2002 Little League World Series qualification

Qualification for the 2002 Little League World Series took place in sixteen different parts of the world during July and August 2002, with formats and number of teams varying by region.

Asia

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The tournament took place in Manila, Philippines from July 28–August 4.

Country City LL Organization Record
  Japan Tokyo Sendai Higashi 4-0
  South Korea 2-2
  Hong Kong 0-4
 
Final
 
  
 
August 3
 
 
  Japan6
 
 
  South Korea1
 

Canada

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The tournament was held in Lethbridge, Alberta from August 2–11.

Province City LL Organization Record
  Saskatchewan Regina North Regina 4-1
  British Columbia Surrey Whalley 4-1
  Ontario Ottawa Gloucester 4-1
  Nova Scotia Sydney Sydney 2-3
  Alberta (Host) Lethbridge Lethbridge Southwest 1-4
  Québec Salaberry-de-Valleyfield Valleyfield 0-5
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
August 8
 
 
  Saskatchewan6
 
August 9
 
  Nova Scotia4
 
  Saskatchewan5
 
August 8
 
  Ontario0
 
  British Columbia0
 
 
  Ontario5
 

Caribbean

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The tournament took place in St. Croix, United States Virgin Islands from July 26–August 4.

Pool A
Country City LL Organization Record
  Bonaire Bonaire 2-2
  United States Virgin Islands St. Thomas Alvin McBean 2-2
  Sint Maarten Philipsburg Sint Maarten 2-2
Pool B
Region City LL Organization Record
  Puerto Rico Cabo Rojo Adaberto Rodriues 3-0
  Curaçao Willemstad Pariba 2-1
  Aruba San Nicolas Aruba South 1-2
  United States Virgin Islands (Host) Saint Croix Elmo Plasket East 0-3
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
July 25
 
 
  Bonaire3
 
July 26
 
  Curaçao4
 
  Curaçao16
 
July 25
 
  Puerto Rico1
 
  Puerto Rico8
 
 
  St. Thomas6
 
Third place
 
 
July 26
 
 
  Bonaire1
 
 
  St. Thomas5

Europe, Middle East and Africa

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The tournament took place in Kutno, Poland from July 4–14.

Country Record
  Russia 7-0
  Romania 5-2
  Georgia 5-2
  Austria 4-3
  Bulgaria 4-3
  Poland 2-5
  Germany 1-6
  Lithuania 0-7
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
July 13
 
 
  Russia7
 
July 14
 
  Georgia0
 
  Russia1
 
July 13
 
  Romania0
 
  Romania6
 
 
  Austria2
 
Third place
 
 
July 14
 
 
  Georgia7
 
 
  Austria4

Great Lakes

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The tournament took place in Indianapolis, Indiana from August 1–10.

State City LL Organization Record
  Kentucky Louisville Valley Sports American 4-0
  Indiana Brownsburg Brownsburg 3-1
  Illinois Bradley/Bourbonnais Bradley-Bourbonnais 2-2
  Ohio Hamilton West Side American 2-2
  Michigan Grosse Pointe Farms Grosee Pointe Famrs-City 1-3
  Wisconsin Merrill Merrill 0-4
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
August 9
 
 
  Kentucky2
 
August 10
 
  Ohio1
 
  Kentucky8
 
August 9
 
  Indiana1
 
  Indiana5
 
 
  Illinois3
 

Latin America

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The tournament took place in Managua, Nicaragua from July 27–August 4.

Country Record
  Panama 5-0
  Venezuela 4-1
  Nicaragua A 3-2
  Nicaragua B 2-3
  El Salvador 1-4
  Colombia 0-5
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
August 2
 
 
  Panama4
 
August 3
 
  Nicaragua B0
 
  Panama2
 
August 2
 
  Venezuela3
 
  Venezuela8
 
 
  Nicaragua A1
 
Third place
 
 
August 3
 
 
  Nicaragua B2
 
 
  Nicaragua A5

Mexico

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The tournament took place in Monterrey, Nuevo León from July 19–29.

Pool A
State City LL Organization Record
  Nuevo León Monterrey Unidad Modelo 5-2
  Tamaulipas Matamoros Villa del Refugio 4-2
  Sonora Guaymas Sector Pesca 3-3
  Nuevo León Anahuac Anahuac 2-3
  Jalisco Tlaquepaque Sutaj Tlaquepaque 2-3
  Coahuila Sabinas Sabinas 0-5
Pool B
State City LL Organization Record
  Baja California Mexicali IMSS 7-0
  Tamaulipas Reynosa Ninos Heroes 4-2
  Nuevo León Monterrey Contry de Monterrey 4-2
  México D.F. Mexico City Olmeca 2-3
  San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí San Luis A.C. 1-4
  Chihuahua Ciudad Juárez El Granjero 1-5
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
July 28
 
 
  Baja California5
 
July 29
 
  Contry de Monterrey6
 
  Contry de Monterrey6
 
July 28
 
  Ninos Heroes3
 
  Villa del Refugio3
 
 
  Ninos Heroes8
 

Mid-Atlantic Region

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The tournament took place in Bristol, Connecticut from August 3–13.

State City LL Organization Record
  Delaware Frankford Lower Sussex 3-1
  New Jersey Hamilton Square Nottingham 3-1
  Pennsylvania Bethlehem Lehigh 3-1
  New York New York City Harlem 2-2
  Washington, D.C. Capitol City 1-3
  Maryland Preston South Caroline 0-4
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
August 10
 
 
  Delaware5
 
August 13
 
  New York7
 
  New York5
 
August 10
 
  Pennsylvania4
 
  New Jersey3
 
 
  Pennsylvania10
 

Midwest

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The tournament took place in Indianapolis, Indiana from August 2–11.

