2012 Little League World Series

The 2012 Little League World Series started in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania, on August 16 and ended on August 26. Eight teams from the United States and eight from throughout the world competed in the 66th edition of this tournament. Tokyo Kitasuna Little League of Tokyo, Japan, defeated Goodlettsville Baseball Little League of Goodlettsville, Tennessee, 12–2 in the World Championship game. For the country of Japan, it was the eighth LLWS championship overall, and the second in three years. This was the last World Series to feature players born in the 1900s.

Teams

 * Republic of China, commonly known as Taiwan, due to complicated relations with People's Republic of China, is recognized by the name Chinese Taipei by majority of international organizations including Little League Baseball (LLB). For more information, please see Cross-Strait relations.

Results
The drawing to determine the opening round pairings, as well as the unveiling of the schedule, took place on June 14, 2012.

Crossover games
Teams that lost their first two games played a crossover game against a team from the other side of the bracket that also lost its first two games. These games were labeled Game A and Game B. This provided teams who were already eliminated the opportunity to play a third game.

Consolation game
The consolation game is played between the loser of the United States championship and the loser of the International championship.

Champions path
The Tokyo Kitasuna LL reached the LLWS by winning all 8 of their Tokyo and national tournament games. In total, they went undefeated with a 13–0 record.

Notable players

 * Mason Gillis (Great Lakes) - Forward for the Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team
 * Kotaro Kiyomiya (Japan) - Infielder for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters of Nippon Professional Baseball
 * Ceddanne Rafaela (Caribbean) – Infielder/Outfielder for the Boston Red Sox
 * Jake Rucker (Southeast) - Second baseman in the Minnesota Twins organization