The fourth biennial International Baseball Federation Women's World Cup of Baseball will be hosted by Venezuela from August 12 to 22. A specific venue has yet to be named.
Twelve teams are expected to be invited to the tournament. Along with the four teams considered women's baseball "powerhouses," the US, Canada, Japan, and Australia, tournament invitees could also include Pakistan, Puerto Rico, Chinese Taipei (Taiwan), Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Hong Kong, India, and Korea, all of which have existing, in some cases strong, national programs.
Japan hosted and won the 2008 World Cup, while Chinese Taipei was the site of the 2006 event. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada provided the venue for the inaugural IBAF World Cup in 2004, and that city will host it again in 2012.
http://www.awbf.org/international_teams.htm
Thank the Universal Being for Jim Glennie and his website (above). I'll keep you posted as I receive more information on this tournament.
Also, let's hope politics won't get in the way of this event, which is so important to the development of girls' and women's baseball in the US and throughout the world.


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