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{{Short description|Women's Softball World Championship}}
{{Infobox international softball tournament
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| country = Canada
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| num_teams = 16
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| medal_type = world major
| champion_other = {{Sbw|USA}}
| num_championships = 7
| second_other = {{Sbw|JPN}}
| third_other = {{Sbw|TPE}}
| fourth_other = {{Sbw|CHN}}
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| prev_edition = [[1998 Women's Softball World Championship|1998]]
| next_edition = [[2006 Women's Softball World Championship|2006]]
}} 

The 2002 [[ISF Women's World Championship]] for [[softball]] was held July 26-August 4, 2002 in [[Saskatoon, Canada]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.isfsoftball.org/english/events/02_08_04_womens_world.asp |title=X ISF Women's World Championship 2002 |website=International Softball Federation |language=en |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304030001/http://www.isfsoftball.org/english/events/02_08_04_womens_world.asp |archivedate=2016-03-04 |url-status=dead }}</ref>  The United States, which went undefeated for the tournament, won a fifth straight world championship with a 1-0 victory over Japan. The first four teams qualified for the 2004 Olympics.

==Pool Play==
===Group A===
{|class="wikitable" width="400" style="text-align:center;"
!bgcolor="#efefef" width="150"|　
!bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|GP
!bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|W
!bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|L
!bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|RF
!bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|RA
|- align=center bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|align=left|{{sbw|USA}}
|7||7||0||53||0
|- align=center bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|align=left|{{sbw|CHN}}
|7||6||1||40||5
|- align=center bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|align=left|{{sbw|TPE}}
|7||5||2||18||12
|- align=center bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|align=left|{{sbw|ITA}}
|7||4||3||11||8
|- align=center bgcolor="#ffffff"
|align=left|{{sbw|CAN}}
|7||3||4||14||11
|- align=center bgcolor="#ffffff"
|align=left|{{sbw|ANT}}
|7||1||6||3||24
|- align=center bgcolor="#ffffff"
|align=left|{{sbw|RUS}}
|7||1||6||4||40
|- align=center bgcolor="#ffffff"
|align=left|{{sbw|CZE}}
|7||1||6||7||50
|}

===Group B===
{|class="wikitable" width="400" style="text-align:center;"
!bgcolor="#efefef" width="150"|　
!bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|GP
!bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|W
!bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|L
!bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|RF
!bgcolor="#efefef" width="20"|RA
|- align=center bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|align=left|{{sbw|JPN}}
|7||7||0||48||1
|- align=center bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|align=left|{{sbw|AUS}}
|7||6||1||49||8
|- align=center bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|align=left|{{sbw|NZL}}
|7||5||2||37||17
|- align=center bgcolor="#ccffcc"
|align=left|{{sbw|PUR}}
|7||4||3||18||38
|- align=center bgcolor="#ffffff"
|align=left|{{sbw|VEN}}
|7||3||4||28||28
|- align=center bgcolor="#ffffff"
|align=left|{{sbw|NED}}
|7||2||5||31||36
|- align=center bgcolor="#ffffff"
|align=left|{{sbw|RSA}}
|7||1||6||10||45
|- align=center bgcolor="#ffffff"
|align=left|{{sbw|DOM}}
|7||0||7||16||66
|}

==Playoffs==
===Day One===
{| bgcolor="#f9f9f9" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="font-size: 95%; border: gray solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse; background: #f9f9f9;"
|-
|'''{{sbw|TPE}}'''||align="center" | '''5-1'''||''{{sbw|PUR}}''
|-
|'''{{sbw|NZL}}'''||align="center" | '''3-0'''||''{{sbw|ITA}}''
|-
|'''{{sbw|USA}}'''||align="center" | '''4-3'''||{{sbw|AUS}}
|-
|'''{{sbw|JPN}}'''||align="center" | '''5-0'''||{{sbw|CHN}}
|}

'''Puerto Rico''' and '''Italy''' Eliminated.

===Day Two===

{| bgcolor="#f9f9f9" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="font-size: 95%; border: gray solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse; background: #f9f9f9;"
|-
|{{sbw|AUS}}||align="center" | '''2-4'''||'''{{sbw|TPE}}'''
|-
|'''{{sbw|CHN}}'''||align="center" | '''4-2'''||{{sbw|NZL}}
|}

'''Australia''' and '''New Zealand''' Eliminated.

===Medal Round===
{{PagePlayoffBracket | RD1=Day Two
| RD2=Bronze Medal
| RD3=Gold Medal
| RD1-seed1=A1
| RD1-team1='''{{sbw|USA}}'''
| RD1-score1=1
| RD1-seed2=B1
| RD1-team2={{sbw|JPN}}
| RD1-score2=0
| RD1-seed3=A2
| RD1-team3={{sbw|CHN}}
| RD1-score3=5
| RD1-seed4=A3
| RD1-team4='''{{sbw|TPE}}'''
| RD1-score4=6
| RD2-seed1=B1
| RD2-team1='''{{sbw|JPN}}'''
| RD2-score1=2
| RD2-seed2=A3
| RD2-team2={{sbw|TPE}}
| RD2-score2=1
| RD3-seed1=A1
| RD3-team1=''''{{sbw|USA}}'''
| RD3-score1=1
| RD3-seed2=B1
| RD3-team2={{sbw|JPN}}
| RD3-score2=0
}}

==Final ranking==
{{Gold1}} {{sbw|USA}}

{{Silver2}} {{sbw|JPN}}

{{Bronze3}} {{sbw|TPE}}

4. {{sbw|CHN}}

5. {{sbw|AUS}}

6. {{sbw|NZL}}

7. {{sbw|ITA}}

8. {{sbw|PUR}}

9. {{sbw|CAN}}

10. {{sbw|VEN}}

11. {{sbw|NED}}

12. {{sbw|ANT}}

13. {{sbw|RUS}}

14. {{sbw|RSA}}

15. {{sbw|CZE}}

16. {{sbw|DOM}}

==References==
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{{Women's Softball World Championship}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:2002 Isf World Championship}}
[[Category:Women's Softball World Championship]]
[[Category:Sports competitions in Saskatoon]]
[[Category:2002 in Canadian women's sports]]
[[Category:International softball competitions hosted by Canada]]
[[Category:2002 in women's softball|World Championship]]
[[Category:July 2002 sports events in Canada]]
[[Category:August 2002 sports events in Canada]]
[[Category:2002 in sports in Saskatchewan]]
[[Category:Women's sports in Saskatchewan]]