The 2024 Little League World Series is rapidly approaching its conclusion, which means these are the game sand moments everybody came to Williamsport, Pennsylvania to see. There are four games on the schedule, and the pressure just keeps going up. So much is on the line after a summer-long journey for these baseball teams.
Four teams – Nevada and Texas in the United States bracket and Chinese Taipei and Japan in the international bracket – will play for a spot in the United States and International championship games, which await with one more victory. Four more teams, however, will face the end of their run with a loss on the elimination side of the bracket.
Follow along with USA TODAY's live coverage throughout the day. We'll keep you updated on all the action Wednesday at the Little League World Series.
2024 Little League World Series: Results, schedules, how to watch and stream
The Little League World Series announced that the game between Chinese Taipei and Japan is scheduled to resume at 1:45 p.m. ET.
ESPN announcer Mike Monaco said the forecast in Williamsport, Pennsylvania calls for heavy rain, but officials are hopeful it will be brief. The Weather Channel radar indicates the rain could stop as soon as 1:45 p.m. ET. Chinese Taipei currently leads Japan, 1-0, in the top of the first inning of the first game at the 2024 Little League World Series on Wednesday. We'll keep you updated on when play will resume.
Chinese Taipei jumped out to a 1-0 lead on Japan in the top of the first inning, highlighted by an RBI double from Yu Chia-Jui. But just as soon as Japan recorded its first out, the tarps were rolled out and the game was delayed due to rain in the area.
The first of four Wednesday games have started in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Chinese Taipei and Japan, both undefeated in this tournament, are getting things underway. They're playing for the chance to make the international championship game on Saturday.
2024 Little League World Series: Time, TV, streaming and how to watch
All 39 games of the Little League World Series will be broadcast on one of ESPN, ESPN2 or ABC, with streaming options including ESPN+ , the ESPN app and Fubo , which offers a free trial. Coverage begins at 1 p.m. ET.
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All times Eastern
- Chinese Taipei vs. Japan, 1 p.m. | Volunteer Stadium | ESPN
- Nevada vs. Texas, 3 p.m. | Lamade Stadium | ESPN
- Mexico vs. Venezuela, 5 p.m. | Volunteer Stadium | ESPN
- Florida vs. Hawaii, 7 p.m. | Lamade Stadium | ESPN
The LLWS started with 10 teams in both the international and U.S. brackets. Since the start of the LLWS, 12 teams have been eliminated, six from each side of the bracket.
Eliminated from the U.S. half of the bracket are the Midwest Region (South Dakota), New England Region (New Hampshire), Great Lakes Region (Illinois), Northwest Region (Washington), Mid-Atlantic Region (Pennsylvania) and Metro region (Staten Island, New York).
In the international side of the bracket, six more teams are eliminated: Puerto Rico, Canada, Europe-Africa (Czech Republic), Australia, Cuba and Aruba.
The LLWS championship game is slated for Sunday, Aug. 25, at 3 p.m. ET. The third-place consolation game will take place the same day at 10 a.m. ET.
The international and U.S. championship games — which serve as the semifinals to Sunday's championship game — will take place on Saturday, Aug. 24 at 12:30 and 3:30 p.m. ET, respectively.
The Little League World Series is split into two brackets: the United States bracket and the international bracket. Each bracket will play out their own individual tournaments, with the winner from each bracket facing each other in the championship.
The U.S. and international brackets are double-elimination brackets, meaning a team can progress in a separate elimination bracket after losing its first game. The elimination bracket winner plays the winners' bracket winner in its respective – U.S. or international – final for the chance to play in the LLWS championship.
In other words, a team must lose twice before it is 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
- 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 - South Czech Republic Little League - 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
Teams from the United States have dominated the Little League World Series as of late, having won each of the last five dating back to 2017. The last international team to win the tournament was Japan, who beat Lufkin, Texas 12-2 in just five innings in the 2017 final.
List of past winners:
Results date back to 2010 LLWS.
- 2023: El Segundo, Calif.
- 2022: Honolulu
- 2021: Taylor, Mich.
- 2020: Canceled due to COVID
- 2019: River Ridge, La.
- 2018: Honolulu
- 2017: Tokyo
- 2016: Maine-Endwell, N.Y.
- 2015: Tokyo
- 2014: Seoul, South Korea
- 2013: Tokyo
- 2012: Tokyo
- 2011: Huntington Beach, Calif.
- 2010: Tokyo
Here is the full 2024 LLWS bracket, courtesy of the Little League World Series:
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