2025 Little League World Series

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2025 Little League World Series
Tournament details
DatesAugust 13–August 24
Teams20
Final positions
Champions Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Tung-Yuan Little League, Taipei, Taiwan (Chinese Taipei)
Runners-up Flag of the United States.svg Flag of Nevada.svg Summerlin South Little League, Las Vegas, Nevada
←  2024
2026 →

The 2025 Little League Baseball World Series was a youth baseball tournament that took place from August 13 to August 24 at the Little League headquarters complex in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Ten teams from the United States and ten teams from other countries competed in the 78th edition of the Little League World Series (LLWS). Tung-Yuan Little League from Chinese Taipei defeated Summerlin South Little League from Las Vegas, Nevada in the championship game by a score of 7–0, giving Chinese Taipei their first championship since 1996.

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Teams

Regional qualifying tournaments were held from February to August 2025. [1]

Flag of the United States.svg United StatesInternational
RegionTeamRegionTeam
Great Lakes Flag of Illinois.svg Clarendon Hills, Illinois
Clarendon Hills Little League		 Asia-Pacific and Middle East Flag of the Republic of China.svg Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Taipei, Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) [a]
Tung-Yuan Little League
Metro Flag of Connecticut.svg Fairfield, Connecticut
Fairfield National Little League		 Australia Flag of Australia (converted).svg Flag of Queensland.svg Brisbane, Queensland
Brisbane North Little League
Mid-Atlantic Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Upper Uwchlan Township, Pennsylvania
Glenmoore Eagle Little League		 Canada Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Flag of British Columbia.svg Vancouver, British Columbia
Little Mountain Little League
Midwest Flag of South Dakota.svg Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Sioux Falls Little League		 Caribbean Flag of Aruba.svg Santa Cruz, Aruba
Aruba Center Little League
Mountain Flag of Nevada.svg Las Vegas, Nevada
Summerlin South Little League		 Japan Flag of Japan.svg Flag of Tokyo Metropolis.svg Tokyo, Japan
Joto Little League
New England Flag of Massachusetts.svg Braintree, Massachusetts
Braintree American Little League		 Europe and Africa Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Brno, Czech Republic
South Czech Republic Little League
Northwest Flag of Washington.svg Bonney Lake, Washington
Bonney Lake/Sumner Little League		 Latin America Flag of Venezuela.svg Barquisimeto, Venezuela
Cardenales Little League
Southeast Flag of South Carolina.svg Irmo, South Carolina
Irmo Little League		 Mexico Flag of Mexico.svg Flag of Chihuahua.svg Chihuahua, Chihuahua
El Swing Perfecto Little League
Southwest Flag of Texas.svg Richmond, Texas
Lamar Little League		 Panama Flag of Panama.svg Bandera de la Provincia de Panama Oeste.svg Arraijan, Panamá Oeste
Vacamonte Little League
West Flag of Hawaii.svg Honolulu, Hawaii
Honolulu Little League		 Puerto Rico Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Flag of Yabucoa.svg Yabucoa, Puerto Rico
Juan A. Bibiloni Little League

a 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.

Results

The draw to determine the opening round pairings took place on June 11, 2025. [2]

United States bracket

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper round 3Upper finalFinal
August 15 – Game 10
August 13 – Game 2 Flag of Washington.svg Washington 3
August 18 – Game 22 (F/7)
Flag of Nevada.svg Nevada 16Flag of Nevada.svg Nevada5
Flag of Nevada.svg Nevada1
Flag of Illinois.svg Illinois 1August 14 – Game 6 (F/4)
Flag of South Carolina.svg South Carolina0
Flag of Massachusetts.svg Massachusetts 0
August 20 – Game 30
Flag of South Carolina.svg South Carolina 13
Flag of Nevada.svg Nevada3
August 15 – Game 12
Flag of Connecticut.svg Connecticut7
August 13 – Game 4 Flag of Hawaii.svg Hawaii 1
August 18 – Game 24
Flag of Connecticut.svg Connecticut 1Flag of Connecticut.svg Connecticut5
Flag of Connecticut.svg Connecticut13
Flag of Texas.svg Texas 0August 14 – Game 8
Flag of South Dakota.svg South Dakota1
Flag of South Dakota.svg South Dakota 2August 23 – U.S. Championship
Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Pennsylvania 0Flag of Connecticut.svg Connecticut2
Flag of Nevada.svg Nevada8
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower round 4Lower final
August 19 – Game 28
August 17 – Game 17Flag of South Dakota.svg South Dakota9August 21 – Game 34
August 16 – Game 14Flag of Washington.svg Washington3Flag of Washington.svg Washington0August 20 – Game 32 (F/7)Flag of Nevada.svg Nevada5
Flag of Texas.svg Texas3Flag of Massachusetts.svg Massachusetts2Flag of South Dakota.svg South Dakota6Flag of South Carolina.svg South Carolina3
Flag of Massachusetts.svg Massachusetts7August 19 – Game 26Flag of South Carolina.svg South Carolina7
August 17 – Game 19Flag of South Carolina.svg South Carolina3
August 16 – Game 16Flag of Hawaii.svg Hawaii9Flag of Hawaii.svg Hawaii0
Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Pennsylvania2Flag of Illinois.svg Illinois1
Flag of Illinois.svg Illinois3


