phelps 7,437 Posted July 10, 2019 #1 Share Posted July 10, 2019 (edited) Women's Softball WBSC African/European Olympic Games Qualification Tournament 2019 Utrecht (NED) - 23 July 2019 - 27 July 2019 Official Website Edited July 10, 2019 by phelps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phelps 7,437 Posted July 10, 2019 Author #2 Share Posted July 10, 2019 Road to Tokyo: WBSC reveals groups, schedule for WBSC Softball Europe-Africa Qualifiers The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) today revealed the groups and schedule for the Europe/Africa and Asia/Oceania qualification events for the Games of the XXXII Olympiad Tokyo 2020, following a live draw conducted at the WBSC headquarters in the Olympic Capital. “Now all the teams aiming to advance to Tokyo 2020 know their rivals, and the road to Tokyo 2020 is clear for everyone,” said WBSC Softball Chairman, Tommy Velazquez. “In the next months, the world will see the best softball nations competing for the Olympic dream, with only four berths available in the next Olympic Games. Good luck to everyone”. WBSC Softball Europe/Africa Qualifier Group A Netherlands (WR #10) Great Britain (WR #12) Spain (WR #35) South Africa (WR #28) Group B Italy (WR #9) France (WR #26) Czech Republic (WR #15) Botswana (WR #43) The WBSC Softball Europe/Africa Qualifier will be held al Sportpark de Paperclip in Utrecht, Netherlands, from 23-27 July. The top six National Teams from the European Softball Championship 2019 final standings and the top two National Teams from the African Softball Championship 2019 final standings have qualified for this event and will battle for one berth in Tokyo 2020. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phelps 7,437 Posted July 10, 2019 Author #3 Share Posted July 10, 2019 (edited) Match Schedule Group Stage Day #1, July 23rd France vs Czech Republic (B) Italy vs Botswana (B) Great Britain vs Spain (A) Netherlands vs South Africa (A) Day #2, July 24th Great Britain vs South Africa (A) France vs Botswana (B) Italy vs Czech Republic (B) Netherlands vs Spain (A) Day #3, July 25th Spain vs South Africa (A) Czech Republic vs Botswana (B) Italy vs France (B) Netherlands vs Great Britain (A) Final Round Day #1, July 26th 2nd Ranked Group A vs 1st Ranked Group B 1st Ranked Group A vs 2nd Ranked Group B Day #2, July 27th 2nd Ranked Group A vs 2nd Ranked Group B 1st Ranked Group A vs 1st Ranked Group B Edited July 10, 2019 by phelps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,193 Posted July 10, 2019 #4 Share Posted July 10, 2019 To be honest, they should just organize a play-off between NED and ITA. Maybe best of 5 series or something. phelps 1 #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phelps 7,437 Posted July 10, 2019 Author #5 Share Posted July 10, 2019 3 minutes ago, dcro said: To be honest, they should just organize a play-off between NED and ITA. Maybe best of 5 series or something. well, probably you're right... still, De Coubertin requires the other teams' presence, too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,193 Posted July 10, 2019 #6 Share Posted July 10, 2019 Btw I notice this is held in Utrecht. Close enough for @heywoodu? #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,820 Posted July 10, 2019 #7 Share Posted July 10, 2019 40 minutes ago, dcro said: Btw I notice this is held in Utrecht. Close enough for @heywoodu? There is a straight train (one hour or so) from my hometown to Utrecht... If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heywoodu 13,820 Posted July 10, 2019 #8 Share Posted July 10, 2019 2 hours ago, phelps said: Match Schedule Group Stage Day #1, June 23rd Day #2, June 24th Day #3, June 25th Why only posting the schedule instead of also the results of this competition of last month? phelps 1 If you'd like to help our fellow Totallympics member Bruna Moura get to the 2026 Winter Olympics, after her car crash on the way to the 2022 Olympics, every tiny bit of help would be greatly appreciated! Full story and how to help can be found here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phelps 7,437 Posted July 10, 2019 Author #9 Share Posted July 10, 2019 2 hours ago, heywoodu said: Why only posting the schedule instead of also the results of this competition of last month? because the dates were wrong, of course... but now they've been fixed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshMartini007 2,377 Posted July 10, 2019 #10 Share Posted July 10, 2019 I'd give Great Britain or the Czech Republic an outside chance, though the odds of them beating both Italy and the Netherlands in one tournament are quite low. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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