2016 Women's Softball World Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |
 Canada |
| Dates | 15 July - 24 July |
| Teams | 31 |
| Defending champions |
 Japan (2014) |
The 2016 Women's Softball World Championship will be international softball competition to be held in Surrey, British Columbia between July 15 to July 24, 2016.[1] It will be the 15th edition of the tournament, and the second edition to be sanctioned by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). Previous editions were sanctioned by the International Softball Federation, which governed the sport until its 2013 merger with the International Baseball Federation to create the WBSC. It was announced on March 17, 2016, that the field for the tournament would be expanded from 16 to 31.
Qualification
| Origin | Berths | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 1 | Canada |
| Oceania | 2 |  Australia  New Zealand |
| Europe | 11 |  Italy  Netherlands  Czech Republic  Austria  France  Great Britain  Greece  Ireland  Israel  Serbia  Switzerland |
| North America/South America | 9 |  United States  Puerto Rico  Brazil  Cuba  Dominican Republic  Ecuador  Guatemala  Mexico  Peru  Venezuela |
| Asia | 6 | Japan  China  Chinese Taipei  India  Pakistan  Philippines |
| Africa | 2 |  Kenya  Uganda |
References
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