8 U.S. teams and 8 international teams face off in Williamsport.

The top 12- and 13-year-old baseball teams on the planet are in Williamsport, Pennsylvania for the 2018 Little League World Series, with 16 teams set to play 32 games over 11 days to determine a champion.

Actually, there will be two champs, with eight United States teams playing in one bracket and eight international teams in another. The U.S. and International bracket winners will face off for the 72nd overall Little League championship.

These teams have earned their trips to Williamsport through qualifying tournaments in their region or country over the last few weeks. Among the notable achievements were a no-hitter by the Gold Coast, Queensland team to win and represent Australia, and a perfect game by the Staten Island, New York team to earn the Mid-Atlantic spot in the tournament.

Teams

Format

The 16 teams are split into two groups, the United States and International. Each bracket is double-elimination until each side is down to two teams. The U.S. and International sides will each determine a winner of their bracket on Saturday, Aug. 25, with the winners facing off on Sunday, Aug. 26 for the Little League World Series championship.

Each game is six innings long, but could be shorter if a team is leading by 10 or more runs. There are two consolation games between the 0-2 teams to ensure that every team in the tournament will play at least three games.

History

International teams have won 37 of the 71 Little League World Series, including Japan in 2017, their 11th title. Taiwan has won the most championship with 17. The U.S. has won 34 titles, led by California’s seven.

Venues

The games will be played in two stadiums in Williamsport. The main park is Lamade Stadium, which holds 3,300 seats and will host the championship games and various others. Some games will be played at Volunteer stadium, with a capacity of roughly 3,000 seats.

Bracket

Source: Little League

Television coverage

The ESPN family of networks will televise every game of the Little League World Series, with most of the games on ESPN, a few on ESPN2, and the championship games on ABC. Online streaming is available through Watch ESPN.

Schedule & results

All times ET

Thursday, Aug. 16

Game 1: Asia-Pacific def. Caribbean 4-2
Game 2: Mid-Atlantic def. Midwest, 5-2
Game 3: Mexico def. Australia, 3-2
Game 4: Southwest def. New England, 3-1

Friday, Aug. 17

Game 5: Japan def. Europe-Africa, 11-1
Game 6: Great Lakes def. Northwest, 5-4
Game 7: Latin America def. Canada, 8-3
Game 8: West def. Southeast, 2-0 (11 inn.)

Saturday, Aug. 18

Game 9: Caribbean def. Australia, 6-0
Game 10: Midwest def. New England, 9-5
Game 11: Canada def. Europe-Africa, 2-1
Game 12: Southeast def. Northwest, 3-0

Sunday, Aug. 19

Game 13: Asia-Pacific def. Mexico, 5-1
Game 14: Mid-Atlantic def. Southwest, 2-1
Game 15: Japan def. Latin America, 2-0
Game 16: West def. Great Lakes, 8-3

Monday, Aug. 20

Consolation Game A: New England def. Australia, 15-0
Game 17: Caribbean def. Latin America 3-1
Game 18: Great Lakes def. Midwest, 5-4
Game 19: Canada def. Mexico, 6-4
Game 20: Southeast def. Southwest, 7-6

Wednesday, Aug. 22

Game 21: Caribbean def. Canada, 9-4
Game 22: Southeast def. Great Lakes, 4-3
Game 23: Asia-Pacific def. Japan, 10-0
Game 24: West def. Mid-Atlantic, 10-0

Thursday, Aug. 23

Consolation Game B: Northwest def. Europe-Africa, 5-0
Game 25: Japan def. Caribbean, 1-0
Game 26: Southeast vs. Mid-Atlantic, 7 p.m. (ESPN)

Saturday, Aug. 25

International championship game: Asica-Pacific vs. Game 25 winner, 12:30 p.m. (ABC)
U.S. championship game: West vs. Game 26 winner, 3:30 p.m. (ABC)

Sunday, Aug. 26

Consolation game, 10 a.m. (ESPN)
Little League World Series championship game, 3 p.m. (ABC)