The Senior League World Series is a

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for

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aged 13 to 16 years old that began in 1961. In 2017, the

was moved from

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to Easley, South Carolina. (Easley was the site of the

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from 2001 to 2016. The Big League division was discontinued after the 2016 Big League World Series.) It is patterned after the

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, which was named for the

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since 2002. The Senior League World Series is one of seven tournaments sponsored by

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s from around the world together in one of four age divisions. The tournament structure for each division's World Series is similar to that used for the Little League Baseball World Series.

Tournament format

The six United States regions are: *

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* East *

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* Southeast * Southwest *

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The six International regions are: * Asia–Pacific *

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* Europe–Africa *

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The teams are placed into two six-team modified-double-elimination brackets based on geography (US and International) The semi-final winners play for the championship, televised on a network of ESPN. All semi-final and championship matches are

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games. From 2002 to 2014, a pool-play format was used. Beginning in 2015, each pool plays a modified double-elimination format until only 2 teams remain in each pool. The two remaining teams in their respective pools then play in a single-elimination, semi-final match, with the two winning teams playing in the championship. From 1967–2002 the tournament was straight double-elimination, from 1961–66 it was single–elimination. From 1990 to 2001, a placement bracket was used to determine third place. Before 2017, the Senior League was the only division of Little League that did not sort teams based on geography.

Locations

The Senior League World Series has been held at eight different sites.Osceola Wins Bid for Baseball Tourney

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Champions

Championship tally

Championships won by country/state

References

External links

Senior League Baseball World Series
official website {{Little League Baseball in South Carolina Sports competitions in South Carolina Upstate South Carolina Annual sporting events in the United States Recurring sporting events established in 1961