Qualification for the 2016 Little League World Series took place in eight United States regions and eight international regions from June through August 2016.

United States Great Lakes The tournament began August 7 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Due to inclement weather during the championship game on August 13 and an unfavorable forecast in the following days, the championship game, in which play was suspended in the top of the second inning, was completed at Howard J. Lamade Stadium in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania on August 15.

State City LL Organization Record Streator Streator 0–2 Terre Haute Terre Haute North 0–2 Bowling Green Bowling Green Eastern 3–0 Essexville Essexville-Hampton 3–2 Hamilton West Side 2–2 Kenosha Kenosha American 2–2

Mid-Atlantic The tournament took place in Bristol, Connecticut from August 7–13.

State City LL Organization Record Milton Milton 1–2 Hughesville Hughesville 0–2 Freehold Township Freehold Township 0–2 Maine-Endwell Maine-Endwell 4–0 Clinton County Keystone 4–2 Capitol City 1–2

Midwest The tournament took place in Indianapolis, Indiana from August 7–13.

Note: North Dakota and South Dakota are organized into a single Little League district. State City LL Organization Record Johnston Johnston 3–0 Frontenac Frontenac Youth 4–2 Coon Rapids Coon Rapids Andover American 2–2 Webb City Webb City 0–2 Kearney Kearney 1–2 Rapid City Canyon Lake 0–2

New England The tournament took place in Bristol, Connecticut from August 7–13.

State City LL Organization Record Fairfield Fairfield American 3–2 Scarborough Scarborough 1–2 Wellesley Wellesley South 1–2 Bedford Bedford 2–2 Warwick Warwick North 3–0 Brattleboro Brattleboro 0–2

Northwest The tournament took place in San Bernardino, California from August 7–13.

State City LL Organization Record Anchorage Abbott-O-Rabbit 0–2 Boise North Boise 1–2 Missoula Mount Sentinel 2–2 Bend Bend North 4–1 Lynnwood Lynnwood Pacific 3–1 Laramie Laramie 0–2

Southeast The tournament took place in Warner Robins, Georgia from August 5–10.

State City LL Organization Record Huntsville Huntsville American 0–2 North Palm Beach North Palm Beach County 2–2 Peachtree City Peachtree City American 4–2 Durham Bull City 1–2 Irmo Irmo 1–2 Goodlettsville Goodlettsville Baseball 4–0 Vienna Vienna American 0–2 Bridgeport Bridgeport 2–2

Southwest The tournament took place in Waco, Texas from August 4–10.

State City LL Organization Record Bryant Bryant 1–2 Boulder North Boulder 1–2 Lake Charles South Lake Charles 3–2 Starkville Starkville 2–2 Albuquerque Eastdale 3–1 Tulsa Tulsa National 0–2 East Pearland Pearland East 0–2 West San Antonio McAllister Park American 4–1

West The tournament took place in San Bernardino, California from August 7–13.

State City LL Organization Record Cave Creek Cactus Foothills South 0–2 Wailuku Central East Maui 2–2 Las Vegas Mountain Ridge 3–2 Northern California Vacaville Vacaville Central 0–2 Southern California Chula Vista Park View 4–0 Santa Clara Snow Canyon 1–2

International

Asia-Pacific and Middle East The tournament took place in Seoul, South Korea from June 25–July 1.

+ Pool A Country Record 5–0 4–1 2–3 2–3 2–3 0–5

+ Pool B Country Record 1 4–0 3–1 2–2 1–3 0–4

1 Republic of China, commonly known as Taiwan, due to complicated relations with People's Republic of China, is recognized by the name Chinese Taipei by majority of international organizations including Little League Baseball (LLB). For more information, please see Cross-Strait relations.

Australia The tournament took place in Lismore, New South Wales from June 8–13. The top two teams in each pool advance to the elimination round, where they are seeded one through eight based on overall record.

+ Pool A State/Territory LL Organization Record Manly (5) 3–1 Adelaide Rays (7) 3–1 Perth Metro North 3–1 Brisbane North 1–1 Northern Diamondbacks 0–3

+ Pool C State/Territory LL Organization Record Hills (1) 4–0 Perth Metro Central (8) 3–1 Southern Mariners 2–2 Gold Coast Pirates 1–3 Coastal Bay 0–4

+ Pool B State/Territory LL Organization Record Macarthur (3) 4–0 Central Coast (6) 3–1 Eastern Athletics 2–2 Brisbane Metro 1–3 Perth Metro East 0–4

+ Pool D State/Territory LL Organization Record Swan Hills (2) 4–0 Ryde North (4) 3–1 Adelaide Seahawks 2–2 Canberra 1–3 Geelong 0–4

Canada The tournament took place in Vancouver, British Columbia from August 4–13. The following teams have qualified to compete in the tournament.

