Little League World Series 2026 Bracket Dates, Teams, TV Schedule and Format

The 2026 Little League World Series kicks off Wednesday in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, with the sport's best teams from around the world vying to be recognized as the best.

Which teams are representing each region, and where can viewers check out the action?

Find out in this preview of the annual extravaganza.

Participating Teams

Erick W. Rasco /Sports Illustrated via Getty Images

United States

Great Lakes Region: West Side LL (Hamilton, Ohio)

Metro Region: Bayonne Central LL (Bayonne, New Jersey)

Mid-Atlantic Region: East Side LL (West Chester, Pennsylvania)

Midwest Region: Davenport Northwest LL (Davenport, Iowa)

Mountain Region: Paseo Verde, LL (Henderson, Nevada)

New England Region: Bridgewater Joe Lozaro LL (Bridgewater, Massachusetts)

Northwest Region: Soundview LL (Tacoma, Washington)

Southeast Region: Phenix City Youth Baseball LL (Phenix City, Alabama)

Southwest Region: Boerne LL (Boerne, Texas)

West Region: Sweetwater Valley LL (Bonita, California)

International

Asian-Pacific Region: West Seoul (B) LL (Seoul, South Korea)

Australia Region: Ryde Little League (Sydney, New South Wales)

Canada Region: Little Mountain LLC (Vancouver, British Columbia)

Caribbean Region: Los Nacionales LL (Santiago, Dominican Republic)

Curaçao Region: Pariba LL (Willemstad, Curaçao)

Europe and Africa Region: South Czech Republic LL (Brno, Czechia)

Japan Region: Joto LL (Tokyo, Japan)

Latin American Region: Ministerio Sobre Las Alas Del Aguila LL (Leon, Nicaragua)

Mexico Region: Municipal De Tijuana LL (Tijuana, Baja California)

Panama Region: David Doleguita LL (Chiriquí, Panama)

Viewing Information

Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images

Dates: August 19–30

Location: Lamade and Volunteer Fields in Williamsport, Pennsylvania

TV: ESPN, ABC

Streaming: ESPN app

Click here to view the full tournament bracket.

Full schedule available here, courtesy of ESPN.com (times in ET).

Aug. 19

1 p.m. LLBWS Game 1: Latin America vs. Caribbean, ESPN

3 p.m. LLBWS Game 2: Southeast vs. Northwest, ESPN

5 p.m. LLBWS Game 3: Canada vs. Asia-Pacific, ESPN

7 p.m. LLBWS Game 4: Metro vs. New England, ESPN

Aug. 20

12 p.m. LLBWS Game 5: Australia vs. Mexico, ESPN

2 p.m. LLBWS Game 6: Great Lakes vs. Mountain, ESPN

4 p.m. LLBWS Game 7: Curacao vs. Japan, ESPN

6 p.m. LLBWS Game 8: West vs. Midwest, ESPN2

Aug. 21

1 p.m. LLBWS Game 9: Panama vs. TBA, ESPN

3 p.m. LLBWS Game 10: Southwest vs. TBA, ESPN

5 p.m. LLBWS Game 11: Europe-Africa vs. TBA, ESPN

7 p.m. LLBWS Game 12: Mid-Atlantic vs. TBA, ESPN

Aug. 22

1 p.m. LLBWS Game 13, ESPN

3 p.m. LLBWS Game 14, ESPN

5 p.m. LLBWS Game 15, ESPN

7 p.m. LLBWS Game 16, ESPN

Aug. 23

9 a.m. LLBWS Game 17, ESPN

11 a.m. LLBWS Game 18, ESPN

1 p.m. LLBWS Game 19, ABC

2 p.m. LLBWS Game 20, ESPN

7:10 p.m. MLB Little League Classic: Braves vs. Brewers, ESPN

Aug. 24

1 p.m. LLBWS Game 21, ESPN

3 p.m. LLBWS Game 22, ESPN

5 p.m. LLBWS Game 23, ESPN

7 p.m. LLBWS Game 24, ESPN

Aug. 25

1 p.m. LLBWS Game 25, ESPN

3 p.m. LLBWS Game 26, ESPN

5 p.m. LLBWS Game 27, ESPN

7 p.m. LLBWS Game 28, ESPN

Aug. 26

1 p.m. LLBWS Game 29, ESPN

3 p.m. LLBWS Game 30, ESPN

5 p.m. LLBWS Game 31, ESPN

7 p.m. LLBWS Game 32, ESPN

Aug. 27

3 p.m. LLBWS Game 33, ESPN

7 p.m. LLBWS Game 34, ESPN

Aug. 29

12:30 p.m. International Championship, ABC

3:30 p.m. U.S. Championship, ABC

Aug. 30

10 a.m. Consolation Game, ESPN

3 p.m. World Series Championship, ABC

Format

The United States and International teams play double elimination baseball in separate brackets throughout the tournament.

The American team that wins its side of the bracket will advance to the overall bracket final to play the international representative for the LLWS championship.

The two losing teams in the semifinal round will compete in a consolation game to determine the third-place finisher.

Can the Home Team Win the Tournament?

East Side Little League cashed its ticket to the tournament Friday with a win over Delaware in the Mid-Atlantic regional tournament, behind pitcher Cole Warner's eight strikeouts.

It is the first time in seven decades that a team from West Chester will compete for the most coveted prize in Little League Baseball, with a chance to do so in its home state.

It will not be easy.

The wealth of talent from across the globe makes it incredibly difficult for a home-state squad to hoist the trophy at the end of the tournament. Look no further than the fact that Pennsylvania has not had a representative win the whole thing since Levittown American Little League did so in 1960.

With stacked teams in the lineup, including the West Region representative from California and the Japanese and South Korean teams internationally, it will take the best baseball the West Chester squad has played to date for them to emerge victorious.