The 2016 Big League World Series was a youth baseball tournament that took place from July 26-August 2 in Easley, South Carolina, United States. Taoyuan, Taiwan defeated Maui, Hawaii in the championship game. It was the first BLWS title for Taiwan since 1996, and extended their overall record to 18.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| City | Easley, South Carolina |
| Dates | 26 July – 2 August 2016 |
| Teams | 11 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Taoyuan, Taiwan |
| Runner-up |  Maui, Hawaii |
On August 26, 2016 Little League announced the elimination of the "Big League" division in baseball, and softball. This made the 49th edition the final BLWS.
Teams
edit| United States | International |
|---|---|
 Easley, South CarolinaDistrict 1 Host |
Taoyuan, Taiwan Taoyuan County Asia–Pacific |
 Grand Rapids, MichiganDistrict 9 Central |
  Regina, SaskatchewanDistrict 1 Canada |
 Dover, DelawareDistrict 1 East |
 Rotterdam, NetherlandsDistrict 1 Europe–Africa |
 Clearwater, FloridaDistrict 12 Southeast |
 Willemstad, CuraçaoHubenil/Willemstad Latin America |
 Montgomery, TexasDistrict 28 Southwest |
 Guayama, Puerto RicoDistrict 12 Puerto Rico |
| Maui, Hawaii Kihei West |
Results
editUnited States Bracket
| First Round | Second Round | Semifinals | United States Championship | |||||||||||||||
| — | Michigan | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| — | Hawaii | 3 | 1–0 | Hawaii | 3 | |||||||||||||
| — | Delaware | 2 | 2–0 | Hawaii | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 1–0 | Florida | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| — | Florida | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| — | Texas | 1 | 1–0 | South Carolina | 0 | |||||||||||||
| — | South Carolina | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2–0 | Florida | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3–1 | Hawaii | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower final | ||||||||||||||||
| 0–1 | Delaware | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2–1 | Hawaii | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1–1 | South Carolina | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2–1 | South Carolina | 4 | 2–1 | Michigan | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 1–1 | Michigan | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| 0–1 | Texas | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| 0–1 | Michigan | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
International Bracket
| First Round | Second Round | Semifinals | International Championship | |||||||||||||||
| — | Taiwan | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| — | Curaçao | 3 | 1–0 | Curaçao | 1 | |||||||||||||
| — | Canada | 0 | 1–0 | Taiwan | 7 | |||||||||||||
| 1–0 | Puerto Rico | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| — | Netherlands | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| — | Puerto Rico | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2–0 | Taiwan | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2–1 | Puerto Rico | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lower round 1 | Lower round 2 | Lower final | ||||||||||||||||
| 1–1 | Puerto Rico | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1–1 | Netherlands | 3 | 2–1 | Curaçao | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 0–1 | Canada | 1 | 1–1 | Curaçao | 9 | |||||||||||||
| 0–1 | Netherlands | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
Consolation round
| — | ||||
| 1–2 | Delaware
| 14 | ||
| 0–3 | Canada
| 4 | ||
| — | ||||
| 0–3 | Texas
| 9 | ||
| 1–2 | Netherlands
| 11 | ||
Elimination Round
| Semifinals | World Championship | ||||||||
| 2–0 | Florida
| 1 | |||||||
| 3–1 | Hawaii
| 4 | |||||||
| 4–1 | Hawaii
| 2 | |||||||
| 3–0 | Taiwan
| 6 | |||||||
| 2–0 | Taiwan
| 3 | |||||||
| 2–1 | Puerto Rico
| 0 | |||||||
| 2016 Big League World Series Champions |
|---|
 Taoyuan County LL Taoyuan, Taiwan |
References
edit- ^ 2016 Big League Baseball World Series Tournament. [1] Archived 2015-08-20 at the Wayback Machine Littleleague.org