Softball fans from around the world can now purchase the tickets for the WBSC Softball Europe/Africa Qualifier, to be held in Utrecht, Netherlands, from 23-27 July. Fans can acquire individual daily passes for each of the five days of competition, or choose for a complete VIP experience.
Czech Republic, France, Great Britain, Italy, Netherlands and Spain, along with African nations Botswana and South Africa will compete in the first Olympic softball qualifier of the year
Media registration for the WBSC Softball Europe/Africa Qualifier “Road to Tokyo”, taking place 23-27 July in Utrecht, Netherlands, is now available and will remain open until Thursday, 18 July.
A total of 23 nations will open the Women’s Softball European Championship on Sunday with a common goal in mind: to finish in the top 6 of the tournament and advance to the Softball Europe/Africa Qualifier “Road to Tokyo”, a qualifier event for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.
Botswana and South Africa have confirmed their places in the WBSC Europe/Africa Softball Qualifying Event for the Games of the XXXII Olympiad Tokyo 2020, which will be staged from 23-27 July in Utrecht, Netherlands.
Botswana, Nigeria, host South Africa and Uganda will compete at the Women’s Softball African Qualifier, aiming to advance to the WBSC Softball Europe-Africa Qualifying Event for the Games of the XXXII Olympiad Tokyo 2020
China, Chinese Taipei, Philippines, Korea, Indonesia and Hong Kong will join Australia and New Zealand as the six Asian National Teams participating in the WBSC Softball Asia/Oceania Qualifying Event for the games of the XXXII Olympiad Tokyo 2020, set to be played in Shanghai, China, from 24-29 September.
The only exception will be the Europe-Africa Baseball Qualifier: the schedule of the single round-robin will be determined by seeding. The different draws will happen on 29 April, 10 July and 20 November
The 23 participating National Teams will vie to finish in the top six of the tournament, and earn a spot in the Europe/Africa Softball Olympic Qualifier, less than three weeks after crowning the European champion.
World No. 14 Great Britain revealed today the preliminary roster for the Women’s Softball National Teams for the 2019 season. The announcement was made today, 8 March, by the British Softball Federation to celebrate the International Women’s Day.