Caribbean The tournament took place in Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands from July 16–23.

+Pool A Nation City Organization Record Willemstad Pariba 4–0 (A) St. Thomas Alvin McBean East 2–2 Kralendijk Bonaire 0–4

+Pool B Nation City Organization Record Santo Domingo La Javilla 2–1 Santa Cruz Aruba Center 2–1 Carolina Roberto Clemente 2–1 (B) St. Croix Elmo Plaskett East 0–3

Europe and Africa The tournament took place in Kutno, Poland from July 15–23. The format of the tournament was a modified double elimination.

Teams Country City LL Organization Record Vienna Austria East 0–2 Brest Brest Zubrs 0–2 Antwerp Flanders East 1–2 Zagreb Croatia North 1–2 Brno South Czech Republic 4–1 Paris Ile-de-France 2 2–2 Germany-US Ramstein KMC American 0–2 Budapest/Érd Central/Eastern 2–2 Emilia Emilia 5–1 Kaunas Kaunas 1–2 Haarlem Kennemerland 3–2 Barcelona Catalunya 3–2 London London Youth Baseball 1–2 Kirovograd Kirovograd Center 2–2

Results July 15GameTeam 1ScoreTeam 21 Austria 2–16 Croatia 2 Czech Republic 5–4 Germany-USA 3 Spain 10–0 Lithuania 4 Ukraine 7–0 Belarus July 16GameTeam 1ScoreTeam 25 France 11–1 United Kingdom 6 Belgium 0–20 Italy 7 Netherlands 11–0 Croatia 8 Czech Republic 10–9 Spain July 17GameTeam 1ScoreTeam 29 Ukraine 0–5 France 10 Hungary 3–14 Italy 11 Belarus 0–8 United Kingdom 12 Germany-USA 2–5 Lithuania July 18GameTeam 1ScoreTeam 213 Belgium 5–4 Croatia 14 Austria 5–10 Hungary 15 United Kingdom 0–5 Spain 16 Lithuania 1–8 Ukraine July 19GameTeam 1ScoreTeam 217 Netherlands 2–13 Czech Republic 18 France 1–5 Italy 19 Belgium 4–10 Spain 20 Hungary 9–4 Ukraine July 20GameTeam 1ScoreTeam 221 Spain 6–3 France 22 Hungary 2–13 Netherlands 23 Czech Republic 4–3 Italy July 21GameTeam 1ScoreTeam 224 Spain 10–17 Netherlands July 22GameTeam 1ScoreTeam 225 Netherlands 0–10 Italy July 23GameTeam 1ScoreTeam 226 Czech Republic 1–5 Italy

Japan The tournament took place in Ueda, Nagano from July 30–31. Participating teams Prefecture City LL Organization Chūgoku Champions Okayama Okayama Higashikanto Champions Ushiku Ushiku Kyushu Champions Nagasaki Nagasaki Minami Hokkaido Champions Sapporo Sapporo Shiroishi Kanagawa Champions Yokohama Asahi Kansai Champions Takarazuka Takarazuka Kansai Runner-Up Osaka Osaka Namihaya Kitakanto Champions Ōmiya City Ōmiya Higashi Shikoku Champions Niihama Niihama Shin'etsu Champions Iida Iida Tōhoku Champions Sendai Sendai Higashi Tōhoku Runner-Up Aomori Aomori Hirosaki Tōkai Champions Toyota Toyota Tōkai Runner-Up Hamamatsu Hamamatsu Minami Tokyo Champions Tokyo Tokyo Nakano Tokyo Runner-Up Tokyo Chofu

Latin America The tournament took place in Guatemala City, Guatemala from July 23–30.

+ Pool A Country City LL Organization Record Rivas Rivas 3–0 Maracaibo Luz Maracaibo 2–1 (A) Guatemala City Javier 1–2 Cartagena Falcon 0–3

+ Pool B Country City LL Organization Record Aguadulce Aguadulce Cabezera 3–0 San Salvador Agabeisi 2–1 San Pedro Sula Marinera 1–2 (B) Guatemala City Liga Pequeña de Béisbol de Guatemala 0–3

Mexico The tournament took place in Monterrey, Nuevo León from July 9–15.

+Pool A State LL Organization Record Norte de Hermosillo 6–0 San Nicolás 5–1 Oriente 4–2 Poza Rica Municipal 3–3 Juvenil de Sabinas 2–4 Cura Trillo 1–5 Jalostotitlan 0–6

+Pool B State LL Organization Record Guadalupe Linda Vista 6–0 Félix Arce 5–1 Guadalupe Treviño Kelly 4–2 Infantil y Juvenil Veracruzana 3–3 Ribereña 2–4 SUTAJ Alfarera 1–5 El Granjero 0–6

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