2018 Little League World Series qualification
Qualification for the 2018 Little League World Series took place in eight United States regions and eight international regions from June through August 2018.
2018 Little League World Series qualification | |
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United States | |
Great Lakes Winner | ![]() |
Mid-Atlantic Winner | ![]() |
Midwest Winner | ![]() |
New England Winner | ![]() |
Northwest Winner | ![]() |
Southeast Winner | ![]() |
Southwest Winner | ![]() |
West Winner | ![]() |
International | |
Asia-Pacific and Middle East Winner | ![]() |
Australia Winner | ![]() |
Canada Winner | ![]() |
Caribbean Winner | ![]() |
Europe and Africa Winner | ![]() |
Japan Winner | ![]() |
Latin America Winner | ![]() |
Mexico Winner | ![]() |
Tournaments | |
United States
Great Lakes
The tournament took place in Westfield, Indiana from August 5–11.[1]
State | City | LL Organization | Record |
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West Dundee | Tri-Cities | 0–2 |
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New Albany | New Albany | 3–2 |
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St. Matthews | St. Matthews | 1–2 |
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Grosse Pointe Woods | Grosse Pointe Woods-Shores | 4–0 |
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New Albany | New Albany | 2–2 |
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Wausau | Wausau National | 0–2 |
August 6 – Game 3 | ||||||||||||||
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August 5 – Game 1 | ||||||||||||||
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August 8 – Game 7 (F/4) | ||||||||||||||
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August 5 – Game 2 | ||||||||||||||
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August 6 – Game 4 | ||||||||||||||
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August 11 – Championship (F/4) | ||||||||||||||
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August 7 – Game 5 | ||||||||||||||
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August 9 – Game 8 | ||||||||||||||
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August 7 – Game 6 | ||||||||||||||
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August 10 – Game 9 | ||||||||||||||
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Mid-Atlantic
The tournament took place in Bristol, Connecticut from August 5–12.[2]
State | City | LL Organization | Record |
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Milton | Milton | 0–2 |
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Berlin | Berlin | 4–2 |
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Middletown | Middletown | 1–2 |
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Staten Island | Mid-Island | 4–0 |
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Clinton County | Keystone | 1–2 |
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Mamie Johnson | 0–2 |
August 6 – Game 3 | ||||||||||||||
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August 5 – Game 1 | ||||||||||||||
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August 8 – Game 7 | ||||||||||||||
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August 5 – Game 2 | ||||||||||||||
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August 6 – Game 4 | ||||||||||||||
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August 12 – Championship | ||||||||||||||
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August 7 – Game 5 | ||||||||||||||
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August 9 – Game 8 | ||||||||||||||
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August 7 – Game 6 | ||||||||||||||
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August 10 – Game 9 (F/5) | ||||||||||||||
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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.
State | City | LL Organization | Record |
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Des Moines | Grandview | 4–1 |
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Pittsburg | J. L. Hutchinson | 1–2 |
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Coon Rapids | Coon Rapids Andover American | 2–2 |
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Webb City | Webb City | 0–2 |
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Kearney | Kearney | 0–2 |
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Fargo | Fargo | 3–1 |
August 6 – Game 3 (F/4) | ||||||||||||||
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August 5 – Game 1 | ||||||||||||||
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August 8 – Game 7 | ||||||||||||||
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August 5 – Game 2 (F/5) | ||||||||||||||
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August 6 – Game 4 | ||||||||||||||
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August 11 – Championship | ||||||||||||||
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August 7 – Game 5 (F/7) | ||||||||||||||
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August 9 – Game 8 (F/5) | ||||||||||||||
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August 7 – Game 6 | ||||||||||||||
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August 10 – Game 9 | ||||||||||||||
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New England
The tournament took place in Bristol, Connecticut from August 5–12.[4]
State | City | LL Organization | Record |
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Fairfield | Fairfield American | 1–2 |
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Saco | Saco | 0–2 |
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Pittsfield | Pittsfield American | 3–1 |
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Goffstown | Goffstown Junior Baseball | 2–2 |
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Coventry | Coventry | 4–1 |
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South Burlington | South Burlington | 0–2 |
August 6 – Game 3 (F/5) | ||||||||||||||
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August 5 – Game 1 (F/4) | ||||||||||||||
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August 8 – Game 7 | ||||||||||||||
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August 5 – Game 2 | ||||||||||||||
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August 6 – Game 4 | ||||||||||||||
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August 12 – Championship | ||||||||||||||
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August 7 – Game 5 | ||||||||||||||
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August 9 – Game 8 | ||||||||||||||
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August 7 – Game 6 | ||||||||||||||
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August 10 – Game 9 | ||||||||||||||
