{"id":39773,"date":"2022-02-02T07:21:12","date_gmt":"2022-02-02T15:21:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=39773"},"modified":"2022-02-02T08:40:01","modified_gmt":"2022-02-02T16:40:01","slug":"international-softball-canada-cup-set-to-return-in-2022-june-17-26-at-surrey-british-columbia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=39773","title":{"rendered":"International softball: Canada Cup set to return in 2022 &#8211; June 17-26 at Surrey, British Columbia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"341\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/canada.cup_.banner-1024x341.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-39774\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/canada.cup_.banner-1024x341.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/canada.cup_.banner-300x100.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/canada.cup_.banner-768x256.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/canada.cup_.banner.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbsc.org\/en\/news\/international-softball-canada-cup-set-to-return-in-2022\">From the WBSC:<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Canada Cup will be played two weeks before The World Games 2022 in Birmingham, USA &#8211; the top women\u2019s softball competition of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/canadacup.com\/\"><strong>Canadian women\u2019s international softball tournament<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; the&nbsp;<em>Canada Cup<\/em>&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;will return this summer. The&nbsp;tournament is scheduled for 17-26 June at the Softball City venue in Surrey, Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Canada Cup will feature multiple divisions: Women\u2019s international, Futures (U-19) and Showcase (U-16) \u2013 and is expected to draw more than 1,500 athletes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cThe response to the return of the Canada Cup has been beyond what we could have expected,\u201d says Canada Cup Chair Greg Timm. \u201cWithout a doubt we will see the very best of the best at the 2022 event. From the top national teams to the elite club teams, we anticipate an incredibly strong tournament across all divisions.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The Canada Cup will be played two weeks before The World Games 2022 in Birmingham, USA &#8212; the top women\u2019s softball competition of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Softball City is world-famous venue, having hosted the 2016 WBSC Women\u2019s Softball World Championship and the WBSC Softball Americas Olympic Qualifier in 2019.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">International softball: Canada Cup set to return in 2022 ????<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DHN3xueWrJ\">https:\/\/t.co\/DHN3xueWrJ<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SoftballCanada?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SoftballCanada<\/a> @CanadaCup19<\/p>&mdash; WBSC ?? (@WBSC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WBSC\/status\/1488517982632517633?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 1, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From the WBSC: The Canada Cup will be played two weeks before The World Games 2022 in Birmingham, USA &#8211; the top women\u2019s softball competition of the year. After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the&nbsp;Canadian women\u2019s international softball tournament&nbsp;&#8211; the&nbsp;Canada Cup&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;will return this summer. 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