The 2025 Little League Baseball World Series was a youth baseball tournament that took place from August 13 to August 24 at the Little League headquarters complex in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Ten teams from the United States and ten teams from other countries competed in the 78th edition of the Little League World Series (LLWS). Tung-Yuan Little League from Chinese Taipei defeated Summerlin South Little League from Las Vegas, Nevada in the championship game by a score of 7–0, giving Chinese Taipei their first championship since 1996.
Teams
Regional qualifying tournaments were held from February to August 2025.Little League Baseball 2025 Region Tournaments
United States International Region Team Region Team Great Lakes Clarendon Hills, IllinoisClarendon Hills Little League Asia-Pacific and Middle East Taipei, Taiwan (Chinese Taipei)Tung-Yuan Little League Metro Fairfield, ConnecticutFairfield National Little League Australia Brisbane, QueenslandBrisbane North Little League Mid-Atlantic Upper Uwchlan Township, PennsylvaniaGlenmoore Eagle Little League Canada Vancouver, British ColumbiaLittle Mountain Little League Midwest Sioux Falls, South DakotaSioux Falls Little League Caribbean Santa Cruz, ArubaAruba Center Little League Mountain Las Vegas, NevadaSummerlin South Little League Europe and Africa Brno, Czech RepublicSouth Czech Republic Little League New England Braintree, MassachusettsBraintree American Little League Japan Tokyo, JapanJoto Little League Northwest Bonney Lake, WashingtonBonney Lake/Sumner Little League Latin America Barquisimeto, VenezuelaCardenales Little League Southeast Irmo, South CarolinaIrmo Little League Mexico Chihuahua, ChihuahuaEl Swing Perfecto Little League Southwest Richmond, TexasLamar Little League Panama Arraijan, Panamá OesteVacamonte Little League West Honolulu, HawaiiHonolulu Little League Puerto Rico Yabucoa, Puerto RicoJuan A. Bibiloni Little League
Taiwan, due to complicated relations with People's Republic of China, is designated "Chinese Taipei" by international organizations including Little League Baseball (LLB). For more information, please see Cross-Strait relations.
Results
The draw to determine the opening round pairings took place on June 11, 2025.
United States bracket
International bracket
2025 Little League World Series ChampionsTung-Yuan Little LeagueTaipei, Taiwan
Champions path The Tung-Yuan LL reached the LLWS with a record of 6–1. In total, their record was 11–1, with their only loss coming from North Seoul B LL (from South Korea). It was the first time since 2015 that Tung-Yuan had appeared in a Little League World Series, Tung-Yuan's first win since 1972, and the first championship won by a Taiwanese team since 1996. RoundOppositionResultAsia-Pacific Regional TournamentPool A China 10–0 Pool A Guam 14–0Pool A South Korea 4–5Pool A Hong Kong 11–0Pool A Saudi Arabia 13–1Semi-Final Philippines 10–0Final South Korea 2–0
MLB Little League Classic On August 18, 2024, it was announced that the eighth MLB Little League Classic would feature the New York Mets and the Seattle Mariners on August 17. The Mets defeated the Mariners, 7–3.
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