The 2023 Little League World Series was a youth baseball tournament taking place from August 16 to August 27 at the Little League headquarters complex in

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. Ten teams from the United States and ten teams from other countries are competing in the 76th edition of the

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(LLWS). El Segundo Little League of El Segundo, California, defeated Pabao Little League of

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, in the championship game by a 6–5 score on a

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by Louis Lappe. It was the first championship for a team from California since , and 8th overall, the most of any US state.

Teams

Regional qualifying tournaments were held from February to August 2023.

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, commonly known as

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, due to complicated relations with People's Republic of China, is recognized by the name

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by majority of international organizations including Little League Baseball (LLB). For more information, please see Cross-Strait relations.

Results

The draw to determine the opening round pairings took place on June 6, 2023.

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 El Segundo LL reached the LLWS with a record of 7–1. In total, their record was 20–2, with their two losses coming from Sherman Oaks Southern LL (from California) and Needville LL (from Texas).

MLB Little League Classic

On August 21, 2022, it was announced that the sixth

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would feature the

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and the

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on August 20. The Nationals defeated the Phillies, 4–3.

References

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