1992 Men's Softball World Championship

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.

1992 Men's Softball World Championship
Tournament details
Host country Philippines
Dates March 20 – 28
Teams18
Venues(in 2 host cities)
Defending champions United States (1988)
Final positions
Champions
 Canada
Runner-up
 New Zealand
Third place
 United States
Fourth place Japan
1988
1996

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

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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

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The Rosario Sports Complex in Pasig and the Rizal Memorial Ball Park in Manila.[1]

Pools composition

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Pool A
  Argentina   Botswana   Japan   Netherlands   Northern Mariana Islands   Papua New Guinea   Hong Kong   Philippines   United States
Pool B
  Australia   Canada   Chinese Taipei   Czechoslovakia   Indonesia   Guam   Mexico   New Zealand   Singapore
References: Manila Standard[5]

Preliminary round

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Pool A

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Rk Team W L PCT RS RA GBL
1   United States 8 0 - - - -
2   Japan 7 1 - - - -
3   Argentina 6 2 - - - -
4   Philippines 5 3 - - - -
5   Netherlands 4 4 - - - -
6   Botswana 3 5 - - - -
7   Northern Mariana Islands 1 7 - - - -
8   Hong Kong 1 7 - - - -
9   Papua New Guinea 1 7 - - - -

Pool B

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Rk Team W L PCT RS RA GBL
1   Canada 8 0 - - - -
2   New Zealand 7 1 - - - -
3   Australia 6 2 - - - -
4   Mexico 5 3 - - - -
5   Chinese Taipei 4 4 - - - -
6   Indonesia 3 5 - - - -
7   Guam 1 7 - - - -
8   Czechoslovakia 1 7 - - - -
9   Singapore 1 7 - - - -

Final round

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Semifinal
March 27
Final
March 27
Grand final
March 28
 
          
 
 
 
 
  Japan 0
 
 
 
  New Zealand 1
 
  United States 2
 
 
 
  New Zealand 0
 
  Canada 7
 
 
 
  United States 2
 
  Canada 5
 
 
  New Zealand 3
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Semifinals

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March 27 at Rosario Sports Complex, Pasig
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
  Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 1 0
  New Zealand 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 1 2 2
Boxscore
March 27 at Rosario Sports Complex, Pasig
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
  Canada 0 1 4 0 1 0 1 7 5 1
  United States 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 4 4
Boxscore

Final

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March 28 14:00 at Rosario Sports Complex, Pasig
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
  United States 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 2
  New Zealand 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 X 4 7 0
Boxscore

Grand Final

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March 28 16:00 at Rosario Sports Complex, Pasig
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E
  Canada 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 5 1 1
  New Zealand 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 4 1
Attendance: 13,000
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Final standings

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Rk Team W L
    Canada 11 1
    New Zealand 11 4
    United States 10 3
4   Japan 7 2
Failed to qualify for Playoffs
5   Australia 6 2
6   Argentina 6 2
7   Philippines 5 3
8   Mexico 5 3
9   Chinese Taipei 4 4
  Netherlands* 4 4
10   Botswana 3 5
11   Indonesia 3 5
12   Czechoslovakia 1 7
13   Northern Mariana Islands 1 7
14   Hong Kong 1 7
15   Singapore 1 7
16   Guam 1 7
17   Papua New Guinea 0 6

(*) 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

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  1. ^ a b "Softball Loop lures 18 nations". Manila Standard. 23 January 1992. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  2. ^ Angeles, Manny (29 March 1992). "Canada World Champ Again". Manila Standard. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  3. ^ Siddayao (24 March 1992). "They laughed". Manila Standard. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  4. ^ Siddayao, Tony (28 March 2015). "High marks for RP as world softball host". Manila Standard. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  5. ^ "8th World Men's Softball Championship". Manila Standard. 24 March 1992. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  6. ^ "*th Men's Softball Championship - Final Ranking After Eliminations". Manila Standard. 29 March 1992. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
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