Each Little League season concludes with International Tournament play for Little Leaguers in seven divisions. The tournament trail begins in early June and leads to seven World Series tournaments in July and August.
The oldest, and best-known, championship tournament is the annual Little League Baseball World Series held in late August in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, with games held in Howard J. Lamade Stadium and Little League Volunteer Stadium.
Tournament Committee
The tournament is under the direction and authority of the Little League International Tournament Committee in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
Levels of Play
District: This is the first level of play and happens after the 2025 Regular Season Tournaments. This round of play will occur July 7-20, 2025. Locations, by age, are as follows:
- 12U (ages 10-12) – hosted by Saint Louis Park*
- 11U (ages 9-11) – hosted by Hopkins
- 10U (ages 8-10) – hosted by Golden Valley
State: This is the next major level of play. The 2025 State Little League Tournament (aka Final Four) will be held July 23-27th at Centennial Lakes, for all divisions noted above (12U. 11U & 10U). Most of these tournaments are played in a standard double-elimination format.
Regions: This is the third level of play. *Only the winner of the 12U State tournament advances to regions. The 2025 Central Region tournament is August 1-8th. Most are double elimination, but a few use the modified Olympic Pool Play Format.
World Series: This is the final level of tournament play. The winner of regions advances to the Little League World Series. The dates of the 2025 LL World Series are August 13-24th in Williamsport, PA.
Tournament Fun Facts
- More than 6,500 teams, approximately 6,000 teams in the U.S., begin the tournaments in the Little League Baseball division. About 5,500 are eliminated in the first three weeks of play.
- About 43,000 games are played in seven divisions leading up to the various World Series tournaments. More than 16,000 of those games are played in the Little League division, the equivalent of more than six Major League Baseball seasons.
- Every game at each of the seven Little League World Series tournaments is available to watch through the ESPN Platforms.