Championship Excitement Begins at the 2026 Little League World Series
At the tournament held in Pennsylvania, Curaçao and Japan take the field for the international final, while Mountain and Great Lakes compete for the U.S. championship.
The 2026 Little League World Series has reached the final stage after ten days of competitive matches in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
The Final Stage of the Tournament
Held at the Howard J. Lamade and Volunteer stadiums in Pennsylvania, the tournament was played in a double-elimination format with the participation of ten U.S. and ten international teams.
International Championship Match
The teams from Willemstad, Curaçao, and Tokyo, Japan, will face each other for the international championship title.
U.S. Championship Battle
The Mountain team from Henderson, Nevada, and the Great Lakes team from Hamilton, Ohio, will compete for the U.S. championship.
Grand Final and Consolation Matches
The winners of Saturday's matches will play for the championship trophy on Sunday, while the losers will face each other in the third-place game.
The Road to the Final
Japan and Curaçao advanced to the final by defeating the team from León, Nicaragua, while the Mountain and Great Lakes teams achieved this success by beating the Davenport squad from Iowa.