The Junior League Softball World Series is a softball tournament for girls aged between 12 and 14. [1] The tournament is administered by Little League Baseball, Inc. and is held annually in the Seattle suburb of Kirkland, Washington.
The tournament started in 1999, and is a true "World Series" since ten regions from around the world send in teams:
The ten teams are divided into two pools of five members each. [3] The top 4 teams from each pool then advance to the quarter-finals (Pool A 1st vs Pool B 4th, Pool B 2nd vs Pool A 3rd, etc). The winners of each quarter final face off in the semi-finals. The semi-final winners play for the championship. All matches are single-elimination games.
The losers of the quarter-final games, and the bottom team in each pool, play in friendship games. The losers of the semi-final games play each other in a consolation final. All pool play and bracket games are streamed on ESPN+. Friendship games are not streamed.
| Flag | Winner | Total | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Maunabo, Puerto Rico | 4 | 2007, 2009, 2010, 2016 |
 | Naples, Florida | 3 | 2000, 2001, 2006 |
| | Tampa, Florida | 3 | 2013, 2015, 2019 |
 | Santa Clara, Utah | 1 | 2018 |
 | Anchorage, Alaska | 1 | 2012 |
 | Greensburg, Pennsylvania | 1 | 2014 |
 | Croswell, Michigan | 1 | 2011 |
| | Jenison, Michigan | 1 | 2022 |
 | Oro Valley, Arizona | 1 | 2008 |
| | Lake Wales, Florida | 1 | 2005 |
 | Poland, Ohio | 1 | 2017 |
 | South Bend, Indiana | 1 | 2004 |
 | Bacolod, Philippines | 1 | 2003 |
| | Bago, Philippines | 1 | 2023 |
 | Utrecht, Netherlands | 1 | 2002 |
 | Woodway-Hewitt, Texas | 1 | 1999 |
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