The 15th edition of the men's flagship softball event, scheduled to be held from July 7 to 16, will showcase more than 80 games.

A total of 64 of those will take place in the round-robin over the first week, while the other 16 will be spread across three days of play-off action.

The participating nations in the WBSC Men's Softball Championships represent a global reach that spans across Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania.

Countries will be divided into two pools to compete in the round-robin, with the top four finishers from each advancing to the double-page play-off round.

The remaining teams will compete in the placement round.

Canada are joined in Pool A by Argentina, Australia, the Dominican Republic, Hong Kong, India, South Africa and the United States.

Pool B includes New Zealand and Venezuela, the respective second and third-place finishers at the last edition of the event in 2015.

It is completed by Botswana, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Great Britain, Indonesia, Japan and Turkey.

All participating teams will compete on the first day of action with Britain taking on Botswana in the tournament's curtain raiser.

Canada are due to begin their campaign against South Africa in the evening, immediately following the Opening Ceremony on the main competition field.

The gold and bronze medal matches are scheduled to take centre stage on July 16.

The full official schedule can be accessed by clicking here.  

Both India and Turkey will be making their Men's World Championship debuts this year.

India's first outing will see them face Australia, while Turkey's opening contest pits them against New Zealand.