Little League World Series (Asia-Pacific and Middle East Region)

The Asia–Pacific and Middle East Region is a region that competes in the Little League World Series. Asian teams first competed in the LLWS in , when Japanese teams competed in the original Pacific Region (which included Hawaii). In , Japanese teams began competing in the newly created Far East Region.

In , the Little League World Series was expanded to sixteen teams, and East Asia was split into two regions – the Pacific (consisting of teams from the Pacific Islands, Indonesia, and Oceania) and Asia (consisting of teams from mainland Asia, Chinese Taipei, and Japan). In , the regions were reconfigured. Japan was given its own automatic berth in the Series, while the remaining Asian teams merged with the Pacific teams to create the Asia-Pacific Region.

In , the region was reorganized as the Asia-Pacific and Middle East Region. Australia, now the fourth-largest country and the largest outside North America in Little League participation, received its own LLWS region. All Middle Eastern countries with Little League programs, except for Israel and Turkey, were placed in the former Asia-Pacific Region. Previously, the Middle East had formed a region with Africa, but that region was disbanded, with African teams joining the Europe and Africa Region (formerly Europe Region, which also includes Israel and Turkey).

As of 2026, the countries in the region are:

In 1949, the Republic of China government led by the Kuomintang (KMT) lost the Chinese Civil War to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), retreated to Taiwan, and set up a provisional capital in Taipei, which serves as the seat of government to this day. The CCP established the People's Republic. As such, the political status of the ROC and the legal status of Taiwan (alongside the territories currently under ROC jurisdiction) are in dispute. In 1971, the United Nations gave its China seat to the PRC instead of the ROC: most states recognize the PRC to be the sole legitimate representative of all China, and the UN classifies Taiwan as "Taiwan, Province of China". The ROC has de facto relations with most sovereign states. A significant political movement within Taiwan advocates Taiwan independence. Due to PRC pressure, the ROC participates in the LLWS events under the name "Chinese Taipei" instead of its official name "Republic of China" or as "Taiwan".

History of the region

Asia Region (2001–2006) In 2001, the Far East Region split into the Asia and Pacific regions. The Asia Region comprised Little Leagues from mainland Asia, Chinese Taipei, and Japan.

Asia Regional Championship The list below lists each country's participant in the Asia Region Tournament between 2001 and 2006. Each year's winner is indicated in green. Two teams from the Asia Region won the Little League World Series — Tokyo in and .

Year China Chinese Taipei Hong Kong, China Japan South Korea Thailand2001 – –N/AHong Kong, ChinaKitasuna LLTokyoN/ASouth Korea –2002 – –N/AHong Kong SAR, ChinaSendai Higashi LLSendaiN/ASouth Korea –2003 –N/AChinese TaipeiN/AHong Kong SAR, ChinaMusashi-Fuchu LLTokyoN/ASouth Korea –2004 –Shou-Tien LLKaohsiungHong Kong LLHong Kong SAR, ChinaSendai Higashi LLSendaiN/ASouth Korea –2005 –N/AChinese TaipeiN/AHong Kong SAR, ChinaChiba City LLChiba CityN/ASouth KoreaN/AThailand2006Huangpu LLGuangzhouFong-Nien LLTaitung CityHong Kong LLCauseway BayKawaguchi LLKawaguchi CityN/ASouth KoreaSanuk LLChiang Mai

LLWS results YearChampionCityLLWSRecordKitasuna LL TokyoChampion5–1Sendai Hagashi LL SendaiRunner-up5–1Musashi-Fuchu LL TokyoChampion6–0Shou-Tien LL KaohsiungInt'l Semifinal2–2Chiba City LL Chiba City4th place4–2Kawaguchi City LL Kawaguchi, SaitamaRunner-up5–1

Pacific Region (2001–2006)

In 2001, the Far East Region split into the Asia and Pacific regions. The list below lists each country's participant in the Pacific Region Tournament between 2001 and 2006. Each year's winner is indicated in green. No team from the Pacific Region won the World Series.

