Softball at the 2000 Summer Olympics


Final results for the Softball competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics:

Schedule

Starting 17 September, there will be four preliminary games each day until 23 September for a total of 28 games.
Two semi-final games played 25 September, with the game for third place same day. The final game for the gold medal played on 26 September at 7:30 pm local time.

Competition format

Eight teams competed in the Olympic softball tournament, and the competition consisted of two rounds. The preliminary round followed a round robin format, where each of the teams played all the other teams once. Following this, the top four teams advanced to a Page playoff system round consisting of two semifinal games, and finally the bronze and gold medal games.

Group stage

The top four teams advanced to the semifinal round.
TeamWLRSRAWIN%GBTiebreaker
701871.000
61225.8571.0
52264.7142.0
43196.5713.0
25327.2865.01–0 vs. NZL
251222.2865.00–1 vs. ITA
161318.1436.01–0 vs. CAN
16630.1436.00–1 vs. CUB

Games

;17 September

Medal round

The loser of 1&2 seed game played the winner of the 3&4 seed game in the bronze medal match. The loser of the bronze medal match won the bronze medal while the winner went on to play the winner of the 1&2 seed game for the gold medal in the gold medal match.