In the last decade, a United States team has won the Little League World Series seven times, including an incredible streak from 2018-2024. Tung-Yuan LL (Taipei, Chinese Taipei) broke up the American dominance by taking home the title in 2025 and the only other international champion in the last 10 years of youth baseball's summertime marquee event was Tokyo, Japan in 2015 and 2017. Does the 2026 Little League World Series title go to a U.S. regional champion? Or does a 2026 international team raise the banner for the second year in a row?This year's Little League World Series will take place from Wednesday, August 19, until Sunday, August 30 when youth baseball stars will compete in 38 games over that time period to decide a champion.
Here's
everything you need to know about the 2026 Little League World Series.
Who won the 2025 Little League World Series?
Chinese Taipei, the Asia-Pacific region champion, coasted to the 2025 Little League World Series title behind its ace pitcher, Lin Chin-Tse.
Chin-Tse’s pitching line was simply dominant – 5 innings, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 walks, 4 strikeouts – and he also had the most important hit (a bases clearing triple) in the game during his team’s five-run bottom of the fifth inning.
On the strength of Chin-Tse’s arm and the stellar defense behind him, Chinese Taipei defeated Nevada, 7-0, to win its first Little League World Series title since 1996, snapping a 29-year drought for the country — Sherlon Christie and James Williams
What country holds the most Little League World Series titles?
As of 2025 LLWS championship:
- United States: 40
- Chinese Taipei: 18
- Japan: 11
- Mexico: 3
- South Korea: 3
- Venezuela: 2
- Curaçao: 1
Who are the United States Little League World Series winners? Listed by state, as of 2025
- 1. California: 8
- T2. Connecticut: 4
- T2. Hawaii: 4
- T2. New Jersey: 4
- T2. Pennsylvania: 4
- T6. Georgia: 3
- T6. New York: 3
- T8. Michigan: 2
- T8. Texas: 2
- T10. Alabama: 1
- T10. Florida: 1
- T10. Kentucky: 1
- T10. Louisiana: 1
- T10. New Mexico: 1
- T10. Washington: 1
How to watch the 2026 Little League World Series
The 2026 Little League World Series will be broadcast on ESPN platforms, with the championship game airing on ABC. Games will also be available to stream on ESPN+.
- Dates: August 19th - August 30th
- TV: ESPN, ESPN2, ABC
- Stream: ESPN+
- Location: Williamsport, Pennsylvania
2026 Little League World Series schedule
Wednesday, August 19
- Game 1: Latin America vs Caribbean, 1 p.m. ESPN
- Game 2: Southeast vs Northwest, 3 p.m. ESPN
- Game 3: Canada vs Asia-Pacific, 5 p.m. ESPN
- Game 4: Metro vs New England, 7 p.m. ESPN
Thursday, August 20
- Game 5: Australia vs Mexico, 12 p.m. ESPN
- Game 6: Great Lakes vs Mountain, 2 p.m. ESPN
- Game 7: Curacao vs Japan, 4 p.m. ESPN
- Game 8: West vs Midwest, 6 p.m. ESPN2
Friday, August 21
- Game 9: Panama vs Winner of Game 1, 1 p.m. ESPN
- Game 10: Southwest vs Winner of Game 2, 3 p.m. ESPN
- Game 11: Europe-Africa vs Winner of Game 3, 5 p.m. ESPN
- Game 12: Mid-Atlantic vs Winner of Game 4, 7 p.m. ESPN
Saturday, August 22
- Game 13: Loser of Game 3 vs Loser of Game 5, 1 p.m. ESPN
- Game 14: Loser of Game 4 vs Loser of Game 4, 4 p.m. ESPN
- Game 15: Loser of Game 1 vs Loser of Game 7, 5 p.m. ESPN
- Game 16: Loser of Game 2 vs Loser of Game 8, 7 p.m. ESPN
Sunday, August 23
- Game 17: Winner of Game 6 vs Winner of Game 10, 9 a.m. ESPN
- Game 18: Winner of Game 5 vs Winner of Game 9, 11 a.m. ESPN
- Game 19: Winner of Game 8 vs Winner of Game 12, 1 p.m. ABC
- Game 20: Winner of Game 7 vs Winner of Game 11, 2 p.m. ESPN
Monday, August 24
- Game 21: Loser of Game 9 vs Winner of Game 13, 1 p.m. ESPN
- Game 22: Loser of Game 10 vs Winner of Game 14, 3 p.m. ESPN
- Game 23: Loser of Game 11 vs Winner of Game 15, 5 p.m. ESPN
- Game 24: Loser of Game 12 vs Winner of Game 16, 7 p.m. ESPN
Tuesday, August 25
- Game 25: Loser of Game 18 vs Winner of Game 23, 1p.m. ESPN
- Game 26: Loser of Game 17 vs Winner of Game 24, 3 p.m. ESPN
- Game 27: Loser of Game 20 vs Winner of Game 21, 5 p.m. ESPN
- Game 28: Loser of Game 19 vs Winner of Game 22, 7 p.m. ESPN
Wednesday, August 26
- Game 29: Winner of Game 18 vs Winner of Game 20, 1 p.m. ESPN
- Game 30: Winner of Game 17 vs Winner of Game 19, 3 p.m. ESPN
- Game 31: Winner of Game 25 vs Winner of Game 27, 5 p.m. ESPN
- Game 32: Winner of Game 26 vs Winner of Game 28, 7 p.m. ESPN
Thursday, August 27
- Game 33: Loser of Game 29 vs Winner of Game 31, 3 p.m. ESPN
- Game 34: Loser of Game 30 vs Winner of Game 32, 7 p.m. ESPN
Saturday, August 29
Little League World Series International Championship game
- Game 35: Winner of Game 29 vs Winner of Game 33, 12:30 p.m. ABC
Little League World Series U.S. Championship game
- Game 36: Winner of Game 30 vs Winner of Game 34, 3:30 p.m. ABC
Sunday, August 30
Little League World Series 3rd Place Consolation game
- Game 37: Loser of Game 35 vs Loser of Game 36, 10 a.m. ESPN
Little League World Series Championship game
- Game 38 : Winner of Game 35 vs Winner of Game 36, 3 p.m. ABC
Sherlon Christie is a USA TODAY Sports senior trending editor and an expert on Little League Baseball and Little League Softball. You can reach him by email at schristie@usatoday.com. Follow him on X at @sherlonchristie, on Bluesky at @sherlonchristie.bsky.social.
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