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started in

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, on August 16 and ended on August 26. Eight teams from the United States and eight from throughout the world competed in the 66th edition of this tournament. Tokyo Kitasuna Little League of

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, defeated Goodlettsville Baseball Little League of

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, 12–2 in the World Championship game. For the country of Japan, it was the eighth LLWS championship overall, and the second in three years. This was the last World Series to feature players born in the 1900s.

Teams

* Republic of China, commonly known as

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, due to complicated relations with

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, is recognized by the name Chinese Taipei by majority of international organizations including Little League Baseball (LLB). For more information, please see

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Results

The drawing to determine the opening round pairings, as well as the unveiling of the schedule, took place on June 14, 2012.

United States bracket

International bracket

Crossover games

Teams that lose their first two games get to play a crossover game against a team from the other side of the bracket that also lost its first two games. These games are labeled Game A and Game B.

Consolation game

The consolation game is played between the loser of the United States championship and the loser of the International championship.

World Championship

Champions path

The Tokyo Kitasuna LL reached the LLWS by winning all 8 of their Tokyo and national tournament games. In total, they went undefeated with a 13–0 record.

References

External links

2012 official results
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