1992 Men's Softball World Championship
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines |
| Dates | March 20 – 28 |
| Teams | 18 |
| Venues | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Defending champions | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (1988) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada |
| Runner-up | File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand |
| Third place | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States |
| Fourth place | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan |
← 1988 1996 → | |
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The 1992 ISF Men's World Championship was an international softball tournament. The tournament was held in Manila and Pasig, Philippines from 20 to 28 March 1992.[1] It was the 8th time the World Championship took place. Eighteen nations competed, including defending champions United States. In the grand final held at the Rosario Sports Complex on March 28 and attended by 13,000 people, Canada won over runner-up New Zealand.[2]
Bidding
New Zealand, the Philippines and the United States made bids to host the games. The town of Midland, Michigan, previous 1984 hosts, was the candidate town of the United States for the 1992 bid. The Philippines' bidding delegation was led by then Pasig Mayor, Mario Raymundo. The Philippines previously hosted the championships in Marikina in 1972. At an International Softball Federation convention in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in 1989, The Philippines were awarded hosting rights for the tournament.[3][4]
Venues
The Rosario Sports Complex in Pasig and the Rizal Memorial Ball Park in Manila.[1]
Pools composition
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Preliminary round
Pool A
| Rk | Team | W | L | PCT | RS | RA | GBL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 8 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 7 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina | 6 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | File:Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg Philippines | 5 | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | File:Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana | 3 | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | File:Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg Northern Mariana Islands | 1 | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| 8 | File:Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg Hong Kong | 1 | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| 9 | File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea | 1 | 7 | - | - | - | - |
Pool B
| Rk | Team | W | L | PCT | RS | RA | GBL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 8 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand | 7 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | 6 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico | 5 | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia | 3 | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | File:Flag of Guam.svg Guam | 1 | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| 8 | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia | 1 | 7 | - | - | - | - |
| 9 | File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore | 1 | 7 | - | - | - | - |
Final round
| Semifinal March 27 | Final March 27 | Grand final March 28 | ||||||||
| File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 0 | |||||||||
| File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand | 1 | |||||||||
| File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 2 | |||||||||
| File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand | 0 | |||||||||
| File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 7 | |||||||||
| File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 2 | |||||||||
| File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 5 | |||||||||
| File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand | 3 | |||||||||
Semifinals
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | R | H | E | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Final
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | R | H | E | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 | 7 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grand Final
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | R | H | E | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance: 13,000 Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Final standings
(*) Note: The Netherlands is not included at the final standing table by the ISF despite the team playing at least a match at the tournament. No sources has been retrieved for the reason for the Netherlands' omission at the ISF table. The Netherlands' standing after the elimination round was retrieved from Manila Standard.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Softball Loop lures 18 nations". Manila Standard. 23 January 1992. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
- ↑ Angeles, Manny (29 March 1992). "Canada World Champ Again". Manila Standard. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
- ↑ Siddayao (24 March 1992). "They laughed". Manila Standard. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
- ↑ Siddayao, Tony (28 March 2015). "High marks for RP as world softball host". Manila Standard. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
- ↑ "8th World Men's Softball Championship". Manila Standard. 24 March 1992. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
- ↑ "*th Men's Softball Championship - Final Ranking After Eliminations". Manila Standard. 29 March 1992. Retrieved 25 June 2015.