Sports Rankings & Analysis

Sport Analysis

Entity

62 Years

History span

1965–2026

Countries

Rankings

Events

472

Results

History by Category

Category	First year	Latest year	Active years
Women	1965	2026	52

All-Time Nations

Softball Women

#	Country	Points
1	United States	496
2	Japan	365
3	Canada	185
4	Australia	159
5	China	155

All-Time Structure

Points Distribution

Events

Disciplines

Recent Rankings (10Y)

Nations

Softball Women

#	Country	Points
1	Japan	115
2	United States	115
3	Canada	44
4	Chinese Taipei	25
5	Puerto Rico	23

Recent Structure

Points Distribution

Events

Disciplines

Points Potential Over Time

For individual sports, this chart follows the representative individual ranking to show the long-term points potential for athletes. Team and nations rankings are excluded unless the sport is primarily team-based.

Historical Leaders

All-Time Leaders

Leader	From	To	Years
Australia	1965	1969	5
Japan	1970	1974	5
United States	1978	2026	49

Recent Leaders (10Y)

Leader	From	To	Years
Australia	1965	1969	5
Japan	1970	1974	5
United States	1978	2012	35
Japan	2013	2018	6
United States	2019	2019	1
Japan	2020	2022	3
United States	2023	2025	3
Japan	2026	2026	1

China takes women's softball silver as Japan claims seventh straight Asian Games gold

english.news.cn | 03.10.2026

Japan beat China 7-0 in the women's softball final at the 2026 Asian Games on Saturday, claiming a seventh consecutive Asiad title while China took silver.

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Women's Softball Superstar: Japan's Yukiko Ueno still driven by the pursuit of excellence

WBSC.org | 13.07.2026

Japanese softball legend reflects on more than two decades at the top of the game, the evolution of international softball and why the WBSC Women's Softball World Cup remains one of the sport's greatest stages.

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WBSC Women’s Softball World Cup: 61 years of history, excellence and global growth

WBSC.org | 02.06.2026

Since the inaugural edition in Melbourne, Australia, in 1965, the tournament has evolved from a five-team championship into the sport’s most prestigious international softball event, helping shape generations of athletes and inspiring the growth of the game across every continent.

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