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Asia–Pacific and Middle East Region
Most recent season or competition:
2024 Little League World Series qualification
FormerlyFar East Region
SportBaseball
Founded2001; 23 years ago (2001)
No. of teams10
CountryInternational
Most recent
champion(s)		Chinese Taipei Kuei-Shan Little League, Taoyuan, Chinese Taipei
Most titlesChinese Taipei Kuei-Shan Little League, Taoyuan, Taiwan (4)

The Asia–Pacific and Middle East Region is a region that competes in the Little League World Series. Asian teams first competed in the LLWS in 1961, when Japanese teams competed in the original Pacific Region (which included Hawaii). In 1962, Japanese teams began competing in the newly created Far East Region.

In 2001, the Little League World Series was expanded to sixteen teams, and East Asia was split into two regions – the Pacific (consisting of teams from the Pacific Islands, Indonesia, and Oceania) and Asia (consisting of teams from mainland Asia). In 2007, the regions were reconfigured. Japan was given its own automatic berth in the Series, while the remaining Asian teams merged with the Pacific teams to create the Asia-Pacific Region.

In 2013, the region was reorganized as the Asia-Pacific and Middle East Region. Australia, now the fourth-largest country and the largest outside North America in Little League participation, received its own LLWS region. All Middle Eastern countries with Little League programs, except for Israel and Turkey, were placed in the former Asia-Pacific Region. Previously, the Middle East had formed a region with Africa, but that region was disbanded, with African teams joining the Europe and Africa Region (formerly Europe Region, which also includes Israel and Turkey).[1]

Asia–Pacific and Middle East Region Countries

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Asia Region (2001–2006)

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In 2001, the Far East Region split into the Asia and Pacific regions. The Asia Region comprised Little Leagues from mainland Asia.

Asia Regional Championship

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The list below lists each country's participant in the Asia Region Tournament between 2001 and 2006. Each year's winner is indicated in green. Two teams from the Asia Region won the Little League World Series — Tokyo in 2001 and 2003.

Year China China Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei Hong Kong Hong Kong, China Japan Japan South Korea South Korea Thailand Thailand
2001 – – N/A
Hong Kong, China 		Kitasuna LL
Tokyo 		N/A
South Korea 		–
2002 – – N/A
Hong Kong SAR, China 		Sendai Higashi LL
Sendai 		N/A
South Korea 		–
2003 – N/A
Chinese Taipei 		N/A
Hong Kong SAR, China 		Musashi-Fuchu LL
Tokyo 		N/A
South Korea 		–
2004 – Shou-Tien LL
Kaohsiung 		Hong Kong LL
Hong Kong SAR, China 		Sendai Higashi LL
Sendai 		N/A
South Korea 		–
2005 – N/A
Chinese Taipei 		N/A
Hong Kong SAR, China 		Chiba City LL
Chiba City 		N/A
South Korea 		N/A
Thailand
2006 Huangpu LL
Guangzhou 		Fong-Nien LL
Taitung City 		Hong Kong LL
Causeway Bay 		Kawaguchi LL
Kawaguchi City 		N/A
South Korea 		Sanuk LL
Chiang Mai

LLWS results

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Year Champion City LLWS Record
2001 Kitasuna LL Japan Tokyo Champion 5–1
2002 Sendai Hagashi LL Japan Sendai Runner-Up 5–1
2003 Musashi-Fuchu LL Japan Tokyo Champion 6–0
2004 Shou-Tien LL Chinese Taipei Kaohsiung Int'l Semifinal 2–2
2005 Chiba City LL Japan Chiba City Fourth place 4–2
2006 Kawaguchi City LL Japan Kawaguchi, Saitama Runner-Up 5–1

Pacific Region (2001–2006)

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Not to be confused with Pacific Region (1958–1961).

In 2001, the Far East Region split into the Asia and Pacific regions. The list below lists each country's participant in the Pacific Region Tournament between 2001 and 2006. Each year's winner is indicated in green. No team from the Pacific Region won the Little League World Series.

