WBSC Europe has cancelled the Under-15 European Softball Championship ©WBSC

World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Europe has cancelled the Under-15 European Softball Championship due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Competition was scheduled to take place in Enschede in The Netherlands from July 13 to 18, before it was pushed back to the end of August. 

It has now been cancelled outright after it became clear that it would be too difficult to hold the event later this year. 

WBSC Europe will stage the Championship in 2022 as a qualifier for the 2023 WBSC Under-15 Women’s Softball World Cup.

The first option for hosting the event in 2022 will be given to the Enschede and the Netherlands Baseball Softball Federation.

The pandemic has forced the cancellation or suspension of a number of other softball and baseball events. 

WBSC Europe had to also postpone this year's Men’s and Women’s Softball European Championships.