Saturday’s Little League World Series matches pit the top four teams against each other for a spot in the finals. The International Championship and the U.S. Championship are the climaxes of the tournament, underscoring the importance of these games as the tournament now enters its final two days.
The international championship saw Chinese Taipei face Venezuela, with the winner of the Asia-Pacific group advancing to the final. Texas will face Florida in the US championship game, the final showdown before the championship on Sunday.
Watch all the Little League World Series action live on Saturday, August 24.
2024 Little League World Championship: Results, Schedules, Watch and Stream
Julian Hurst made a comebacker that made the double play. A quick pop-out by Garrett Rohozen later puts Texas ahead and Florida’s turn to take the field. No points after the first half inning.
Next up is the US Championship: Texas vs. Florida, which airs at 3:30 p.m. on ABC.
Thanks to a remarkable start from Lai Cheng Xi, Chinese Taipei is on its way to the Little League World Series Championship and will play the winner of this afternoon’s game between Texas and Florida.
With 12 strikeouts, Lai Cheng Xi never let Venezuela get going on offense. Now the winner of the Asia-Pacific Championship has a chance at the top prize on Sunday.
Result: Chinese Taipei 4, Venezuela 1
The Chinese Taipei pitcher leaves the game with 12 strikeouts and the lead. A walk and a double now have Venezuela on second and third base with pitcher Chiu Wei-Che.
Venezuela’s Luis Yepez covered a lot of ground and ran a foul ball, which was the best highlight of the inning. Now it’s time for Venezuela to either start a serious comeback, or Chinese Taipei will be heading to the LLWS championship game.
Venezuela was able to enjoy a single from Jhonson Freitez, but that was it, because Lai Cheng Xi managed another strikeout and gave his team the defensive advantage they needed for the final inning. Chinese Taipei 4, Venezuela 0
Venezuela’s players collide in the middle on a pop-up by Chiu Wei-Che. With two outs, centerfielder Samuel Carrasquel failed to start the play after colliding with Venezuela’s shortstop. Chen Bo-Wei scored on the play.
Venezuela now has only six outs to overcome the 4-0 deficit.
The third inning was a similar story. Lai Cheng-Xi increased his total for the day and recorded his tenth strikeout of the day. He now has one one-hitter in four complete innings. Chinese Taipei will enter the fifth inning with a 3-0 lead.
Chinese Taipei scored another run after a walk moved the runner to third base and loaded the bases. Chinese Taipei wasn’t done yet, however, and scored on a catcher’s error. This gave Chinese Taipei a 3-0 lead at the start of the fourth inning.
Both teams defended strongly and prevented any runs in the second inning.
Chinese Taipei’s defense holds Venezuela scoreless in the first inning.
Chinese Taipei comes back with full force and scores a point on a wild pitch, putting the team first on the scoreboard at the start of the first inning.
Little League World Series 2024: Time, TV, Streaming and Watch
All 39 Little League World Series games will be broadcast on ESPN, ESPN2 or ABC, with streaming options including ESPN+, the ESPN app and Fubo, which offers a free trial.
Coverage begins today at 12:30 p.m. ET on ABC.
Here’s how you can watch: Follow the Little League World Series with a Fubo subscription
- Chinese Taipei
- Venezuela
- Texas
- Florida
(All times in ET)
Wednesday, August 14:
- Game 1: Mexico 2, Caribbean 0
- Game 2: West 3, New England 1
- Game 3: Asia Pacific 8, Canada 0
- Game 4: Southeast 2, Midwest 1
Thursday, August 15:
- Game 5: Japan 11, Puerto Rico 0
- Game 6: Mountain 9, Metro 1
- Game 7: Cuba 4, Europe-Africa 1
- Game 8: Southwest 9, Mid-Atlantic 0
Friday, August 16:
- Game 9: Latin America 10, Mexico 0
- Game 10: West 5, Great Lakes 0
- Game 11: Asia Pacific 11, Australia 0
- Game 12: Southeast 6, Northwest 1
Saturday, August 17:
- Game 13: Canada 12, Puerto 5
- Game 14: Metro 6, Midwest 3
- Game 15: Caribbean 8, Europe-Africa 3
- Game 16: Mid-Atlantic 5, New England 0
Sunday, August 18:
- Game 17: Metro 4, Great Lakes 0
- Game 18: Mexico 8, Canada 0
- Game 19: Mid-Atlantic 12, Northwest 2
Monday, August 19:
- Game 20: Caribbean 11, Australia 0
- Game 21: Japan 2, Latin America 1
- Game 22: Mountain 3, West 2
- Game 23: Asia-Pacific 10, Cuba 2
- Game 24: Southwest 4, Southeast 1
Tuesday, August 20:
- Game 25: Latin America 2, Caribbean 1
- Game 26: West 3, Mid-Atlantic 1
- Game 27: Mexico 6, Cuba 4
- Game 28: Southeast 6, Metro 1
Wednesday, August 21:
- Game 29: Chinese Taipei 3, Japan 1
- Game 30: Texas 5, Nevada 2
- Game 31: Mexico vs. Venezuela on ESPN
- Game 32: Florida vs. Hawaii on ESPN
Thursday, August 22:
- Game 33: Venezuela – Japan, 3pm on ESPN
- T-Mobile Little League Home Run Derby
- Game 34: Florida vs. Nevada, 7 p.m. on ESPN
Friday, August 23:
- 7pm: T-Mobile Little League Home Run Derby will be broadcast on ESPN
Saturday, August 24th:
- International Championship: Chinese Taipei vs. Venezuela on ABC at 12:30
- US Championship: Texas vs. Florida on ABC at 3:30 p.m.