Pacific Regional Championship

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Year Guam Guam Indonesia Indonesia New Zealand New Zealand Northern Mariana Islands Northern Mariana Islands Philippines Philippines
2001 Central LL
Agana 		N/A
Indonesia 		N/A
New Zealand 		Saipan LL
Saipan 		N/A
Philippines
2002 Central
Agana 		N/A
Indonesia 		N/A
New Zealand 		Saipan ll
Saipan 		N/A
Philippines
2003 Central LL
Agana 		N/A
Indonesia 		– Saipan LL
Saipan 		N/A
Philippines
2004 Central East LL
Mangilao 		Jakarta LL
Jakarta 		– Saipan LL
Northern Mariana Islands 		N/A
Philippines
2005 Central East LL
Mangilao 		N/A
Indonesia 		N/A
New Zealand 		Saipan LL
Northern Mariana Islands 		N/A
Philippines
2006 Central East LL
Mangilao 		Jakarta LL
Jakarta 		Bayside Westhaven LL
Auckland 		Saipan LL
Northern Mariana Islands 		Illam Central LL
Makati City

LLWS results

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Year Champion City LLWS Record
2001 Central LL Guam Agana Int'l Semifinal 3–1
2002 Central LL Guam Agana Int'l Semifinal 2–2
2003 Central LL Guam Agana Group Stage 0–3
2004 Saipan LL Northern Mariana Islands Saipan Group Stage 0–3
2005 Central East LL Guam Mangilao-Barrigada Int'l Semifinal 3–1
2006 Saipan LL Northern Mariana Islands Saipan Group Stage 0–3

Asia-Pacific Region (2007–2012)

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In 2007, the Asia and Pacific regions were reconfigured again. Japan was given its own place in the LLWS and the remaining Asian and Pacific teams were merged into one region. No Asia-Pacific team has won the LLWS, although Kuei-Shan Little League of Chinese Taipei finished runner-up in 2009.

Asia-Pacific Regional Championship

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The list below lists each country's participant in the Asia-Pacific Little League Region Tournament between 2007 and 2012. That year's winner is indicated in green.

Year AustraliaAustralia ChinaChina Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei GuamGuam Hong KongHong Kong, China IndiaIndia IndonesiaIndonesia New ZealandNew Zealand Northern Mariana IslandsNorthern Mariana Islands PhilippinesPhilippines SingaporeSingapore South KoreaSouth Korea ThailandThailand VietnamVietnam
2007 – – Li-Shing LL
Taichung 		Northern LL
Dededo 		Hong Kong LL
Hong Kong 		– Jakarta LL
Jakarta 		Bayside Westhaven LL
Auckland 		Saipan LL
Saipan 		Illam Central LL
Makati City 		– Nam Yang Ju Shi LL
Nam Yang Ju Shi 		Sanuk LL
Chiang Mai 		–
2008 Hills LL
Sydney 		Guangzhou LL
Guangzhou 		Tung Yuan LL
Wan-Hua 		Southern LL
Yona 		Hong Kong LL
Hong Kong 		BB & SB Confederation of India LL
New Delhi 		Jakarta LL
Jakarta 		Bayside Westhaven LL
Auckland 		Saipan LL
Saipan 		Tanauan LL
Batangas[2] 		– Gyeonggi LL
Gyeonggi-do 		Sanuk LL
Chiang Mai 		–
2009 Waverley LL
Victoria 		– Kuei-Shan LL
Taoyuan City 		Central LL
Agana 		Hong Kong LL
Hong Kong 		– Indonesian LL
Jakarta 		Auckland Baseball Association LL
Auckland 		Saipan LL
Saipan 		Illam Central LL
Makati City[3] 		Singapore LL
Singapore 		Seoul LL
Seoul 		Sanuk LL
Chiang Mai 		–
2010 – – Fu-Hsing LL
Kaohsiung 		Northern LL
Dededo 		Hong Kong LL
Hong Kong 		– Indonesian LL
Jakarta 		N/A
New Zealand 		– Illam Central LL
Makati City 		Singapore LL
Singapore 		Seoul LL
Seoul 		Sanuk LL
Chiang Mai 		Hanoi LL
Hanoi
2011 Southern Adelaide Districts LL
Adelaide 		– Ching-Tang LL
Kaohsiung 		Central LL
Agana 		Hong Kong LL
Hong Kong 		– Indonesian LL
Jakarta 		Bayside Westhaven
Auckland 		Saipan LL
Saipan 		Illam Central LL
Makati City 		Singapore LL
Singapore 		N/A
South Korea 		Sanuk LL
Chiang Mai 		–
2012 Perth Metro North LL
Perth 		– Kuei-Shan LL
Taoyuan City 		Central LL
Agana 		Hong Kong LL
Hong Kong 		– Indonesian LL
Jakarta 		Oakland
N/A 		Saipan LL
Saipan 		Illam Central LL
Makati City 		– Busan LL
South Korea 		Bangkok LL
Bangkok 		–

