1992 Men's Softball World Championship

1992 Men's Softball World Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Philippines
Dates	March 20 – 28
Teams	18
Venues	2 (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 →

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

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

Pool A

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

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

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

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

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

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 Boxscore

Final standings

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

^ ^a ^b "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.

External links

Final standings

[lures-1] "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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