| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | United States |
| City | Easley, South Carolina |
| Dates | 26 July – 2 August 2008 |
| Teams | 11 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Taylors, South Carolina |
| Runners-up |  San Juan, Puerto Rico |
The 2008 Big League World Series took place from July 26-August 2 in Easley, South Carolina, United States. Taylors, South Carolina defeated San Juan, Puerto Rico in the championship game.
| United States | International |
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| Easley, South Carolina District 1 Host |  Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands Saipan Asia–Pacific |
 Grand Rapids, Michigan District 9 Central |   Fraser Valley, British Columbia District 3 Canada |
 Toms River, New Jersey District 18 East |  Ramstein, Germany District 2 EMEA |
| Taylors, South Carolina District 7 South |  Santiago, Dominican Republic Los Bravos de Pontezuela Latin America |
 Ruston, Louisiana District 5 Southwest | San Juan, Puerto Rico District 1 Puerto Rico |
 Anaheim, California District 46 West | |
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Elimination Round
| Semifinals | World Championship | ||||||||
| 3–1 | South Carolina | 8 | |||||||
| 3–1 | California | 6 | |||||||
| 4–1 | South Carolina | 5 | |||||||
| 4–0 | Puerto Rico | 4 | |||||||
| 3–0 | Dominican Republic | 6 | |||||||
| 3–0 | Puerto Rico | 9 | |||||||
| 2008 Big League World Series Champions |
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 District 7 Taylors, South Carolina |
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