# Senior League World Series

The Senior League World Series is a baseball tournament for adolescents aged 13 to 16 years old that began in 1961. In 2017, the tournament was moved from Bangor, Maine to Easley, South Carolina. (Easley was the site of the Big League World Series from 2001 to 2016. The Big League division was discontinued after the 2016 Big League World Series.) It is patterned after the Little League World Series, which was named for the World Series in Major League Baseball since 2002.
The Senior League World Series is one of seven tournaments sponsored by Little League International. Each of them brings baseball or softball teams from around the world together in one of four age divisions. The tournament structure for each division's World Series is similar to that used for the Little League Baseball World Series.

## Tournament format

The six United States regions are:
* Central
* East
* Host
* Southeast
* Southwest
* West
The six International regions are:
* Asia–Pacific
* Australia
* Canada
* Caribbean
* Europe–Africa
* Latin America
The teams are placed into two six-team modified-double-elimination brackets based on geography (US and International) The semi-final winners play for the championship, televised on a network of ESPN. All semi-final and championship matches are single-elimination games.
From 2002 to 2014, a pool-play format was used. Beginning in 2015, each pool plays a modified double-elimination format until only 2 teams remain in each pool. The two remaining teams in their respective pools then play in a single-elimination, semi-final match, with the two winning teams playing in the championship. From 1967–2002 the tournament was straight double-elimination, from 1961–66 it was single–elimination. From 1990 to 2001, a placement bracket was used to determine third place.
Before 2017, the Senior League was the only division of Little League that did not sort teams based on geography.

## Locations

The Senior League World Series has been held at eight different sites.
* 1961–1962 – Williamsport, Pennsylvania
* 1963 – Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
* 1964 – Louisville, Kentucky
* 1965–1967 – Des Moines, Iowa
* 1968–1985 – Gary, Indiana
* 1986–2001 – Kissimmee, Florida
* 2002–2016 – Bangor, Maine
* 2017–present – Easley, South Carolina

