# Junior League World Series (softball)

The Junior League Softball World Series is a softball tournament for girls aged between 12 and 14. The tournament is administered by Little League Baseball, Inc. and is held annually in the Seattle suburb of Kirkland, Washington.

## Tournament format

The tournament started in 1999, and is a true "World Series" since ten regions from around the world send in teams:
* Asia-Pacific
* Canada
* Europe/Africa
* Latin America
* United States (USA) Central
* USA East
* USA South
* USA Southwest
* USA West
* Host team (Washington District 9)
The ten teams are divided into two pools of five members each. The top 4 teams from each pool then advance to the quarter-finals (Pool A 1st vs Pool B 4th, Pool B 2nd vs Pool A 3rd, etc). The winners of each quarter final face off in the semi-finals. The semi-final winners play for the championship. All matches are single-elimination games.
The losers of the quarter-final games, and the bottom team in each pool, play in friendship games. The losers of the semi-final games play each other in a consolation final. All pool play and bracket games are streamed on ESPN+. Friendship games are not streamed.

## List of champions
### Champions per year

| Year | Winner | Score | Runner-Up |
| 1999 | Woodway-Hewitt, Texas | 4–1 | Usa West |
| 2000 | Naples, Florida | 12–3 | Usa East |
| 2001 | Naples, Florida | 5–3 | Host Team |
| 2002 | Utrecht, Netherlands | 5–3 | Tampa Bay, Florida |
| 2003 | Bacolod, Philippines | 2–0 | Manuabo, Puerto Rico |
| 2004 | South Bend, Indiana | 10–1 | Giddings, Texas |
| 2005 | Lake Wales, Florida | 4–0 | La Grange, Texas |
| 2006 | Naples, Florida | 8–0 | Bacolod, Philippines |
| 2007 | Maunabo, Puerto Rico | 16–6 | Westchester-Del Rey, California |
| 2008 | Oro Valley, Arizona | 10–4 | Maunabo, Puerto Rico |
| 2009 | Maunabo, Puerto Rico | 2–1 | Elyria, Ohio |
| 2010 | Maunabo, Puerto Rico | 4–3 | Tampa, Florida |
| 2011 | Croswell, Michigan | 10–0 | Tampa, Florida |
| 2012 | Anchorage, Alaska | 6–2 | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
| 2013 | Tampa, Florida | 10–1 | Kirkland, Washington |
| 2014 | Greensburg, Pennsylvania | 6–2 | Mexicali, Mexico |
| 2015 | Tampa, Florida | 9–2 | Norzagaray, Philippines |
| 2016 | Maunabo, Puerto Rico | 8–6 | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada |
| 2017 | Poland, Ohio | 7–1 | Kirkland, Washington |
| 2018 | Santa Clara, Utah | 9–3 | Smithville, Texas |
| 2019 | Tampa, Florida | 7–6 | Columbus, Texas |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 crisis | Cancelled due to COVID-19 crisis | Cancelled due to COVID-19 crisis |
| 2021 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 crisis | Cancelled due to COVID-19 crisis | Cancelled due to COVID-19 crisis |
| 2022 | Jenison, Michigan | 5–1 | Irmo, South Carolina |
| 2023 | Bago, Philippines | 3–0 | Milford, Connecticut |
| 2024 | Prague, Czech Republic | 5–3 | Poland, Ohio |

### Championships per location

| Winner | Total | Years |
| Maunabo, Puerto Rico | 4 | 2007, 2009, 2010, 2016 |
| Naples, Florida | 3 | 2000, 2001, 2006 |
| Tampa, Florida | 3 | 2013, 2015, 2019 |
| Santa Clara, Utah | 1 | 2018 |
| Anchorage, Alaska | 1 | 2012 |
| Greensburg, Pennsylvania | 1 | 2014 |
| Croswell, Michigan | 1 | 2011 |
| Jenison, Michigan | 1 | 2022 |
| Oro Valley, Arizona | 1 | 2008 |
| Lake Wales, Florida | 1 | 2005 |
| Poland, Ohio | 1 | 2017 |
| South Bend, Indiana | 1 | 2004 |
| Bacolod, Philippines | 1 | 2003 |
| Bago, Philippines | 1 | 2023 |
| Utrecht, Netherlands | 1 | 2002 |
| Woodway-Hewitt, Texas | 1 | 1999 |