State City LL Organization Record
  Iowa Des Moines Grandview 5-0
  Missouri Webb City Webb City 4-0
  Nebraska Central City Central City 2-3
  South Dakota Rapid City Harney 1-3
  Minnesota Coon Rapids Coon Rapids National 1-3
  Kansas Riverton Riverton Area 0-4
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
August 9
 
 
  Iowa5
 
August 11
 
  Nebraska3
 
  Iowa1
 
August 9
 
  Missouri2
 
  Missouri16
 
 
  South Dakota3
 

New England

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The tournament was held in Bristol, Connecticut from August 3–12.

State City LL Organization Record
  Connecticut Orange Orange 3-1
  Massachusetts Worcester Jesse Burkett 3-1
  New Hampshire Portsmouth Portsmouth 3-1
  Rhode Island Portsmouth Portsmouth 2-2
  Maine Westbrook Westbrook 1-3
  Vermont Essex Junction Essex Junction 0-4
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
August 10
 
 
  Connecticut0
 
August 12
 
  Rhode Island1
 
  Rhode Island0
 
August 10
 
  Massachusetts1
 
  Massachusetts1
 
 
  New Hampshire0
 

Northwest

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The tournament was held in San Bernardino, California from August 2–12.

State City LL Organization Record
  Washington Mill Creek Mill Creek 4-0
  Idaho Coeur d'Alene Coeur d'Alene 3-1
  Oregon Salem Parrish 2-2
  Hawaii Waipahu Waipio 2-2
  Montana Missoula Mount Sentinel 1-3
  Alaska Juneau Gastineau Channel East 0-4
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
August 10
 
 
  Washington3
 
August 12
 
  Hawaii5
 
  Hawaii5
 
August 10
 
  Idaho3
 
  Idaho6
 
 
  Oregon4
 

Pacific

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The tournament took place in Manila, Philippines from July 28–August 4.

Country Record
  Guam 4-0
  Northern Mariana Islands 3-1
  Indonesia 2-2
  Philippines 1-3
  New Zealand 0-4
 
Final
 
  
 
August 1
 
 
  Guam6
 
 
  Northern Mariana Islands2
 

Southeast

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The tournament took place in St. Petersburg, Florida from August 3–10.

Pool A
State City LL Organization Record
  North Carolina Clemmons Southwest Forsyth 3-0
  Virginia Bridgewater Bridgewater 2-1
  West Virginia Charlestown Charlestown Ranson 1-2
  South Carolina Spartanburg Hillbrook 0-3
Pool B
State City LL Organization Record
  Florida Bradenton Braden River 3-0
  Alabama Phenix City Phenix City American 1-2
  Georgia Columbus Columbus American 1-2
  Tennessee Morristown Morristown American 1-2
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
August 7
 
 
  North Carolina10
 
August 9
 
  Alabama4
 
  North Carolina4
 
August 7
 
  Virginia2
 
  Florida3
 
 
  Virginia4
 

Southwest

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The tournament took place in Waco, Texas from August 5–11.

Pool A
State City LL Organization Record
  Arkansas Benton Benton National 3-0
  Louisiana Lake Charles South Lake Charles 2-1
  New Mexico Roswell Roswell Noon Optimist 1-2
  Colorado Boulder North Boulder 0-3
Pool B
State City LL Organization Record
  Texas East Sugar Land First Colony 3-0
  Texas West Fort Worth Fort Worth Westside 2-1
  Mississippi Ocean Springs Ocean Springs 1-2
  Oklahoma Tulsa Tulsa National 0-3
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
August 9
 
 
  Arkansas5
 
August 11
 
  Texas West8
 
  Texas West2
 
August 9
 
  Texas East0
 
  Texas East4
 
 
  Louisiana1
 

Transatlantic

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The tournament was held in Kutno, Poland from August 3–10.

Pool A
Country City LL Organization Record
  Belgium Brussels SHAPE/Waterloo 3-0
  Spain Rota Rota 2-1
  Germany Ramstein-Miesenbach Ramstein 1-2
  Austria Vienna AIBC 0-3
Pool B
Country City LL Organization Record
  Saudi Arabia Dhahran Arabian-American 3-0
  Netherlands Brunssum/Schinnen Brunssum/Schinnen 2-1
  England London London Area Youth 1-2
  Italy Naples Naples 0-3
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
July 22
 
 
  Belgium11
 
July 23
 
  Netherlands5
 
  Belgium1
 
July 22
 
  Saudi Arabia10
 
  Saudi Arabia5
 
 
  Spain2
 
Third place
 
 
July 23
 
 
  Netherlands11
 
 
  Spain7

West

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The tournament took place in San Bernardino, California from August 2–13.

State City LL Organization Record
  Northern California Aptos Aptos 3-1
  Arizona Glendale Arrowhead 3-1
  Nevada Las Vegas Peccole 2-2
  Utah Taylorsville Taylorsville 2-2
  Southern California Anaheim West Anaheim 2-2
  Wyoming Laramie Laramie 0-4
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
August 11
 
 
  Northern California4
 
August 13
 
  Utah1
 
  Northern California4
 
August 11
 
  Arizona3
 
  Arizona4
 
 
  Nevada3
 
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