The Little League World Series is upon us as we once again take the sports-watching world to Williamsport, PA for one of the most special annual events that we get to witness. There's something that you can't beat about the childlike wonder combined with competitiveness that we get with the best little league baseball teams in the world all coming to one place and trying to win their way to a true world championship.
You never know when you could be watching a future MLB star at the Little League World Series. We've seen it before and we'll certainly see it again. However, even if these young players don't have pro futures, we could still be witnessing the next LLWS legend, whether that's someone like Mo'ne Davis or Big Al hitting dingers. It's all tremendous fun for sports fans.
We've already seen some incredible action at the Little League World Series early on in the tournament. There have already been eight eliminated teams thus far in the tournament, which are as follows to this point.
- International Teams Eliminated: Brno, Czechia | Yabucoa, Puerto Rico | Brisbane, Australia | Arraijan, Panama | Chihuahua, Mexico | Vancouver, Canada | Tokyo, Japan
- U.S Teams Eliminated: Richmond, Texas | Uwchlan Township, Pennsylvania | Braintree, Massachusetts | Clarendon Hills, Illinois | Honolulu, Hawaii | Bonney Lake, Washington | Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Two teams have already punched their tickets to championship games on their side of the bracket with Chinese Taipei rolling past Venezuela and Fairfield, Connecticut continuing its torrid run in Williamsport. They'll be in the International and U.S. championship games, respectively, but the teams they beat could get revenge as they'll now head to the loser's bracket for what is essentially a play-in game for the championship.
Things are about to get even wilder in Williamsport, though the action has been phenomenal. We even got perhaps the finish of the tournament in the loser's bracket on Wednesday, Aug. 20. Irmo and Sioux Falls went into extra innings and the South Dakota contingent seemed to put it in the bag after going up 6-1 in the top half of the inning. But Irmo stormed back, much like they did in regionals, with six runs to take the win, 7-6. So just imagine what kind of championship matchups we could be in store for.
You can keep up with all the action here as we have the LLWS bracket with a full schedule and much more.
Updated Little League World Series bracket, format, schedule and results
The format for the Little League World series is a double-elimination style tournament with a winner's and loser's bracket. All but four teams on both the United States and International sides of the bracket will receive a bye of some sort. However, this is a modified double-elimination tournament as the championship games on both sides of the bracket will be single-elimination, so even if the winner's bracket winner were to be defeated, they wouldn't get a shot at redemption and, instead, would be in the third place game.
We've also already seen some teams eliminated from the Little League World Series. Here's a look at each side of the bracket and the teams whose run in Williamsport quickly came to a close.
Now, let's dive into the brackets.
United States Winner's Bracket
Game Number | Matchup/Score | Date, Time and TV Channel |
|---|---|---|
Game 2 | Las Vegas 16, Clarendon Hills 1 | Wed. Aug. 13, 3 p.m. ET (ESPN) |
Game 4 | Fairfield 1, Richmond 0 | Wed. Aug. 13, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN) |
Game 6 | Irmo 13, Braintree 0 | Thurs. Aug. 14, 3 p.m. ET (ESPN) |
Game 8 | Sioux Falls 2, Uwchlan Township 0 | Thurs. Aug. 14, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN) |
Game 10 | Las Vegas 5, Bonney Lake 3 | Fri. Aug. 15, 3 p.m. ET (ESPN) |
Game 12 | Fairfield 5, Honolulu 1 | Fri. Aug. 15, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN) |
Game 22 | Las Vegas 1, Irmo 0 | Mon. Aug. 18, 3 p.m. ET (ESPN) |
Game 24 | Fairfield 13, Sioux Falls 1 | Mon. Aug. 18, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN) |
Game 30 | Fairfield 7, Las Vegas 3 | Wed. Aug. 20, 3 p.m. ET (ESPN) |
United States Loser's Bracket
Game Number | Matchup/Score | Date, Time and TV Channel |
|---|---|---|
Game 14 | Braintree 7, Richmond 3 | Sat. Aug. 16, 3 p.m. ET (ESPN) |
Game 16 | Clarendon Hills 3, Uwchlan Township 2 | Sat. Aug. 16, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN) |
Game 17 | Bonney Lake 3, Braintree 2 | Sun. Aug. 17, 9 a.m. ET (ESPN) |
Game 19 | Honolulu 9, Clarendon Hills 1 | Sun. Aug. 17, 1 p.m. ET (ESPN) |
Game 26 | Sioux Falls 9, Bonney Lake 0 | Tues. Aug. 19, 3 p.m. ET (ESPN) |
Game 28 | Irmo 3, Honolulu 0 | Tues. Aug. 19, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN) |
Game 32 | Irmo 7, Sioux Falls 6 | Wed. Aug. 20, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN) |
