Asia Pacific and Middle East Region (Little League Baseball World Series)

LLWS qualification Asia-Pacific and Middle East region
formerly Far East region (1962–2000)
formerly Asia and Pacific (2001–2006)
formerly Asia-Pacific (2007–2012)

Current season	LLWS qualification 2014
sport	baseball
League foundation	2013
Teams	11 As of 2016
Title holder	East Seoul LL, Seoul , South Korea
Record champions	Chinese Taipei (30)
Qualification too	Little League World Series 2016

The Asia-Pacific and Middle East region is one of the eight international regions that send participants to the Little League Baseball World Series , the largest youth baseball tournament. The region has been taking part in this tournament since 1962, back then under the name Far East Region . When the field of participants doubled in 2001, the Far East region was divided into the Asia and Pacific regions. In 2007 the groups were reunited to form the Asia-Pacific group and Japan became a separate region. From 2013 Australia will be a separate region, the Middle East countries, with the exception of Israel and Turkey, will be assigned to the Middle East - Africa group to the Asia-Pacific group.

In April 1997, Taiwan's national organizers announced that they were not sending any more teams to the Little League World Series because they believed that the tournament was no longer compatible with national sports funding. Furthermore, they were no longer able to comply with the LLWS regulations. Only in 2003 was a team sent again.

Participating States

Participants from the Asia-Pacific and Middle East region (not New Zealand in the picture)

The following nations are currently organized in this region (as of 2013) :

•  Chinese Taipei
•  Guam
•  Hong Kong
•  Indonesia
•  New Zealand
•  Northern Mariana Islands
•  Philippines
•  Saudi Arabia
•  Singapore
•  South Korea
•  Thailand
•  United Arab Emirates
•  Vietnam

Far East Region (1962–2000)

Results at the Little League World Series

year	team	city	Classification	WL
1962	Kunitachi LL	Kunitachi	6th place	1-2
1963	Gyokusen LL	Tokyo	task
1964	Tachikawa City LL	Tokyo	4th Place	1-2
1965	Arakawa LL	Tokyo	6th place	1-2
1966	Wakayama LL	Osaka	4th Place	1-2
1967	West Tokyo LL	Tokyo	World Champion	3–0
1968	Wakayama LL	Osaka	World Champion	3–0
1969	Taichung LL	Taichung	World Champion	3–0
1970	Chiayi LL	Chiayi	5th place	2–1
1971	Tainan LL	Tainan	World Champion	3–0
1972	Taipei LL	Taipei	World Champion	3–0
1973	Tainan LL	Tainan	World Champion	3–0
1974	Kaohsiung LL	Kaohsiung	World Champion	3–0
1975	No participant, international teams were excluded from the tournament
1976	Chofu LL	Tokyo	World Champion	3–0
1977	Li-Teh LL	Kaohsiung	World Champion	3–0
1978	Pinkuang LL	Pinging	World Champion	3–0
1979	Puzih LL	Taipei	World Champion	3–0
1980	Longkuong LL	Hualien	World Champion	3–0
1981	Taiping LL	Taichung	World Champion	3–0
1982	Puzih LL	Chiayi	2nd place	2–1
1983	Yodogawa LL	Osaka	3rd place	2–1
1984	National LL	Seoul	World Champion	3–0
1985	National LL	Seoul	World Champion	3–0
1986	Tainan Park LL	Tainan	World Champion	3–0
1987	Taiping LL	Hualien	World Champion	3–0
1988	Taiping LL	Taichung	World Champion	3–0
1989	Kang-Tu LL	Kaohsiung	2nd place	2–1
1990	San Hua LL	Tainan	World Champion	3–0
1991	Hsi Nan LL	Taichung	World Champion	3–0
1992	Zamboanga City LL	Zamboanga City	Locked out
1993	Saipan LL	Garapan	4th place, Int.	1-2
1994	Li-Jen LL	Tainan	3rd place, Int.	1-2
1995	Shan-Hua LL	Tainan	World Champion	4–1
1996	Fu-Hsing LL	Kaohsiung	World Champion	5–0
1997	Seya LL	Yokohama	3rd place (shared)	2–2
1998	Kashima LL	Kashima	2nd place	3–2
1999	Hirakata LL	Hirakata	World Champion	4–1
2000	Musashi-Fuchu LL	Tokyo	3rd place (shared)	3–1

