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Philippines
Information
Country	Philippines
Federation	Amateur Softball Association of the Philippines
Confederation	WBSC Asia
Manager	Hailey Decker
WBSC World Rank	14 7 (10 November 2023)
Women's Softball World Cup
Appearances	7 (First in 1970)
Best result	3rd (1 time, in 1970)

The Philippines Women's National Softball Team, nicknamed the "Blu Girls", is the national team of Philippines. They are governed by the Amateur Softball Association of the Philippines. They won a bronze medal in 1970 ISF Women's World Championship in Osaka, Japan and it was their first medal won in a World Championship.

The Philippines is among the best teams in Southeast Asia having won the gold medal in every edition of the Southeast Asian Games which had women's softball event.

History

The Philippine women's team were a powerhouse in Asia never placing outside the top 10 in the global rankings during the 1970s although the Philippines always ranked behind Japan. Their greatest achievement at that time was the third-place finish at the Women's Softball World Championship in 1970. They placed fourth in the 1974 edition.

They are also a dominant force in Southeast Asia, having won all the gold medals in all editions of the Southeast Asian Games where women's softball was contested.

However, by the 1990s, the Philippine national team experienced a decline. The team competed at the 1990 ISF Women's World Championship in Normal, Illinois where they finished with 4 wins and 5 losses. At the 1998 ISF Women's World Championship in Fujinomiya City, Japan where they finished sixteenth and only managed to secure a single win. The policy of the Philippine Sports Commission of dismantling the national training pool whenever a particular sport was scrapped from the calendar of events of the Southeast Asian Games, Asian Games, and the Olympics contributed to the women's softball team's decline.

In the 2000s, Raul Saberon, a businessman and a former men's national softball and baseball player, secured financial support for the women's softball team from Jean Henri Lhuillier, who later became head of the Amateur Softball Association of the Philippines.The team made a failed attempt to qualify for the 2006 Asian Games in Doha and the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing though made some progress.

At the 2017 Asian Women's Softball Championship, the Philippines finished second to Japan, the best finish of the country in 45 years. In doing so, they qualified for the Women's Softball World Championship and Asian Games in 2018.

Roster

National squad for the 2014 World Cup of Softball, July 7–13, 2014.

Head Coach: Randy Dizer

National squad for the 2017 World Cup of Softball, July 5–9, 2017.

Head Coach: Randy Dizer

Competition results

World Cup

World Cup Record
Year	Position
1965	Did not participate
1970	3rd place
1974	4th place
1978	Did not participate
1982	5th place
1986	Did not participate
1990	12th place
1994	Did not participate
1998	16th place
2002	Did not participate
2006	Did not participate
2010	Did not participate
2012	Did not participate
2014	Did not participate
2016	14th place
2018	14th place
2022	Did not qualify
2024	12th place
Total	8/18

USA Softball International Cup

Asian Games

Asian Games Record
Year	Position
1990	Did not participate
1994
1998	6th place
2002	6th place
2006	Did not participate
2010	5th place
2014	4th place
2018	4th place
2022	4th place
Total	6/9

Southeast Asian Games

Southeast Asian Games Record
Year	Position
1979	1st place
1981	1st place
1983	Not held
1985
1987	1st place
1989	Not held
1991	1st place
1993	Not held
1995
1997	1st place
1999	Not held
2001
2003
2005	1st place
2007	1st place
2009	Not held
2011	1st place
2013	Not held
2015	1st place
2017	Not held
2019	1st place
2021	Not held
Total	10 gold

Notes

1. World Championship until 2018
2. The World Games tournament also serves as the World Championship
3. World Cup of Softball until 2017

References

1. Reyes, Lito Delos (26 May 2022). "Asaphil names new coaches for Blu Girls". The Manila Times. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
2. "The WBSC Women's World Ranking". WBSC. 10 November 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
3. ^ Pe, Roger (29 April 2018). "PHL softball and the chase for Filipinos' Olympic dream". Business Mirror. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
4. "1990 ISF Women's World Championship". United States: International Softball Federation. 2013. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
5. "1998 ISF Women's World Championship". United States: International Softball Federation. 2013. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
6. Terrado, Reuben (2 July 2014). "Philippine Blu Girls vie for honors in World Cup IX". Spin.ph. Retrieved 10 July 2014.
7. "Philippines - World Cup IX Roster". Gamechanger. Retrieved 10 July 2014.

External links

• International Softball Federation

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