2003 Little League World Series
| 2003 Little League World Series | |
|---|---|
| Dates |
August 15– August 24 |
| Teams participating | 16 |
| Champion |
Musashi-Fuchu Little League Tokyo, Japan |
| Runner-up |
East Boynton Beach Little League Boynton Beach, Florida |
The 2003 Little League World Series took place between August 15 and August 24 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Musashi-Fuchu Little League of Tokyo, Japan defeated the East Boynton Beach Little League of Boynton Beach, Florida in the championship game of the 57th Little League World Series.
Notable players
- Devon Travis (Boynton Beach, Florida)MLB Player Toronto Blue Jays
Randall Grichuk ( Richmond Texas )MLB Players St.Louis Cardinals Brady Rodgers ( Richmond Texas )MLB player Houston Astros
Qualification
Between five and twelve teams take part in 16 regional qualification tournaments, which vary in format depending on region. In the United States, the qualification tournaments are in the same format as the Little League World Series itself: a round-robin tournament followed by an elimination round to determine the regional champion.
| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boynton Beach, FL Southeast East Boynton Beach |
 Wilmington, DEMid-Atlantic Naamans |
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 HagåtñaPacific Central |
 Saugus, MANew England Saugus American |
 Eldridge, IAMidwest North Scott |
  Glace Bay, NSCanada Glace Bay |
 AsuncionLatin America Asuncion |
 Tallmadge, OHGreat Lakes Tallmadge |
 Chandler, AZWest Chandler National |
Tokyo Asia Musashi-Fuchu |
 Mexico CityMexico Olmeca |
 Richland, WANorthwest Richland National |
 Richmond, TXSouthwest Lamar National |
 DhahranTransatlantic Arabian-American |
 MoscowEurope, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Khovrino |
Pool play
The top two teams in each pool move on to their respective semifinals. The winners of each met on August 24 to play for the Little League world championship.
| Region | Record |
|---|---|
| New England | 3-0 |
| Southeast | 2-1 |
| Great Lakes | 1-2 |
| Northwest | 0-3 |
| Region | Record |
|---|---|
| West | 3-0 |
| Southwest | 2-1 |
| Mid-Atlantic | 1-2 |
| Midwest | 0-3 |
August 15
| New England | 2-1 | Great Lakes |
| Southeast | 8-1 | Northwest |
August 16
| Southwest | 7-2 | Midwest |
| Mid-Atlantic | 1-5 | West |
August 17
| Great Lakes | 2-7† | Southeast |
| West | 10-4 | Southwest |
| Northwest | 1-2 | New England |
| Midwest | 7-8 | Mid-Atlantic |
August 18
| Northwest | 4-5 | Great Lakes |
| New England | 4-3 | Southeast |
August 19
| Southwest | 7-1 | Mid-Atlantic |
| West | 8-7 | Midwest |
International
| Region | Record |
|---|---|
| Asia | 3-0 |
| Caribbean | 2-1 |
| Transatlantic | 1-2 |
| Canada | 0-3 |
| Region | Record |
|---|---|
| Latin America | 3-0 |
| Mexico | 2-1 |
| EMEA | 1-2 |
| Pacific | 0-3 |
August 15
| Caribbean | 1-4 | Asia |
August 16
| Latin America | 9-0 | Pacific |
| EMEA | 1-2 | Mexico |
August 17
| Transatlantic | 3-2† | Canada |
| EMEA | 2-0 | Pacific |
August 18
| Caribbean | 9-2† | Transatlantic |
| Pacific | 3-11 | Mexico |
| Latin America | 7-1 | EMEA |
August 19
| Latin America | 6-2 | Mexico |
| Asia | 17-0‡ (4 innings) |
Transatlantic |
| Caribbean | 2-1 | Canada |
Elimination rounds
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| August 20 - Lamade | ||||||||||
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0 | |||||||||
| August 23 - Lamade | ||||||||||
| Willemstad, Curaçao |
10 | |||||||||
| Willemstad, Curaçao |
6 | |||||||||
| August 21 - Lamade | ||||||||||
| Tokyo, Japan |
14 | |||||||||
| Tokyo, Japan |
7 | |||||||||
| August 24 - Lamade | ||||||||||
| Mexico City |
1 | |||||||||
| Tokyo, Japan |
10 | |||||||||
| August 20 - Lamade | ||||||||||
| Boynton Beach, Florida |
1 | |||||||||
| Chandler, Arizona |
1 | |||||||||
| August 23 - Lamade | ||||||||||
| Boynton Beach, Florida |
4 | |||||||||
| Boynton Beach, Florida |
9 | Third place | ||||||||
| August 21 - Lamade | ||||||||||
| Saugus, Massachusetts |
2 | |||||||||
| Saugus, Massachusetts |
14 | Saugus, Massachusetts |
1 | |||||||
| Richmond, Texas |
13 | Willemstad, Curaçao |
5 | |||||||
| August 24 - Volunteer | ||||||||||
| 2003 Little League World Series Champions |
|---|
| Musashi-Fuchu Little League Tokyo, Japan |
References
Notes
- † Postponed (rained out)
- ‡ Game ended by "mercy rule" (at least 10-run difference through 5 innings)