The European Softball Championship Women Pool A, which is the official name, will start on Monday, July 27 in Valencia, Spain and will be played until Saturday, August 1st with ten teams, split into two groups. After three days of round-robin play in the preliminary phase, the first three teams of each group advance to the playoffs, which will be held on Thursday and Friday, with the championship game following on Saturday. The other four teams battle against relegation. The teams from the Netherlands and Italy should be considered as favorites to win it all, going into the tournament.
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Group A
Netherlands
Russia
Austria
Germany
France
Group B
Italy
Czech Republic
Great Britain
Slovakia
Spain
Schedule, Monday, July 27:
9:00 France – Germany
9:00 Czech Republic – Great Britain
11:00 Russia – Austria
11:00 Slovakia – Italy
18:00 Netherlands – France
18:00 Spain – Great Britain
Complete Schedule + Format (pdf-file)
At the same time the European Championships Softball B Pool takes place in Antwerp/Hoboken, Belgium. The games will be played the Baseball and Softball fields of the Belgian 1st Division team HOBOBKEN PIONEERS.
Group A
Sweden
Belgium
Bulgaria
Hungary
Slovenia
Group B
Croatia
Israel
Switzerland
Ukraine
Denmark
Poland
Schedule, Monday, July 27:
9:00 Sweden – Slovenia
10:00 Croatia – Denmark
11:00 Israel – Ukraine
12:00 Switzerland – Poland
13:00 Bulgaria – Sweden
14:30 Croatia – Ukraine
15:00 Israel – Denmark
18:00 Belgium – Hungary
Complete Schedule + Format (pdf-file)