1996 Big League World Series
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| City | Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
| Dates | 9–17 August 1996 |
| Teams | 11 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
| Runners-up | Burbank, Illinois |
The 1996 Big League World Series took place from August 9–17 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States. Kaohsiung, Taiwan defeated Burbank, Illinois in the championship game. It was Taiwan's fourth straight championship,
Teams
| United States | International |
|---|---|
| Broward County, Florida District 10 Host |
Surrey British Columbia, Canada Whalley Canada |
| Dover, Delaware East |
Mexico City, Mexico Central America |
| Burbank, Illinois District 15 North |
Ramstein, Germany KMC Europe |
| Midland, Texas South |
Kaohsiung, Taiwan Far East |
| Pearl City, Hawaii West |
Puerto Rico Vista Hermosa Puerto Rico |
| Maracaibo, Venezuela Venezuela |
Results
United States Bracket
| First Round | Second Round | Semifinals | United States Championship | ||||||||||||||||
| 1–0 | Florida | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| — | Florida | 10 | — | Hawaii | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| — | Delaware | 1 | 1–0 | Hawaii | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 1–0 | Illinois | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
| — | Illinois | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| — | Texas | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2–0 | Illinois | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2–1 | Hawaii | 10 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower final | |||||||||||||||||
| 1–1 | Hawaii | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1–1 | Delaware | 1 | 2–1 | Florida | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 0–1 | Delaware | 3 | 1–1 | Florida | 9 | ||||||||||||||
| 0–1 | Texas | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
International Bracket
| Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | International Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1–0 | Puerto Rico | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| — | Puerto Rico | 6 | — | Taiwan | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| — | Venezuela | 4 | 1–0 | Taiwan | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1–0 | Mexico | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1–0 | Canada | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| — | Canada | 13 | — | Mexico | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| — | Germany | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2–0 | Taiwan | 3 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3–1 | Canada | 0 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 3 | Lower final | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1–1 | Mexico | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1–1 | Canada | 7 | 2–1 | Canada | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1–1 | Puerto Rico | 2 | 2–1 | Venezuela | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 0–1 | Germany | 0 | 1–1 | Venezuela | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 0–1 | Venezuela | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Elimination round
| Semifinals | World Championship | ||||||||
| 2–0 | Illinois | 2 · 6 | |||||||
| 2–1 | Hawaii | 10 · 3 | |||||||
| 3–1 | Illinois | 0 | |||||||
| 3–0 | Taiwan | 4 | |||||||
| 2–0 | Taiwan | 3 | |||||||
| 3–1 | Canada | 0 | |||||||
| 1996 Big League World Series Champions |
|---|
Kaohsiung, Taiwan |