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2018 Little League World Series qualification

2018 Little League World Series qualification

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Qualification for the 2018 Little League World Series took place in eight United States regions and eight international regions from June through August 2018.

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United States

Great Lakes

The tournament took place in Westfield, Indiana from August 5–11.[1]

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August 6 – Game 3
 
 
 Wisconsin2
 
August 5 – Game 1
 
 Michigan12
 
 Illinois2
 
August 8 – Game 7 (F/4)
 
 Michigan7
 
 Michigan14
 
August 5 – Game 2
 
 Indiana2
 
 Indiana6
 
August 6 – Game 4
 
 Kentucky1
 
 Ohio5
 
 
 Indiana8
 
 
August 11 – Championship (F/4)
 
 
 Michigan13
 
August 7 – Game 5
 
 Indiana0
 
 Illinois0
 
August 9 – Game 8
 
 Ohio4
 
 Ohio9
 
August 7 – Game 6
 
 Kentucky1
 
 Kentucky2
 
August 10 – Game 9
 
 Wisconsin1
 
 Indiana8
 
 
 Ohio0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Mid-Atlantic

The tournament took place in Bristol, Connecticut from August 5–12.[2]

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August 6 – Game 3
 
 
 Pennsylvania0
 
August 5 – Game 1
 
 New York7
 
 New York10
 
August 8 – Game 7
 
 Washington, D.C.2
 
 New York5
 
August 5 – Game 2
 
 New Jersey2
 
 Maryland6
 
August 6 – Game 4
 
 Delaware0
 
 New Jersey6
 
 
 Maryland2
 
 
August 12 – Championship
 
 
 New York4
 
August 7 – Game 5
 
 Maryland0
 
 Washington, D.C.7
 
August 9 – Game 8
 
 Maryland18
 
 Maryland6
 
August 7 – Game 6
 
 Pennsylvania0
 
 Delaware1
 
August 10 – Game 9 (F/5)
 
 Pennsylvania6
 
 New Jersey1
 
 
 Maryland11
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Midwest

The tournament took place in Westfield, Indiana from August 5–11.[3]

Note: North Dakota and South Dakota are organized into a single Little League district.

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August 6 – Game 3 (F/4)
 
 
 Kansas1
 
August 5 – Game 1
 
 Minnesota11
 
 Missouri0
 
August 8 – Game 7
 
 Minnesota4
 
 Minnesota0
 
August 5 – Game 2 (F/5)
 
 North Dakota6
 
 North Dakota15
 
August 6 – Game 4
 
 Nebraska1
 
 Iowa1
 
 
 North Dakota4
 
 
August 11 – Championship
 
 
 North Dakota4
 
August 7 – Game 5 (F/7)
 
 Iowa7
 
 Missouri1
 
August 9 – Game 8 (F/5)
 
 Iowa2
 
 Iowa14
 
August 7 – Game 6
 
 Kansas0
 
 Nebraska3
 
August 10 – Game 9
 
 Kansas5
 
 Minnesota2
 
 
 Iowa6
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

New England

The tournament took place in Bristol, Connecticut from August 5–12.[4]

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August 6 – Game 3 (F/5)
 
 
 Vermont0
 
August 5 – Game 1 (F/4)
 
 Rhode Island10
 
 Connecticut0
 
August 8 – Game 7
 
 Rhode Island10
 
 Rhode Island1
 
August 5 – Game 2
 
 Massachusetts10
 
 Massachusetts4
 
August 6 – Game 4
 
 New Hampshire2
 
 Maine4
 
 
 Massachusetts9
 
 
August 12 – Championship
 
 
 Massachusetts2
 
August 7 – Game 5
 
 Rhode Island3
 
 Connecticut7
 
August 9 – Game 8
 
 Maine1
 
 Connecticut3
 
August 7 – Game 6
 
 New Hampshire9
 
 New Hampshire13
 
August 10 – Game 9
 
 Vermont0
 
 Rhode Island6
 
 
 New Hampshire5
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Northwest

The tournament took place in San Bernardino, California August 5–11.[5]

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August 6 – Game 3
 
 
 Montana11
 
August 5 – Game 1
 
 Alaska0
 
 Alaska2
 
August 9 – Game 8
 
 Oregon1
 
 Montana5
 
August 5 – Game 2 (F/5)
 
 Idaho2
 
 Washington6
 
August 6 – Game 4
 
 Idaho16
 
 Wyoming1
 
 
 Idaho13
 
 
August 11 – Championship
 
 
 Montana0
 
August 7 – Game 5
 
 Idaho2
 
 Oregon13
 
August 8 – Game 7
 
 Wyoming10
 
 Oregon7
 
August 7 – Game 6
 
 Washington3
 
 Washington11
 
August 10 – Game 9
 
 Alaska2
 
 Idaho8
 
 
 Oregon3
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Southeast

The tournament took place in Warner Robins, Georgia from August 3–8.[6]

