The results of the 2015 Little League World Series were determined between August 21 and August 30, 2015 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The tournament was originally scheduled to begin on August 20, however inclement weather resulted in the postponement of all first day games. [1] 16 teams were divided into two groups, one with eight teams from the United States and another with eight international teams, with both groups playing a modified double-elimination tournament. In each group, the last remaining undefeated team faced the last remaining team with one loss, with the winners of those games advancing to play for the Little League World Series championship. [2]
Double-Elimination | ||||||||
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United States | ||||||||
Winner's bracket | ||||||||
TX 1◄ OR 0 Linescore | KY 2 (F/4) CA 14◄ Linescore | SC 7◄ RI 1 Linescore | PA 18◄ MO 0 (F/4) Linescore | TX 8◄ CA 4 Linescore | SC 8 PA 9◄ Linescore | TX 0 PA 3◄ Linescore | ||
Loser's bracket | ||||||||
OR 5 KY 7◄ Linescore | RI 6◄ MO 3 Linescore | SC 3 KY 4◄ Linescore | CA 10◄ RI 3 Linescore | CA 11◄ KY 3 Linescore | CA 7 (F/8) TX 9◄ Linescore | |||
International | ||||||||
Winner's bracket | ||||||||
UGA 4◄ DOM 1 Linescore | VEN 5◄ AUS 2 Linescore | CAN 0 MEX 1◄ Linescore | TPE 5 JPN 7◄ Linescore | VEN 7◄ UGA 0 Linescore | MEX 1 JPN 3◄ Linescore | VEN 4 (F/8) JPN 5◄ Linescore | ||
Loser's bracket | ||||||||
AUS 3◄ DOM 0 Linescore | TPE 16◄ CAN 4 (F/4) Linescore | MEX 14◄ AUS 3 (F/4) Linescore | TPE 5◄ UGA 0 Linescore | TPE 1 (F/5) MEX 11◄ Linescore | MEX 11◄ VEN 0 Linescore | |||
Crossover games | Oregon 3 Dominican Republic 7◄ Linescore | Missouri 18◄ Canada 6 Linescore | ||||||
Single-Elimination | ||||||||
International Championship | Mexico 0 (F/7) Japan 1◄ Linescore | |||||||
United States Championship | Texas 2 Pennsylvania 3◄ Linescore | |||||||
Third-place game | Texas 6◄ Mexico 4 Linescore | |||||||
World Championship Game | Japan 18◄ Pennsylvania 11 Linescore |
Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
August 21 – Game 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
August 23 – Game 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
August 21 – Game 4 (F/4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
August 26 – Game 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
August 21 – Game 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Pennsylvania | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
August 23 – Game 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
August 21 – Game 8 (F/4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Pennsylvania | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pennsylvania | 18 | August 29 – U.S. championship | |||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri | 0 | Pennsylvania | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Texas | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 3 | Lower final | ||||||||||||||||||||
August 24 – Game 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
August 22 – Game 10 | South Carolina | 3 | August 27 – Game 26 (F/8) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 5 | Kentucky | 4 | August 25 – Game 22 | Texas | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 7 | Kentucky | 3 | California | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
August 24 – Game 20 | California | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
August 22 – Game 12 | California | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 6 | Rhode Island | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Winner's bracketGame 2: Texas 1, Oregon 0
Game 4: California 14, Kentucky 2
Game 6: South Carolina 7, Rhode Island 1
Game 8: Pennsylvania 18, Missouri 0
Game 14: Texas 8, California 4
Game 16: Pennsylvania 9, South Carolina 8
Game 24: Pennsylvania 3, Texas 0
| Loser's bracketGame 10: Kentucky 7, Oregon 5
Game 12: Rhode Island 6, Missouri 3
Game 18: Kentucky 4, South Carolina 3
Game 20: California 10, Rhode Island 3
Game 22: California 11, Kentucky 3
Game 26: Texas 9, California 7
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Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
August 21 – Game 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Uganda | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
August 23 – Game 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Dominican Republic | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Uganda | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
August 21 – Game 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Venezuela | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Venezuela | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
August 26 – Game 23 (F/8) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Venezuela | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
August 21 – Game 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Japan | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Canada | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
August 23 – Game 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Mexico | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Mexico | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
August 21 – Game 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Japan | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Japan | 7 | August 29 – Intl. championship (F/7) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese Taipei | 5 | Japan | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mexico | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 3 | Lower final | ||||||||||||||||||||
August 24 – Game 17 (F/4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
August 22 – Game 9 | Mexico | 14 | August 27 – Game 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Australia | 3 | Australia | 3 | August 25 – Game 21 (F/5) | Venezuela | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Dominican Republic | 0 | Mexico | 11 | Mexico | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
August 24 – Game 19 | Chinese Taipei | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
August 22 – Game 11 (F/4) | Uganda | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese Taipei | 16 | Chinese Taipei | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Canada | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Winner's bracketGame 1: Uganda 4, Dominican Republic 1
Game 3: Venezuela 5, Australia 2
Game 5: Mexico 1, Canada 0
Game 7: Japan 7, Chinese Taipei 5
Game 13: Venezuela 7, Uganda 0
Game 15: Japan 3, Mexico 1
Game 23: Japan 5, Venezuela 4
| Loser's bracketGame 9: Australia 3, Dominican Republic 0
Game 11: Chinese Taipei 16, Canada 4
Game 17: Mexico 14, Australia 3
Game 19: Chinese Taipei 5, Uganda 0
Game 21: Mexico 11, Chinese Taipei 1
Game 25: Mexico 11, Venezuela 0
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Game A: Dominican Republic 7, Oregon 3
| Game B: Missouri 18, Canada 6
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International Championship: Japan 1, Mexico 0
| United States Championship: Pennsylvania 3, Texas 2
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Third-place game: Texas 6, Mexico 4
| World Championship Game: Japan 18, Pennsylvania 11
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