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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | August 10–August 15 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Maunabo, Puerto Rico Rosario Y Cardona Little League |
| Runner-up |  Waco, Texas Midway Little League |
The 2001 Little League Softball World Series was held in Kirkland, Washington from August 10 to August 15, 2001. Four teams from the United States and four from throughout the world competed for the Little League Softball World Champions.
| Pool A | Pool B |
|---|---|
| Waco, Texas South Region Midway LL |  Kirkland, Washington West Region Kirkland National LL |
 Wheelersburg, Ohio Central Region Wheelersburg LL |  Greensburg, Pennsylvania East Region West Point LL |
 The Hague, Netherlands Europe Region West Nederland LL |  Windsor, Ontario Canada Region Turtle Club LL |
 Bacolod, Philippines Far East Region Bacolod City LL | Maunabo, Puerto Rico Latin America Region Rosario Y Cardona LL |
| Rank | Region | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | South | 3–0 |
| 2 | Far East | 2–1 |
| 3 | Central | 1–2 |
| 4 | Europe | 0–3 |
| Rank | Region | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin America | 3–0 |
| 2 | West | 2–1 |
| 3 | East | 1–2 |
| 4 | Canada | 0–3 |
| Pool | Away | Score | Home | Score | Time (Venue) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 10 | |||||
| A | South | 11 | Central | 3 | 5:30pm (Main) |
| A | Europe | 15 | Far East | 16 | 6:00pm (West) |
| B | Canada | 0 | Latin America | 6 | 6:15pm (East) |
| B | West | 12 | East | 2 | 8:00pm (Main) |
| August 11 | |||||
| A | Central | 3 | Far East | 4 | 12:00pm (Main) |
| B | East | 1 | Latin America | 11 | 2:30pm (Main) |
| A | South | 19 | Europe | 4 | 5:00pm (Main) |
| B | West | 10 | Canada | 0 | 7:00pm (Main) |
| August 12 | |||||
| A | Central | 11 | Europe | 1 | 12:00pm (East) |
| B | East | 5 | Canada | 2 | 12:15pm (West) |
| A | South | 16 | Far East | 0 | 12:30pm (Main) |
| B | West | 0 | Latin America | 3 | 3:00pm (Main) |
| August 14 | |||||
| 5th | A3 Central | 0 | B3 East | 6 | 12:45pm (West) |
| 7th | A4 Europe | 6 | B4 Canada | 9 | 1:00pm (East) |
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| A1 | South | 4 | |||||||
| B2 | West | 2 | |||||||
| WSF1 | South | 3 | |||||||
| WSF2 | Latin America | 4 | |||||||
| B1 | Latin America | 10 | |||||||
| A2 | Far East | 1 | Third place | ||||||
| LSF1 | West | 7 | |||||||
| LSF2 | Far East | 2 | |||||||
| 2001 Little League Softball World Series champions |
|---|
 Rosario Y Cardona Little League Little League Maunabo, Puerto Rico |
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