2018 Little League World Series


The 2018 Little League World Series was held from August 16 to August 26 at the Little League headquarters complex in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Eight teams from the United States and eight teams from around the world competed in the 72nd edition of the tournament. Honolulu Little League of Honolulu, Hawaii defeated South Seoul Little League of Seoul, South Korea in the championship by a 3–0 score. It was the third championship for a team from Hawaii, having won previously in and.

Teams

Regional qualifying tournaments were held between June and August 2018.
United StatesInternational
Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan
Great Lakes Region
Grosse Pointe Woods-Shores Little League		 Seoul, South Korea
Asia-Pacific and Middle East Region
South Seoul Little League
Staten Island, New York
Mid-Atlantic Region
Mid-Island Little League		 Gold Coast, Queensland
Australia Region
Gold Coast Little League
Des Moines, Iowa
Midwest Region
Grandview Little League		 Surrey, British Columbia
Canada Region
Whalley Little League
Coventry, Rhode Island
New England Region
Coventry Little League		 Guayama, Puerto Rico
Caribbean Region
Radames López Little League
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
Northwest Region
Coeur d'Alene Little League		 Barcelona, Spain
Europe and Africa Region
Catalunya Little League
Peachtree City, Georgia
Southeast Region
Peachtree City American Little League		 Kawaguchi, Saitama
Japan Region
Kawaguchi Little League
Houston, Texas
Southwest Region
Post Oak Little League		 Arraiján, Panama
Latin America Region
Vacamonte Little League
Honolulu, Hawaii
West Region
Honolulu Little League		 Matamoros, Tamaulipas
Mexico Region
Matamoros A.C. Little League

Results

The draw to determine the opening round pairings took place on June 14, 2018.

United States bracket

International bracket

Consolation games

Teams that lose their first two games get to play a consolation 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 runner-up of the United States championship and the runner-up of the International championship.

World Championship

2018 Little League World Series Champions

Honolulu Little League
''' Honolulu, Hawaii

Champions path

The Honolulu LL reached the LLWS with an undefeated record in seven games. In total, their record was 12–0.

MLB Little League Classic

On September 29, 2017, Major League Baseball announced that the second MLB Little League Classic would be played on August 19, 2018, between the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies. The game was again played at BB&T Ballpark at Historic Bowman Field, with the Mets winning, 8–2.