LLWS results

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Year Champion City LLWS Record
2007 Li-Shing LL Chinese Taipei Taichung Int'l Semifinal 2–2
2008 Southern LL Guam Yona Group Stage 1–2
2009 Kuei-Shan LL Chinese Taipei Taoyuan Runner-up 4–2
2010 Fu-Hsing LL Chinese Taipei Kaohsiung Third place 4–1
2011 Ching-Tang LL Chinese Taipei Kaohsiung Round 2 1–2
2012 Kuei-Shan LL Chinese Taipei Taoyuan Round 2 1-2

Asia-Pacific and Middle East Region (2013–)

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As noted above, this region was reconfigured in 2013, with the spin-off of Australia into its own LLWS region and the addition of Middle Eastern countries. One Asia-Pacific and Middle East team has won the Little League World Series — Seoul in 2014.

The list below lists each country's participant in the Asia-Pacific Little League Region Tournament from 2013 to present. That year's winner is indicated in green. There was no Asia-Pacific and Middle East Region Tournament for 2020 and 2021 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Year ChinaChina Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei GuamGuam Hong KongHong Kong, China IndiaIndia IndonesiaIndonesia New ZealandNew Zealand Northern Mariana IslandsNorthern Mariana Islands PhilippinesPhilippines QatarQatar Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia SingaporeSingapore South KoreaSouth Korea ThailandThailand United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates VietnamVietnam
2013 – Chung-Ping LL
Taoyuan City 		N/A
Guam 		Hong Kong LL
Hong Kong 		– Indonesian LL
Jakarta 		Bayside Westhaven LL
Auckland 		Saipan LL
Saipan 		Tanauan City LL
Tanauan 		– Arabian American LL
Dhahran 		Singapore LL
Singapore 		N/A
South Korea 		N/A
Thailand 		Dubai LL
Dubai 		–
2014 – N/A
Chinese Taipei 		N/A
Guam 		N/A
Hong Kong 		– Jakarta LL
Jakarta 		N/A
New Zealand 		N/A
Northern Mariana Islands 		N/A
Philippines 		– Arabian American LL
Dhahran 		– Seoul LL
Seoul 		– Dubai LL
Dubai 		Hanoi LL
Hanoi
2015 Guangzhou LL
Guangzhou 		Tung Yuan LL
Taipei 		N/A
Hagåtña 		Hong Kong LL
Hong Kong 		– N/A
Jakarta 		– Saipan LL
Saipan 		Illam Central LL
Makati City 		– Arabian American LL
Dhahran 		– East Seoul LL
Seoul 		N/A
Bangkok 		– –
2016 N/A
China 		N/A
Chinese Taipei 		N/A
Guam 		N/A
Hong Kong 		N/A
India 		– – N/A
Northern Mariana Islands 		N/A
Philippines 		– N/A
Saudi Arabia 		– East Seoul LL
Seoul 		N/A
Thailand 		N/A
United Arab Emirates 		–
2017 – N/A
Chinese Taipei 		N/A
Guam 		N/A
Hong Kong 		– N/A
Indonesia 		– N/A
Northern Mariana Islands 		N/A
Philippines 		– N/A
Saudi Arabia 		– Seoul West LL
Seoul 		N/A
Thailand 		– –
2018 N/A
China 		N/A
Chinese Taipei 		N/A
Guam 		N/A
Hong Kong 		– N/A
Indonesia 		N/A
New Zealand 		N/A
Northern Mariana Islands 		N/A
Philippines 		– – – South Seoul LL
Seoul 		N/A
Thailand 		– –
2019 N/A
China 		N/A
Chinese Taipei 		N/A
Guam 		N/A
Hong Kong 		– N/A
Indonesia 		N/A
New Zealand 		N/A
Northern Mariana Islands 		N/A
Philippines 		– – – Chung Nam (B) LL
South Chungcheong 		N/A
Thailand 		– N/A
Vietnam
2022 – Fu-Lin LL
Taipei 		Guam LL
Guam 		N/A
Hong Kong 		– – N/A
New Zealand 		– N/A
Philippines 		– – – N/A
South Korea 		– – –
2023 N/A
China 		Kuei-Shan LL
Taoyuan City 		N/A
Guam 		– – N/A
Indonesia 		N/A
New Zealand 		– N/A
Philippines 		N/A
Qatar 		– – N/A
South Korea 		– – –
2024 N/A
China 		Kuei-Shan LL
Taoyuan City 		N/A
Guam 		N/A
Hong Kong 		– N/A
Indonesia 		N/A
New Zealand 		– N/A
Philippines 		– – – N/A
South Korea 		N/A
Thailand 		– –

