FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 5, 2009

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP GAME SCHEDULE SET
74 Days from Now Marks Beginning of 66 Games

PLANT CITY, FLORIDA (USA) -- The game schedule has been released for the 16-nation International Softball Federation XII Men’s World Championship taking place this July. The tournament will be held in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (Canada).

Play begins when Botswana takes on Denmark on Friday morning, July 17 at 10:00 (local time) and doesn’t end until the gold medalist is determined in the late afternoon/early evening of July 26.

New Zealand comes in looking to defend their men’s world championship title and will begin their quest when they play in the last game of the day on July 17, taking on Team USA at 9 p.m.

The home fans will get their first look at Canada when they square off against Argentina that night at 7:00.

Other countries competing in the marquee ISF event include Australia, Czech Republic, Great Britain, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico, Philippines, Puerto Rico, South Africa, and Venezuela. All games will take place at Bob Van Impe Stadium and Gordon Howe Park, which are at the same complex, within walking distance of one another.

The full 66-game schedule accompanies this release.

Ticket packages are on sale and media members are being encouraged to complete and submit their accreditation application. Information on tickets and media credentials can be found on the official event website at www.2009worldsmensfastpitch.com.

 

About the ISF
The ISF is the world governing body of the sport as recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the General Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF). Softball (women's fast pitch) made its Olympic debut at the 1996 Games in Atlanta. There are 127 affiliated countries in the ISF and millions of participants in the sport worldwide.

For more information, please contact ISF Director of Communications Bruce Wawrzyniak at brucew@internationalsoftball.com or (813) 864-0100, ext. 229.