# Big League World Series

The Big League World Series was a baseball tournament for youth aged 15 to 18 years old that began in 1968. On August 26, 2016, Little League International announced that it was eliminating the Big League Level of both baseball and softball, citing low participation levels over the previous 15 years. It was patterned after the Little League World Series, which was named for the World Series in Major League Baseball. Most recently, the tournament was held in Easley, South Carolina.
The Big League World Series was held at four different sites.
* Winston-Salem, North Carolina 1968–1969
* Fort Lauderdale, Florida 1970–1998
* Tucson, Arizona 1999–2000
* Easley, South Carolina 2001–2016

## Tournament format

Pool A (U.S.) consisted of six regions (including the Host team):
* Central
* East
* Host
* Southeast
* Southwest
* West
Pool B (International) consisted of five regions:
* Asia–Pacific
* Canada
* Europe–Africa
* Latin America
* Mexico / Puerto Rico

## Champions

| Year | Winner | Region | Score | Runner–Up | Region |
| 1968 | Charleston, West Virginia | South | 3–2$^{(F/9)}$ | New Hyde Park, New York | East |
| 1969 | Barstow, Southern California | West | 12–6 | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | Host |
| 1970 | Lincolnwood, Illinois | North | 6–0 & 10–5 | San Fernando/Simi Valley, Southern California | West |
| 1971 | Cupertino, Northern California | West | 2–0 & 4–0 | Lincolnwood, Illinois | North |
| 1972 | Orlando, Florida | South | 5–4 | Inglewood, Southern California | West |
| 1973 | Lincolnwood, Illinois | North | 8–0 & 6–2 | Orange County, Southern California | West |
| 1974 | Taipei, Taiwan | Far East | 2–0 | San Antonio, Texas | South |
| 1975 | Taipei, Taiwan | Far East | 2–1 | San Antonio, Texas | South |
| 1976 | Taipei, Taiwan | Far East | 4–0 | Broward County, Florida | Host |
| 1977 | Taipei, Taiwan | Far East | 4–1 & 4–0 | Broward County, Florida | Host |
| 1978 | Taipei, Taiwan | Far East | 4–1$^{(F/13)}$ | Tampa, Florida | South |
| 1979 | West Hempstead, New York | East | 5–1 | Orlando, Florida | South |
| 1980 | Buena Park, Southern California | West | 3–2 | Orlando, Florida | South |
| 1981 | Taipei, Taiwan | Far East | 14–2 | Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico |
| 1982 | Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico | 2–0 | Venezuela | Venezuela |
| 1983 | Taipei, Taiwan | Far East | 7–0 | Broward County, Florida | Host |
| 1984 | Taipei, Taiwan | Far East | 6–4 | Maracaibo, Venezuela | Venezuela |
| 1985 | Broward County, Florida | Host | 9–1 & 10–8 | Carolina, Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico |
| 1986 | Maracaibo, Venezuela | Venezuela | 6–2 & 6–4 | Broward County, Florida | Host |
| 1987 | Taipei, Taiwan | Far East | 4–10 & 9–1 | Broward County, Florida | Host |
| 1988 | Taipei, Taiwan | Far East | 3–1 & 6–0 | Broward County, Florida | Host |
| 1989 | Taipei, Taiwan | Far East | 1–0 | Maracaibo, Venezuela | Venezuela |
| 1990 | Taipei, Taiwan | Far East | 12–1 | Maracaibo, Venezuela | Venezuela |
| 1991 | Taipei, Taiwan | Far East | 8–2 | Maracaibo, Venezuela | Venezuela |
| 1992 | Broward County, Florida | Host | 5–2 & 5–4 | Maracaibo, Venezuela | Venezuela |
| 1993 | Taipei, Taiwan | Far East | 7–0 | Broward County, Florida | Host |
| 1994 | Taipei, Taiwan | Far East | 3–2 & 11–4 | Broward County, Florida | Host |
| 1995 | Tainan, Taiwan | Far East | 6–1 | Broward County, Florida | Host |
| 1996 | Kaohsiung, Taiwan | Far East | 4–0 | Burbank, Illinois | North |
| 1997 | Broward County, Florida | Host | 15–3 | Maracaibo, Venezuela | Venezuela |
| 1998 | Thousand Oaks, Southern California | West | 10–9 | Venezuela | Latin America |
| 1999 | Orlando, Florida | South | 14–2 | Fraser Valley, Canada | Canada |
| 2000 | Fraser Valley, Canada | Canada | 9–8 | Jeffersonville, Indiana | Central |
| 2001 | Westminster, Southern California | West | 5–4 | Valencia, Venezuela | Latin America |
| 2002 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Latin America | 7–2 | Hughesville, Maryland | East |
| 2003 | Easley, South Carolina | Host | 6–3 | Thousand Oaks, Southern California | West |
| 2004 | Easley, South Carolina | Host | 9–1 | Williamsport, Pennsylvania | East |
| 2005 | Easley, South Carolina | Host | 10–5 | Thousand Oaks, Southern California | West |
| 2006 | Thousand Oaks, Southern California | West | 10–0 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico |
| 2007 | Easley, South Carolina | Host | 11–3 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Latin America |
| 2008 | Taylors, South Carolina | South | 5–4 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico |
| 2009 | Santiago, Dominican Republic | Latin America | 12–0 | Thousand Oaks, Southern California | West |
| 2010 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico | 3–2 | Thousand Oaks, Southern California | West |
| 2011 | Taylors, South Carolina | Southeast | 9–7 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Latin America |
| 2012 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico | 7–3 | Easley, South Carolina | Host |
| 2013 | Greenville County, South Carolina | Southeast | 6–1 | Maracaibo, Venezuela | Latin America |
| 2014 | Clearwater, Florida | Southeast | 2–1 | Guayama, Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico |
| 2015 | Guayama, Puerto Rico | Latin America | 3–1 | Thousand Oaks, Southern California | West |
| 2016 | Taoyuan, Taiwan | Asia–Pacific | 6–2 | Kihei, Hawaii | West |
| Year | Winner | Region | Score | Runner–Up | Region |

### Championships won by Country/State

| Team | Championships | Last |
| Taiwan | 18 | 2016 |
| Host Team(s) | 7 | 2007 |
| Southern California | 5 | 2006 |
| Puerto Rico | 5 | 2015 |
| South Carolina | 3 | 2013 |
| Florida | 3 | 2014 |
| Illinois | 2 | 1973 |
| West Virginia | 1 | 1968 |
| Northern California | 1 | 1971 |
| New York | 1 | 1979 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1986 |
| Canada | 1 | 2000 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 2007 |