Big League World Series (Europe–Africa Region)

Europe–Africa Region
Most recent season or competition:
2016 Big League World Series
Sport Baseball
Founded 1968
Ceased 2016
No. of teams 8
Last
champion(s)		 Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
Most titles  Germany (17)

The Big League World Series (BLWS) Europe–Africa Region was one of five International regions that sent teams to the World Series in Easley, South Carolina, US. Little League Baseball discontinued the Big League division in 2016. The region's participation in the BLWS had dated back to 1968.

Europe-Africa Region Countries

Region Champions

Note: As of the 2016 Big League World Series.
YearCityBLWSRecord
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974[1]West Germany
1975
1976
1977[2]West Germany
1978
1979
1980
1981[3]West Germany
1982
1983[4]West Germany Bonn
1984
1985West Germany BonnNot in Top 40–2
1986Egypt Cairo0–2
1987Spain Rota0–2
1988Belgium Brussels0–2
1989West Germany Ramstein0–2
1990West Germany Ramstein0–2
1991Germany Ramstein0–2
1992Russia Moscow0–2
1993Germany Ramstein0–2
1994Germany Ramstein0–2
1995Germany Ramstein0–2
1996Germany Ramstein0–2
1997Lithuania Utena0–2
1998Saudi Arabia Dhahran 0–2
1999Lithuania Kaunas0–3
2000Poland Warsaw0–3
2001Ukraine Kiev1–2
2002Germany Ramstein 1–3
2003South Africa1–3
2004Netherlands Rotterdam1–3
2005Poland Kutno0–4
2006Germany Ramstein1–3
2007Georgia (country) Tbilsi0–4
2008Germany Ramstein1–3
2009Germany Ramstein0–4
2010Netherlands Rotterdam1–3
2011Netherlands RotterdamInt'l Final3–2
2012Italy FriuliNot in Top 41–3
2013Germany Ramstein 1–3
2014Netherlands Rotterdam1–3
2015Netherlands Rotterdam1–2
2016Netherlands Rotterdam1–2

Results by Country

Note: As of the 2016 Big League World Series.
CountryRegion
Championships		BLWS
Championships
Germany Germany170
Netherlands Netherlands6
Lithuania Lithuania2
Poland Poland
Russia Russia1
Spain Spain
Belgium Belgium
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
Ukraine Ukraine
South Africa South Africa
Georgia (country) Georgia
Italy Italy

See also

Europe–Africa Region in other Little League divisions

References

  1. ↑ Puerto Rico, China Advance. . Evening Independent.
  2. ↑ US Teams in Thick of It. . Evening Independent.
  3. ↑ Reliever Ihsiung Chen pitched four innings of no-hit ball... . United Press International.
  4. ↑ Cheng-Cherng Kuo struck out five batters and issued no... . United Press International.
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