According to the ISF press release of October 31st, 2008, the International Softball Federation Executive Council has awarded the XII Women’s World Championship to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It will be played from July 9-19, 2010.

The 2010 fast pitch event will mark the first time that any of the ISF’s four world championships (men’s, women’s, junior men’s, and junior women’s) will have been played in the USA since the IX Men’s World Championship in Michigan in 1996.

Qualifying tournaments will take place around the world to determine the 16 teams that will compete in the 2010 event. Representation comes from five regions: Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania.

Read more at the ***ISF press release***