The 72nd Little League World Series began Aug. 16 and will continue until the LLWS championship game on Aug. 26 in Williamsport, Pa.
Sixteen teams made up of 11- and 12-year-olds are in the final event of an international tournament that began July 28 with a series in Easley, S.C.
The LLWS's international teams will hope to continue their winning streak after a team from Tokyo won last year's LLWS .
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Here's everything you need to know about the 2018 Little League World Series, including bracket, schedule and how to watch live.
2018 Little League World Series bracket
Download the full 2018 Little League World Series bracket here ; see the LLWS schedule and scores below.
LLWS schedule, scores
The 2018 Little League World Series begins on Friday, Aug. 16, and ends with the championship game (U.S. winner vs. International winner) on Sunday, Aug. 26. The full LLWS schedule is available here (a ll times Eastern).
| Thursday, Aug. 16 |
| Game 1, 1 p.m.: Asia-Pacific Region 4, Caribbean Region 2 |
| Game 2, 3 p.m.: Mid-Atlantic Region 5, Midwest Region 2 |
| Game 3, 5 p.m.: Mexico Region 3, Australia Region 2, 9 innings |
| Game 4, 7 p.m.: Southwest Region 3, New England Region 1 |
| Friday, Aug. 17 |
| Game 5, 2 p.m.: Japan Region 11, Europe-Africa Region 1 |
| Game 6, 4 p.m.: Great Lakes Region 5, Northwest Region 4 |
| Game 7, 6 p.m.: Latin America Region 8, Canada Region 3 |
| Game 8, 8 p.m.: West Region 2, Southeast Region 0, 11 innings |
| Saturday, Aug. 18 |
| Game 9, 1 p.m.: Caribbean 6, Australia 0, Australia eliminated |
| Game 10, 3 p.m.: Midwest 9, New England 5, New England eliminated |
| Game 11, 6 p.m.: Canada 2, Europe-Africa 1, Europe-Africa eliminated |
| Game 12, 8 p.m.: Southeast 3, Northwest 0, Northwest eliminated |
| Sunday, Aug. 19 |
| Game 13, 9 a.m.: Asia-Pacific 5, Mexico 1 |
| Game 14, 11 a.m.: Mid-Atlantic 2, Southwest 1 |
| Game 15, 1 p.m.: Japan 4, Latin America 2 |
| Game 16, 2 p.m.: West 8, Great Lakes 3 |
| Monday, Aug. 20 |
| LLWS Game A, 11 a.m.: New England 15, Australia 0 |
| Game 17, 1 p.m.: Caribbean 3, Latin America 1 |
| Game 18, 3 p.m.: Great Lakes 5, Midwest 4 |
| Game 19, 6 p.m.: Canada 6, Mexico 4 |
| Game 20, 8 p.m.: Southeast 7, Southwest 6 |
| Tuesday, Aug. 21 |
| LLWS Game B, 11 a.m.: Northwest vs. Europe-Africa, ppd., rain |
| Game 21, 3 p.m.: Caribbean vs. Canada, ppd., rain |
| Game 22, 7:30 p.m.: Great Lakes vs. Southeast, ppd., rain |
| Wednesday, Aug. 22 |
| Game 21, 3 p.m.: Caribbean 9, Canada 7, Canada eliminated |
| Game 22, 3 p.m.: Southeast 4, Great Lakes 3, Great Lakes eliminated |
| Game 23, 7:30 p.m.: Asia-Pacific 10, Japan 0, Asia-Pacific advances |
| Game 24, 7:30 p.m.: West 10, Mid-Atlantic 0, West advances |
| Thursday, Aug. 23 |
| LLWS Game B, 11 a.m.: Northwest 5, Europe-Africa 0 |
| Game 25, 3 p.m.: Japan 1, Caribbean 0, Japan advances |
| Game 26, 7 p.m.: Southeast 7, Mid-Atlantic 3, Southeast advances |
| Saturday, Aug. 25 |
| International championship, 12:30 p.m.: Asia-Pacific 2, Japan 1, Asia-Pacific advances |
| U.S. championship, 3:30 p.m.: West 3, Southeast 0, West Advances |
| Sunday, Aug. 26 |
| LLWS consolation game, 10 a.m.: Japan 8, Southeast 2 |
| LLWS championship game, 3 p.m.: West 3, Asia-Pacific 0, West wins 2018 Little League World Series |
How to watch the LLWS live
The 2018 Little League World Series will be broadcast live on the ESPN family of networks and ABC. The LLWS will also be live-streamed online and via the WatchESPN app.
For radio, WRAK (1200 AM/1400 AM/94.9 FM) on iHeart Radio in Williamsport, Pa., will broadcast the 2018 LLWS.
Follow Sporting News' championship live blog here .
Little League World Series highlights
Highlights from the 2018 Little League World Series will be available at Videos.LittleLeague.org . Here's a look at some of the best highlights in LLWS history:
Little League World Series teams, rosters
Get to know the teams and players in the 2018 Little League World Series. Team rosters are linked to each region below.
United States teams
| REGION | TEAM | LOCATION |
| Great Lakes | Grosse Pointe Woods-Shores LL | Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan |
| Mid-Atlantic | Mid Island LL | Staten Island, New York |
| Midwest | Grandview LL | Des Moines, Iowa |
| New England | Coventry LL | Coventry, Rhode Island |
| Northwest | Coeur d’Alene LL | Coeur d’Alene, Idaho |
| Southeast | Peachtree City American LL | Peachtree City, Georgia |
| Southwest | Post Oak LL | Houston, Texas |
| West | Honolulu LL | Honolulu, Hawaii |
International teams
| REGION | TEAM | LOCATION |
| Asia-Pacific | South Seoul LL | Seoul, South Korea |
| Australia | Gold Coast Baseball Assoc LL | Gold Coast, Queensland |
| Canada | Whalley LL | Surrey, British Columbia |
| Caribbean | Radames Lopez LL | Guayama, Puerto Rico |
| Europe-Africa | Catalunya LL | Barcelona, Spain |
| Japan | Kawaguchi LL | Kawaguchi, Japan |
| Latin America | Vacamonte LL | Arraijan, Panama |
| Mexico | Matamoros LL | Matamoros, Tamaulipas |