2025 Men's Softball World Cup
2025 Men's Softball World Cup: Quick Summary
The 2025 WBSC Men's Softball World Cup was the 18th edition of the tournament. The group stage happened in 2024, across three countries—Canada, Mexico, and the United States. The finals were played from July 8 to July 13, 2025, in Prince Albert, Canada.
Host nations for the event were Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
Defending champions were Australia, who won the previous edition in 2022 by defeating Canada 5–2.
Final standings
- Champions: Venezuela (their first World Cup title)
- Runner-up: New Zealand
- Third place: United States
Tournament details
- Teams: 18 in the group stage, 8 in the finals
- Venues: 4 venues across 3 host cities
- Attendance: 6,794 total (about 453 per game)
- Games played: 15
- Players with the most home runs: Hayden Matthews, Tomáš Klein, Christian del Valle, and Enriquez, each with 2
Other notes
- 31 umpires were selected by WBSC for the tournament.
- The finals qualification included Canada as host for the finals, and Venezuela qualified as the bestfinishing team from the previous World Cup.
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