The 2003 Little League World Series took place between August 15 and August 24 in

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. The Musashi-Fuchu Little League of

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, defeated the East Boynton Beach Little League of

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, in the championship game of the 57th

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Notable players

The following LLWS players later appeared in

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(MLB):

Teams

Between five and twelve qualification games took part in 16 regional qualification tournaments, which varied in format depending on region. In the

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, the qualification tournaments were in the same format as the Little League World Series itself: a round-robin tournament followed by an elimination round to determine the regional champion. *

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Pool play

The top two teams in each pool moved on to their respective semifinals. The winners of each met on August 24 to play for the Little League world championship. August 15 August 16 August 17 August 18 August 19

International

August 15 August 16 August 17 August 18 August 19

Elimination rounds

References

Notes

*† Postponed (rained out) *‡ Game ended by "mercy rule" (at least 10-run difference through 5 innings)

External links

2003 official results
via

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Recap of championship game
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