2026 Little League World Series

2026 Little League World Series
Tournament details
DatesAugust 19–August 30
Teams20

The 2026 Little League World Series is a currently running youth baseball tournament that is taking place from August 19 to August 30 at the Little League headquarters complex in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Ten teams from the United States and ten teams from other countries will compete in the 79th edition of the Little League World Series (LLWS).

Teams

Regional qualifying tournaments were held from March to August 2026.[1] On January 20, 2026, it was announced that the Curaçao and Panama regional winners will receive direct entry into the tournament.[2]

United States United States International
Region Team Region Team
Great Lakes Ohio Hamilton, Ohio
West Side Little League		 Asia-Pacific and Middle East South Korea Seoul, South Korea
West Seoul (B) Little League
Metro New Jersey Bayonne, New Jersey
Bayonne Central Little League		 Australia AustraliaNew South Wales Sydney, New South Wales
Ryde Little League
Mid-Atlantic Pennsylvania West Chester, Pennsylvania
East Side Little League		 Canada CanadaBritish Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia
Little Mountain Little League
Midwest Iowa Davenport, Iowa
Davenport Northwest Little League		 Caribbean Dominican Republic Santiago, Dominican Republic
Los Nacionales Little League
Mountain Nevada Henderson, Nevada
Paseo Verde Little League		 Curaçao Curaçao Willemstad
Pariba Little League
New England Massachusetts Bridgewater, Massachusetts
Bridgewater Joe Lazaro Little League		 Europe and Africa Czech Republic Brno, Czech Republic
South Czech Republic Little League
Northwest Washington (state) Tacoma, Washington
Soundview Little League		 Japan JapanTokyo Tokyo
Joto Little League
Southeast Alabama Phenix City, Alabama
Phenix City Youth Baseball Little League		 Latin America Nicaragua León, Nicaragua
Ministerio Sobre Las Alas Del Aguila Little League
Southwest Texas Boerne, Texas
Boerne Little League		 Mexico MexicoBaja California Tijuana, Baja California
Municipal de Tijuana Little League
West California Bonita, California
Sweetwater Valley Little League		 Panama Panama David, Chiriquí
David Doleguita Little League

Results

The draw to determine the opening round pairings took place on June 10, 2026.[3]

United States bracket

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper round 3Upper finalFinal
August 21 – Game 10
August 19 – Game 2 (F/7)Texas Texas3
August 23 – Game 17
Washington (state) Washington2 Washington4
 Washington0
Alabama Alabama0August 21 – Game 6
 Nevada5
Ohio Ohio5
August 26 – Game 30
Nevada Nevada6
 Nevada14
August 21 – Game 12
 Iowa6
August 19 – Game 4Pennsylvania Pennsylvania1
August 23 – Game 19
Massachusetts Massachusetts1 New Jersey3
 New Jersey0
New Jersey New Jersey2August 21 – Game 8
 Iowa6
California California0August 29 – U.S. Championship
Iowa Iowa1 Nevada
 Ohio
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower round 4Lower final
August 25 – Game 28
August 24 – Game 22 New Jersey2August 27 – Game 34
August 22 – Game 14 (F/4) Texas1 Ohio5August 26 – Game 32 Iowa1
 Massachusetts0 Ohio6 Ohio11 Ohio7
 Ohio10August 25 – Game 26 Alabama2
August 24 – Game 24 (F/7) Washington2
August 22 – Game 16 (F/4) Pennsylvania5 Alabama4
 Alabama12 Alabama6
 California2


International bracket

Upper round 1Upper round 2Upper round 3Upper finalFinal
August 21 – Game 9
August 19 – Game 1Panama Panama4
August 23 – Game 18
Nicaragua Nicaragua2 Nicaragua6
 Nicaragua8
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic1August 21 – Game 5
 Mexico4
Australia Australia1
August 26 – Game 29
Mexico Mexico7
 Nicaragua3
August 21 – Game 11
 Curaçao12
August 19 – Game 3Czech Republic Czechia0
August 23 – Game 20
Canada Canada0South Korea South Korea5
South Korea South Korea0
South Korea South Korea7August 21 – Game 7
 Curaçao1
Curaçao Curaçao6August 29 – Int'l Championship
Japan Japan0 Curaçao
 Japan
Lower round 1Lower round 2Lower round 3Lower round 4Lower final
August 25 – Game 27
August 24 – Game 21 (F/7)South Korea South Korea1August 27 – Game 33
August 22 – Game 13 Panama2 Canada5August 26 – Game 31 Nicaragua1
 Canada4 Canada3 Canada3 Japan4
 Australia0August 25 – Game 25 Japan7
August 24 – Game 23 Mexico1
August 22 – Game 15Czech Republic Czechia2 Japan3
 Japan10 Japan3
 Dominican Republic1

MLB Little League Classic

On November 19, 2025, it was announced that the ninth MLB Little League Classic would feature the Atlanta Braves and the Milwaukee Brewers on August 23.[4] The Braves defeated the Brewers, 4–2.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Little League Baseball 2026 Region Tournaments
  2. ↑ "Curaçao to Have Direct Entry to the 2026 Little League Baseball® World Series, Presented by T-Mobile". littleleague.org. Little League International. January 20, 2026. Retrieved April 10, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Opening-Round Matchups Set for the 2026 Little League Baseball® World Series, Presented by T-Mobile". littleleague.org. Little League International. June 10, 2026. Retrieved June 10, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Atlanta Braves and Milwaukee Brewers Set to Travel to Williamsport for the 2026 MLB Little League® Classic, Presented by New York Life". November 19, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Clutch knocks from Dubón, Harris help Braves take Little League Classic". August 23, 2026.
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