Pingtan, China, to host WBSC U-18 Women's Softball World Cup Asia Qualifier
The Chinese Softball Association earned the hosting rights for the 2023 U-18 Women's Softball Asia Cup, a qualifying tournament for the WBSC U-18 Women's Softball World Cup Group Stage in 2024, with the top-three teams in the final standings qualifying for the World Cup.
The tournament will be held at the Pingtan Softball Stadium, Fujian, China from late August to early September 2023 and is expected to feature teams from eight countries and regions.
The next WBSC U-18 Women’s Softball World Cup will transition into the two-stage format, with the Group Stage in 2024 and the Finals in 2025.
The Pingtan Softball Stadium has a total construction area of 8,957 square meters and a total seating capacity of 5,030.
Pingtan has a rich baseball and softball cultural foundation and has hosted the 2016 Straits Cup Women's Softball Tournament and many other baseball and softball tournaments. The Chinese Softball Association said the tournaments attracted more than 10,000 fans and the local ability to host the tournament was well received by the baseball and softball community.