2019 Little League World Series qualification


Qualification for the 2019 Little League World Series took place in eight United States regions and eight international regions from June through August 2019.

United States

All eight regional tournaments will follow a modified double elimination format. The regional finals will be a single game.

Great Lakes

The tournament took place in Westfield, Indiana from August 4–10.
StateCityLL OrganizationRecord
'River ForestRiver Forest Youth4–2
'SellersburgSilver Creek1–2
'Bowling GreenBowling Green Eastern3–0
'Bay CityBay City Northwest1–2
'HamiltonWest Side0–2
'GlendaleGlendale1–2

Mid-Atlantic

The tournament took place in Bristol, Connecticut from August 4–10.

Midwest

The tournament took place in Westfield, Indiana from August 3–10. For the first time, North Dakota and South Dakota are sending separate teams to the tournament; in previous years one team represented both states.
StateCityLL OrganizationRecord
'JohnstonJohnston3–1
'PittsburgJ. L. Hutchinson Baseball0–2
'Coon RapidsCoon Rapids Andover American4–1
'Webb CityWebb City3–2
'KearneyKearney0–2
'FargoFargo2–2
Rapid CityCanyon Lake0–2

New England

The tournament took place in Bristol, Connecticut from August 4–10.
StateCityLL OrganizationRecord
'MadisonMadison2–2
'LewistonLewiston1–2
'WalpoleWalpole1–2
'GoffstownGoffstown Junior Baseball2–1
'BarringtonBarrington3–1
'BradfordConnecticut Valley North1–2

Northwest

The tournament took place in San Bernardino, California August 4–10.
StateCityLL OrganizationRecord
'SitkaSitka0–2
'Coeur d'AleneCoeur d'Alene2–2
'BillingsBillings Heights National2–2
'SalemSprague3–0
'BothellNorth Bothell3–2
'GilletteGillette0–2

Southeast

The tournament took place in Warner Robins, Georgia from August 2–7.
StateCityLL OrganizationRecord
'HuntsvilleHuntsville American0–2
'MelbourneViera/Suntree2–2
Georgia Peachtree CityPeachtree City National3–2
'WilsonWilson City0–2
'TaylorsNorthwood3–2
'GoodlettsvilleGoodlettsville Baseball1–2
'South RidingLoudoun South American4–0
HurricaneHurricane1–2

Southwest

The tournament took place in Waco, Texas August 1–7.
StateCityLL OrganizationRecord
'White HallWhite Hall0–2
'RifleColorado River Valley0–2
'River RidgeEastbank4–0
'StarkvilleStarkville1–2
'CarlsbadShorthorn2–2
'TulsaTulsa National3–2
' EastHoustonPost Oak1–2
' WestMidlandMidland Northern3–2

West

The tournament took place in San Bernardino, California August 4–10.
StateCityLL OrganizationRecord
'TucsonSunnyside3–2
'WailukuCentral East Maui4–0
'HendersonPaseo Verde0–2
Northern CaliforniaRosevilleMaidu2–2
Southern CaliforniaBonitaSweetwater Valley1–2
'WashingtonWashington0–2

International

Asia-Pacific

The tournament took place in Hwaseong, South Korea from June 22–28. The top two teams from each pool advanced to the semifinals.
CountryRecord
'5–0
'4–1
'3–2
'1–4
'1–4
'1–4

CountryRecord
'14–0
'2–2
'2–2
'2–2
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. For more information, please see Cross-Strait relations.

Australia

The tournament took place in Lismore, New South Wales from June 6–10. The top two teams in each pool advanced to the elimination round.
State/TerritoryLL OrganizationRecord
'Hills Red2–1
'Gold Coast2–1
'Southern Mariners1–2
'Adelaide Marlins1–2

State/TerritoryLL OrganizationRecord
'Cronulla3–0
'Perth Metro North2–1
'Northwestern Twins1–2
'Canberra0–3

State/TerritoryLL OrganizationRecord
'Perth Metro East3–0
'Manly2–1
'Eastern Athletics1–2
'Adelaide Rays0–3

State/TerritoryLL OrganizationRecord
'Ryde Red3–0
'Far North Coast2–1
'Brisbane North1–2
'Perth Metro Central0–3

Canada

The tournament took place in Ancaster, Ontario from August 1–10. The top four teams will advance to the semifinals.
ProvinceCityLL OrganizationRecord
'MirabelMirabel Diamond5–1
'CoquitlamCoquitlam5–1
'OttawaOttawa West4–2
'CalgaryCalgary West3–3
'Glace BayGlace Bay2–4
' AncasterAncaster1–5
Moose JawMoose Jaw1–5

Caribbean

The tournament took place in Willemstad, Curacao from July 13–20. The top two teams from each pool advance to the semifinals.

Europe and Africa

The Europe-Africa qualifier tournament took place from July 12–16. The format of the qualifier tournament is a round robin with an elimination round where the two semifinal winners advanced to the double-elimination regional tournament from July 19–26. Both tournaments took place in Kutno, Poland.

Qualifier tournament

Regional tournament

Japan

This single elimination tournament took place in Ueda, Nagano from July 19–22.
Participating teamsPrefectureCityLL Organization
Chūgoku Champions'Hiroshima CityHiroshima Aki
Higashikanto Champions'UshikuUshiku
Hokkaido Champions'SapporoSapporo Shinkotoni
Kanagawa Champions'HiratsukaHiratsuka
Kansai Champions'Osaka CityOsaka City
Kansai Runner-up'Hyogo-kuHyogo Harima
Kitakanto Champions'FukayaFukaya City
Kyushu Champions'NagasakiNagasaki
Shikoku Champions'NiihamaNiihama
Shin'etsu Champions'MatsumotoHata
Shin'etsu Runner-up'UedaUeda
Tōhoku Champions'SendaiSendai Higashi
Tōhoku Runner-up'SendaiSendai Aoba
Tōkai Champions'HamamatsuHamamatsu Minami
Tōkai Runner-up'NagoyaMeito Chikusa
Tokyo Champions'TokyoChofu

Latin America

The tournament took place in Aguadulce, Panama from July 6–13. The top four teams advanced to the semifinals.
CountryCityLL OrganizationRecord
AAguadulceAguadulce Coclé3–1
'MaracaiboCacique Mara3–1
'CartagenaFalcon2–2
BDavidDavid Doleguita2–2
Santo DomingoSanto Domingo Heredia0–4

Mexico

The tournament took place in Sabinas from July 6–12. The top two teams from each pool advanced to the semifinals.
StateCityLL OrganizationRecord
'Nuevo LaredoOriente5–1
'Medellín de BravoInfantil y Juvenil Veracruzana5–1
'San Nicolás de los GarzaSan Nicolás4–2
'GuaymasSector Pesca de Guaymas4–2
'Cd. JuárezSatélite2–4
'MonclovaRibereña1–5
'SaltilloSaltillo0–6

StateCityLL OrganizationRecord
'GuadalupeEpitacio “Mala” Torres4–1
'MatamorosMatamoros A.C.4–1
'ParralDeporte Asociado San Uriel3–2
'CoatzacoalcosInfantil y juvenil Coatzacoalcos3–2
'JaliscoPegueros1–4
SabinasInfantil y Juvenil de Sabinas Coah0–5