Game 34 | Irmo vs. Las Vegas | Thurs. Aug. 21, 7 p.m. ET (ESPN) |
International Winner's Bracket
Game Number | Matchup/Score | Date, Time and TV Channel |
|---|---|---|
Game 1 | Venezuela 5, Puerto Rico 0 | Wed. Aug. 13, 1 p.m. ET (ESPN) |
Game 3 | Panama 7, Australia 2 | Wed. Aug. 13, 5 p.m. ET (ESPN) |
Game 5 | Japan 12, Czechia 0 | Thurs. Aug. 14, 1 p.m. ET (ESPN) |
Game 7 | Chinese Taipei 3, Mexico 0 | Thurs. Aug. 14, 5 p.m. ET (ESPN) |
Game 9 | Venezuela 4, Canada 0 | Friday, Aug. 15, 1 p.m. ET (ESPN) |
Game 11 | Aruba 8, Panama 2 | Friday, Aug. 15, 5 p.m. ET (ESPN) |
Game 21 | Venezuela 4, Japan 0 | Mon. Aug. 18, 1 p.m. ET (ESPN) |
Game 23 | Chinese Taipei 4, Aruba 0 | Mon. Aug. 18, 5 p.m. ET (ESPN) |
Game 29 | Chinese Taipei 7, Venezuela 3 | Wed. Aug. 20, 1 p.m. ET (ESPN) |
International Loser's Bracket
Game Number | Matchup/Score | Date, Time and TV Channel |
|---|---|---|
Game 13 | Australia 5, Czechia 3 | Sat. Aug. 16, 1 p.m. ET (ESPN) |
Game 15 | Mexico 11, Puerto Rico 5 | Sat. Aug. 16, 5 p.m. ET (ESPN) |
Game 18 | Canada 12, Australia 0 | Sun. Aug. 17, 11 a.m. ET (ESPN) |
Game 20 | Mexico 2, Panama 1 | Sun. Aug. 17, 2 p.m. ET (ESPN) |
Game 25 | Japan 6, Mexico 0 | Tues. Aug. 19, 1 p.m. ET (ESPN) |
Game 27 | Aruba 6, Canada 1 | Tues. Aug. 19, 5 p.m. ET (ESPN) |
Game 31 | Aruba 3, Japan 0 | Wed. Aug. 20, 5 p.m. ET (ESPN) |
Game 33 | Aruba vs. Venezuela | Thurs. Aug. 21, 3 p.m. ET (ESPN) |
2025 Little League World Series championships bracket, schedule
As mentioned, the Little League World Series championship games are single-elimination with the two remaining teams from the United States and International sides of the schedule facing off. The winners of those two games will then face off on Sunday, Aug. 24 in the LLWS Championship game, with the two losers playing in the third place game before that.
Chinese Taipei, with a dominant pitching staff, has punched its ticket to the International Championship, while Fairfield, Connecticut did so for the U.S. Championship. They'll await the winners of Aruba vs. Venezuela and Las Vegas vs. Irmo, respectively.
Here's a look at the full championship schedule.
Game | Matchup | Date, Time and TV Channel |
|---|---|---|
Game 35 (International Championship) | Chinese Taipei vs. G33 Winner | Sat. Aug. 23, 12:30 p.m. ET (ABC) |
Game 36 (U.S. Championship) | Fairfield vs. G34 Winner | Sat. Aug. 23, 3:30 p.m. ET (ABC) |
Game 37 (Third-Place) | International Championship Loser vs. U.S. Championship Loser | Sun. Aug. 24, 10 a.m. ET (ESPN) |
Game 38 (LLWS Championship) | International Winner vs. U.S. Winner | Sun. Aug. 24, 3 p.m. ET (ABC) |
Full list of Little League World Series teams and represented regions
Here's a look at the 20 teams in Williamsport for the Little League World Series, starting with the 10 United States teams and followed by the 10 international teams competing.
Team (Location | Region Represented |
|---|---|
Clarendon Hills (Clarendon Hills, IL) | Great Lakes |
Fairfield (Fairfield, CT) | Metro |
Glenmoore Eagle (Upper Uwchlan Township, PA) | Mid-Atlantic |
Sioux Falls (Sioux Falls, SD) | Midwest |
Summerlin South (Las Vegas, NV) | Mountain |
Braintree American (Braintree, MA) | New England |
Bonney Lake/Sumner (Bonney Lake, WA) | Northwest |
Irmo (Irmo, SC) | Southeast |
Lamar (Richmond, TX) | Southwest |
Honolulu (Honolulu, HI) | West |
Tung-Yuan (Taipei, Chinese Taipei) | Asia-Pacific |
Brisbane North Region (Brisbane, Queensland, Australia) | Australia |
Little Mountain (Vancouver, BC, Canada) | Canada |
Aruba Center (Santa Cruz, Aruba) | Caribbean |
South Czech Republic (Brno, Czechia) | Europe-Africa |
Joto (Tokyo, Japan) | Japan |
Cardenales (Barquisimeto, Venezuela) | Latin America |
El Swing Perfecto (Chihuahua, Mexico) | Mexico |
Vacamonte (Arraijan, Panama) | Panama |
Juan A. Bibiloni (Yabucoa, Puerto Rico) | Puerto Rico |
One of the biggest upsets of the Little League World Series actually came in regional play to push the Irmo, SC team to Williamsport. Trailing 4-2 in the final inning against defending LLWS champions Lake Mary, FL, the Irmo team came up with a bases loaded double to get the win.
How to watch the Little League World Series
All of the Little League World Series games for both the United States and International sides of the bracket will air on the ESPN family of networks with ESPN having the majority of the broadcasts. However, the championship games will all be broadcast on ABC.
With that, streaming will be available through WatchESPN and ESPN+, which can be accessed on mobile devices, computers and TV apps by logging in with a valid subscription.
One note for the LLWS programming is that Sunday Night Baseball will host MLB's Little League Classic at 7 p.m. ET on Sunday, Aug. 17, so the start times for the LLWS games will all be earlier than every other day of the schedule. ESPN will still have the broadcasts for those games.