By European Softball Federation, www.europeansoftball.org
You may have noticed something new, looking at our 2017 calendar.
As a part of the process where the ESF is trying to become more media-friendly and more audience-friendly, a change of the denomination of the ESF competitions has been approved.
The new names correspond with the WBSC events, and they should be easier for understanding among the worldwide softball and non-softball public. In addition, the new names are designed for more fluent use in both written and spoken English.
The list of newly named competitions is below.
| NEW NAME | DESIGNATOR | FORMER NAME |
| European Championships | ||
| Women’s Softball European Championship | WECh | European Championship Women |
| Men’s Softball European Championship | MECh | European Championship Men |
| Coed Slowpitch Softball European Championship | CSPECh | European Championship Co-ed Slowpitch |
| Men’s Slowpitch Softball European Championship | MSPECh | European Championship Men’s Slowpitch |
| U-22 Women’s Softball European Championship | U22WECh | European Championship U-22 Women |
| U-19 Women’s Softball European Championship | U19WECh | European Championship Junior Women |
| U-19 Men’s Softball European Championship | U19MECh | European Championship Junior Men |
| U-16 Women’s Softball European Championship | U16WECh | European Championship Cadet Girls |
| U-16 Men’s Softball European Championship | U16MECh | – – – |
| European Cups | ||
| Women’s Softball European Premiere Cup | WEPC | European Premiere Cup Women |
| Men’s Softball European Super Cup | MESC | European Super Cup Men |
| Coed Slowpitch Softball European Super Cup | CSPESC | European Super Cup Co-ed Slowpitch |
| Women’s Softball European Cup | WEC | European Cup Women |
| Women’s Softball European Cup Winner’s Cup | WECWC | European Cup Winnner’s Cup Women |
| U-19 Women’s Softball European Super Cup | U19WESC | European Super Cup Junior Women |
| European Massimo Romeo Youth Trophy | EMRYT | European Massimo Romeo Youth Trophy |
The word “Softball” doesn’t need to be used for communication within softball community.