Current season, competition or edition: 2021 U-12 Softball World Cup | |
| Founded | 2019; 6 years ago (2019) |
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| Organising body | WBSC |
| No. of teams | 5 (finals) |
| Region | International |
| Most recent champion |  Chinese Taipei (2nd title) |
| Most titles | Chinese Taipei (2 titles) |
| Official website | WBSC.org |
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TheU-12 Softball World Cup is an internationalsoftball tournament for male and female players between age 10-12,[1] and is the most elite and highest level of competition in its age category. It is organized by (WBSC).[2] The tournament is held biennially, starting in 2019. The current champion isChinese Taipei, who won the inaugural and the second competition as hosts.[3][4][5]
The U-12 Softball World Cup is played under the WBSC's International Rules. Dimensions of regulation U-12 Softball World Cup ballparks (distance to the outfield fence, pitching mound, base paths, etc.) are significantly increased compared to local youth leagues, due to the superior nature and strength of the players involved.[1]
The inaugural tournament was held inTainan,Taipei from July 26 to July 30, 2019 concurrently with the2019 U-12 Baseball World Cup.[6][7] Four teams competed in the 2019 event, and Chinese Taipei won the event's first ever title.[8] The second edition was postponed from 2021 to December 2022 due to theCOVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan, and the event is held separately from theU-12 Baseball World Cup with the number of participating teams expanded to five.[9][10]
| Year | Final Host | Medalists | ||||
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| Champions | Final | Runners-up | 3rd place | |||
| 2019 Details |  Tainan | Chinese Taipei | 3–2 |  Peru |  Czech Republic | |
| 2021 Details2 | Taichung[11] | Chinese Taipei | 3–2 | Czech Republic |  Singapore | |
2 Originally scheduled to be held in 2021, but due to theCOVID-19 pandemic, postponed to December 2022.[12]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Chinese Taipei | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Czech Republic | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Peru | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Singapore | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Teams | 2019 | 2021 | Years |
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| Chinese Taipei | 1st | 1st | 2 |
| Czech Republic | 3rd | 2nd | 2 |
 Hong Kong | 4th | 1 | |
 India | 5th | 1 | |
 Indonesia | 4th | 1 | |
| Peru | 2nd | 1 | |
| Singapore | 3rd | 1 | |
| No. of teams | 4 | 5 |
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