Australia, China, Netherlands and Puerto Rico to warm up for WBSC Women's Softball World Cup Finals in Caronno and Bollate, Italy

The 43rd Caronno City International Tournament is scheduled from July 10 to 12 in Caronno Pertusella (Varese province) and Bollate (Milano) and is sanctioned by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC)..

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<p>World No. 2 Puerto Rico, No. 8 Netherlands, No. 10 Australia, and No. 17 China will warm up for the <a href="https://www.wbsc.org/en/events/2024-womens-softball-world-cup-finals/home">WBSC Women's Softball World Cup Finals</a> at the 43rd Caronno City International Tournament, which takes place in Caronno Pertusella and Bollate, Italy from July 10 to 12. World No. 9 Czechia complete the list of participants. </p>

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<p>The event, the longest-running softball tournament in Europe, is organized by Caronno and Bollate, two of the top teams in the Italian Softball League, and is sanctioned by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC).</p>

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<p>China and the Netherlands will play the opening game on Tuesday, July 9 before the whole programme runs from July 10 to 12. The opening ceremony is scheduled for Wednesday, July 10, at 8 pm (local time) at the Francesco Nespoli complex in Caronno Pertusella (Varese province).</p>

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<h4><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://www.abcaronno.it/torneo-citta-di-caronno/2024/2024-citta-di-caronno-calendario-end.pdf">Full schedule</a></span></strong> (local times)</h4>

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<p><strong>Tuesday 9 July </strong> <br> <br>19:00 China – The Netherlands Caronno Pertusella<br> <br><strong>Wednesday 10 July 2024</strong> <br><br>13:45 Czech. Republic – China Caronno Pertusella<br>16:00 Puerto Rico – Australia Caronno Pertusella <br>18:15 Australia – The Netherlands Caronno Pertusella<br>20:00 Opening Ceremony Caronno Pertusella<br>20:30 China - Puerto Rico Caronno Pertusella</p>

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<p><strong>Thursday 11 July 2024</strong> <br> <br>14:00 Czech Republic – China Caronno Pertusella<br>20:00 The Netherlands - Puerto Rico Caronno Pertusella<br>20:00 Australia – China Bollate<br> </p>

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<p><strong>Friday 12 July 2024 </strong> </p>

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<p>16:00 The Netherlands - China Caronno Pertusella<br>20:00 Czech Republic – Puerto Rico Caronno Pertusella</p>

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<p>The participants will also play test matches against NCAA Division One teams, local selections of Caronno and Bollate Italian Softball League players and the Czech U-18 and U-22 National Teams.</p>

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