# 1981 Little League World Series

The 1981 Little League World Series took place between August 25 and August 29 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Taiping Little League of Taichung, Taiwan, defeated the Belmont Heights Little League of Tampa, Florida, in the championship game of the 35th Little League World Series (LLWS).
This was the fifth consecutive title for Taiwan, which remains the longest LLWS winning streak by any single country or U.S. state.

## Teams

| United States | International |
| Barrington, Illinois Central Region Barrington Little League | Trail, British Columbia Canada Region Trail Little League |
| Stamford, Connecticut East Region Federal Little League | Waterloo, Belgium Europe Region SHAPE Little League |
| Tampa, Florida South Region Belmont Heights Little League | Taichung, Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) Far East Region Taiping Little League |
| Escondido, California West Region National Little League | Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico Latin America Region Unidad Modelo Little League |
* Republic of China, commonly known as Taiwan, due to complicated relations with People's Republic of China, is recognized by the name Chinese Taipei by majority of international organizations including Little League Baseball (LLB). For more information, please see Cross-Strait relations.

## Championship bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| August 25 | August 25 | | | |
| Belgium | 3 | | | |
| Belgium | 3 | August 27 | August 27 | | |
| Canada | 4 | August 27 | August 27 | |
| Canada | 4 | Canada | 0 | |
| August 26 | August 26 | | Canada | 0 | |
| August 26 | August 26 | Taiwan | 16 | |
| Taiwan | 10 | Taiwan | 16 | |
| Taiwan | 10 | | | | August 29 | August 29 |
| Mexico | 0 | | | | August 29 | August 29 |
| Mexico | 0 | | | | Taiwan | 4 |
| August 25 | August 25 | | | | | Taiwan | 4 |
| August 25 | August 25 | | | | Florida | 2 |
| Connecticut | 3 | | | | Florida | 2 |
| Connecticut | 3 | August 27 | August 27 | | | |
| Florida | 6 | August 27 | August 27 | | | |
| Florida | 6 | Florida | 11 | | | |
| August 26 | August 26 | | Florida | 11 | | | |
| August 26 | August 26 | Illinois | 10 | | Third place | Third place |
| California | 5 | Illinois | 10 | | Third place | Third place |
| California | 5 | | | | August 28 | August 28 |
| Illinois | 6 | | | | August 28 | August 28 |
| Illinois | 6 | | | | Canada | 3 |
| | | | | | Illinois | 7 |

## Position bracket

| Games A & B | Games A & B | Game D | Game D |
| August 26 | August 26 |
| Belgium | 0 |
| Belgium | 0 | August 28 | August 28 |
| Connecticut | 2 | August 28 | August 28 |
| Connecticut | 2 | Connecticut | 5 |
| August 27 | August 27 | | Connecticut | 5 |
| August 27 | August 27 | California | 8 |
| California | 9 | California | 8 |
| Mexico | 2 | | |
| Mexico | 2 | Game C | Game C |
| | | August 28 | August 28 |
| | | Belgium | 2 |
| | | Mexico | 4 |
* 1981 Little League World Series Champions
* Taiping Little League Taichung, Taiwan

## Notable players

* Derek Bell (Tampa, Florida) – MLB outfielder from 1991 to 2001
* Maurice Crum Sr. (Tampa, Florida) - 2-time NCAA Football Champion (Miami Hurricanes)
* Dan Wilson (Barrington, Illinois) – MLB catcher from 1992 to 2005