Czechia roster announced for WBSC U-18 Women's Softball World Cup Group A in Brazil

World No. 9 Czechia revealed its U-18 Women's National Softball Team roster for the WBSC World Cup, which is scheduled to begin from 23 to 27 July in San Pablo, Brazil, with the first of the three groups. The line up includes 10 players from last year's team that repeated as European champions after beating Italy in the U-18 European Championship final, 9-1.

Czechia roster

1. Karolina Berankova
2. Kristyna Bohacova
3. Lucie Cervenkova
4. Marketa Dolezalova
5. Kristyna El Ghannam 
6. Lucie Horova
7. Julie Houbova
8. Amalie Kalcevova
9. Tereza Koubova
10. Sara Rolfesova
11. Iva Strakova
12. Nikola Skardova
13. Denisa Sustrova
14. Lucie Vecerova
15. Sara von Tsurikov 
16. Rebeka Wenclova

Czechia will open the World Cup in Group A, along with world No. 4 Chinese Taipei, No. 13 Great Britain, No. 23 and hosts Brazil, No. 32 New Zealand and No. 39 Colombia. The event will take place between 23 and 27 July at the Estadio Municipal de Beisebol Mie Nishi in Sao Paulo, Brazil, which is being renovated for the tournament, including new artificial turf.

The game schedule of the Group Stage will be announced soon.

The top two teams from each group, plus two wild cards, will advance to the World Cup Finals, to be played in Dallas in the summer of 2025, in the same facilities of Group C. 

Czechia has participated in nine editions of the U-18 Women's Softball World Cup, including the last six in a row. In Lima 2021 they finished fifth, their best ever position in the competition.

Photo: WBSC Europe