Little League Baseball World Series 2025: Chinese Taipei tops Nevada, becomes first non-U.S. winner since 2017

Chinese Taipei is the 2025 Little League Baseball World Series champions after defeating Nevada 7-0 on Sunday in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. After six straight champions from the United States, Chinese Taipei won its first LLWS since 1996 became the first international team to win since Japan in 2017.

Chinese Taipei's Lin Chin-Tse was pitching a no-hitter and leading 2-0 going into the fifth inning when Nevada finally got its first hit. The Mountain Region representatives couldn't get more, however, with a double play ending the inning and keeping them off the board. Nevada struggled with wild pitches and walks throughout the game and as the gap became bigger, the frustration was clear from the best team in the U.S.

Chinese Taipei's first two runs came in the second and third inning. A triple from Lin down the left field line in the fifth inning cleared the bases and put three more runs on the board for the international team, making it 5-0. The next at-bat put two more on the board due to an error by the defense. The score would stand at 7-0 as Chinese Taipei's stellar pitching and defense continued through the final inning for their fourth shutout victory of the tournament. 

Nevada defeated Connecticut in the U.S. championship and Chinese Taipei eked out a 1-0 victory over Aruba in the international championship to make it to the final.

Earlier Sunday, Connecticut defeated Aruba 4-2 in the consolation game to take third place. For Aruba, reaching the international final marked the furthest it has ever advanced in the LLWS. 

In the third-place game, Connecticut had a 3-2 lead heading into the final inning and added some cushion with another run in the top of the sixth, though they didn't end up needing it. Connecticut jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the top of the third and Aruba responded with two runs in the bottom of the inning. The team from Aruba would not score again as Connecticut's pitching shut the door and closed out the win. 

The LLWS double-elimination event began on Aug. 13 with 20 teams, 10 teams from the United States and 10 teams from elsewhere around the globe.

The 11-day event also featured a Little League Home Run Derby which took place Thursday evening, but will air on Friday. The MLB Little League Classic, in which the host New York Mets beat the Seattle Mariners, 7-3, at 2,366-seat Bowman Field last Sunday.

How the Little League World Series works

The Little League World Series has been a double-elimination tournament -- until now. The three championship games this weekend were one-and-done events. Saturday's winners advanced to Sunday's Little League World Series finale for the actual World Series title, while Saturday's losers played in the tournament's consolation game.

Games last six innings and if the score is tied at that point, a seventh inning is played standard under regular rules. If the contest is still tied after seven innings, each team will begin their half of the inning with a runner on second base. All players must be between 10 and 12 years old.

Little League World Series bracket

Results

Wednesday, Aug. 13
Game 1 -- International: Latin America Region 5, Puerto Rico Region 0
Game 2 -- United States: Mountain Region 16, Great Lakes Region 1
Game 3 -- International: Panama Region 7, Australia Region 2
Game 4 -- United States: Metro Region 1, Southwest Region 0

Thursday, Aug. 14
Game 5 -- International: Japan Region 12, Europe-Africa Region 0
Game 6 -- United States: Southeast Region 13, New England Region 0
Game 7 -- International: Asia-Pacific Region 3, Mexico Region 0
Game 8 -- United States: Midwest Region 2, Mid-Atlantic Region 0

Friday, Aug. 15
Game 9 -- International: Latin America Region 4, Canada Region 0
Game 10 -- United States: Mountain Region 5, Northwest Region 3
Game 11 -- International: Caribbean Region 8, Panama Region 2
Game 12 -- United States: Metro Region 5, West Region 1

Saturday, Aug. 16
Game 13 -- International: Australia Region 5, Europe-Africa Region, 3
Game 14 -- United States: New England Region 7, Southwest Region 3
Game 15 -- International:  Mexico Region 11, Puerto Rico Region 5
Game 16 -- United States: Great Lakes Region 3, Mid-Atlantic Region 2

Sunday, Aug. 17
Game 17 -- United States: Northwest Region 3, New England Region 2
Game 18 -- International: Canada Region 12, Australia Region 0
Game 19 -- United States: West Region 9, Great Lakes Region 1
Game 20 -- International: Mexico Region 2, Panama Region 1

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Monday, Aug. 18
Game 21 -- International: Latin America Region 4, Japan Region 0
Game 22 -- United States: Mountain Region 1, Southeast Region 0
Game 23 -- International: Asia-Pacific Region 4, Caribbean Region 0
Game 24 -- United States: Metro Region 13, Midwest Region 1

Tuesday, Aug. 19
Game 25 -- International: Japan Region 6, Mexico Region 0
Game 26 -- United States: Southeast Region 3, West Region 0
Game 27 -- International: Caribbean Region 6, Canada Region 1
Game 28 -- United States: Midwest Region 9, Northwest Region 0

Wednesday, Aug. 20
Game 29 -- International: Asia-Pacific Region 7, Latin America Region 3
Game 30 -- United States: Metro Region 7, Mountain Region 3
Game 31 -- International: Caribbean Region 3, Japan Region 0
Game 32 -- United States: Southeast Region 7, Midwest Region 6

Thursday, Aug. 21
Game 33 -- International: Caribbean Region 3, Latin America Region 1
Game 34 -- United States: Mountain Region 5, Southeast Region 3

Friday, Aug. 22
Little League Home Run Derby

Saturday, Aug. 23
Game 35 -- International Championship: Asia-Pacific Region 1, Caribbean Region 0
Game 36 -- United States Championship: Mountain Region 8, Metro Region 2

Sunday, Aug. 24
Game 37 -- LLB World Series Third Place:  Metro Region 4, Caribbean Region 2
Game 38 -- LLBWS Championship: Asia-Pacific Region 7, Mountain Region 0

Little League World Series teams

United States

International