Qualification for the 2026 Little League World Series took place in ten United States regions and ten international regions from March through August 2026.Little League Baseball 2026 Region Tournaments
United States
Great Lakes The tournament took place in Whitestown, Indiana from August 8–12.2026 LLB Great Lakes Region Tournament
StateCityLL OrganizationRecord Burbank Burbank American 0–2 Jasper Jasper National 1–2 La Grange North Oldham 2–2 Bay City Greater Bay 1–2 Hamilton West Side 4–0
Metro The tournament took place in Bristol, Connecticut from August 8–14.2026 LLB Metro Region Tournament
StateCityLL OrganizationRecord Darien Darien 2–2 Bayonne Bayonne Central 3–0 Port Washington PYA 1–2 Lincoln Lincoln 0–2
Mid-Atlantic The tournament took place in Bristol, Connecticut from August 9–14.2026 LLB Mid-Atlantic Region Tournament
StateCityLL OrganizationRecord Wilmington Naamans 2–2 Berlin Berlin 0–2 West Chester East Side 3–0 Capitol Hill 1–2
Midwest The tournament took place in Whitestown, Indiana from August 7–14.2026 LLB Midwest Region Tournament
StateCityLL OrganizationRecord Davenport Davenport Northwest 4–0 Pittsburg J.L. Hutchinson Baseball 0–2 Coon Rapids Coon Rapids Andover American 2–2 Columbia Daniel Boone 2–2 Kearney Kearney 0–2 Fargo Fargo 1–2 Sioux Falls Sioux Falls 1–2 Whitefish Bay Whitefish Bay 4–2
Mountain The tournament took place in San Bernardino, California from August 8–14.2026 LLB Mountain Region Tournament
StateCityLL OrganizationRecord Lafayette Coal Creek 1–2 Billings Billings Big Sky 2–2 Henderson Paseo Verde 3–0 Alpine Lone Peak 2–2 Laramie Laramie 0–2
New England The tournament took place in Bristol, Connecticut from August 8–13.2026 LLB New England Region Tournament
StateCityLL OrganizationRecord Gray Gray New Gloucester 2–2 Bridgewater Bridgewater Joe Lazaro 3–0 Portsmouth Portsmouth 0–2 Richmond Camels Hump 1–2
Northwest The tournament took place in San Bernardino, California from August 8–13.2026 LLB Northwest Region Tournament
StateCityLL OrganizationRecord Anchorage Abbott-O-Rabbit 0–2 Eagle West Valley 2–1 Bend Bend North 1–2 Tacoma Soundview 3–1
Southeast The tournament took place in Warner Robins, Georgia from August 6–11.2026 LLB Southeast Region Tournament
StateCityLL OrganizationRecord Phenix City Phenix City Youth Baseball 4–0 Tallahassee Chaires–Capitola 2–2 Columbus Columbus American 1–2 Huntersville Lake Norman 0–2 Irmo Irmo 2–2 Nolensville Nolensville 4–2 Centreville SYA 1–2 Shady Spring Shady Spring 0–2
Southwest The tournament took place in Waco, Texas from August 6–10.2026 LLB Southwest Region Tournament
StateCityLL OrganizationRecord Little Rock Junior Deputy Baseball 1–2 Gonzales Ascension Parish 3–1 Clinton Clinton Baseball Association 1–2 Albuquerque Eastdale 0–2 Tulsa Tulsa National 1–1* Texas East Richmond Lamar 2–2 Texas West Boerne Boerne 3–1
*On August 10, 2026, Oklahoma's Tulsa National Little League was disqualified from the Southwest Region Tournament and forced to forfeit its 3–2 win over Louisiana due to fielding an ineligible player. The forfeit was officially recorded as a 6–0 win for Louisiana. Game 11 between Louisiana and Texas West served as the Championship game of the Southwest Region Tournament. One day after the championship game, the Oklahoma team was granted a temporary restraining order by a judge in Waco, allowing them to play Texas West for the bid. Later on August 11, 2026, the temporary restraining order was dismissed, and Little League International confirmed that Boerne Little League is the Southwest region champions.
West The tournament took place in San Bernardino, California from August 9–14.2026 LLB West Region Tournament
StateCityLL OrganizationRecord Chandler Chandler National 1–2 Kapaʻa Kawaihau Community 2–2 Northern California Danville San Ramon Valley 0–2 Southern California Bonita Sweetwater Valley 3–0
International
Asia-Pacific The tournament took place in Hwaseong, South Korea from June 27 – July 3.2026 LLB Asia-Pacific Region Tournament
+ Pool A Country City Record Hung-Yeh 5–0 Tanauan Tanauan 4–1 Shenzhen 3–2 Hong Kong 2–3 Hagåtña Guam District 1 1–4 Bangkok Sanuk 0–5
+ Pool B Country City Record Seoul West Seoul (B) 4–0 Auckland 3–1 Dhahran Dhahran 2–2 Saipan Saipan 1–3 Bogor Indonesian 0–4
1 Republic of China, commonly known as Taiwan, due to complicated relations with People's Republic of China, is recognized by the name Chinese Taipei by majority of international organizations including Little League Baseball (LLB). For more information, please see Cross-Strait relations.
