WBSC Men’s Softball World Cup Group B Playoffs schedule released – World Baseball Softball Confederation

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) announced Sunday’s schedule for the WBSC Men’s Softball World Cup Group B Playoffs. After the completion of the Opening Round, four teams will play for the two available spots in next year’s Finals in Prince Albert, Canada.

The top four teams in the Group B standings advanced to Sunday’s playoffs where the top two sides in the standings will play each other for the ticket to the Finals. The loser of the first playoff game will then play against the winner of the game between third and fourth, for the second spot in the Finals.

Argentina clinched the No. 1 spot in the standings with a 5-0 record, followed by New Zealand with a 4-1 card. Both teams will play at 16:00 at Rotary Field with the winner punching their ticket to next year’s Finals in Prince Albert

Canada and Singapore earned the third and fourth-place spots respectively, and will face each other in an elimination game at 13:00.

The winner of this game will play against the loser between New Zealand and Argentina for the second spot in the Finals. This game is scheduled at 19:00.

Hong Kong, China and Israel will play for the fifth place at 10:00.

The XVIII Men’s Softball World Cup is played under the two stage format. Dominican Republic and Australia advanced from Group A; while Group C is scheduled from September 17-21 in Oklahoma City.

The top two teams in each group, plus two wild cards, will move on to the WBSC Men’s Softball World Cup Finals next year, which is slated between 8-13 July 2025 in Prince Albert, Canada.