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was held in

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. It began on August 20 and ended on August 29. Eight teams from the

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and eight from throughout the world competed in the 64th edition of this tournament. In the championship game, the international champions from

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, defeated the United States champions out of

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. It was the seventh LLWS championship for

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overall, and the first since

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released a

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in advance of the event, '' Little League World Series Baseball 2010''.

Tournament changes

On April 14, 2010, Little League announced that starting in 2010,

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play would be replaced by a

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bracket in each pool. The winners of each pool will advance to single elimination US and International Championship games and the winners of those games will advance to the World Championship game. Every team will play a minimum of three games: the four teams that lose their first two games will cross over and play special US vs. International games. On August 2, 2010, it was announced that instant replay would be expanded. The system, which was first used in 2008, now includes force outs, tags along the base paths, missed bases, and hit batters as plays that are subject to review. Previously, only plays in which a dead ball would have resulted were able to be reviewed. Additionally, team managers are now allowed to challenge plays if the umpires have not already called for a replay. Before losing the right to challenge, managers are allowed only one unsuccessful challenge in the first six innings of a game, as well as one unsuccessful challenge in extra innings. Challenges must be made after the play in question and before the next pitch. A "replay team" located in an office at

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will judge all plays under review. The first challenge in LLWS history that resulted in an original ruling being overturned occurred on August 21, the second day of the tournament. Prior to the championship game, instant replay had been used 16 times with 8 calls being overturned while the other 8 were upheld. The average amount of time needed for all reviews was 52 seconds.

Teams

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, commonly known as

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, due to complicated relations with

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, is recognized by the name

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by majority of international organizations including

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Results

United States

Pool A

Pool B

International

Pool C

Pool D

Championship games

Champions path

The Edogawa Minami LL reached the LLWS with a record of 8 wins, 1 loss, and 1 tie. In total, their record was 13–1–1, their only loss coming against Musashi-Fuchu.

References

External links

2010 official results
via

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