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Northwest
The tournament took place in San Bernardino, California August 5–11.[5]
State | City | LL Organization | Record |
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Juneau | Gastineau Channel | 1–2 |
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Coeur d'Alene | Coeur d'Alene | 4–1 |
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Billings | Boulder Arrowhead | 2–1 |
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Beaverton | Murrayhill | 2–2 |
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Seattle | West Seattle | 1–2 |
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Gillette | Gillette | 0–2 |
August 6 – Game 3 | ||||||||||||||
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August 5 – Game 1 | ||||||||||||||
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August 9 – Game 8 | ||||||||||||||
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August 5 – Game 2 (F/5) | ||||||||||||||
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August 6 – Game 4 | ||||||||||||||
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August 11 – Championship | ||||||||||||||
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August 7 – Game 5 | ||||||||||||||
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August 8 – Game 7 | ||||||||||||||
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August 7 – Game 6 | ||||||||||||||
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August 10 – Game 9 | ||||||||||||||
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Southeast
The tournament took place in Warner Robins, Georgia from August 3–8.[6]
State | City | LL Organization | Record |
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Bessemer | McCalla | 2–2 |
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Lehigh Acres | Lehigh Acres | 0–2 |
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Peachtree City | Peachtree City American | 4–0 |
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Greenville | North State | 1–2 |
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Taylors | Northwood | 1–2 |
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Nolensville | South Nashville South | 0–2 |
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South Riding | Loudoun South American | 4–2 |
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Barboursville | Barboursville | 2–2 |
August 3 – Game 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
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August 4 – Game 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
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August 3 – Game 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
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August 6 – Game 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
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August 3 – Game 3 (F/4) | ||||||||||||||||||
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August 4 – Game 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
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August 3 – Game 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
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August 8 – Championship | ||||||||||||||||||
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August 4 – Game 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
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August 5 – Game 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
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August 6 – Game 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
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August 4 – Game 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
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August 5 – Game 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
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August 7 – Game 13 (F/7) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Southwest
The tournament took place in Waco, Texas August 2–8.[7]
State | City | LL Organization | Record |
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White Hall | White Hall | 1–2 |
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Colorado Springs | Academy | 0–2 |
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Lake Charles | South Lake Charles | 2–2 |
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Meadville | Franklin County | 1–2 |
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Carlsbad | Shorthorn | 3–2 |
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Tulsa | Tulsa National | 3–2 |
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Houston | Post Oak | 4–0 |
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Brownsville | East Brownsville | 0–2 |
August 2 – Game 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
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August 4 – Game 7 (F/7) | ||||||||||||||||||
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August 2 – Game 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
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August 6 – Game 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
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August 2 – Game 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
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August 4 – Game 8 (F/5) | ||||||||||||||||||
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August 2 – Game 4 (F/4) | ||||||||||||||||||
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August 8 – Championship | ||||||||||||||||||
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August 3 – Game 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
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August 5 – Game 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
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August 6 – Game 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
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August 3 – Game 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
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August 5 – Game 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
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August 7 – Game 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
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West
The tournament took place in San Bernardino, California August 5–11.[5]
State | City | LL Organization | Record |
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Tucson | Sunnyside | 0–2 |
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Honolulu | Honolulu | 4–0 |
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Las Vegas | Silverado West | 1–2 |
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Rocklin | Tri-City | 3–2 |
