2018 Little League World Series

2018 Little League World Series
Dates	August 16– August 26
Teams participating	16
Champion	Honolulu Little League, Honolulu, Hawaii
Runner-up	South Seoul Little League, Seoul, South Korea

The 2018 Little League World Series was held from August 16 to August 26 at the Little League headquarters complex in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Eight teams from the United States and eight teams from around the world competed in the 72nd edition of the tournament. Honolulu Little League of Honolulu, Hawaii defeated South Seoul Little League of Seoul, South Korea in the championship by a 3–0 score. It was the third championship for a team from Hawaii, having won previously in 2005 and 2008.

Teams

Further information: 2018 Little League World Series qualification

Regional qualifying tournaments were held between June and August 2018.

United States	International
Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan Great Lakes Region Grosse Pointe Woods-Shores Little League	Seoul, South Korea Asia-Pacific and Middle East Region South Seoul Little League
Staten Island, New York Mid-Atlantic Region Mid-Island Little League	Gold Coast, Queensland Australia Region Gold Coast Little League
Des Moines, Iowa Midwest Region Grandview Little League	Surrey, British Columbia Canada Region Whalley Little League
Coventry, Rhode Island New England Region Coventry Little League	Guayama, Puerto Rico Caribbean Region Radames López Little League
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Northwest Region Coeur d'Alene Little League	Barcelona, Spain Europe and Africa Region Catalunya Little League
Peachtree City, Georgia Southeast Region Peachtree City American Little League	Kawaguchi, Saitama Japan Region Kawaguchi Little League
Houston, Texas Southwest Region Post Oak Little League	Arraiján, Panama Latin America Region Vacamonte Little League
Honolulu, Hawaii West Region Honolulu Little League	Matamoros, Tamaulipas Mexico Region Matamoros A.C. Little League

Results

Further information: 2018 Little League World Series results

The draw to determine the opening round pairings took place on June 14, 2018.

United States bracket

August 16 – Game 2

Mid-Atlantic

August 19 – Game 14

Midwest

Game 2 winner

August 16 – Game 4

Game 4 winner

New England

August 22 – Game 24

Southwest

Game 14 winner

August 17 – Game 6

Game 16 winner

Great Lakes

August 19 – Game 16

Northwest

Game 6 winner

August 17 – Game 8

Game 8 winner

Southeast

West

August 25 – U.S. championship

Game 24 winner

August 18 – Game 10

Game 26 winner

Game 2 loser

August 20 – Game 18

Game 4 loser

Game 16 loser

Game 10 winner

August 21 – Game 22

Game 18 winner

August 18 – Game 12

Game 20 winner

Game 6 loser

August 20 – Game 20

Game 8 loser

Game 14 loser

Game 12 winner

August 23 – Game 26

Game 24 loser

Game 22 winner

International bracket

August 16 – Game 1

Caribbean

August 19 – Game 13

Asia-Pacific/Middle East

Game 1 winner

August 16 – Game 3

Game 3 winner

Mexico

August 22 – Game 23

Australia

Game 13 winner

August 17 – Game 5

Game 15 winner

Europe/Africa

August 19 – Game 15

Japan

Game 5 winner

August 17 – Game 7

Game 7 winner

Latin America

Canada

August 26 – International championship

Game 23 winner

August 18 – Game 9

Game 25 winner

Game 1 loser

August 20 – Game 17

Game 3 loser

Game 15 loser

Game 9 winner

August 21 – Game 21

Game 17 winner

August 18 – Game 11

Game 19 winner

Game 5 loser

August 20 – Game 19

Game 7 loser

Game 13 loser

Game 11 winner

August 23 – Game 25

Game 23 loser

Game 21 winner

Consolation games

Teams that lose their first two games get to play a consolation game against a team from the other side of the bracket that also lost its first two games. These games are labeled Game A and Game B.

	Game A
	August 20 – Lamade Stadium (F/4)
	Rhode Island	15
	Australia	0

	Game B
	August 23 – Lamade Stadium
	Idaho	5
	Spain	0

Third place game

This consolation game is played between the runner-up of the United States championship and the runner-up of the International championship.

	Third place game
	August 26 – Lamade Stadium
	Georgia	2
	Japan	8

World Championship

	Little League World Championship
	August 26 – Lamade Stadium
	South Korea	0
	Hawaii	3

2018 Little League World Series Champions
Honolulu Little League Honolulu, Hawaiʻi

Champions path

The Honolulu LL reached the LLWS with an undefeated record in seven games. In total, their record was 12–0.

Round	Opposition	Result
Hawaiʻi State Tournament
Winner's Bracket Semifinals	Waipiʻo LL	4–2 (F/7)
Winner's Bracket Final	Hilo LL	5–4
Finals	Waipiʻo LL	11–0 (F/4)
West Regional Tournament
Winner's Bracket Opening Round	Sunnyside LL	7–3
Winner's Bracket Semifinal	Dixie LL	8–2
Semifinal	Silverado LL	5–1
Finals	Tri-City LL	11–2

MLB Little League Classic

Main article: 2018 MLB Little League Classic

On September 29, 2017, Major League Baseball announced that the second MLB Little League Classic would be played on August 19, 2018, between the New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies. The game was again played at BB&T Ballpark at Historic Bowman Field, with the Mets winning, 8–2.