The 2022 Little League World Series was a youth baseball tournament which took place from August 17 to August 28 at the

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. Ten teams from the United States and ten teams from other countries competed in the 75th edition of the

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(LLWS). Honolulu Little League of

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, defeated Pabao Little League of

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, in the championship game by a 13–3 score; the game ended in four innings due to the

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. This was the first LLWS with a 20-team format. International teams returned to the tournament after the edition was held only with teams based in the United States, as a result of the

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. The general public was able to attend tournament games with no attendance restrictions for the first time since the edition.

Teams

Regional qualifying tournaments were held from February to August 2022. This is the first year for the Metro Region and the Mountain Region in the United States. This is also the first year of an annual rotational schedule involving the Caribbean and Latin America Regions whereby two of the three champions from Cuba, Panama, and Puerto Rico qualify directly while the third may still qualify through their normal regional tournament. In 2022, champions from Panama and Puerto Rico directly qualified.

Results

The draw to determine the opening round pairings took place on June 13, 2022.

United States bracket

International bracket

Third place game

This consolation game is played between the runner-up of the United States championship and the runner-up of the International championship.

World Championship

Champions path

The Honolulu LL reached the LLWS with an undefeated record in seven games. In total, their record was 13–0.

MLB Little League Classic

On August 22, 2021, it was announced that the fifth MLB Little League Classic would feature the

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and the

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. The matchup was rescheduled from the MLB season when events were canceled due to the

. The game was played on August 21, 2022, at

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, and won by the Orioles, 5–3.

References

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