Qualification for the 2015 Little League World Series took place in eight United States regions and eight international regions from June through August 2015. Starting this year, all eight United States regional tournaments used a modified double elimination format and moved away from the round robin format used since the 1990s.
United States
Great Lakes The tournament took place in Indianapolis, Indiana from August 9–15.
State City LL Organization Record Olney Olney 1–2 New Albany New Albany 2–2 Bowling Green Bowling Green Eastern 3–1 Bay City Bay City Southwest 0–2 Hamilton West Side 2–2 Burlington Burlington 2–1
Mid-Atlantic The tournament took place in Bristol, Connecticut from August 10–16.
State City LL Organization Record Middletown M-O-T 0–2 Delmar Delmar 3–2 Jackson Jackson Township 2–2 Maine-Endwell Maine-Endwell 2–2 Lewisberry Red Land 3–0 Capitol City 0–2
Midwest The tournament took place in Indianapolis, Indiana from August 9–15.
Note: North Dakota and South Dakota are organized into a single Little League district. State City LL Organization Record Des Moines Grandview 1–2 Frontenac Frontenac Youth 0–2 Coon Rapids Coon Rapids Cardinal 2–1 Webb City Webb City 4–1 Omaha Memorial 2–2 Rapid City Canyon Lake 1–2
New England The tournament took place in Bristol, Connecticut from August 10–16.
State City LL Organization Record Waterford Waterford 2–2 Biddeford Biddeford 0–2 Newton Newton SouthEast 1–2 Bedford Bedford 2–1 Cranston Cranston Western 4–1 South Burlington South Burlington 1–2
Northwest The tournament took place in San Bernardino, California from August 9–15.
State City LL Organization Record Juneau Gastineau Channel 0–2 Eagle West Valley 3–2 Billings Boulder Arrowhead 1–2 Portland Wilshire/Riverside 4–0 Vancouver Cascade 2–2 Gillette Gillette 0–2
Southeast The tournament took place in Warner Robins, Georgia from August 7–13.
State City LL Organization Record Phenix City Phenix City American 0–2 Tampa Keystone 2–2 Peachtree City Peachtree City American 1–2 Wilson Wilson City 0–2 Taylors Northwood 4–0 Nashville South Nashville American 2–2 Mechanicsville Mechanicsville National 4–2 Bridgeport Bridgeport 1–2
Southwest The tournament took place in Waco, Texas from August 7–13.
State City LL Organization Record Pine Bluff Pine Bluff Western 3–2 Boulder North Boulder 3–2 Jefferson Parish Eastbank 2–2 Starkville Starkville 1–2 Albuquerque Paradise Hills 0–2 Tulsa Tulsa National 0–2 East Pearland Pearland West 4–0 West San Antonio McAllister Park National 1–2
West The tournament took place in San Bernardino, California from August 9–15.
State City LL Organization Record Chandler Chandler National North 1–2 Waipahu Waipio 3–2 Henderson Paseo Verde 1–2 Northern California San Jose Cambrian Park 0–2 Southern California Bonita Sweetwater Valley 4–0 Santa Clara Snow Canyon 1–2
International
Asia-Pacific and Middle East The tournament took place in Guilin, China from July 13–21.
+ Pool A Country City LL Organization Record Makati Illam Central 3–1 Hong Kong 2–2 Saipan Saipan 2–2 Dhahran Arabian American 2–2 Guangzhou Guangzhou 0–4
+ Pool B Country City LL Organization Record Seoul East Seoul 4–0 Taipei Tung Yuan 3–1 Jakarta 1–1 Hagåtña 0–2 Bangkok 0–2
Australia The tournament took place in Lismore, New South Wales on June 4–9. The top two teams in each pool advance to the elimination round, where they are seeded one through eight based on overall record. The "runs against ratio" (RAR) is used as the tiebreaker. It is calculated by the number of runs scored against a team, divided by the number of defensive innings the team played.
+ Pool A State/Territory LL Organization Record Cronulla 4–0 Southern Mariners 2–2 Manly 2–2 Gold Coast 1–3 West Coast 1–3
+ Pool C State/Territory LL Organization Record Swan Hills 4–0 Perth Metro East 3–1 Adelaide West 2–2 Central Coast 1–3 Northern Territory 0–4
+ Pool B State/Territory LL Organization Record Hills 4–0 Perth Metro North 3–1 Adelaide North 2–2 Yarra Rangers 1–3 Brisbane North 0–4
+ Pool D State/Territory LL Organization Record Ryde North 4–0 Perth Metro Central 3–1 Ryde South 2–2 Northern Diamondbacks 1–3 Canberra 0–4
Canada The tournament took place in Ottawa, Ontario from August 7–16.
