2010 Little League World Series Qualifying Teams

Since its introduction in 1947, the Little League World Series has crowned a champion every August, and has so ever since. The tournament is held in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania and is dedicated to baseball players aged 11 to 13 years old. Originally the tournament only included teams from the United States, but as of 1957 it has included little league teams from countries all around the world.

In 2001 the tournament doubled its total amount of qualifying teams from 8 to 16, with 8 teams coming from the United States, and 8 coming from other countries. The 16 teams qualifying teams are then divided into two brackets, the United States Bracket, and the International Bracket. Each team is then randomly assigned to one of two pools were they compete against each other, leaving the top 2 teams in each pool, to advance to the elimination tournament. The 1^st place teams then play the 2^nd place teams from the other pool in their respective bracket, with the two winners advancing to the semifinal round, which is also known as the United States and International Championships games. The U.S. champion and the International champion, then advance to the Little League World Series Championship Game, and their shot at being crowned the best little league team in the world.

Here are the teams that have qualified for their chance at the 2010 Little League World Series Championship.

United States Bracket

Pool A

Great Lakes Region - West Side Little League, Hamilton, Ohio

Mid-Atlantic Region - Toms River national Little League, Toms River, New Jersey

Southeast Region - Columbus Northern Little League, Columbus, Georgia

West Region - Waipio Little League,Waipahu, Hawaii

Pool B

Midwest Region - Plymouth / New Hope Little League, Plymouth, Minnesota

New England Region - Fairfield American Little League, Fairfield, Connecticut

Northwest Region - Auburn Little League, Auburn, Washington

Southwest Region - Pearland White Little League, Pearland, Texas

International Bracket

Pool C

Caribbean Region - Jose M. Rodriguez Little League,Manati, Puerto Rico

Europe Region - KMC American Little League, Ramstein Air Force Base, Germany

Japan Region - Edogawa Minami Little League, Tokyo, Japan

Mexico Region - Oriente Little League, Nuevo Laredo, Mexico

Pool D

Asia/Pacific Region - Fu-Hsing Little League, Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei

Canada Region - Little Mountain Little League, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Latin America Region - Chitre Little League, Chitre, Panama

MEA Region - Arabian American Little League, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

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Source:
LittleLeague.org - http://www.littleleague.org