| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Netherlands |
| Dates | 15 August - 24 August |
| Teams | 16 |
| Defending champions |  Japan (2012) |
| Final positions | |
Champions | Japan (3rd title) |
Runner-up |  United States |
Third place |  Australia |
| Fourth place |  Canada |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 66 |
The 2014 Women's Softball World Championship was an international softball competition that was held in Haarlem, Netherlands from August 15 to August 24, 2014.[1] It was the 14th edition of the tournament, the first edition ever held in Europe, and also the first 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.
- ^ WBSC Softball Calendar Archived April 23, 2014, at the Wayback Machine