Caribbean The tournament took place in Willemstad, Curaçao from July 18–25.
Europe and Africa The tournament took place in Kutno, Poland from July 16–23. The format of the tournament is double elimination.
Teams Country City LL Organization Record Vienna East Austria 1–2 Brest Brest Zubrs 1–2 Brussels Brussels 0–2 Brno South Moravia 2–2 Germany–United States Ramstein KMC American 2–2 Budapest Central 0–2 Emilia Emilia 3–2 Tiraspol Kvint 1–2 Rotterdam Rotterdam 3–2 Wodzisław Śląski Zory/Jastrzebie/Rybnik 0–2 Barcelona Catalunya 6–2 Kampala AVRS Secondary School 5–0 London London Youth Baseball 2–2 Kirovograd Kirovograd Center 0–2
Results July 16GameVisitorScoreHome1 Hungary 0–10 Italy 2 Germany-USA 4–3 Ukraine 3 United Kingdom 7–8 Netherlands 4 Uganda 21–1 Belgium 5 Belarus 11–4 Austria 6 Spain 15–2 Moldova July 17GameVisitorScoreHome7 Poland 4–15 Italy 8 Germany-USA 10–4 Netherlands 9 Belarus 1–16 Uganda 10 Czech Republic 13–3 Spain 11 Austria 5–1 Belgium 12 Ukraine 2–7 United Kingdom July 18GameVisitorScoreHome13 Poland 5–6 Moldova 14 Hungary 2–8 Spain 15 Netherlands 15–3 Austria 16 United Kingdom 14–4 Belarus July 19GameVisitorScoreHome17 Italy 10–1 Germany-USA 18 Czech Republic 0–10 Uganda 19 Moldova 2–12 Netherlands 20 United Kingdom 5–11 Spain July 20GameVisitorScoreHome21 Netherlands 1–5 Czech Republic 22 Spain 10–0 Germany-USA 23 Italy 0–4 Uganda July 21GameVisitorScoreHome24 Spain 11–0 Czech Republic July 22GameVisitorScoreHome25 Spain 5–2 Italy July 23GameVisitorScoreHome26 Uganda 16–0 Spain
Japan The first two rounds of the tournament took place on July 19. The semifinals and championship were played on July 20. All games were played in Shirakawa, Fukushima.
Participating teams Prefecture City LL Organization Chūgoku Champions Okayama Okayama Higashikanto Champions Ushiku Ushiku Hokkaido Champions Sapporo Sapporo Shiroishi Kanagawa Champions Hiratsuka Hiratsuka Kansai Champions Nara Keina Kansai Runner-Up Kaizuka Kaizuka Kitakanto Champions Urawa Urawa Kyushu Champions Miyakonojō Miyakonojō Shikoku Champions Iyo District Ehime Konan Shin'etsu Champions Nagano Nagano Minami Tōhoku Champions Shirakawa Shirakawa Tōhoku Runner-Up Shiogama Shiogama Tōkai Champions Ichinomiya Owari Ichimiya Tōkai Runner-Up Fuji Fuji Tokyo Champions Tokyo Tokyo Kitasuna Tokyo Runner-Up Tokyo Hachioji
Latin America The tournament took place in Panama City, Panama from July 11–18. Country City LL Organization Record Barquisimeto Cardenales 6–0 (B) San Miguelito San Antonio 4–2 (A) Santiago de Veraguas Activo 20-30 4–2 Cartagena Falcon 2–4 Guayaquil C Unidas Miraflores 2–4 Managua Ciudad Sandino 2–4 Guatemala City Liga Pequena Javier de Baseball 1–5
Mexico The tournament took place in Matamoros, Tamaulipas from July 11–17.
+Pool A State City LL Organization Record Matamoros Villa Del Refugio 6–0 Hermosillo Conno de Hermosillo 5–1 Ciudad Juárez Satélite 4–2 Monterrey Mitras 3–3 Poza Rica Poza Rica A.C. 1–5 Zapopan Legión Zapopan 1–5 Lerdo C.D. Lerdo Durango 1–5
+Pool B State City LL Organization Record San Nicolás de los Garza San Nicolas de los Garza 5–1 Mexicali Seguro Social 5–1 Matamoros Matamoros 4–2 Poza Rica Poza Rica Municipal 3–3 Delicias A Cura Trillo 2–4 Sabinas Juvenil De Sabinas 2–4 Guadalajara Sutaj Alfarera 0–6
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