Little League World Series 2017: Bracket, schedule, teams, live updates, and scores
The best 11- to 13-year-old baseball players in the world are gathered in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, for the 2017 Little League World Series, with 30 games on tap for the next two weeks.
Format
Sixteen teams are split into two brackets, eight international teams and eight teams from the United States. Each bracket is a double-elimination tournament, with the U.S. winner facing the international winner in the Little League World Series championship game on Sunday, Aug. 27.
History
This is the 71st Little League World Series, which started in 1947. The United States has won 34 Little League World Series, including the team from Maine-Endwell Little League New York capturing the 2016 championship. International teams have won the tournament 36 times.
Venues
The two weeks of games are split into two parks in Williamsport — Lamade Stadium and Volunteer Stadium. The championship game will be played at Lamade Stadium.
Teams
International teams
Asia-Pacific: West Seoul Little League, Seoul, South Korea
Australia: Hills Little League, Sydney, Australia
Canada: White Rock-South Surrey Little League, White Rock, British Colombia
Caribbean: Los Bravos de Pontezuela Little League, Santiago, Dominican Republic
Europe-Africa: Emilia Little League, Emilia, Italy
Japan: Tokyo Kitasuna Little League, Tokyo, Japan
Latin America: Luz-Maracaibo Little League, Maracaibo, Venezuela
Mexico: Guadalupe Treviño Kelly Little League, Reynosa, Mexico
United States teams
Great Lakes: Grosse Pointe Woods-Shores Little League, Grosse Pointe, Michigan
Mid-Atlantic: Holbrook Little League, Jackson, New Jersey
Midwest: Sioux Falls Little League, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
New England: Fairfield American Little League, Fairfield, Connecticut
Northwest: Walla Walla Valley Little League, Walla Walla, Washington
Southeast: North State Little League, Greenville, North Carolina
Southwest: Lufkin Little League, Lufkin, Texas
West: Santa Margarita Little League, Rancho Santa Margarita, California
Bracket
For the full bracket, click here.
Television coverage
ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC will televise every game of the 2017 Little League World Series, with online streaming available through WatchESPN.
Schedule & results
All times ET
Game 1: Latin America 4, Mexico 1
Game 2: New England vs. Mid-Atlantic, 3 p.m. (ESPN, WatchESPN)
Game 3: Canada vs. Europe-Africa, 5 p.m. (ESPN, WatchESPN)
Game 4: Great Lakes vs. Southwest, 7 p.m. (ESPN2, WatchESPN)
Friday, Aug. 18
Game 5: Australia vs. Japan, 2 p.m. (ESPN, WatchESPN)
Game 6: Northwest vs. West, 4 p.m. (ESPN, WatchESPN)
Game 7: Asia-Pacific vs. Caribbean, 6 p.m. (ESPN, WatchESPN)
Game 8: Southeast vs. Midwest, 8 p.m. (ESPN, WatchESPN)
Saturday, Aug. 19
Game 9: Mexico vs. Game 3 loser, 1 p.m. (ESPN, WatchESPN)
Game 10: Game 2 loser vs. Game 4 loser, 3 p.m. (ABC, WatchESPN)
Game 11: Game 5 loser vs. Game 7 loser, 6 p.m. (ESPN, WatchESPN)
Game 12: Game 6 loser vs. Game 8 loser, 8 p.m. (ESPN, WatchESPN)
Sunday, Aug. 20
Game 13: Latin America vs. Game 3 winner, 1 p.m. (ESPN, WatchESPN)
Game 14: Game 2 winner vs. Game 4 winner, 3 p.m. (ESPN, WatchESPN)
Game 15: Game 5 winner vs. Game 7 winner, 6 p.m. (ABC, WatchESPN)
Game 16: Game 6 winner vs. Game 8 winner, 8 p.m. (ESPN, WatchESPN)
Monday, Aug. 21
Consolation Game A: Game 9 loser vs. Game 10 loser, 11 a.m. (ESPN, WatchESPN)
Game 17: Game 15 loser vs. Game 9 winner, 1 p.m. (ESPN, WatchESPN)
Game 18: Game 16 loser vs. Game 10 winner, 3 p.m. (ESPN, WatchESPN)
Game 19: Game 13 loser vs. Game 11 winner, 6 p.m. (ESPN2, WatchESPN)
Game 20: Game 14 loser vs. Game 12 winner, 8 p.m. (ESPN2, WatchESPN)
Tuesday, Aug. 22
Consolation Game B: Game 11 loser vs. Game 12 loser, 11 a.m. (ESPN, WatchESPN)
Game 21: Game 17 winner vs. Game 19 winner, 3 p.m. (ESPN, WatchESPN)
Game 22: Game 18 winner vs. Game 20 winner, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN, WatchESPN)
Wednesday, Aug. 23
Game 23: Game 13 winner vs. Game 15 winner, 3 p.m. (ESPN, WatchESPN)
Game 24: Game 14 winner vs. Game 16 winner, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN, WatchESPN)
Thursday, Aug. 24
Game 25: Game 21 winner vs. Game 23 loser, 3 p.m. (ESPN, WatchESPN)
Game 26: Game 22 winner vs. Game 24 loser, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN, WatchESPN)
Saturday, Aug. 26
Game 27: International championship - Game 23 winner vs. Game 25 winner, 12:30 p.m. (ABC, WatchESPN)
Game 28: U.S. championship - Game 24 winner vs. Game 26 winner, 3:30 p.m. (ABC, WatchESPN)
Sunday, Aug. 27
Game 29: Consolation game - Game 27 loser vs. Game 28 loser, 10 a.m. (ESPN, WatchESPN)
Game 30: Little League World Series championship game - Game 27 winner vs. Game 28 winner, 3 p.m. (ABC, WatchESPN)