Final results for the Softball competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics:
Medals
{| class="wikitable"
! style="background:gold;"|Gold
! style="background:silver;"|Silver
! style="background:#c96;"|Bronze
|- valign=top
|20px United States<hr>
Laura Berg<br/>
Lisa Fernandez<br/>
Lori Harrigan<br/>
Michele Smith<br/>
Christie Ambrosi<br/>
Jennifer Brundage <br/>
Crystl Bustos<br/>
Sheila Cornell<br/>
Danielle Henderson<br/>
Jennifer McFalls<br/>
Stacey Nuveman<br/>
Leah O'Brien<br/>
Dot Richardson<br/>
Michelle Venturella<br/>
Christa Lee Williams
|20px Japan<hr>
Misako Ando<br/>
Yumiko Fujii<br/>
Taeko Ishikawa<br/>
Kazue Ito<br/>
Yoshimi Kobayashi<br/>
Shiori Koseki<br/>
Mariko Masubuchi<br/>
Naomi Matsumoto<br/>
Emi Naito<br/>
Haruka Saito<br/>
Juri Takayama<br/>
Hiroko Tamoto<br/>
Reika Utsugi<br/>
Miyo Yamada<br/>
Noriko Yamaji
|20px Australia<hr>
Joanne Brown<br/>
Kerry Dienelt<br/>
Peta Edebone<br/>
Tanya Harding<br/>
Melanie Roche<br/>
Natalie Ward<br/>
Brooke Wilkins<br/>
Sandra Allen<br/>
Sue Fairhurst<br/>
Selina Follas<br/>
Fiona Hanes<br/>
Kelly Hardie<br/>
Sally McDermid<br/>
Simmone Morrow<br/>
Natalie Titcume
|}
Schedule
Starting 17 September, there will be four preliminary games each day until 23 September for a total of 28 games.
Two semi-final games played 25 September, with the game for third place same day. The final game for the gold medal played on 26 September at 7:30 pm local time.
Competition format
Eight teams competed in the Olympic softball tournament, and the competition consisted of two rounds. The preliminary round followed a round robin format, where each of the teams played all the other teams once. Following this, the top four teams advanced to a Page playoff system round consisting of two semifinal games, and finally the bronze and gold medal games.
Group stage
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| style="width:10px; background:#bbf3bb;"| ||Qualified for the semifinals
|-
| style="width:10px; background:#ffbbbb;"| ||Eliminated
|}The top four teams advanced to the semifinal round.
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
|-
!width=170|Team
!width=20|W
!width=20|L
!width=20|RS
!width=20|RA
!width=20|WIN%
!width=20|GB
!width=120|Tiebreaker
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|align=left|
|7||0||18||7||1.000||–||–
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|align=left|
|6||1||22||5||.857||1.0||–
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|align=left|
|5||2||26||4||.714||2.0||–
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|align=left|
|4||3||19||6||.571||3.0||–
|- style="background:#fcc;"
|align=left|
|2||5||3||27||.286||5.0|| 1–0 vs. NZL
|- style="background:#fcc;"
|align=left|
|2||5||12||22||.286||5.0|| 0–1 vs. ITA
|- style="background:#fcc;"
|align=left|
|1||6||13||18||.143||6.0|| 1–0 vs. CAN
|- style="background:#fcc;"
|align=left|
|1||6||6||30||.143||6.0|| 0–1 vs. CUB
|}
Games
;17 September
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Preliminary round
{|
|-
|17 September || 10:30 || Canada || 0 || – || 6 || United States ||
|-
|17 September || 13:00 || Italy || 0 || – || 5 || China PR ||
|-
|17 September || 17:30 || Cuba || 1 || – || 4 || Japan ||
|-
|17 September || 20:00 || New Zealand || 2 || – || 3 || Australia || IN 10 INNINGS
|-
|18 September || 10:30 || China PR || 1 || – || 3 || Japan ||
|-
|18 September || 13:00 || Cuba || 0 || – || 3 || United States ||
|-
|18 September || 17:30 || New Zealand || 3 || – || 2 || Canada || IN 10 INNINGS
|-
|18 September || 20:00 || Australia || 7 || – || 0 || Italy ||
|-
|19 September || 10:30 || Japan || 2 || – || 1 || United States ||
|-
|19 September || 13:00 || Italy || 1 || – || 0 || Cuba ||
|-
|19 September || 17:30 || New Zealand || 0 || – || 10 || China PR || MERCY RULE, BOTTOM 6TH
|-
|19 September || 20:00 || Australia || 1 || – || 0 || Canada ||
|-
|20 September || 10:30 || New Zealand || 6 || – || 2 || Cuba ||
|-
|20 September || 13:00 || Japan || 1 || – || 0 || Australia || IN 8 INNINGS
|-
|20 September || 17:30 || Canada || 7 || – || 1 || Italy ||
|-
|20 September || 20:00 || China PR || 2 || – || 0 || United States || IN 14 INNINGS
|-
|21 September || 10:30 || New Zealand || 0 || – || 1 || Italy ||
|-
|21 September || 13:00 || United States || 1 || – || 2 || Australia || IN 13 INNINGS
|-
|21 September || 17:30 || Cuba || 0 || – || 7 || China PR ||
|-
|21 September || 20:00 || Japan || 4 || – || 3 || Canada || IN 10 INNINGS
|-
|22 September || 10:30 || United States || 2 || – || 0 || New Zealand ||
|-
|22 September || 13:00 || Canada || 1 || – || 2 || Cuba ||
|-
|22 September || 17:30 || China PR || 0 || – || 1 || Australia ||
|-
|22 September || 20:00 || Japan || 2 || – || 0 || Italy || IN 8 INNINGS
|-
|23 September || 10:30 || Australia || 8 || – || 1 || Cuba ||
|-
|23 September || 13:00 || China PR || 1 || – || 0 || Canada ||
|-
|23 September || 17:30 || New Zealand || 1 || – || 2 || Japan ||
|-
|23 September || 20:00 || United States || 6 || – || 0 || Italy ||
|}
Semi finals
{|
|-
|25 September || 9:30 || Japan || 1 || – || 0 || Australia ||
|-
|25 September || 12:00 || China PR || 0 || – || 3 || United States ||
|}
Final
{|
|-
|25 September || 19:30 || Australia || 0 || – || 1 || United States ||
|}
Grand final
{|
|-
|26 September || 19:30 || Japan || 1 || – || 2 || United States || IN 8 INNINGS
|}
Medal round
The loser of 1&2 seed game played the winner of the 3&4 seed game in the bronze medal match. The loser of the bronze medal match won the bronze medal while the winner went on to play the winner of the 1&2 seed game for the gold medal in the gold medal match.
Final team standings
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! Rank
! Team
! Games
! Wins
! Losses
|-
|Image:Gold medal icon.svg
|
| 10
| 7
| 3
|-
|-
|Image:Silver medal icon.svg
|align=left|
| 9
| 8
| 1
|-
|-
|Image:Bronze medal icon.svg
|align=left|
| 9
| 6
| 3
|-
|4
|align=left|
| 8
| 5
| 3
|-
|5
|align=left|
| 7
| 2
| 5
|-
|6
|align=left|
| 7
| 2
| 5
|-
|7
|align=left|
| 7
| 1
| 6
|-
|8
|align=left|
| 7
| 1
| 6
|-
|}
References
- Official Olympic Report