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August 3 – Game 1
 
 
 Georgia1
 
August 4 – Game 7
 
 Tennessee0
 
 Georgia4
 
August 3 – Game 2
 
 Virginia3
 
 West Virginia5
 
August 6 – Game 12
 
 Virginia12
 
 Georgia8
 
August 3 – Game 3 (F/4)
 
 Alabama3
 
 Alabama12
 
August 4 – Game 8
 
 North Carolina2
 
 Alabama3
 
August 3 – Game 4
 
 South Carolina2
 
 South Carolina10
 
 
 Florida2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
August 8 – Championship
 
 
 Georgia3
 
August 4 – Game 5
 
 Virginia0
 
 Tennessee1
 
August 5 – Game 9
 
 West Virginia2
 
 South Carolina0
 
 
 West Virginia3
 
 
August 6 – Game 11
 
 
 West Virginia4
 
August 4 – Game 6
 
 Virginia7
 
 North Carolina5
 
August 5 – Game 10
 
 Florida2
 
 Virginia4
 
 
 North Carolina3
 
 
August 7 – Game 13 (F/7)
 
 
 Alabama6
 
 
 Virginia9
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Southwest

The tournament took place in Waco, Texas August 2–8.[7]

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August 2 – Game 1
 
 
 Louisiana7
 
August 4 – Game 7 (F/7)
 
 Texas West3
 
 Louisiana2
 
August 2 – Game 2
 
 Oklahoma3
 
 Oklahoma6
 
August 6 – Game 12
 
 New Mexico3
 
 Oklahoma0
 
August 2 – Game 3
 
 Texas East5
 
 Colorado10
 
August 4 – Game 8 (F/5)
 
 Mississippi15
 
 Mississippi4
 
August 2 – Game 4 (F/4)
 
 Texas East16
 
 Texas East14
 
 
 Arkansas1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
August 8 – Championship
 
 
 Texas East8
 
August 3 – Game 5
 
 Oklahoma0
 
 Texas West5
 
August 5 – Game 9
 
 New Mexico6
 
 Mississippi6
 
 
 New Mexico10
 
 
August 6 – Game 11
 
 
 New Mexico3
 
August 3 – Game 6
 
 Louisiana0
 
 Colorado2
 
August 5 – Game 10
 
 Arkansas4
 
 Louisiana11
 
 
 Arkansas6
 
 
August 7 – Game 13
 
 
 Oklahoma3
 
 
 New Mexico2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

West

The tournament took place in San Bernardino, California August 5–11.[5]

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August 6 – Game 3
 
 
 Utah2
 
August 5 – Game 1
 
 Hawaii8
 
 Arizona3
 
August 9 – Game 8
 
 Hawaii7
 
 Hawaii5
 
August 5 – Game 2
 
 Nevada1
 
California Southern California16
 
August 6 – Game 4
 
California Northern California8
 
 Nevada5
 
 
California Southern California3
 
 
August 11 – Championship
 
 
 Hawaii11
 
August 7 – Game 5
 
California Northern California2
 
 Arizona5
 
August 8 – Game 7
 
California Southern California9
 
California Southern California5
 
August 7 – Game 6
 
California Northern California7
 
California Northern California6
 
August 10 – Game 9
 
 Utah0
 
 Nevada0
 
 
California Northern California11
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

International

Asia-Pacific

The tournament took place in Seoul, South Korea from June 30–July 6.[8]

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1 Republic of China, commonly known as Taiwan, due to complicated relations with People's Republic of China, is recognized by the name Chinese Taipei by majority of international organizations including Little League Baseball (LLB). For more information, please see Cross-Strait relations.

 
Semi-finalsAsia-Pacific Championship
 
      
 
July 5 – Seoul
 
 
1A  South Korea11
 
July 6 – Seoul
 
2B  Hong Kong0
 
1A  South Korea6
 
July 5 – Seoul
 
1B  Chinese Taipei1
 
1B  Chinese Taipei6
 
 
2A  Guam0
 

Australia

The tournament took place in Lismore, New South Wales June 6–11. The top two teams in each pool advanced to the elimination round.[9]

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsAustralia Championship
 
          
 
June 9 – Lismore
 
 
1A Victoria (state) Eastern Athletics3
 
June 10 – Lismore
 
2D South Australia Adelaide Seahawks7
 
2D South Australia Adelaide Seahawks7
 
June 9 – Lismore
 
1B New South Wales Cronulla2
 
1B New South Wales Cronulla12
 
June 11 – Lismore (F/4)
 
