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When is the 2024 Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania?
The iconic youth sports event returns, welcoming 20 teams from around the world - all competing for the chance to be named World Series champion.
It’s that time of year again - the Little League World Series is back. The annual tournament, celebrating its 77th edition, features the 10 US regional tournament winners on one side of the bracket and 10 international teams on the other side.
The best young baseball players aged from 10-12 will be suiting up for the competition which will be played at at Howard J. Lamade Stadium and Volunteer Stadium, with 38 games lined up over 11 days in August.
When does the 2024 Little League World Series start?
The region tournaments began on Thursday 1 August and run until Friday 9 August. The Little League World Series starts on Wednesday 14 August and concludes on Sunday 25 August.
2024 Little League Region tournaments: teams and dates
Great Lakes (3–7 August)
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- Michigan
- Ohio
Metro (3–9 August)
- Connecticut
- New Jersey
- New York
- Rhode Island
Mid-Atlantic (4–9 August)
- Delaware
- Maryland
- Pennsylvania
- Washington, D.C.
Midwest (2–7 August)
Iowa
- Kansas
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- North Dakota
- South Dakota
- Wisconsin
Mountain (3–9 August)
- Colorado
- Montana
- Nevada
- Utah
- Wyoming
New England (3–8 August)
- Maine
- Massachusetts
- New Hampshire
- Vermont
Northwest (3–8 August)
- Alaska
- Idaho
- Oregon
- Washington
Southeast (1–6 August)
- Alabama
- Florida
- Georgia
- North Carolina
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Virginia
- West Virginia
Southwest (1–6 August)
- Arkansas
- Louisiana
- Mississippi
- New Mexico
- Oklahoma
- Texas East
- Texas West
West (4–9 August)
- Arizona
- Hawaii
- Northern California
- Southern California
2024 Little League international teams
- Taoyuan, Chinese Taipei
- Sydney, New South Wales
- Canada winner* TBD
- Santa Cruz, Aruba
- Santa Clara
- Brno, Czech Republic
- Tokyo
- Barquisimeto, Venezuela
- Matamoros, Tamaulipas
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The Little League Baseball World Series will begin with games on both the US and international sides of the bracket on Wednesday 14 August. We already know some of the first games in the upper part of both brackets.
Various Little League Baseball World Series games will air live on ESPN or can be streamed on FuboTV, which offers a free trial.
14 August
- Aruba vs Mexico (1 p.m. ET Volunteer stadium)
- Chinese Taipei vs Canada (5 p.m. ET Volunteer stadium)
15 August
- Japan vs Puerto Rico (1 p.m. ET Volunteer stadium)
- Cuba vs Czech Republic (5 p.m. ET Volunteer stadium)
14 August
- New England vs West (3 p.m. ET Howard J. Lamade Stadium)
- Southeast vs. Midwest (7 p.m. ET Howard J. Lamade Stadium)
15 August
- Metro vs. Mountain (3 p.m. ET Howard J. Lamade Stadium)
- Southwest vs. Mid-Atlantic (5 p.m. ET Volunteer stadium)
MLB Little League Classic on 18 August
Games in the US bracket programmed for Sunday 18 August at Howard J. Lamade Stadium will start at the earlier times of 9 a.m. and 1 p.m with international games scheduled for 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. at Volunteer stadium.
The reason for the change in schedule is so that fans can enjoy all four games as well as the seventh edition of the MLB Little League Classic, which this year sees the New York Yankees take on the Detroit Tigers in a game played in front of Little League Baseball World Series players, coaches and their families as well as local fans.
The MLB Little League Classic will take place at Historic Bowman Field in Williamsport, PA on Sunday 18 August at 7 p.m. ET and will air on ESPN.