# 1996 Big League World Series

The 1996 Big League World Series took place from August 9–17 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States. Kaohsiung, Taiwan defeated Burbank, Illinois in the championship game. It was Taiwan's fourth straight championship,

## Teams

| United States | International |
| Broward County, Florida District 10 Host | Surrey British Columbia, Canada Whalley Canada |
| Dover, Delaware East | Mexico City, Mexico Central America |
| Burbank, Illinois District 15 North | Ramstein, Germany KMC Europe |
| Midland, Texas South | Kaohsiung, Taiwan Far East |
| Pearl City, Hawaii West | Puerto Rico Vista Hermosa Puerto Rico |
| | Maracaibo, Venezuela Venezuela |

## Results

United States Bracket
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | United States Championship | United States Championship | United States Championship | United States Championship |
| | | | 1–0 | Florida | 3 | | | | | | | |
| — | Florida | 10 | — | Hawaii | 5 | | | | | | | |
| — | Delaware | 1 | | | | 1–0 | Hawaii | 0 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1–0 | Illinois | 13 | | | | |
| | | | — | Illinois | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | — | Texas | 3 | | | |
| | | | — | Texas | 3 | | 2–0 | Illinois | 2 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | 2–0 | Illinois | 2–1 | Hawaii | 10 | 3 |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | 2–1 | Hawaii | 10 | 3 |
| | | | | | | 1–1 | Hawaii | 5 | | | | |
| | | | 1–1 | Delaware | 1 | 2–1 | Florida | 2 | | | | |
| 0–1 | Delaware | 3 | 1–1 | Florida | 9 | | | | | | | |
| 0–1 | Texas | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
International Bracket
| Upper round 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper round 1 | Upper round 2 | Upper round 2 | Upper round 2 | Upper final | Upper final | Upper final | | | | International Championship | International Championship | International Championship | International Championship |
| | | | 1–0 | Puerto Rico | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | Puerto Rico | 6 | — | Taiwan | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | Venezuela | 4 | | | | 1–0 | Taiwan | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1–0 | Mexico | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 1–0 | Canada | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | Canada | 13 | — | Mexico | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | Germany | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | Germany | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 2–0 | Taiwan | 3 | — |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 3–1 | Canada | 0 | — |
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 2 | Lower round 3 | Lower round 3 | Lower round 3 | Lower final | Lower final | Lower final | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1–1 | Mexico | 1 | |
| | | | | | | 1–1 | Canada | 7 | 2–1 | Canada | 12 | |
| | | | 1–1 | Puerto Rico | 2 | 2–1 | Venezuela | 4 | | | | | | |
| 0–1 | Germany | 0 | 1–1 | Venezuela | 10 | | | | | | | | | |
| 0–1 | Venezuela | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Elimination round
| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | World Championship | World Championship | World Championship |
| 2–0 | Illinois | 2 · 6 | | | |
| 2–1 | Hawaii | 10 · 3 | | | |
| 2–1 | Hawaii | 10 · 3 | 3–1 | Illinois | 0 |
| | | | 3–0 | Taiwan | 4 |
| 2–0 | Taiwan | 3 | 3–0 | Taiwan | 4 |
| 3–1 | Canada | 0 | | | |
* 1996 Big League World Series Champions
* Kaohsiung, Taiwan