{"id":30658,"date":"2017-02-23T07:30:26","date_gmt":"2017-02-23T15:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=30658"},"modified":"2017-02-23T07:32:36","modified_gmt":"2017-02-23T15:32:36","slug":"worlds-top-mens-fastpitch-in-europe-in-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=30658","title":{"rendered":"World\u2019s top men\u2019s fastpitch in Europe in 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Cap tip Blair Setford<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Editor&#8217;s note: <\/strong><em>Great summary of upcoming Men&#8217;s World Championship events over the next few years, by Helena Novotna at <a href=\"http:\/\/europeansoftball.org\/articles\/detail\/514\" target=\"_blank\">EuropeanSoftball.org<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>A meeting of the Men\u2019s Fastpitch Development Commission took place in New Zealand, in February, during the Challenge Cup competition.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting was led by the Chair of the Commission, Rex Capil from New Zealand. The World Baseball Softball Confederation \u2013 Softball Division (WBSC-SD) was represented by President Dale McMann and Executive Director Ron Radigonda, and representatives of some of the top men\u2019s fastpitch countries &#8212; Argentina, Australia, Canada, the Czech Republic, Japan and New Zealand \u2013 were also invited.<\/p>\n<p>The aim of the meeting was to prepare a plan for men\u2019s fastpitch development until 2021, with a focus on promotion and visibility of the sport \u2013 and it was determined that one key to success would be to hold a number of top men\u2019s Fastpitch events.<\/p>\n<p>This year, the <strong>Men\u2019s World Championship will be held in Whitehorse, Canada<\/strong>, and entries are still open until February 28.  In addition, the Argentinian Junior National Team has been invited to take part in the Men\u2019s European Super Cup.<\/p>\n<p>It was also agreed that in <strong>2018 the Czech Republic will host an exclusive tournament \u2013 the Intercontinental Cup<\/strong>.  Each continent will be represented, and presumed participants are New Zealand, Japan, Argentina, Canada, the Czech Republic and South Africa.  The highlight for a European audience should be a game between the latest World Champions and Team Europe.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Challenge Cup will be organized again in February 2018<\/strong>, hopefully with the attendance of Canada and the USA.<\/p>\n<p>In 2019, the Men\u2019s World Championship will be held in the Czech Republic, and New Zealand has shown interest in hosting the following Men\u2019s Championship in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Click here to continue reading at  <a href=\"http:\/\/europeansoftball.org\/articles\/detail\/514\" target=\"_blank\">EuropeanSoftball.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cap tip Blair Setford Editor&#8217;s note: Great summary of upcoming Men&#8217;s World Championship events over the next few years, by Helena Novotna at EuropeanSoftball.org A meeting of the Men\u2019s Fastpitch Development Commission took place in New Zealand, in February, during the Challenge Cup competition. 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