The Little League World Series‘ championship weekend is here. After the international championship has crowned its winner, only one game remains to determine the final LLWS championship game in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
The international championship game, which launched Saturday’s two-game lineup, kicked off the action with a bang. Aruba, representing the Caribbean region, faced off against Chinese Taipei from the Asia-Pacific region. Chinese Taipei, continuing their undefeated streak, secured their place in the final championship game by defeating Aruba for the second time in the tournament.
Chinese Taipei will play against the U.S. bracket champion, either Connecticut or Nevada, in the title game on Sunday, August 24.
USA TODAY Sports provided comprehensive coverage of the International bracket championship, including a recap of scores, updates, and highlights.
Chinese Taipei won the international championship title by defeating Aruba 1-0. They will now compete for the Little League World Series championship on Sunday.
After successfully preventing Chinese Taipei from scoring any additional runs in the top of the sixth inning, Aruba is now at bat. They need to score one run to tie the game and two runs to win in order to keep their Little League World Series dreams alive.
After a few opportunities that allowed runners on base, Chinese Taipei managed to keep Aruba scoreless as the international championship moves into the top of the fifth inning.
Chinese Taipei scored first, leading Aruba 1-0 heading into the bottom of the third inning.
Chinese Taipei recorded their first hit of the game in the top of the second inning; however, they were unable to take advantage of this momentum. A fly ball and a ground ball to first base resulted in two consecutive outs for Aruba.
The Little League World Series international game between Chinese Taipei and Aruba is now underway with Chinese Taipei up to bat first.
The 2025 Little League World Series will be broadcast on ESPN platforms, with the championship game airing on ABC. Games will also be available to stream on ESPN+ and Fubo, which is offering a free trial to new subscribers.
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International bracket championship
United States bracket championship
Third-place game
Championship game
Saturday’s action in the Little League World Series begins at 12:30 p.m. ET with the International championship game between Aruba and Chinese Taipei. That game will be followed by the United States championship game between Connecticut and Nevada at 3:30 p.m. ET.
The International bracket championship game and the United States bracket championship will be played in Howard J. Lamade Stadium at the Little League World Series Complex in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
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Wednesday, Aug. 20
Thursday, Aug. 21
Saturday, Aug. 23
Wednesday, Aug. 20
Thursday, Aug. 21
Saturday, Aug. 23
The championship and third-place games are scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 24 in Howard J. Lamade Stadium at the Little League World Series complex in Wiliamsport, Pennsylvania. The game follows the third-place game at Lamade Stadium.
LLWS third-place game — Sunday. Aug. 24
LLWS championship game — Sunday. Aug. 24
Aruba Center Little League (Santa Cruz, Aruba) will make a return trip to the LLWS this year after once again capturing the Caribbean region title. Overall, this will be Aruba Center’s third trip to the LLWS, after previous appearances in 2024 and 2011, according to Little League. The 2024 team went 2-2 in in Williamsport. A team from Aruba has never won the Little League World Series. — Sherlon Christie
Tung-Yuan LL (Taipei, Chinese Taipei) cruised to a 6-1 record in the Asia-Pacific tournament to get to Williamsport. According to Little League, “this will be the fourth-straight trip for Chinese Taipei as the representative for the Asia-Pacific region, starting with Fu-Lin Little League (Taipei, Chinese Taipei) earning the bid in 2022.” Chinese Taipei has a rich history in the LLWS with 33 appearances, including this year. Tung-Yuan Little League made its last, and only other, trip to Williamsport back in 2015, finishing the tournament with a 2-2 record, Little League said. If it seems like Chinese Taipei is one of the international teams to watch every year, that’s because Chinese Taipei is the country with the most Little League World Series titles (17), outside the United States, with the country’s last championship coming in 1996 from Kaohsiung Little League. — Sherlon Christie
For the second time since 2017, a team from Connecticut will go to Williamsport, Pennsylvania, but this time from the Metro region bracket. Prior to 2022, Connecticut was a member of the New England region, but the Little League World Series expanded from 16 teams to its current format of 20 in 2022. This year, Fairfield National Little League (Fairfield, Connecticut) edged St. James-Smithtown Little League (Smithtown, New York), 12-1, to guarantee its spot at the LLWS. Connecticut has won four LLWS titles with the last coming in 1989 from Trumbull National Little League (Trumbull, Connecticut). — Sherlon Christie
The Las Vegas area appears to be a hot spot for Little League baseball talent and Summerlin South Little League (Las Vegas) is just the latest example. Summerlin South LL defeated Lone Peak Little League (Alpine, Utah), 6-3, in the Mountain championship game to earn a spot this year. According to Fox 5 Las Vegas, Summerlin South is the third straight team from Southern Nevada to represent the region at the LLWS. If Summerlin South can win the 2025 Little League World Series title, it will be the first team from Nevada to do it. — Sherlon Christie
The 2024 LLWS finished with a thriller, as Florida claimed a 2-1 extra-innings victory over Taiwan.
The Lake Mary Little League team made history beyond lifting the Little League World Series trophy. In winning the game, they became the first Florida-based team to ever win the tournament, ending a run that saw eight previous LLWS finalists lose in the title game. — Sherlon Christie
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