irvine, California 5 – 2 3 – 1 2015 Irvine, California 6 – 1 3 – 2 2016 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 2 – 1 4 – 3 elite 2017 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 2 – 1 3 – 0 2018 Irvine, California 10 – 5 United States Blue7 – 6 2019 Columbus, Georgia 2 – 1 8 – 0 Scrap Yard Fast Pitch 2026 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Medal table
Participating nations and teams
Teams 2005 2006 2007 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2026 q 0 8th 1 3rd 4th 2nd 4th 2nd 3rd 3rd 4th q 8 6th 1 5th 3rd 3rd 3rd 4th 3rd 3rd 4th 2nd 4th 5th 3rd — q 13 4th 5th 4th 7th 4th 6th q 6 3rd—8th q 3 — 1 6th 13th — 3 6th 1 1st 2nd 2nd 4th 2nd 2nd 1st 4th 2nd 1st 1st 2nd 2nd q 13 6th 5th 2 6th 1 5th 6th 10th 8th —5th 6 5th 4th 9th 3 8th 1 — 10th 2 6th 12th 7th 9th 4 5th 5th 3rd 6th 6th — 7th 7 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 1st 1st q 14 Futures/Juniors/Elite/Blue/U19 3rd 5th 4th 5th 3rd 3rd q 6 Scrap Yard Fast Pitch — 4th 2 5th 7th 7th 11th — 5No. of teams 5 6 6 6 4 6 6 5 7 8 13 8 13 10 8
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