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2003 Little League World Series

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2003 Little League World Series
Tournament details
DatesAugust 15–August 24
Teams16
Final positions
ChampionsMusashi-Fuchu Little League
Japan Tokyo, Japan
Runner-upEast Boynton Beach Little League
Florida Boynton Beach, Florida
← 2002
2004 →

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

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The following LLWS players later appeared in Major League Baseball (MLB):

Player LLWS team MLB debut year & team
Randal Grichuk Richmond, Texas 2014 St. Louis Cardinals
Brady Rodgers 2016 Houston Astros
Jonathan Schoop Curaçao 2013 Baltimore Orioles
Devon Travis Boynton Beach, Florida 2015 Toronto Blue Jays

Teams

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Between five and twelve qualification games took part in 16 regional qualification tournaments, which varied in format depending on region. In the United States, the qualification tournaments were 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
Florida Boynton Beach, Florida
Southeast
East Boynton Beach Little League
Delaware Wilmington, Delaware
Mid-Atlantic
Naamans Little League
CuraçaoNetherlands Antilles Willemstad, Curaçao
Caribbean
Pabao Little League
Guam Hagåtña
Pacific
Central Little League
MassachusettsSaugus, Massachusetts
New England
Saugus American Little League
Iowa Eldridge, Iowa
Midwest
North Scott Little League
CanadaNova Scotia Glace Bay, Nova Scotia
Canada
Glace Bay Little League
Venezuela Valencia
Latin America
Los Leones
Ohio Tallmadge, Ohio
Great Lakes
Tallmadge Little League
Arizona Chandler, Arizona
West
Chandler National Little League
Japan Tokyo, Japan
Asia
Edogawa Minami
Mexico Nuevo Laredo
Mexico
Oriente
Washington (state) Richland, Washington
Northwest
Richland National Little League
Texas Richmond, Texas
Southwest
Lamar Little League
Saudi Arabia Dhahran
Transatlantic
Arabian-American
Russia Moscow
Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA)
Brattevo

Pool play

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The top two teams in each pool moved on to their respective semifinals. The winners of each met on August 24 to play for the Little League world championship.

Pool A
Region Record
New England 3-0
Southeast 2-1
Great Lakes 1-2
Northwest 0-3
Pool B
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

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Pool C
Region Record
Japan 3-0
Caribbean 2-1
Transatlantic 1-2
Canada 0-3
Pool D
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
Asia 7-0 Canada

August 19

Latin America 6-2 Mexico
Asia 17-0
(4 innings)
Transatlantic
Caribbean 2-1 Canada

Elimination rounds

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
August 20 - Lamade
 
 
Venezuela Altagracia, Zulia, Venezuela0
 
August 23 - Lamade
 
CuraçaoNetherlands Antilles Willemstad, Curaçao10
 
CuraçaoNetherlands Antilles Willemstad, Curaçao 6
 
August 21 - Lamade
 
Japan Tokyo, Japan14
 
Japan Tokyo, Japan 7
 
August 24 - Lamade
 
Mexico Mexico City 1
 
JapanTokyo, Japan 10
 
August 20 - Lamade
 
Florida Boynton Beach, Florida 1
 
Arizona Chandler, Arizona 1
 
August 23 - Lamade
 
Florida Boynton Beach, Florida4
 
FloridaBoynton Beach, Florida 9
 
August 21 - Lamade
 
Massachusetts Saugus, Massachusetts2 Third place
 
Massachusetts Saugus, Massachusetts 14
 
August 24 - Volunteer
 
Texas Richmond, Texas13
 
Massachusetts Saugus, Massachusetts 1
 
 
CuraçaoNetherlands AntillesWillemstad, Curaçao 5
 
2003 Little League World Series Champions

Musashi-Fuchu Little League
Tokyo, Japan

References

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Notes

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  • † Postponed (rained out)
  • ‡ Game ended by "mercy rule" (at least 10-run difference through 5 innings)
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