LLWS results

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Year Champion City LLWS Record
2013 Chung-Ping LL Chinese Taipei Taoyuan Round 3 2–2
2014 Seoul LL South Korea Seoul Champions 5–0
2015 Tung Yuan LL Chinese Taipei Taipei Round 3 2–2
2016 East Seoul LL South Korea Seoul Runner-up 4–2
2017 Seoul West LL South Korea Seoul Round 2 1–2
2018 South Seoul LL South Korea Seoul Runner-up 4–1
2019 Chung Nam (B) LL South Korea South Chungcheong Int'l Semifinal 2–2
2022 Fu-Lin LL Chinese Taipei Taipei 3rd place 4–1
2023 Kuei-Shan LL Chinese Taipei Taoyuan 3rd place 4–1
2024 Kuei-Shan LL Chinese Taipei Taoyuan Runner-up 5–1

LLWS results by country

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The following table lists each Asia-Pacific country's record in the Little League World Series. Italics indicates team is no longer in the region. Table includes results for teams that qualified for either the East Asian, Pacific, Asia, or Asia-Pacific regional LLWS berth through the 2019 Little League World Series.

Country Asia-Pacific
Championships		 LLWS
Championships		 Record
in LLWS		 PCT
Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei 9 0 22–16 .579
Japan Japan 5 6 25–5 .833
South Korea South Korea 5 1 16–7 .696
Guam Guam 5 0 9–9 .500
Northern Mariana Islands Northern Mariana Islands 2 0 0–6 .000
Total 26 7 72–43 .626

See also

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Asia-Pacific Region in other Little League divisions
Philippine Series

Notes

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  1. ^ In 1949, the Republic of China government led by the Kuomintang (KMT) lost the Chinese Civil War to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), retreated to Taiwan, and set up a provisional capital in Taipei, which serves as the seat of government to this day. The CCP established the People's Republic. As such, the political status of the ROC and the legal status of Taiwan (alongside the territories currently under ROC jurisdiction) are in dispute. In 1971, the United Nations gave its China seat to the PRC instead of the ROC: most states recognize the PRC to be the sole legitimate representative of all China, and the UN classifies Taiwan as "Taiwan, Province of China". The ROC has de facto relations with most sovereign states. A significant political movement within Taiwan advocates Taiwan independence. Due to PRC pressure, the ROC participates in the LLWS events under the name "Chinese Taipei" instead of its official name "Republic of China" or as "Taiwan".

References

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  1. ^ "Regions Realigned for 2013: Australia to Play in Little League Baseball World Series" (Press release). Little League Baseball. August 29, 2012. Archived from the original on September 23, 2012. Retrieved September 17, 2012.
  2. ^ See: 2008 Little League Philippine Series#Little League Baseball (11 to 12 Years Old).
  3. ^ See: 2009 Little League Philippine Series#Little League Baseball (11 to 12 Years Old).
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