{"id":9928,"date":"2011-04-21T09:23:58","date_gmt":"2011-04-21T16:23:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=9928"},"modified":"2011-04-21T09:42:46","modified_gmt":"2011-04-21T16:42:46","slug":"canadian-womens-open-championships-july-9-17-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fastpitchwest.com\/?p=9928","title":{"rendered":"Canadian Women’s Open Championships at Vancouver – July 9-17, 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"

Softball returns with a new name, mandate and a different look<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Click logo for Facebook page for Canadian Women's Open Championships.<\/figcaption><\/figure>
\nWorld’s top female players back in South Surrey<\/em><\/p>\n

BY GARY KINGSTON, VANCOUVER SUN
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Click logo for complete story at the Vancouver Sun.<\/figcaption><\/figure>The world’s top female softball players are returning to South Surrey’s Softball City this July after a one-year absence and under a new tournament title.<\/p>\n

\nThe medallists from the 2010 world championship -the U.S., Japan and Canada -plus fifth-place Venezuela and sixth-place Australia will compete in the Canadian Open Fastpitch Championship’s International Division and play a double round-robin before heading into double knockout playoffs.<\/p>\n

The July 9-17 championships will also include an elite Club Team division, plus the under-19 Future’s division and the under-16 Showcase division, which were contested last year.<\/p>\n

The tournament replaces the old Canada Cup, a near annual fixture at Softball City since 1993 and an event bankrolled in large part by Glen Todd. Click here to read the complete story at the Vancouver Sun<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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