International bracket

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper round 3Upper finalFinal
August 15 – Game 9
August 13 – Game 1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada 0
August 18 – Game 21
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico 0Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela4
Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela4
Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela 5August 14 – Game 5 (F/4)
Flag of Japan.svg Japan0
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic 0
August 20 – Game 29
Flag of Japan.svg Japan 12
Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela3
August 15 – Game 11
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei7
August 13 – Game 3 Flag of Aruba.svg Aruba 8
August 18 – Game 23
Flag of Panama.svg Panama 7Flag of Panama.svg Panama2
Flag of Aruba.svg Aruba0
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia 2August 14 – Game 7
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei4
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei 3August 23 – Int'l Championship
Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico 0Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei1
Flag of Aruba.svg Aruba0
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower round 4Lower final
August 19 – Game 27
August 17 – Game 18 (F/5)Flag of Aruba.svg Aruba6August 21 – Game 33
August 16 – Game 13Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada12Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada1August 20 – Game 31Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela1
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia5Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia0Flag of Aruba.svg Aruba3Flag of Aruba.svg Aruba3
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic3August 19 – Game 25Flag of Japan.svg Japan0
August 17 – Game 20Flag of Japan.svg Japan6
August 16 – Game 15Flag of Panama.svg Panama1Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico0
Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico11Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico2
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico5


Third place game
  
Flag of Connecticut.svg Connecticut 4
Flag of Aruba.svg Aruba 2
Championship game
  
Flag of Nevada.svg Nevada 0
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei 7
2025 Little League World Series Champions
Flag of the Republic of China.svg
Tung-Yuan Little League
Taipei, Taiwan

Champions path

The Tung-Yuan LL reached the LLWS with a record of 6–1. [3] In total, their record was 11–1, with their only loss coming from North Seoul B LL (from South Korea). It was the first time since 2015 that Tung-Yuan had appeared in a Little League World Series, Tung-Yuan's first win since 1972, and the first championship won by a Taiwanese team since 1996. [4] [5] [6]

RoundOppositionResult
Asia-Pacific Regional Tournament
Pool A China 10–0
Pool A Guam 14–0
Pool A South Korea 4–5
Pool A Hong Kong 11–0
Pool A Saudi Arabia 13–1
Semi-Final Philippines 10–0
FinalSouth Korea2–0

MLB Little League Classic

On August 18, 2024, it was announced that the eighth MLB Little League Classic would feature the New York Mets and the Seattle Mariners on August 17. [7] The Mets defeated the Mariners, 7–3. [8]

References

  1. ↑ Little League Baseball 2025 Region Tournaments
  2. ↑ "Opening-Round Matchups Set for the 2025 Little League Baseball® World Series, Presented by T-Mobile". littleleague.org. Little League International. June 11, 2025. Retrieved June 11, 2025.
  3. ↑ "2025 LLB Asia-Pacific Region Tournament".
  4. ↑ Liao, Tony; Yeh, Joseph (24 August 2025). "Taiwan to face Las Vegas team for Little League World Series title". Central News Agency. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  5. ↑ Liao, Tony; Yeh, Joseph (25 August 2025). "BASEBALL/Taiwan wins first Little League World Series title in 29 years". Central News Agency.
  6. ↑ Chao, Yen-hsiang (26 August 2025). "FEATURE/Taiwan back on top at Little League after 29 years, with more than a title". Central News Agency. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
  7. ↑ "New York Mets and Seattle Mariners to Play in Williamsport at the 'MLB Little League Classic Presented by New York Life' on Sunday, August 17, 2025". littleleague.org. August 18, 2024.
  8. ↑ Leckie, Paige (August 18, 2025). "Vientos' HR the spark Mets need to prevail in Little League Classic". MLB.com. Retrieved August 18, 2025.
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