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1981 Little League World Series

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1981 Little League World Series
Tournament details
DatesAugust 25–August 29
Teams8
Final positions
ChampionsTaiwan Taiping Little League
Taichung, Taiwan
Runner-upUnited StatesFlorida Belmont Heights Little League
Tampa, Florida
← 1980
1982 →

The 1981 Little League World Series took place between August 25 and August 29 in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The Taiping Little League of Taichung, Taiwan, defeated the Belmont Heights Little League of Tampa, Florida, in the championship game of the 35th Little League World Series (LLWS).

This was the fifth consecutive title for Taiwan, which remains the longest LLWS winning streak by any single country or U.S. state.

Teams

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United States International
Illinois Barrington, Illinois
Central Region
Barrington Little League
British Columbia Trail, British Columbia
Canada Canada Region
Trail Little League
Connecticut Stamford, Connecticut
East Region
Federal Little League
Belgium Waterloo, Belgium
Europe Region
SHAPE Little League
Florida Tampa, Florida
South Region
Belmont Heights Little League
Taiwan Taichung, Taiwan
Far East Region
Taiping Little League
California Escondido, California
West Region
National Little League
Mexico Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Latin America Region
Unidad Modelo Little League

Championship bracket

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
August 25
 
 
Belgium Belgium3
 
August 27
 
Canada Canada4
 
Canada Canada0
 
August 26
 
Taiwan Taiwan16
 
Taiwan Taiwan10
 
August 29
 
Mexico Mexico0
 
Taiwan Taiwan4
 
August 25
 
Florida Florida2
 
Connecticut Connecticut3
 
August 27
 
Florida Florida 6
 
Florida Florida11
 
August 26
 
Illinois Illinois10 Third place
 
California California5
 
August 28
 
Illinois Illinois6
 
Canada Canada3
 
 
Illinois Illinois7
 

Position bracket

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Games A & BGame D
 
      
 
August 26
 
 
Belgium Belgium0
 
August 28
 
Connecticut Connecticut2
 
Connecticut Connecticut5
 
August 27
 
California California8
 
California California9
 
 
Mexico Mexico2
 
Game C
 
 
August 28
 
 
Belgium Belgium2
 
 
Mexico Mexico4
1981 Little League World Series Champions

Taiping Little League
Taichung, Taiwan

Notable players

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  • Derek Bell (Tampa, Florida) – MLB outfielder from 1991 to 2001
  • Maurice Crum Sr. (Tampa, Florida) - 2-time NCAA Football Champion (Miami Hurricanes)
  • Dan Wilson (Barrington, Illinois) – MLB catcher from 1992 to 2005
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