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Chula Vista | Park View | 2–2 |
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St. George | Dixie | 0–2 |
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-finals | Asia-Pacific Championship | |||||
July 5 – Seoul | ||||||
1A ![]() | 11 | |||||
July 6 – Seoul | ||||||
2B ![]() | 0 | |||||
1A ![]() | 6 | |||||
July 5 – Seoul | ||||||
1B ![]() | 1 | |||||
1B ![]() | 6 | |||||
2A ![]() | 0 | |||||
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-finals | Semi-finals | Australia Championship | ||||||||
June 9 – Lismore | ||||||||||
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June 10 – Lismore | ||||||||||
2D ![]() | 7 | |||||||||
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June 9 – Lismore | ||||||||||
1B ![]() | 2 | |||||||||
1B ![]() | 12 | |||||||||
June 11 – Lismore (F/4) | ||||||||||
2C ![]() | 11 | |||||||||
2D ![]() | 0 | |||||||||
June 9 – Lismore | ||||||||||
2A ![]() | 11 | |||||||||
1C ![]() | 2 | |||||||||
June 10 – Lismore | ||||||||||
2B ![]() | 6 | |||||||||
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June 9 – Lismore | ||||||||||
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1D ![]() | 1 | |||||||||
2A ![]() | 5 | |||||||||
Canada
The tournament took place in Mirabel, Quebec from August 2–11.[10]
Province | City | LL Organization | Record |
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Surrey | Whalley | 6–0 |
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Mirabel | Diamond Baseball Academy | 5–1 |
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Glace Bay | Glace Bay | 4–2 |
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Toronto | High Park | 3–3 |
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Regina | Regina Kiwanas National | 2–4 |
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Lethbridge | Lethbridge Southwest | 1–5 |
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Salaberry-de-Valleyfield | Valleyfield | 0–6 |
Semi-finals | Canada Championship | |||||
August 10 | ||||||
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August 11 | ||||||
4 ![]() | 2 | |||||
1 ![]() | 11 | |||||
August 10 | ||||||
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2 ![]() | 4 | |||||
3 ![]() | 5 | |||||
Caribbean
The tournament took place in Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico from July 14–20.[11]
State | City | LL Organization | Record |
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Guayama | Radames Lopez | 6–0 |
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Willemstad | Pabao | 4–2 |
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Santa Cruz | Aruba Center | 4–2 |
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Nassau | Freedom Farm | 3–3 |
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Santiago | Los Bravos de Pontezuela | 3–3 |
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Saint Thomas | District 1 | 1–5 |
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Sabana Grande | Gino Vega | 0–6 |
Semi-finals | Caribbean Championship | |||||
July 19 | ||||||
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July 20 | ||||||
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July 19 | ||||||
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3 ![]() | 2 | |||||
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]
Participating teams | Prefecture | City | LL Organization |
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Chūgoku Champions | ![]() |
Okayama | Okayama |
Higashikanto Champions | ![]() |
Chiba | Chiba City |
Hokkaido Champions | ![]() |
Sapporo | Sapporo Shiroishi |
Kanagawa Champions | ![]() |
Yokohama | Seya |
Kansai Champions | ![]() |
Shiso-Gun | Hyogo Yamasaki |
Kansai Runner-up | ![]() |
Takatsuki | Osaka Takatsuki |
Kitakanto Champions | ![]() |
Kawaguchi | Kawaguchi |
Kyushu Champions | ![]() |
Nagasaki | Nagasaki Minami |
Shikoku Champions | ![]() |
Niihama | Niihama |
Shin'etsu Champions | ![]() |
Ueda | Ueda Minami |
Tōhoku Champions | ![]() |
Sendai | Sendai Hirose |
Tōhoku Runner-up | ![]() |
Sendai | Sendai Aoba |
Tōkai Champions | ![]() |
Anjō | Anjō |
Tōkai Runner-up | ![]() |
Hamamatsu | Hamamatsu |
Tokyo Champions | ![]() |
Tokyo | Tokyo Kitasuna |
Tokyo Runner-Up | ![]() |
Tokyo | Tokyo Nakano |
Latin America
The tournament took place in Panama City, Panama from July 21–28.[16]
State | City | LL Organization | Record |
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Arraiján | Vacamonte | 5–1 |
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Rivas | Rivas | 5–1 |
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San Francisco | San Francisco | 4–2 |
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Aguadulce | Aguadulce Cabezera | 4–2 |
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Cartagena | Falcon | 2–4 |
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Guatemala City | Javier | 1–5 |
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Santo Domingo | Santo Domingo de Heredia | 0–6 |
Semi-finals | Latin America Championship | |||||
July 27 | ||||||
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July 28 | ||||||
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July 27 | ||||||
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2 ![]() | 4 | |||||
3 ![]() | 0 | |||||
Mexico
The tournament took place in Monterrey from July 7–13.
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Semi-finals | Mexico Championship | |||||
July 12 | ||||||
2B ![]() | 2 | |||||
July 13 | ||||||
1A ![]() | 3 | |||||
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July 12 | ||||||
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2A ![]() | 0 | |||||
1B ![]() | 4 | |||||
References
- Schedules Announced for 2018 Little League Baseball and Softball Central Region Tournaments
- Schedules Announced for 2018 Little League Baseball and Softball Eastern Region Tournaments
- Schedules Announced for 2018 Little League Baseball and Softball Central Region Tournaments
- Schedules Announced for 2018 Little League Baseball and Softball Eastern Region Tournaments
- "Schedules Set for 2018 Little League Baseball and Softball Western Regional Tournaments". littleleague.org. Little League International. June 12, 2018. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
- Schedules Set for 2018 Little League Baseball and Softball Southeastern Regional Tournaments
- Schedules Announced for 2018 Little League Baseball and Softball Southwestern Region Tournaments
- Little League Baseball Asia Pacific Regional
- Unpage Publications
- "Baseball Tournaments - Little League Canada". Retrieved June 4, 2018.
- Little League Caribbean Region
- "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.
- Little League Europe and Africa Region
- Little League Baseball Japan Regional Tournament
- Unpage Publications
- Little League Latin America Region