2002 Little League World Series
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| 2002 Little League World Series | |
| Start date | August 16 |
| End date | August 25 |
| Teams participating | 16 |
| Champion | Valley Sports American Little League  Louisville, Kentucky |
| Runner-up | Sendai Hagashi Little League Sendai, Miyagi, Japan |
The 2002 Little League World Series took place between August 16 and August 25 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Valley Sports American Little League of Louisville, Kentucky defeated Sendai Hagashi Little League of sendai, Japan in the championship game of the 56th Little League World Series.
[edit] Qualification
Between five and twelve teams take part in 16 regional qualification tournaments, which vary in format depending on region. In the United States, the qualification tournaments are in the same format as the Little League World Series itself: a round-robin tournament followed by an elimination round to determine the regional champion.
| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
|---|---|---|---|
 Fort Worth, TXSouthwest Westside |
 New York CityMid-Atlantic Harlem |
 Valencia, VenezuelaLatin America Los Leones |
Sendai, Miyagi Asia Sendai Hagashi |
 Worcester, MANew England Jesse Burkett |
Louisville, KY Great Lakes Valley Sports American |
  Regina, SaskatchewanCanada North Regina |
  Willemstad, CuraçaoCaribbean Pariba |
 Webb City, MOMidwest Webb City |
 Aptos, CAWest Aptos |
 HagåtñaPacific Central |
 MonterreyMexico Contry de Monterrey |
 Waipio, HINorthwest Waipio |
 Clemmons, NCSoutheast Southwest Forsyth |
 DharanTransatlantic Arabian-American |
 MoscowEurope, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Khovrino |
[edit] Pool play
The top two teams in each pool move on to their respective semifinals. The winners of each met on August 25 to play for the Little League world championship.
| Region | Record |
|---|---|
| Southeast | 2-1 |
| New England | 2-1 |
| Northwest | 2-1 |
| Midwest | 0-3 |
| Region | Record |
|---|---|
| Great Lakes | 3-0 |
| Mid-Atlantic | 2-1 |
| West | 1-2 |
| Southeast | 0-3 |
| New England | 2-3 | Northwest |
| Midwest | 0-1 | Southwest |
| West | 1-4 | Great Lakes |
| Mid-Atlantic | 9-3 | West |
| New England | 2-1 | Midwest |
| Southwest | 8-11 | West |
| West | 10-4 | Southwest |
| Northwest | 0-8 | Southwest |
| Great Lakes | 2-0 | Mid-Atlantic |
| New England | 6-0 | Southwest |
| Midwest | 1-2 | Northwest |
| West | 2-5 | Mid-Atlantic |
| Southeast | 2-4 | Great Lakes |
[edit] International
| Region | Record |
|---|---|
| Latin America | 2-1 |
| Pacific | 2-1 |
| Transatlantic | 2-1 |
| Canada | 0-3 |
| Region | Record |
|---|---|
| Asia | 3-0 |
| Caribbean | 2-1 |
| Mexico | 1-2 |
| EMEA | 0-3 |
| Transatlantic | 3-2 | Canada |
| Pacific | 1-11 | Latin America |
| Mexico | 1-10 | Caribbean |
| EMEA | 0-7 | Asia |
| Transatlantic | 6-9 | Pacific |
| Mexico | 4-3 | Pacific |
| EMEA | 0-13† (4 innings) |
Caribbean |
| Asia | 11-0† (4 innings) |
Mexico |
| Canada | 3-9 | Latin America |
| 'Asia | 5-0 | Caribbean |
| Canada | 7-12 | Pacific |
| Transatlantic | 6-5 | Latin America |
[edit] Elimination rounds
| Quarter finals | Semi finals | Final | ||||||||
| August 21 - Lamade (Game ended by mercy rule) | ||||||||||
| Sendai, Japan |
10 | |||||||||
| August 24 - Lamade | ||||||||||
| Hagåtña, Guam |
0 | |||||||||
| Sendai, Japan |
4 | |||||||||
| August 22 - Lamade | ||||||||||
| Willemstad, Curaçao |
1 | |||||||||
| Valencia, Venezuela |
0 | |||||||||
| August 25 - Lamade | ||||||||||
| Willemstad, Curaçao |
3 | |||||||||
| Sendai, Japan |
0 | |||||||||
| August 21 - Lamade (11 innings) | ||||||||||
| Louisville, Kentucky |
1 | |||||||||
| Louisville, Kentucky |
2 | |||||||||
| August 24 - Lamade | ||||||||||
| Richmond, Texas |
1 | |||||||||
| Louisville, Kentucky |
4 | Third place | ||||||||
| Augsut 22 - Lamade | ||||||||||
| Worcester, Massachusetts |
0 | |||||||||
| Worcester, Massachusetts |
5 | Worcester, Massachusetts |
1 | |||||||
| New York City |
2 | Willemstad, Curaçao |
9 | |||||||
| August 25 - Volunteer | ||||||||||
| 2002 Little League World Series Champions |
|---|
  Valley Sports American Little League Louisville, Kentucky |
[edit] Notes
- † Game ended by "mercy rule" (at least 10-run difference through 5 innings)
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