Asia region (2001–2006)

Regional championships

The respective winners are marked in green.

year	China	Chinese Taipei	Hong Kong	Japan	South Korea	Thailand
2001	no participant	n / A	n / a Hong Kong	Kitasuna LL Tokyo	n / a South Korea	no participant
2002	no participant	n / A	n / a Hong Kong	Sendai Higashi LL Sendai	n / a South Korea	no participant
2003	no participant	n / a Chinese Taipei	n / a Hong Kong	Musashi-Fuchu LL Tokyo	n / a South Korea	no participant
2004	no participant	Shou-Tien LL Kaohsiung	Hong Kong LL Hong Kong	Sendai Higashi LL Sendai	n / a South Korea	no participant
2005	no participant	n / a Chinese Taipei	n / a Hong Kong	Chiba City LL Chiba	n / a South Korea	n / a Thailand
2006	Huangpu LL Guangzhou	Fong-Nien LL Taitung	Hong Kong LL Causeway Bay	Kawaguchi LL Kawaguchi	n / a South Korea	Sanuk LL Chiang Mai

Results at the Little League World Series

year	team	city	Classification	WL
2001	Kitasuna LL	Tokyo	World Champion	5–1
2002	Sendai Hagashi LL	Sendai	2nd place	5–1
2003	Musashi-Fuchu LL	Tokyo	World Champion	6-0
2004	Shou-Tien LL	Kaohsiung	Int. Semifinals	2–2
2005	Chiba City LL	Chiba	4th Place	4-2
2006	Kawaguchi City LL	Kawaguchi	2nd place	5–1

Pacific Region (2001-2006)

Regional championships

The respective winners are marked in green.

year	Guam	Indonesia	New Zealand	Northern Mariana Islands	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	no participant	Saipan LL Saipan	n / a Philippines
2004	Central East LL Mangilao	Jakarta LL Jakarta	no participant	Saipan LL Saipan	n / a Philippines
2005	Central East LL Mangilao	n / a Indonesia	n / a New Zealand	Saipan LL Saipan	n / a Philippines
2006	Central East LL Mangilao	Jakarta LL Jakarta	Bayside Westhaven LL Auckland	Saipan LL Saipan	Illam Central LL Makati City

Results at the Little League World Series

year	team	city	Classification	WL
2001	Central LL	Agana	Int. Semifinals	3–1
2002	Central LL	Agana	Int. Semifinals	2–2
2003	Central LL	Agana	4th place, group D	0-3
2004	Saipan LL	Saipan	4th place, group D	0-3
2005	Central East LL	Mangilao	Int. Semifinals	3–1
2006	Saipan LL	Saipan	4th place, group C	0-3

Asia-Pacific Region (2007-2012)

Regional championships

The respective winners are marked in green.

year	Australia	China	Chinese Taipei	Guam	Hong Kong	India	Indonesia	New Zealand	Northern Mariana Islands	Philippines	Singapore	South Korea	Thailand	Vietnam
2007	no participant	no participant	Li-Shing LL Taichung	Northern LL Dededo	Hong Kong LL Hong Kong	no participant	Jakarta LL Jakarta	Bayside Westhaven LL Auckland	Saipan LL Saipan	Illam Central LL Makati City	no participant	Nam Yang Ju Shi LL Namyangju	Sanuk LL Chiang Mai	no participant
2008	Hills LL Sydney	Guangzhou LL Guangzhou	Tung Yuan LL Wanhua	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	no participant	Gyeonggi LL Gyeonggi-do	Sanuk LL Chiang Mai	no participant
2009	Waverley LL Victoria	no participant	Kuei-Shan LL Taoyuan	Central LL Agana	Hong Kong LL Hong Kong	no participant	Indonesian LL Jakarta	Auckland Baseball Association LL Auckland	Saipan LL Saipan	Illam Central LL Makati City	Singapore LL Singapore	Seoul LL Seoul	Sanuk LL Chiang Mai	no participant
2010	no participant	no participant	Fu-Hsing LL Kaohsiung	Northern LL Dededo	Hong Kong LL Hong Kong	no participant	Indonesian LL Jakarta	n / a New Zealand	no participant	Illam Central LL Makati City	Singapore LL Singapore	Seoul LL Seoul	Sanuk LL Chiang Mai	Hanoi LL Hanoi
2011	Southern Adelaide Districts LL Adelaide	no participant	Ching-Tang LL Kaohsiung	Central LL Agana	Hong Kong LL Hong Kong	no participant	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	no participant
2012	Perth Metro North LL Perth	no participant	Kuei-Shan LL Taoyuan	Central LL Agana	Hong Kong LL Hong Kong	no participant	Indonesian LL Jakarta	Bayside Westhaven LL Auckland	Saipan LL Saipan	Illam Central LL Makati City	no participant	Busan LL Busan	Bangkok LL Bangkok	no participant

