{"id":39670,"date":"2022-01-13T16:11:23","date_gmt":"2022-01-14T00:11:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=39670"},"modified":"2022-01-13T16:11:28","modified_gmt":"2022-01-14T00:11:28","slug":"2022-european-softball-competitions-entries-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=39670","title":{"rendered":"2022 European Softball Competitions Entries Announced"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbsceurope.org\/en\/news\/entries-2022\">From the WBSC<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The entries <strong>for the 2022 European Championships and Cups are now official.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The European National Federations&nbsp;entered the teams to the&nbsp;2022 European Softball Championships&nbsp;and&nbsp;Cups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eighteen National Squads enrolled for the\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.europeansoftball.org\/competitions\/detail\/187\" target=\"_blank\">U-22 Women\u2019s European Championship<\/a>, scheduled for June 27 \u2013 July 2 in Kunovice, Czech Republic: Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, and Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Czech Republic will host the four teams enrolled for the\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.europeansoftball.org\/competitions\/detail\/336\" target=\"_blank\">U-23 Men\u2019s European Championship<\/a>\u00a0from July 4 to 9, 2022. Czech Republic, Denmark, Great Britain, and Israel will play at the U-23 Men\u2019s European Championship to qualify for the next expected WBSC World Cup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.europeansoftball.org\/competitions\/detail\/334\" target=\"_blank\">U-15 Women\u2019s European Championship<\/a>\u00a0will be played in Enschede, Netherlands, July 18 \u2013 23. Eleven teams entered the competition, Qualifier for the next expected WBSC World Cup: Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Russia, and Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.europeansoftball.org\/competitions\/detail\/333\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Women\u2019s European Championship<\/a>&nbsp;will be back for the second consecutive year in 2022. The top women&#8217;s softball event will be held in Sant Boi, Spain, at the end of July. Twenty-three teams will play to crown the 2022 European Champion: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, and Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The women&#8217;s softball European cups will take place in the week of August 15. In Bollate, Italy, the best nine European clubs of 2021 will play against the defending champion Forl\u00ec for the\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.europeansoftball.org\/competitions\/detail\/340\" target=\"_blank\">Women&#8217;s Softball European Premiere Cup<\/a>\u00a0title.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Italy will also be the host of the\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.europeansoftball.org\/competitions\/detail\/341\" target=\"_blank\">Women&#8217;s Softball European Cup<\/a>, organised in Avigliana, in the proximity of Turin. Eleven teams will battle to access the 2023 Women&#8217;s Softball European Premiere Cup.<br>Seven teams entered the\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.europeansoftball.org\/competitions\/detail\/342\" target=\"_blank\">Women&#8217;s Softball European Cup Winners Cup A<\/a>, hosted in Viladecans, Spain, and ten teams entered the\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.europeansoftball.org\/competitions\/detail\/343\" target=\"_blank\">Women\u2019s European Cup Winners Cup \u201cB\u201d<\/a>\u00a0that will take place in Evry-Courcouronnes, France.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"men-s-european-super-cup-22-aug-2022-to-27-aug-2022\">Men&#8217;s European Super Cup &#8211; 22 Aug 2022 to 27 Aug 2022<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The week after,\u00a020\u00a0clubs will be playing to be crowned European Champion in Prague, Czech Republic, at the\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.europeansoftball.org\/competitions\/detail\/337\" target=\"_blank\">Men\u2019s European Super Cup<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;Men\u2019s Softball European Super Cup&nbsp;will be played in Prague, Czech Republic. The top Men&#8217;s Softball event will start on August 22 to crown the European Champions on August 27, 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Twenty teams entered the competition: Brasschaat Braves (Belgium), Chicaboo&#8217;s (Belgium), Medvedi Medvednica (Croatia), Zagreb Giants (Croatia), Chomutov Beavers (Czech Republic), Czech Republic U-23 (Czech Republic), Joudrs Praha (Czech Republic), Locos Breclav (Czech Republic), Zraloci Ledenice (Czech Republic), Stenl\u00f8se Bulls (Denmark), Von Holmb\u00e4ck Hurricanes (Denmark), Contois (France), Montpellier Barracudas (France), Germany (Germany), Stags (Great Britain), Phoenix Ra&#8217;anana (Israel), Quick Amersfoort (Netherlands), Vennep Flyers (Netherlands), Oslo Alligators (Norway), and Magos de Tenerife (Spain).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The teams may&nbsp;withdraw&nbsp;before&nbsp;<strong>February 1<\/strong>, and late entries can be submitted until&nbsp;<strong>January 31<\/strong>.<br>The&nbsp;final list of participants will be announced then.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The calendar for the 2022 events is&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbsceurope.org\/en\/calendar\/2022\/softball\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Entries for&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.europeansoftball.org\/competitions\/detail\/325\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">EMRYT<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.europeansoftball.org\/competitions\/detail\/354\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Super6<\/a>, and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.europeansoftball.org\/competitions\/detail\/339\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Masters<\/a>&nbsp;will be announced at a later time.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>All the tournaments will be played if the health situation allows it and under the personal responsibility of each participant.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/euro.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39671\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/euro.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/euro-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/euro-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/euro-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From the WBSC The entries for the 2022 European Championships and Cups are now official. The European National Federations&nbsp;entered the teams to the&nbsp;2022 European Softball Championships&nbsp;and&nbsp;Cups. 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