Knockout round
Australia The tournament took place in Rooty Hill, New South Wales from June 3–8.2026 LLB Australia Region Tournament
Pool A
Pool B
Bracket
Canada The tournament took place in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia from August 3–12.2026 LLB Canada Region Tournament ProvinceCityLL OrganizationRecord Vancouver Little Mountain 6–0 Calgary Calgary West 4–2 Ottawa Ottawa West 4–2 Trois-Rivières Trois-Rivières 3–3 (Host) Glace Bay Glace Bay 2–4 Sydney Mines Sydney Mines and District 2–4 Regina North Regina 0–6
Bracket
Caribbean The tournament took place in Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico from July 10–17.2026 LLB Caribbean Region Tournament Country City LL Organization Record Santiago Los Nacionales 5–1 Oranjestad Aruba North 5–1 Kralendijk Bonaire 4–2 Nassau Freedom Farm 4–2 (Host) Sabana Grande Gino Vega 2–4 1–5 Yabucoa Juan Antonio Bibiloni 0–6
Curaçao As part of a rotational schedule, the winner of the Curaçao Region gained direct entry into the LLWS tournament in 2026. The regional tournament took place in Willemstad from March 12–April 11.2026 LLB Curaçao Region Tournament
First Round
Championship Series
The best-of-seven championship series was played between April 7–11.
Europe and Africa The tournament took place in Kutno, Poland from July 19–25.2026 LLB Europe-Africa Region Tournament
Qualifier tournament Country City LL Organization Record Kaunas Central Lithuania 4–1 Therwil Switzerland West 3–2 Vienna East Austria 3–2 Wrocław Klub Sportowy Baseball Wrocław 3–2 Bratislava Slovakia West 2–3 Kyiv Kyiv 0–5
Regional tournament
+ Pool A Country City LL Organization Record Brno South Czech Republic 4–0 Mannheim South-West Germany 3–1 Kyiv Kyiv Baseball School 2–2 Kaunas Central Lithuania 1–3 Sisak Croatia North 0–4
+ Pool B Country City LL Organization Record Barcelona Catalunya 5–0 Antwerp Belgium Region 3 4–1 Verona Veneto 3–2 London London 2–3 Therwil Switzerland West 1–4 Rotterdam Rotterdam 0–5
Japan The tournament took place in Narita, Chiba from July 17–19.2026 LLB Japan Region Tournament
+ Pool ATeamPrefectureCityRecord HigashikantoChampions Chiba Chiba 2–0 KansaiChampions Takarazuka Hyogo 1–1 TōhokuChampions Yamagata Yamagata 0–2
+ Pool CTeamPrefectureCityRecord TōkaiChampions Hamamatsu Shizuoka 2–0 ShikokuChampions Iyo Ehime Chuo 1–1ChūgokuChampionsHiroshima Sanyo 0–2
+ Pool BTeamPrefectureCityRecord TokyoChampions Tokyo Joto 2–0 HigashikantoRunner-Up Ibaraki Ibaraki 1–1 KanagawaChampions Yokohama Yokohama 0–2
+ Pool DTeamPrefectureCityRecord KitakantoChampions Koshigaya Saitama Musashi2–0 Shin'etsuChampions Niigata Niigata 1–1 KyushuChampions Kitakyushu Kyushu Hokubu 0–2
Latin America The tournament took place in Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala from July 11–17.2026 LLB Latin America Region Tournament
+ Pool A Country City Record León 5–0 Lara Jiménez 4–1 Cartagena Falcon 2–3 San Pedro Sula Marinera 2–3 Santo Domingo de Heredia 2–3 Guatemala City Departamental of Guatemala 0–5
+ Pool B Country City Record Santiago Santiago Oriente 3–1 3–1 Soyapango FESA 2–2 São Paulo Cantareira 2–2 Buenos Aires Buenos Aires 0–4
Mexico The tournament took place in Matamoros, Tamaulipas from July 5–11.2026 LLB Mexico Region Tournament
+ Pool A State City Record Matamoros Matamoros 6–0 Tijuana Municipal de Tijuana 5–1 San Nicolás Gallos de San Nicolás 3–3 Parral Deporte Asociado San Uriel AC 3–3 Cardel Intermunicipal De Beisbol Infantil De Cardel 2–4 2–4 Tepic Kora 0–6
+ Pool B State City Record Mexicali Seguro Social 6–0 San Nicolás Cuauhtémoc 5–1 Matamoros Villa del Refugio 3–3 Chihuahua El Swing Perfecto 3–3 Aguascalientes 2–4 Sabinas Juvenil De Sabinas 2–4 Regional De Medellín 0–6
Panama As part of a rotational schedule, the winner of the Panama Region gained direct entry into the LLWS tournament in 2026. The regional tournament took place in Panama City from March 7–20.2026 LLB Panama Region Tournament First Round
+ Pool A Province City Record La Chorrera Barrio Colon 4–1 Herrera Chitré Chitré 4–1 Los Santos Las Tablas 3–2 Panamá Metro San Miguelito Cerro Viento 3–2 Veraguas Activo 20-30 1–4 Darién Metetí Meteti 0–5
+ Pool B Province City Record Chiriquí David David Doleguita 5–0 Coclé Aguadulce Aguadulce 4–1 Panamá Este Pacora Pacora 3–2 Colón Cristóbal Cristóbal 2–3 Baru 1–4 Bocas del Toro Almirante Almirante 0–5
Final 6 ProvinceCityLL OrganizationRecord La Chorrera Barrio Colon 4–1 Chiriquí David David Doleguita 3–2 Herrera Chitré Chitré 3–2 Coclé Aguadulce Aguadulce 3–2 Los Santos Las Tablas Santeños Unidos 2–3 Panamá Este Pacora Pacora 0–5
Championship Series
The best-of-three championship series was played between March 19–20.
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