1981 Little League World Series

1981 Little League World Series
Dates August 25–
August 29
Teams participating 8
Champion Taiwan Taiping Little League
Taichung, Taiwan
Runner-up United StatesFlorida Belmont Heights Little League
Tampa, Florida

The 1981 Little League World Series took place between August 25 and August 29 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Taiping Little League of Taichung, Taiwan defeated the Belmont Heights Little League of Tampa, Florida in the championship game of the 35th Little League World Series.

This was the fifth consecutive title for Taiwan. As of 2014, this is the longest winning streak by one country or state.

Qualification

United States International
Illinois Barrington, Illinois
Central Region
Barrington
CanadaBritish Columbia Trail, British Columbia
Canada Region
Trail
Connecticut Stamford, Connecticut
East Region
Federal
Belgium Waterloo, Belgium
Europe Region
SHAPE
Florida Tampa, Florida
South Region
Belmont Heights
Taiwan Taichung, Taiwan
Far East Region
Taiping
California Escondido, California
West Region
National
MexicoNuevo León Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Latin America Region
Unidad Modelo

Championship bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
August 25        
 Belgium Belgium  3
August 27
 Canada Canada  4  
 Canada Canada  0
August 26
   Taiwan Taiwan  16  
 Taiwan Taiwan  10
August 29
 Mexico Mexico  0  
 Taiwan Taiwan  4
August 25
   Florida Florida  2
 Connecticut Connecticut  3
August 27
 Florida Florida  6  
 Florida Florida  11 Third place
August 26
   Illinois Illinois  10  
 California California  5  Canada Canada  3
 Illinois Illinois  6    Illinois Illinois  7
August 28

Position bracket

  Games A & B Game D
             
August 26
 Belgium Belgium 0  
 Connecticut Connecticut 2  
 
August 28
     Connecticut Connecticut 5
   California California 8
 
 
Game C
August 27 August 28
 California California 9  Belgium Belgium  2
 Mexico Mexico 2    Mexico Mexico  4
1981 Little League World Series Champions

Taiping Little League
Taichung, Taiwan

Notable players

See also

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