Scheduled Released for 2014 ISF Junior Men’s World Softball Championship

(Whitehorse, YT) – The schedule is set for the 2014 ISF Junior Men’s World Softball Championship.

The 2014 championship will be held July 11 to 20 at the Pepsi Softball Centre in Whitehorse and International Softball executives announced the official game schedule Thursday.  Ten teams from five continents will unite for 45 games in a round-robin format, followed by four playoff (page playoff system) games.

Opening day will feature all teams in action, starting at 12:30 PDT when Singapore takes on Japan. Opening ceremonies begin at 5:30 pm on the main competition field, and will be followed by Canada’s first matchup of the championship. They meet the Czech Republic in front of the home crowd.

A key contest will be the rematch of the 2012 gold medal game between Argentina and Japan, when they face each other on July 16 at 5:00 pm. Defending champion Argentina earned the honour of being South America’s historic first-ever softball world champion across any category.

The 2014 gold medal game will take centre stage on July 20 at 4:00 pm, and will be preceded by the bronze medal match at 1:00 pm.

“This is always an exciting moment for the fans, athletes, entire National Team delegations and the LOC (local organizing committee),” WBSC Executive Board Member and ISF President Dale McMann expressed. “The athletes will be ever-more focused and motivated, and this is what sport is all about — these athletes are the stars and this will be their international stage to shine, to represent their countries and to measure themselves against their young peers around the world.”

The full game schedule is available here: http://worldfastpitch2014.com/en/schedule/ 

Tournament passes for the 2014 ISF Junior Men’s World Softball Championship are now on sale at Sport Yukon. Passes are just $125 for adults and $100 for youth and seniors, and they are good for all games – including medal rounds.

For all the latest news and information on the championship, visit www.worldfastpitch2014.com.

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To arrange an interview, contact:

George Arcand
Chair, Organizing Committee
2014 Junior Men’s World Softball Championship
867-334-6185
garcand@northwestel.net 

2014 ISF Junior Men’s World Championship

Tournament Schedule (All Times PDT)

Day 1 Schedule (Friday, July 11th, 2014)
Game 1 Diamond 1 12:30pm Singapore vs. Japan
Game 2 Diamond 2 1:30pm Argentina vs. Mexico
Game 3 Diamond 1 3:00pm Australia vs. New Zealand
–5:30pm Opening Ceremony–  
Game 4 Diamond 2 7:30pm Denmark vs. USA
Game 5 Diamond 1 7:30 Canada vs. Czech Republic

Day 2 Schedule (Saturday, July 12th, 2014)
Game 6 Diamond 2 1:30pm New Zealand vs. USA
Game 7 Diamond 1 2:30pm Mexico vs. Czech Republic
Game 8 Diamond 2 4:00pm Singapore vs. Denmark
Game 9 Diamond 1 5:00pm Australia vs. Japan
Game 10 Diamond 2 6:30pm USA vs. Czech Republic
Game 11 Diamond 1 7:30pm Canada vs. Argentina

Day 3 Schedule (Sunday, July 13th, 2014)
Game 12 Diamond 2 1:30pm Singapore vs. Australia
Game 13 Diamond 1 2:00pm Argentina vs. Czech Republic
Game 14 Diamond 2 4:00pm Mexico vs. Japan
Game 15 Diamond 1 5:00pm New Zealand vs. Denmark
Game 16 Diamond 2 6:30pm Singapore vs. Argentina
Game 17 Diamond 1 7:30pm Canada vs. USA

Day 4 Schedule (Monday, July 14th, 2014)
Game 18 Diamond 2 12-Noon Australia vs Denmark
Game 19 Diamond 1 1:30pm Singapore vs. Czech Republic
Game 20 Diamond 2 3:30pm Mexico vs. USA
Game 21 Diamond 1 5:00pm Argentina vs. Australia
Game 22 Diamond 2 6:30pm Denmark vs. Japan
Game 23 Diamond 1 7:30pm Canada vs. New Zealand

Day 5 Schedule (Tuesday, July 15th, 2014)
Game 24 Diamond 2 12-Noon New Zealand vs. Japan
Game 25 Diamond 1 1:30pm Singapore vs. Mexico
Game 26 Diamond 2 3:30pm Denmark vs. Czech Republic
Game 27 Diamond 1 5:00pm Argentina vs. New Zealand
Game 28 Diamond 2 6:30pm USA vs. Japan
Game 29 Diamond 1 7:30pm Canada vs. Australia

Day 6 Schedule (Wednesday, July 16th, 2014)
Game 30 Diamond 2 1:30pm USA vs. Singapore
Game 31 Diamond 1 2:00pm Canada vs. Mexico
Game 32 Diamond 2 4:00pm New Zealand vs. Czech Republic
Game 33 Diamond 1 5:00pm Argentina vs. Japan
Game 34 Diamond 2 6:30pm Mexico vs. Australia
Game 35 Diamond 1 7:30pm Canada vs. Denmark

Day 7 Schedule (Thursday, July 17th, 2014)
Game 36 Diamond 1 2:30pm Mexico vs. Denmark
Game 37 Diamond 2 4:00pm Singapore vs. New Zealand
Game 38 Diamond 1 5:00pm Argentina vs. USA
Game 39 Diamond 2 6:30pm Australia vs. Czech Republic
Game 40 Diamond 1 7:30pm Canada vs. Japan

Day 8 Schedule (Friday, July 18th, 2014)
Game 41 Diamond 1 2:30pm Argentina vs. Denmark
Game 42 Diamond 2 4:00pm Mexico vs. New Zealand
Game 43 Diamond 1 5:00pm Canada vs. Singapore
Game 44 Diamond 2 6:30pm Japan vs. Czech Republic
Game 45 Diamond 1 7:30pm Australia vs. USA

Day 9 Schedule (Saturday, July 19th, 2014)
CR1 Diamond 1 1:30pm 7th vs. 10th
CR2 Diamond 2 2:30pm 8th vs. 9th
C1 Diamond 1 4:00pm 3rd vs. 4th
CR3 Diamond 2 5:00pm 6th vs. Winner CR1 (7th vs. 10th)
C2 Diamond 1 6:00pm 1st vs. 2nd
CR4 Diamond 2 7:30pm 5th vs. Winner CR2 (8th vs. 9th)

Day 10 Schedule (Sunday, July 20th, 2014)
C3 Diamond 1 1:00pm Winner C1 vs. Loser C2
CR5 Diamond 2 2:00pm Winner CR3 vs. Winner CR4
C4 Diamond 1 4:00pm Winner C2 vs. Winner C3

Note: Canada Games Bold And Red