2017 Little League World Series


The 2017 Little League World Series was held from August 17 to 27. Eight teams from the United States and eight teams from around the world competed in the 71st edition of the tournament. Tokyo Kitasuna Little League of Tokyo, Japan, defeated Lufkin Little League of Lufkin, Texas, in the championship game by a 12–2 score. It was the 11th time that a team from Japan won the tournament. Tokyo Kitasuna became the first league to win the tournament four times.

Teams

Regional qualifying tournaments were held between June and August 2017.
United StatesInternational
Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan
Great Lakes Region
Grosse Pointe Woods-Shores Little League		 Seoul, South Korea
Asia-Pacific and Middle East Region
West Seoul Little League
Jackson, New Jersey
Mid-Atlantic Region
Holbrook Little League		 Sydney, New South Wales
Australia Region
Hills Little League
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Midwest Region
Sioux Falls Little League		 White Rock, British Columbia
Canada Region
White Rock South Surrey Little League
Fairfield, Connecticut
New England Region
Fairfield American Little League		 Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
Caribbean Region
Los Bravos de Pontezuela Little League
Walla Walla, Washington
Northwest Region
Walla Walla Valley Little League		 Emilia, Italy
Europe and Africa Region
Emilia Little League
Greenville, North Carolina
Southeast Region
North State Little League		 Tokyo
Japan Region
Tokyo Kitasuna Little League
Lufkin, Texas
Southwest Region
Lufkin Little League		 Maracaibo, Venezuela
Latin America Region
Luz Maracaibo Little League
Rancho Santa Margarita, California
West Region
Santa Margarita National Little League		 Reynosa, Tamaulipas
Mexico Region
Guadalupe Treviño Kelly Little League

Results

The draw to determine the opening round pairings took place on June 15, 2017.

United States bracket

International bracket

Consolation games

Teams that lose their first two games get to play a crossover game against a team from the other side of the bracket that also lost its first two games. These games are labeled Game A and Game B.

Third place game

This consolation game is played between the loser of the United States championship and the loser of the International championship.

World Championship

2017 Little League World Series Champions

Tokyo Kitasuna Little League
Tokyo, Japan

Champions path

The Kitasuna LL reached the LLWS with a record of nine wins and only one loss. In total, their record was 14–1.

MLB Little League Classic

On March 9, 2017, Major League Baseball and Lycoming County officials announced that Williamsport would host a regular season MLB game during the LLWS, branded as the MLB Little League Classic. The game took place on August 20, 2017, at BB&T Ballpark at Historic Bowman Field and was attended by the Little Leaguers and their families, along with select Lycoming County residents. The game featured the St. Louis Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Pirates, and was televised on ESPN, ESPN Deportes, and MLB Network. The Pirates won, 6–3.