2015 Little League World Series qualification explained
Great Lakes Winner: | Bowling Green, Kentucky |
Mid-Atlantic Winner: | Lewisberry, Pennsylvania |
Midwest Winner: | Webb City, Missouri |
New England Winner: | Cranston, Rhode Island |
Northwest Winner: | Portland, Oregon |
Southeast Winner: | Taylors, South Carolina |
Southwest Winner: | Pearland, Texas |
West Winner: | Bonita, California |
Australia Winner: | Sydney, New South Wales |
Canada Winner: | White Rock, British Columbia |
Caribbean Winner: | Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic |
Europe And Africa Winner: | Kampala, Uganda |
Japan Winner: | Tokyo |
Latin America Winner: | Barquisimeto, Venezuela |
Mexico Winner: | Mexicali, Baja California |
Prevseason Year: | 2014 |
Nextseason Year: | 2016 |
Qualification for the 2015 Little League World Series took place in eight United States regions and eight international regions from June through August 2015. Starting this year, all eight United States regional tournaments used a modified double elimination format and moved away from the round robin format used since the 1990s.[1]
United States
The tournament took place in Indianapolis, Indiana from August 9–15.[1]
The tournament took place in Bristol, Connecticut from August 10–16.[1]
The tournament took place in Indianapolis, Indiana from August 9–15.[1]
Note: North Dakota and South Dakota are organized into a single Little League district.
The tournament took place in Bristol, Connecticut from August 10–16.[1]
The tournament took place in San Bernardino, California from August 9–15.[1]
State | City | LL Organization | Record |
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| Juneau | Gastineau Channel | 0–2 |
| Eagle | West Valley | 3–2 |
| Billings | Boulder Arrowhead | 1–2 |
| Portland | Wilshire/Riverside | 4–0 |
| Vancouver | Cascade | 2–2 |
| Gillette | Gillette | 0–2 | |
The tournament took place in Warner Robins, Georgia from August 7–13.[1]
The tournament took place in Waco, Texas from August 7–13.[1]
The tournament took place in San Bernardino, California from August 9–15.[1]
State | City | LL Organization | Record |
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| Chandler | Chandler National North | 1–2 |
| Waipahu | Waipio | 3–2 |
| Henderson | Paseo Verde | 1–2 |
Northern California | San Jose | Cambrian Park | 0–2 |
Southern California | Bonita | Sweetwater Valley | 4–0 |
| Santa Clara | Snow Canyon | 1–2 | |
International
The tournament took place in Guilin, China from July 13–21.[1]
The tournament took place in Lismore, New South Wales on June 4–9.[2] The top two teams in each pool advance to the elimination round, where they are seeded one through eight based on overall record. The "runs against ratio" (RAR) is used as the tiebreaker. It is calculated by the number of runs scored against a team, divided by the number of defensive innings the team played.
Pool AState/Territory | LL Organization | Record |
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| Cronulla | 4–0 |
| Southern Mariners | 2–2 |
| Manly | 2–2 |
| Gold Coast | 1–3 |
| West Coast | 1–3 | |
Pool CState/Territory | LL Organization | Record |
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| Swan Hills | 4–0 |
| Perth Metro East | 3–1 |
| Adelaide West | 2–2 |
| Central Coast | 1–3 |
| Northern Territory | 0–4 | |
Pool BState/Territory | LL Organization | Record |
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| Hills | 4–0 |
| Perth Metro North | 3–1 |
| Adelaide North | 2–2 |
| Yarra Rangers | 1–3 |
| Brisbane North | 0–4 | |
Pool DState/Territory | LL Organization | Record |
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| Ryde North | 4–0 |
| Perth Metro Central | 3–1 |
| Ryde South | 2–2 |
| Northern Diamondbacks | 1–3 |
| Canberra | 0–4 | |
The tournament took place in Ottawa, Ontario from August 7–16.[1]
The tournament took place in Willemstad, Curaçao from July 18–25.[1]
The tournament took place in Kutno, Poland from July 16–23.[1] The format of the tournament is double elimination.
Results |
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July 16 |
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Game | Visitor | Score | Home |
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1 | Hungary | 0–10 | Italy |
2 | Germany-USA | 4–3 | Ukraine |
3 | United Kingdom | 7–8 | Netherlands |
4 | Uganda | 21–1 | Belgium |
5 | Belarus | 11–4 | Austria |
6 | Spain | 15–2 | Moldova |
July 17 |
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Game | Visitor | Score | Home |
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7 | Poland | 4–15 | Italy |
8 | Germany-USA | 10–4 | Netherlands |
9 | Belarus | 1–16 | Uganda |
10 | Czech Republic | 13–3 | Spain |
11 | Austria | 5–1 | Belgium |
12 | Ukraine | 2–7 | United Kingdom |
July 18 |
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Game | Visitor | Score | Home |
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13 | Poland | 5–6 | Moldova |
14 | Hungary | 2–8 | Spain |
15 | Netherlands | 15–3 | Austria |
16 | United Kingdom | 14–4 | Belarus |
July 19 |
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Game | Visitor | Score | Home |
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17 | Italy | 10–1 | Germany-USA |
18 | Czech Republic | 0–10 | Uganda |
19 | Moldova | 2–12 | Netherlands |
20 | United Kingdom | 5–11 | Spain |
July 20 |
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Game | Visitor | Score | Home |
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21 | Netherlands | 1–5 | Czech Republic |
22 | Spain | 10–0 | Germany-USA |
23 | Italy | 0–4 | Uganda |
July 21 |
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Game | Visitor | Score | Home |
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24 | Spain | 11–0 | Czech Republic |
July 22 |
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Game | Visitor | Score | Home |
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25 | Spain | 5–2 | Italy |
July 23 |
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Game | Visitor | Score | Home |
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26 | Uganda | 16–0 | Spain | |
The first two rounds of the tournament took place on July 19. The semifinals and championship were played on July 20. All games were played in Shirakawa, Fukushima.[1]
The tournament took place in Panama City, Panama from July 11–18.[1]
The tournament took place in Matamoros, Tamaulipas from July 11–17.[1]
Notes and References
- Web site: Little League Baseball® Regional & World Series Results . Littleleague.org . Little League . June 19, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150829083659/http://www.llbws.org/llbbws.htm . August 29, 2015.
- Web site: Australian Region Little League Tournament Historical Results . Unpage.com . June 2, 2015.