Sunday, August 25th:
- Consolation game on ESPN2 at 10am
- World Series Championship on ABC at 3 p.m.
The Little League World Series (LLWS) finals are scheduled for Sunday, August 25th at 3:00 p.m. ET. The third-place consolation game will be held the same day at 10:00 a.m. ET.
The International and U.S. Championship games, which serve as semifinals to Sunday’s championship game, will be played on Saturday, August 24, at 12:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. ET.
Stephen Borelli of USA Today writes about the Little League World Series and the young players who make up this wonderful tournament: “We expect them to make it, and we cheer like crazy when they do.”
As the celebrations are filled with tears and high levels of stress, Borelli reminds us that the players entertaining so many this weekend are children and offers some tips on how to not only remember that fact but also make the presentation of the tournament more age-appropriate.
“We love the Little League World Series, but there are subtle ways we can make it even better. This way we can reduce the pressure on the kids who play there and give more of them the opportunity to have a shot,” Borelli writes.
The Little League World Series is divided into two groups: the US group and the international group. Each group conducts its own tournament and the winners of each group compete in the championship.
The US and International brackets are double elimination brackets. This means that even if a team loses the first game, they can still advance to a separate elimination bracket. The winner of the elimination bracket then plays the winner of the winner’s bracket in the US or International finals for a chance to compete in the LLWS Championship.
In other words, a team must be defeated twice to be eliminated from the tournament.
- Great Lakes – Hinsdale Little League – Hinsdale, Illinois
- metro – South Shore Little League – Staten Island, New York
- Mid-Atlantic – Council Rock Newtown Little League – Newtown, Pennsylvania
- Midwest – Sioux Falls Little League – Sioux Falls, South Dakota
- Mountain – Paseo Verde Little League – Henderson, Nevada
- New England – Salem Little League – Salem, New Hampshire
- northwest – South Hill Little League – Puyallup, Washington
- Southeast – Lake Mary Little League – Lake Mary, Florida
- southwest – Boerne Little League – Boerne, Texas
- west -Central East Maui Little League-Wailuku, Hawaii
The international regional champions 2024
- Asia-Pacific – Kuei-Shan Little League – Taoyuan City, Chinese Taipei
- Australia – Hills Little League – Sydney, New South Wales
- Canada – Whalley Little League – Surrey, British Columbia
- Caribbean – Aruba Center Little League – Santa Cruz, Aruba
- Cuba – Santa Clara Little League – Villa Clara, Cuba
- Europe-Africa – Small League South Czech Republic – Brno, Czech Republic
- Japan – Johoku Little League – Tokyo, Japan
- Latin America – Cardenales Little League – Barquisimeto, Venezuela
- Mexico – Matamoros Little League – Tamaulipas, Mexico
- Puerto Rico – Radames Lopez Little League – Guayama, Puerto Rico
Little League World Series Results
In recent years, teams from the United States have had great success at the Little League World Series, winning the last five championships since 2017. The last international team to win the tournament was Japan, which defeated Lufkin, Texas, 12-2 in the 2017 final that lasted just five innings.
List of previous winners:
The results go back to the LLWS 2010.
- 2023: Los Angeles, California.
- 2022: Honolulu
- 2021: Taylor, Mich.
- 2020: Cancelled due to COVID
- 2019: River Ridge, Louisiana, USA.
- 2018: Honolulu
- 2017: Tokyo
- 2016: Maine-Endwell, NY
- 2015: Tokyo
- 2014: Seoul, South Korea
- 2013: Tokyo
- 2012: Tokyo
- 2011: Huntington Beach, California.
- 2010: Tokyo
LLWS bracket and schedule
Here is the full LLWS standings for 2024, courtesy of the Little League World Series:
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