U-18 Men's Softball World Cup
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2023 U-18 Men's Softball World Cup
SportSoftball
No. of teams12 (finals)
ContinentInternational
Most recent
champion(s)
 Japan (4th title)
Most titles Australia (5 titles)

The U-18 Men's Softball World Cup (in spanish: Campeonato Mundial juvenil de softball masculino) is a fastpitch softball tournament for age 19-and-under national teams held every four years by the World Baseball Softball Confederation, formerly the International Softball Federation (ISF).[1]

Results

Year Final Host[2] Medalists
Champions Final score Runners-up 3rd place
Jr. Men's Softball World Championship
1981
Details
Canada
Edmonton

Japan
2 – 0
United States

Mexico
1985
Details
United States
Fargo

New Zealand
2 – 1
United States

Canada
1989
Details
Canada
Summerside

New Zealand

Canada

Japan
1993
Details
New Zealand
Auckland

Canada
4 – 3
New Zealand

Japan
1997
Details
Canada
St. John's

Australia
6 – 1
New Zealand

Canada
2001
Details
Australia
Blacktown

Australia
8 – 0
Japan

Canada
2005
Details
Canada
Summerside

Australia
7 – 2
Japan

Canada
2008
Details
Canada
Whitehorse

Australia
2 – 1
Canada

Japan
2012
Details
Argentina
Parana

Argentina
5 – 0
Japan

Australia
2014
Details
Canada
Whitehorse

Argentina
9 – 0
New Zealand

Japan
2016
Details
United States
Midland

Japan
2 – 1
New Zealand

Canada
2018
Details
Canada
Prince Albert

Australia
6 – 1
Japan

New Zealand
U-18 Men's Softball World Cup
2020
Details
New Zealand
Palmerston North

Japan
9 – 2
Australia

Czech Republic
2023
Details
Mexico
Hermosillo

Japan
8 – 4
Mexico

Canada

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Australia5117
2 Japan44412
3 New Zealand2417
4 Argentina2002
5 Canada1269
6 United States0202
7 Mexico0112
8 Czech Republic0011
Totals (8 entries)14141442

See also

References

  1. Past results since 1990 in softball Archived 2012-02-05 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "U18 Men's Softball World Cup". WBSC. World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). Retrieved 11 July 2023.


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