Pacific Regional Championship Year Guam Indonesia New Zealand Northern Mariana Islands Philippines2001Central LLAganaN/AIndonesiaN/ANew ZealandSaipan LLSaipanN/APhilippines2002CentralAganaN/AIndonesiaN/ANew ZealandSaipan llSaipanN/APhilippines2003Central LLAganaN/AIndonesia –Saipan LLSaipanN/APhilippines2004Central East LLMangilaoJakarta LLJakarta –Saipan LLNorthern Mariana IslandsN/APhilippines2005Central East LLMangilaoN/AIndonesiaN/ANew ZealandSaipan LLNorthern Mariana IslandsN/APhilippines2006Central East LLMangilaoJakarta LLJakartaBayside Westhaven LLAucklandSaipan LLNorthern Mariana IslandsIllam Central LLMakati City

LLWS results YearChampionCityLLWSRecordCentral LL AganaInt'l Semifinal3–1Central LL AganaInt'l Semifinal2–2Central LL AganaGroup Stage0–3Saipan LL SaipanGroup Stage0–3Central East LL Mangilao-BarrigadaInt'l Semifinal3–1Saipan LL SaipanGroup Stage0–3

Asia-Pacific Region (2007–2012) In 2007, the Asia and Pacific regions were reconfigured again. Japan was given its own place in the LLWS and the remaining Asian and Pacific teams were merged into one region. No Asia-Pacific team won the World Series, although Kuei-Shan Little League of Chinese Taipei finished runner-up in .

Asia-Pacific Regional Championship The list below lists each country's participant in the Asia-Pacific Little League Region Tournament between 2007 and 2012. That year's winner is indicated in green.

YearAustraliaChina Chinese TaipeiGuamHong Kong, ChinaIndiaIndonesiaNew ZealandNorthern Mariana IslandsPhilippinesSingaporeSouth KoreaThailandVietnam2007 – –Li-Shing LLTaichungNorthern LLDededoHong Kong LLHong Kong –Jakarta LLJakartaBayside Westhaven LLAucklandSaipan LLSaipanIllam Central LLMakati City –Nam Yang Ju Shi LLNam Yang Ju ShiSanuk LLChiang Mai –2008Hills LLSydneyGuangzhou LLGuangzhouTung Yuan LLWan-HuaSouthern LLYonaHong Kong LLHong KongBB & SB Confederation of India LLNew DelhiJakarta LLJakartaBayside Westhaven LLAucklandSaipan LLSaipanTanauan LLBatangasSee: 2008 Little League Philippine Series#Little League Baseball (11 to 12 Years Old). –Gyeonggi LLGyeonggi-doSanuk LLChiang Mai –2009Waverley LLVictoria –Kuei-Shan LLTaoyuan CityCentral LLAganaHong Kong LLHong Kong –Indonesian LLJakartaAuckland Baseball Association LLAucklandSaipan LLSaipanIllam Central LLMakati CitySee: 2009 Little League Philippine Series#Little League Baseball (11 to 12 Years Old).Singapore LLSingaporeSeoul LLSeoulSanuk LLChiang Mai –2010 – –Fu-Hsing LLKaohsiungNorthern LLDededoHong Kong LLHong Kong –Indonesian LLJakartaN/ANew Zealand –Illam Central LLMakati CitySingapore LLSingaporeSeoul LLSeoulSanuk LLChiang MaiHanoi LLHanoi2011Southern Adelaide Districts LLAdelaide –Ching-Tang LLKaohsiungCentral LLAganaHong Kong LLHong Kong –Indonesian LLJakartaBayside WesthavenAucklandSaipan LL SaipanIllam Central LLMakati CitySingapore LLSingaporeN/ASouth KoreaSanuk LLChiang Mai –2012Perth Metro North LLPerth –Kuei-Shan LLTaoyuan CityCentral LLAganaHong Kong LLHong Kong –Indonesian LLJakartaOaklandN/ASaipan LL SaipanIllam Central LLMakati City –Busan LLSouth KoreaBangkok LLBangkok –

LLWS results YearChampionCityLLWSRecordLi-Shing LL TaichungInt'l Semifinal2–2Southern LL YonaGroup Stage1–2Kuei-Shan LL TaoyuanRunner-up4–2Fu-Hsing LL Kaohsiung3rd place4–1Ching-Tang LL KaohsiungRound 21–2Kuei-Shan LL TaoyuanRound 21–2

Asia-Pacific and Middle East Region (2013–present) The region was reconfigured in 2013, with the spin-off of Australia into its own LLWS region and the addition of Middle Eastern countries. As of 2025, one Asia-Pacific and Middle East team has won the Little League World Series — Seoul in 2014.

