The 2016 Little League World Series was held from August 18 to August 28 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania.[1] Eight teams from the United States and eight from throughout the world competed in the 70th edition of the Little League World Series. Maine-Endwell Little League of Maine-Endwell, New York, defeated East Seoul Little League of Seoul, South Korea, in the championship game by a 2–1 score. It was the first Little League World Series title for a team from the United States since 2011, and for the state of New York since 1964, and the third overall.
Teams
Regional qualifying tournaments were held between June and August 2016.
| United States
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International
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Bowling Green, Kentucky
Great Lakes Region
Bowling Green Eastern Little League
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Seoul, South Korea
Asia-Pacific and Middle East Region
East Seoul Little League
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Maine-Endwell, New York
Mid-Atlantic Region
Maine-Endwell Little League
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Sydney, New South Wales
Australia Region
Hills Little League
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Johnston, Iowa
Midwest Region
Johnston Little League
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Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada Region
Hastings Community Little League
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Warwick, Rhode Island
New England Region
Warwick North Little League
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Willemstad, Curaçao
Caribbean Region
Pariba Little League
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Bend, Oregon
Northwest Region
Bend North Little League
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Emilia, Italy
Europe and Africa Region
Emilia Little League
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Goodlettsville, Tennessee
Southeast Region
Goodlettsville Baseball Little League
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Tokyo
Japan Region
Chofu Little League
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San Antonio, Texas
Southwest Region
McAllister Park American Little League
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Aguadulce, Panama
Latin America Region
Aguadulce Cabezera Little League
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Chula Vista, California
West Region
Park View Little League
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San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León
Mexico Region
San Nicolás Little League
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Results
The draw to determine the opening round pairings took place on June 16, 2016.[2]
United States bracket
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| Upper round 1 | | | Upper round 2 | | | Upper final | | | | | | Final |
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| August 18 – Game 2 | | | |
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| New York | 7 |
| | | August 22 – Game 14 |
| Rhode Island | 2 | | |
| | | New York | 3 |
| August 18 – Game 4 | | | | |
| | | Tennessee | 1 | | |
| Oregon | 2 | | | | |
| | | | August 24 – Game 24 |
| Tennessee | 3 | | |
| | | New York | 13 | |
| August 19 – Game 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | Kentucky | 10 | | | | | |
| California | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | August 22 – Game 16 (F/7) | | |
| Iowa | 5 | | |
| | | Iowa | 4 |
| August 19 – Game 8 (F/5) | | | | |
| | | Kentucky | 14 | | |
| Texas | 1 | | | | | August 27 – U.S. championship |
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| Kentucky | 11 | | | New York | 4 |
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| | | | Tennessee | 2 |
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| Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 3 | Lower final | |
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| | August 23 – Game 18 | | |
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| August 20 – Game 10 | Iowa | 3 | August 25 – Game 26 |
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| Rhode Island | 8 | | | Rhode Island | 2 | | | August 24 – Game 22 (F/5) | Kentucky | 4 |
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| Oregon | 0 | | | | Iowa | 3 | | | Tennessee | 8 | | |
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| | August 23 – Game 20 (F/7) | | | Tennessee | 14 | | | |
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| August 20 – Game 12 | Tennessee | 4 | |
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| California | 5 | | | California | 2 | | |
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| Texas | 0 | | | |
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International bracket
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| Upper round 1 | | | Upper round 2 | | | Upper final | | | | | | Final |
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| August 18 – Game 1 | | | |
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| Panama | 10 |
| | | August 22 – Game 13 |
| Mexico | 2 | | |
| | | Panama | 3 |
| August 18 – Game 3 | | | | |
| | | Australia | 2 | | |
| Australia | 3 | | | | |
| | | | August 24 – Game 23 |
| Italy | 1 | | |
| | | Panama | 3 | |
| August 19 – Game 5 | | | | | | | |
| | | South Korea | 2 | | | | | |
| Japan | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | August 22 – Game 15 (F/5) | | |
| Canada | 10 | | |
| | | Canada | 0 |
| August 19 – Game 7 | | | | |
| | | South Korea | 10 | | |
| South Korea | 3 | | | | | August 27 – International championship |
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| Curaçao | 0 | | | Panama | 2 |
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| | | | South Korea | 7 |
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| Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 3 | Lower final | |
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| | August 23 – Game 17 | | |
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| August 20 – Game 9 | Canada | 1 | August 25 – Game 25 |
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| Mexico | 12 | | | Mexico | 7 | | | August 24 – Game 21 (F/4) | South Korea | 7 |
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| Italy | 7 | | | | Mexico | 10 | | | Mexico | 0 | | |
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| | August 23 – Game 19 | | | Australia | 0 | | | |
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| August 20 – Game 11 | Australia | 2 | |
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| Japan | 1 | | | Curaçao | 1 | | |
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| Curaçao | 2 | | | |
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Crossover games
Teams that lost their first two games played a crossover game against a team from the other side of the bracket that also lost its first two games. These games were labeled Game A and Game B. This provided teams who were already eliminated the opportunity to play a third game.
Third place game
This consolation game is played between the loser of the United States championship and the loser of the International championship.
World Championship
| Little League World Championship |
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| August 28 – Lamade Stadium |
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| South Korea | 1 |
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| New York | 2 |
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| 2016 Little League World Series Champions
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Maine-Endwell Little League
Maine-Endwell, New York
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Home run count
| Name
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HR Count
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Team
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| Zach McWilliams
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4
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Southeast
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| Seum Kwon
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3
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Asia-Pacific
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| Esmith Pineda
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3
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Latin America
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| Wontae Cho
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2
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Asia Pacific
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| Gael Cortez
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2
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Mexico
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| Ryan Harlost
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2
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Mid-Atlantic
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| Jaekyeong Kim
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2
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Asia-Pacific
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| Jose Leal
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2
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Mexico
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| Kenny Rix
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2
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New England
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| Jude Abbadessa
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1
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Mid-Atlantic
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| Donovan Antonia
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1
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Caribbean
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| Stephen Courtney
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1
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Australia
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| Kaiden Dinh
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1
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Midwest
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| J.T. Garcia
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1
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Midwest
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| Carlos Gonzalez
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1
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Latin America
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| Devin Hinojosa
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1
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West
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| So Hirao
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1
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Japan
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| Brent Iredale
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1
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Australia
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| Ethan Jackson
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1
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Southeast
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| Tanner Jones
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1
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Southeast
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| Tyler Jones
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1
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Southeast
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| Victor Juarez
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1
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Mexico
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| Moosung Kim
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1
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Asia-Pacific
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| Yoomin Lee
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1
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Asia-Pacific
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| Lucas Marrujo
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1
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West
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| R.J. Moore
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1
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Southeast
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| Carson Myers
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1
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Great Lakes
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| Devin Obee
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1
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Great Lakes
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| Jungtaek Ru
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1
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Asia-Pacific
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| Cristian Santarelli
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1
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Canada
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| Loreto Siniscalchi
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1
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Canada
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| Joaquin Tejada
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1
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Latin America
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| Dominic Tellis
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1
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Southwest
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Champions path
The Maine-Endwell Little League became only the third team from New York state to win the Little League World Series (the others were Schenectady in 1954 and Staten Island in 1964). The MELL reached the LLWS with an undefeated record of 19 wins and no losses;[3][4] in total, their record was 24–0.[5]
- Red indicates loss
- Green indicates win
Notable players
References
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