2018 Little League World Series

Regional qualifying tournaments were held between June and August 2018.

United States	International
Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan Great Lakes Region Grosse Pointe Woods-Shores Little League	Seoul, South Korea Asia-Pacific and Middle East Region South Seoul Little League
Staten Island, New York Mid-Atlantic Region Mid-Island Little League	Gold Coast, Queensland Australia Region Gold Coast Little League
Des Moines, Iowa Midwest Region Grandview Little League	Surrey, British Columbia Canada Region Whalley Little League
Coventry, Rhode Island New England Region Coventry Little League	Guayama, Puerto Rico Caribbean Region Radames López Little League
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Northwest Region Coeur d'Alene Little League	Barcelona, Spain Europe and Africa Region Catalunya Little League
Peachtree City, Georgia Southeast Region Peachtree City American Little League	Kawaguchi, Saitama Japan Region Kawaguchi Little League
Houston, Texas Southwest Region Post Oak Little League	Arraiján, Panama Latin America Region Vacamonte Little League
Honolulu, Hawaii West Region Honolulu Little League	Matamoros, Tamaulipas Mexico Region Matamoros A.C. Little League

The draw to determine the opening round pairings took place on June 14, 2018.[3][4]

United States bracket

	August 16 – Game 2
	New York	5
					August 19 – Game 14
	Iowa	2
					New York	2
	August 16 – Game 4
					Texas	1
	Rhode Island	1
									August 22 – Game 24 (F/5)
	Texas	3
									New York	0
	August 17 – Game 6
									Hawaii	10
	Michigan	5
					August 19 – Game 16
	Idaho	4
					Michigan	3
	August 17 – Game 8 (F/11)
					Hawaii	8
	Georgia	0
	Hawaii	2
																	August 25 – U.S. championship
																	Hawaii	3
	August 18 – Game 10
																	Georgia	0
	Iowa	9
					August 20 – Game 18
	Rhode Island	5
					Michigan	5
					Iowa	4
									August 22 – Game 22
									Michigan	3
	August 18 – Game 12
									Georgia	4
	Idaho	0
					August 20 – Game 20 (F/9)
	Georgia	3
					Texas	6
					Georgia	7
													August 23 – Game 26
													New York	3
													Georgia	7

International bracket

	August 16 – Game 1 (F/9)
	Puerto Rico	2
					August 19 – Game 13
	South Korea	4
					South Korea	5
	August 16 – Game 3
					Mexico	1
	Mexico	3
									August 22 – Game 23 (F/4)
	Australia	2
									South Korea	10
	August 17 – Game 5 (F/5)
									Japan	0
	Spain	1
					August 19 – Game 15
	Japan	11
					Japan	4
	August 17 – Game 7
					Panama	2
	Panama	8
	Canada	3
																	August 25 – International championship
																	South Korea	2
	August 18 – Game 9
																	Japan	1
	Puerto Rico	6
					August 20 – Game 17
	Australia	0
					Panama	1
					Puerto Rico	3
									August 22 – Game 21
									Puerto Rico	9
	August 18 – Game 11 (F/10)
									Canada	4
	Spain	1
					August 20 – Game 19
	Canada	2
					Mexico	4
					Canada	6
													August 23 – Game 25
													Japan	1
													Puerto Rico	0

Consolation games

Teams that lose their first two games get to play a consolation game against a team from the other side of the bracket that also lost its first two games. These games are labeled Game A and Game B.

	Game A
	August 20 – Lamade Stadium (F/4)
	Rhode Island	15
	Australia	0

	Game B
	August 23 – Lamade Stadium
	Idaho	5
	Spain	0

Third place game

This consolation game is played between the runner-up of the United States championship and the runner-up of the International championship.

	Third place game
	August 26 – Lamade Stadium
	Georgia	2
	Japan	8

World Championship

	Little League World Championship
	August 26 – Lamade Stadium
	South Korea	0
	Hawaii	3

2018 Little League World Series Champions
Honolulu Little League Honolulu, Hawaiʻi

The Honolulu LL reached the LLWS with an undefeated record in seven games.[5] In total, their record was 12–0.

Round	Opposition	Result
Hawaiʻi State Tournament
Winner's Bracket Semifinals	Waipiʻo LL	4–2 (F/7)
Winner's Bracket Final	Hilo LL	5–4
Finals	Waipiʻo LL	11–0 (F/4)
West Regional Tournament
Winner's Bracket Opening Round	Sunnyside LL	7–3
Winner's Bracket Semifinal	Dixie LL	8–2
Semifinal	Silverado LL	5–1
Finals	Tri-City LL	11–2

On September 29, 2017, Major League Baseball announced that the second MLB Little League Classic would be played on August 19, 2018, between the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies. The game was again played at BB&T Ballpark at Historic Bowman Field,[6] with the Mets winning, 8–2.[7]