| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  United States |
| Dates | 2025 |
| Teams | 18 (from 5 continents) |
← 2021 | |
The 2025 U-18 Women's Softball World Cup is the fifteenth edition of the U-18 Women's Softball World Cup, which will be hosted for the first time by three nations.[1][2]
The tournament, with a history of 42 years and 14 editions, moved to a four-year cycle and changed its competition format in 2024. The Group Stage were held between July and September 2024 in São Paulo, Pingtan, and Dallas. The Finals will be held in 2025 in Dallas.[3][4][5]
The previous U-18 Women's Softball World Cup was played in Lima, Peru in December 2021, with the United States winning their fourth consecutive world title, and eighth overall, following a dramatic 1–0 victory against Chinese Taipei in the final.[6]
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- ^ "World Baseball Softball Confederation - II U-18 Women's Softball World Cup 2025 - Finals". www.wbsc.org. Retrieved 2024-09-03.
- ^ Mundial, Beisbol (2021-12-13). "Estados Unidos campeonas mundiales en softball U-18". Beisbol Mundial (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-05-28.