2C Victoria (state) Southern Mariners11
 
2D South Australia Adelaide Seahawks0
 
June 9 – Lismore
 
2A Queensland Gold Coast11
 
1C Western Australia Perth Metro North2
 
June 10 – Lismore
 
2B New South Wales Illawara6
 
2B New South Wales Illawara6
 
June 9 – Lismore
 
2A Queensland Gold Coast8
 
1D New South Wales Ryde North1
 
 
2A Queensland Gold Coast5
 

Canada

The tournament took place in Mirabel, Quebec from August 2–11.[10]

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Semi-finalsCanada Championship
 
      
 
August 10
 
 
1  British Columbia8
 
August 11
 
4  Ontario 2
 
1  British Columbia11
 
August 10
 
3  Nova Scotia0
 
2  Quebec4
 
 
3  Nova Scotia5
 

Caribbean

The tournament took place in Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico from July 14–20.[11]

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Semi-finalsCaribbean Championship
 
      
 
July 19
 
 
1  Puerto Rico3
 
July 20
 
4  Bahamas0
 
 Puerto Rico5
 
July 19
 
 Curaçao2
 
2  Curaçao5
 
 
3  Aruba2
 

Europe and Africa

In an expanded format, 10 countries have automatic berths into the regional tournament based on participation and enrollment figures.[12] A qualifier tournament from additional countries wishing to enter took place from July 12–17. The format of the qualifier tournament is a round robin with an elimination round where the two semifinal winners advanced to the double-elimination regional tournament from July 20–27. Both tournaments took place in Kutno, Poland.[13]

Qualifier tournament

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  • Qualifier Championship between Austria and Belarus was canceled due to inclement weather, as a make up was unnecessary because both teams had already advanced.

Regional tournament

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Japan

The tournament took place in Tokyo from July 21–22.[14][15]

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Opening RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsChampionship
 
              
 
July 21 – Tokyo
 
 
Tokyo Tokyo Nakano0
 
July 21 – Tokyo
 
Ehime Prefecture Niihama1
 
Ehime Prefecture Niihama3
 
July 21 – Tokyo
 
Miyagi Prefecture Sendai Hirose16
 
Hokkaido Sapporo Shiroishi7
 
July 22 – Tokyo
 
Miyagi Prefecture Sendai Hirose8
 
Miyagi Prefecture Sendai Hirose2
 
July 21 – Tokyo
 
Saitama Prefecture Kawaguchi13
 
Kanagawa Prefecture Seya12
 
July 21 – Tokyo
 
Okayama Prefecture Okayama0
 
Kanagawa Prefecture Seya2
 
July 21 – Tokyo
 
Saitama Prefecture Kawaguchi7
 
Saitama Prefecture Kawaguchi2
 
July 22 – Tokyo
 
Aichi Prefecture Anjō1
 
Saitama Prefecture Kawaguchi23
 
July 21 – Tokyo
 
Nagasaki Prefecture Nagasaki Minami2
 
Nagano Prefecture Ueda Minami10
 
July 21 – Tokyo
 
Chiba Prefecture Chiba City0
 
Nagano Prefecture Ueda Minami8
 
July 21 – Tokyo
 
Tokyo Tokyo Kitasuna10
 
Tokyo Tokyo Kitasuna10
 
July 22 – Tokyo
 
Osaka Prefecture Osaka Takatsuki8
 
Tokyo Tokyo Kitasuna2
 
July 21 – Tokyo
 
Nagasaki Prefecture Nagasaki Minami3
 
Nagasaki Prefecture Nagasaki Minami11
 
July 21 – Tokyo
 
Miyagi Prefecture Sendai Aoba1
 
Nagasaki Prefecture Nagasaki Minami5
 
July 21 – Tokyo
 
Hyōgo Prefecture Hyogo Yamasaki2
 
Hyōgo Prefecture Hyogo Yamasaki5
 
 
Shizuoka Prefecture Hamamatsu2
 

Latin America

The tournament took place in Panama City, Panama from July 21–28.[16]

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Semi-finalsLatin America Championship
 
      
 
July 27
 
 
1 Panama Panama A2
 
July 28
 
4 Panama Panama B 0
 
Panama Panama 6
 
July 27
 
Nicaragua Nicaragua 3
 
2 Nicaragua Nicaragua4
 
 
3 Venezuela Venezuela 0
 

Mexico

The tournament took place in Monterrey from July 7–13.

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Semi-finalsMexico Championship
 
      
 
July 12
 
 
2B Nuevo León Linda Vista2
 
July 13
 
1A Tamaulipas Treviño Kelly3
 
1A Tamaulipas Treviño Kelly3
 
July 12
 
1B Tamaulipas Matamoros5
 
2A Baja California Seguro Social0
 
 
1B Tamaulipas Matamoros4
 

References

  1. "Schedules Set for 2018 Little League Baseball and Softball Western Regional Tournaments". littleleague.org. Little League International. June 12, 2018. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
  2. "New Structure for Little League Baseball Europe and Africa Region Tournament Set for 2018". littleleague.org. Little League. April 9, 2018. Retrieved July 11, 2018.

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