## Champions

| Year | Winner | Region | Score | Runner–Up | Region |
| 1961 | Natrona Heights, Pennsylvania | Natrona Heights, Pennsylvania | 8–1 | Sylva, North Carolina | Sylva, North Carolina |
| 1962 | West Hempstead, New York | East | 8–2 | La Habra, Southern California | West |
| 1963 | Monterrey, Mexico | Mexico | 9–3 | Downey, Southern California | West |
| 1964 | Massapequa, New York | East | 2–1 | Brenham, Texas | South |
| 1965 | Monterrey, Mexico | Mexico | 5–0 | El Campo, Texas | South |
| 1966 | East Rochester, New York | East | 4–2 | La Habra, Southern California | West |
| 1967 | Westbury, New York | East | 11–3 | West Des Moines, Iowa | Host |
| 1968 | New Hyde Park, New York | East | 6–3 | West Tampa, Florida | South |
| 1969 | Sacramento, Northern California | West | 9–1 | Gary, Indiana | Host |
| 1970 | West Tampa, Florida | South | 2–1 | Throggs Neck, New York | East |
| 1971 | La Habra, Southern California | West | 1–0 | Richmond, Virginia | South |
| 1972 | Pingtung, Taiwan | Far East | 9–0 | Oxnard, Southern California | West |
| 1973 | Taipei, Taiwan | Far East | 4–0 | Oxon Hill, Maryland | East |
| 1974 | Pingtung, Taiwan | Far East | 5–1 | Charlotte, North Carolina | South |
| 1975 | Pingtung, Taiwan | Far East | 5–0 | Chicago, Illinois | North |
| 1976 | Pingtung, Taiwan | Far East | 12–5 & 14–5 | Aiea, Hawaii | West |
| 1977 | Taipei, Taiwan | Far East | 5–1 | Orlando, Florida | South |
| 1978 | Hualien, Taiwan | Far East | 3–2 | Burbank, Illinois | North |
| 1979 | Taichung, Taiwan | Far East | 4–3 & 5–0 | Tampa, Florida | South |
| 1980 | Pingtung, Taiwan | Far East | 12–4 | Kaneohe, Hawaii | West |
| 1981 | Georgetown, Delaware | East | 15–4 | Danville, Northern California | West |
| 1982 | Santa Barbara, Southern California | West | 11–4 | Orange Park, Florida | South |
| 1983 | Pingtung, Taiwan | Far East | 6–4 | Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles | Caribbean |
| 1984 | Altamonte Springs, Florida | South | 10–7 | Pingtung, Taiwan | Far East |
| 1985 | Pingtung, Taiwan | Far East | 3–2 | Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles | Caribbean |
| 1986 | Taipei, Taiwan | Far East | 5–3 | Brenham, Texas | South |
| 1987 | Athens, Ohio | North | 3–2 & 12–4 | Tampa, Florida | South |
| 1988 | Pingtung, Taiwan | Far East | 10–4 | Maracaibo, Venezuela | Latin America |
| 1989 | Pingtung, Taiwan | Far East | 2–1 & 5–3 | Surrey, Canada | Canada |
| 1990 | Taipei, Taiwan | Far East | 8–0 | Danville, Northern California | West |
| 1991 | Pingtung, Taiwan | Far East | 2–1 & 8–3 | Pearl City, Hawaii | West |
| 1992 | Pingtung, Taiwan | Far East | 1–6 & 8–1 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Latin America |
| 1993 | La Vega, Dominican Republic | Latin America | 3–1 & 7–3 | Taipei Taiwan | Far East |
| 1994 | Brandon, Florida | South | 13–5 | Midland, Michigan | North |
| 1995 | Dunedin, Florida | South | 3–2 | Clarksville, Indiana | North |
| 1996 | Maracaibo, Venezuela | Latin America | 4–2 | Thousand Oaks, Southern California | West |
| 1997 | San Francisco, Venezuela | Latin America | 10–13 & 3–0 | Yucaipa, Southern California | West |
| 1998 | Diamond Bar, Southern California | West | 9–6 | Conway, Florida | Host |
| 1999 | Conway, Florida | Host | 10–2 | Maracaibo, Venezuela | Latin America |
| 2000 | Panama City, Panama | Latin America | 4–2 & 9–7 | Pinellas Park, Florida | South |
| 2001 | Palm Harbor, Florida | South | 7–4 | Maracaibo, Venezuela | Latin America |
| 2002 | Willemstad, Curaçao | Caribbean | 8–4 | Boynton Beach, Florida | South |
| 2003 | Hilo, Hawaii | West | 16–8 | Chesterfield, Virginia | South |
| 2004 | Freehold Township, New Jersey | East | 10–1 | El Rio, Southern California | West |
| 2005 | Urbandale, Iowa | Central | 7–2 | Pearl City, Hawaii | West |
| 2006 | Punto Fijo, Venezuela | Latin America | 4–2 | Pearl City, Hawaii | West |
| 2007 | Cartersville, Georgia | South | 9–0 | Punto Fijo, Venezuela | Latin America |
| 2008 | Upper Deerfield Township, New Jersey | East | 10–8 | Willemstad, Curaçao | Caribbean |
| 2009 | Houston, East Texas | Southwest | 9–7 | Fremont, Northern California | West |
| 2010 | San Nicolaas, Aruba | Caribbean | 8–1 | Bangor, Maine | Host |
| 2011 | Hilo, Hawaii | West | 11–1 | Tyler, East Texas | Southwest |
| 2012 | Guatemala City, Guatemala | Latin America | 6–3 | Lemon Grove, Southern California | West |
| 2013 | Chitré, Panama | Latin America | 2–1 | Kennett Square, Pennsylvania | East |
| 2014 | Houston, East Texas | Southwest | 7–4 | Willemstad, Curaçao | Caribbean |
| 2015 | Houston, East Texas | Southwest | 8–1 | Holmes County, Ohio | Central |
| 2016 | Chicago, Illinois | Central | 7–2 | Melbourne, Australia | Asia–Pacific |
| 2017 | Aguadulce, Panama | Latin America | 5–4 | Coral Springs, Florida | Southeast |
| 2018 | Willemstad, Curaçao | Caribbean | 7–2 | Wilmington, Delaware | East |
| 2019 | Wailuku, Hawaii | West | 11–0$^{(F/6)}$ | Willemstad, Curaçao | Caribbean |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 crisis | Cancelled due to COVID-19 crisis | 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 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 crisis | Cancelled due to COVID-19 crisis |
| 2022 | Guayama, Puerto Rico | Caribbean | 10–5 | Norfolk, Virginia | Southeast |
| 2023 | Willemstad, Curaçao | Caribbean | 14–1 | Cherry Hill, New Jersey | East |
| 2024 | Maracaibo, Venezuela | Latin America | 9–3 | Irmo, South Carolina | Southeast |
| Year | Winner | Region | Score | Runner–Up | Region |

## Championship tally
### Championships won by country/state

| Country/State | Championships | Last |
| Taiwan | 17 | 1992 |
| New York | 5 | 1968 |
| Florida | 5 | 2001 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 2024 |
| Southern California | 3 | 1998 |
| East Texas | 3 | 2015 |
| Panama | 3 | 2017 |
| Hawaii | 3 | 2019 |
| Curaçao | 3 | 2023 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1965 |
| New Jersey | 2 | 2008 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | 1961 |
| Northern California | 1 | 1969 |
| Delaware | 1 | 1981 |
| Ohio | 1 | 1987 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1993 |
| Host | 1 | 1999 |
| Iowa | 1 | 2005 |
| Georgia | 1 | 2007 |
| Aruba | 1 | 2010 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 2012 |
| Illinois | 1 | 2016 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 2022 |