The list below lists each country's participant in the Asia-Pacific Little League Region Tournament from 2013 to present. That year's winner is indicated in green. There was no Asia-Pacific and Middle East Region Tournament for 2020 and 2021 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

YearAmerican SamoaChinaChinese TaipeiGuamHong Kong, ChinaIndiaIndonesiaNew ZealandNorthern Mariana IslandsPhilippinesQatarSaudi ArabiaSingaporeSouth KoreaThailandUnited Arab EmiratesVietnam2013 – –Chung-Ping LLTaoyuan CityN/AGuamHong Kong LLHong Kong –Indonesian LLJakartaBayside Westhaven LLAucklandSaipan LLSaipanTanauan City LLTanauan –Arabian American LLDhahranSingapore LLSingaporeN/ASouth KoreaN/AThailandDubai LLDubai –2014 – –N/AChinese TaipeiN/AGuamN/AHong Kong –Jakarta LLJakartaN/ANew ZealandN/ANorthern Mariana IslandsN/APhilippines –Arabian American LLDhahran –Seoul LLSeoul –Dubai LLDubaiHanoi LLHanoi2015 –Guangzhou LLGuangzhouTung Yuan LLTaipeiN/AHagåtñaHong Kong LLHong Kong –N/AJakarta –Saipan LLSaipanIllam Central LLMakati City –Arabian American LLDhahran –East Seoul LLSeoulN/ABangkok – –2016 –N/AChinaN/AChinese TaipeiN/AGuamN/AHong KongN/AIndia – –N/ANorthern Mariana IslandsN/APhilippines –N/ASaudi Arabia –East Seoul LLSeoulN/AThailandN/AUnited Arab Emirates –2017 – –N/AChinese TaipeiN/AGuamN/AHong Kong –N/AIndonesia –N/ANorthern Mariana IslandsN/APhilippines –N/ASaudi Arabia –Seoul West LLSeoulN/AThailand – –2018 –N/AChinaN/AChinese TaipeiN/AGuamN/AHong Kong –N/AIndonesiaN/ANew ZealandN/ANorthern Mariana IslandsN/APhilippines – – –South Seoul LLSeoulN/AThailand – –2019 –N/AChinaN/AChinese TaipeiN/AGuamN/AHong Kong –N/AIndonesiaN/ANew ZealandN/ANorthern Mariana IslandsN/APhilippines – – –Chung Nam (B) LLSouth ChungcheongN/AThailand –N/AVietnam2022 – –Fu-Lin LLTaipeiGuam LLGuamN/AHong Kong – –N/ANew Zealand –N/APhilippines – – –N/ASouth Korea – – –2023 –N/AChinaKuei-Shan LLTaoyuan CityN/AGuam – –N/AIndonesiaN/ANew Zealand –N/APhilippinesN/AQatar – –N/ASouth Korea – – –2024 –N/AChinaKuei-Shan LLTaoyuan CityN/AGuamN/AHong Kong –N/AIndonesiaN/ANew Zealand –N/APhilippines – – –N/ASouth KoreaN/AThailand – –2025N/AAmerican SamoaN/AChinaTung-Yuan LLTaipeiN/AGuamN/AHong Kong –N/AIndonesiaN/ANew ZealandN/ANorthern Mariana IslandsN/APhilippines –N/ASaudi Arabia –North Seoul B LLSeoulN/AThailand – –2026 –Shenzhen Bay Area LL ShenzhenHung-Yeh LLYanping TownshipGuam District 1 LLHagåtñaHong Kong LLHong Kong –Indonesian LLBogorAuckland Baseball Association LLAucklandSaipan LLSaipanTanauan LLTanauan –Dhahran LLDhahran –West Seoul (B) LLSeoulSanuk LLBangkok – –

LLWS results YearChampionCityLLWSRecordChung-Ping LL TaoyuanRound 32–2Seoul LL SeoulChampions5–0Tung Yuan LL TaipeiRound 32–2East Seoul LL SeoulRunner-up4–2Seoul West LL SeoulRound 21–2South Seoul LL SeoulRunner-up4–1Chung Nam (B) LL South ChungcheongInt'l Semifinal2–2Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemicNo international participantFu-Lin LL Taipei3rd place4–1 Kuei-Shan LL Taoyuan3rd place4–1 Kuei-Shan LL TaoyuanRunner-up5–1 Tung-Yuan LL Taipei Champions5–0West Seoul (B) LL SeoulRound 32–2

LLWS results by country The following table lists each Asia-Pacific country's record in the Little League World Series. Italics indicates team is no longer in the region. Table includes results for teams that qualified for either the Asia, Pacific, or Asia-Pacific regional LLWS berth through the 2026 Little League World Series.

CountryAsia-PacificChampionshipsLLWSChampionshipsRecordin LLWSPCT Chinese Taipei 12 1 36–18 South Korea 6 1 18–9 Japan 5 2 25–5 Guam 0 9–9 Northern Mariana Islands 2 0–6 Total 30 4 88–47

See also Little League World Series (Far East Region) Little League World Series in Japan Asia-Pacific Region in other Little League divisions Intermediate League Junior League Senior League Big League Philippine Series 2008 Little League Philippine Series 2009 Little League Philippine Series

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