Results at the Little League World Series

year	team	city	Classification	WL
2007	Li-Shing LL	Taichung	Int. Semifinals	2–2
2008	Southern LL	Yona	3rd place, group C	1-2
2009	Kuei-Shan LL	Taoyuan	2nd place	4-2
2010	Fu-Hsing LL	Kaohsiung	3rd place	4–1
2011	Ching-Tang LL	Kaohsiung	round 2	1-2
2012	Kuei-Shan LL	Taoyuan	round 2	1-2

Status after the Little League World Series 2012

Asia-Pacific and Middle East region (from 2013)

Regional championships

The respective winners are marked in green.

year	China	Chinese Taipei	Guam	Hong Kong	India	Indonesia	New Zealand	Northern Mariana Islands	Philippines	Saudi Arabia	Singapore	South Korea	Thailand	United Arab Emirates	Vietnam
2013	no participant	Chung-Ping LL Taoyuan	Guam Guam	Hong Kong LL Hong Kong	no participant	Indonesian LL Jakarta	Bayside Westhaven Auckland	Saipan LL Saipan	Tanauan LL Tanauan City	Arabian American LL Dhahran	Singapore LL Singapore	South Korea	Thailand	Dubai LL Dubai	no participant
2014	no participant	Chinese Taipei	Guam Guam	Hong Kong LL Hong Kong	no participant	Indonesian LL Jakarta	Philippines	Northern Mariana Islands	New Zealand	Arabian American LL Dhahran	no participant	Seoul LL Seoul	no participant	United Arab Emirates LL Dubai	Hanoi LL Hanoi
2015	Guangzhou LL Guangzhou	Tuang Yuan LL Taipei	Hagåtña	Hong Kong LL Hong Kong	no participant	Jakarta	ILLAM LL Makati	Saipan LL Saipan	no participation	Arabian American LL Dhahran	no participant	Seoul LL Seoul	Bangkok	no participant	no participant
2016	China	Chinese Taipei	Guam Guam	Hong Kong	India	no participant	Philippines	Northern Mariana Islands	no participant	Arabian American LL Dhahran	no participant	East Seoul LL Seoul	no participant	United Arab Emirates	no participant

Results at the Little League World Series

year	team	city	Classification	WL
2013	Kuei-Shan LL	Taoyuan	Round 3	2–2
2014	Seoul LL	Seoul	World Champion	5–0
2015	Tung Yuan LL	Taipei	Round 3	2–2
2016	East Seoul LL	Seoul	World championship game	4-2

Status after the Little League World Series 2016

Results at the Little League World Series by nations

All participants from the Asia-Pacific, Asia and Pacific regions as well as the representatives of the Far East group who have qualified for the World Series are listed.

nation	Number of championships	Number of world championships	WL to the LLWS	%
Taiwan / Chinese Taipei	31	18th	83-21	.798
Japan	18th	6th	52-20	.722
Guam	5	0	9-9	.500
South Korea	3	4th	15-2	.882
Northern Mariana Islands	3	0	1-8	.111
Philippines	1	0	0-0	-
Australia	0	0	0-0	-
People's Republic of China	0	0	0-0	-
Hong Kong	0	0	0-0	-
India	0	0	0-0	-
Indonesia	0	0	0-0	-
New Zealand	0	0	0-0	-
Singapore	0	0	0-0	-
Thailand	0	0	0-0	-
Vietnam	0	0	0-0	-
Total	58	28	160-60	.727

Status after the Little League World Series 2016 / italics = former participants

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Regions Realigned for 2013: Australia to play in Little League World Series. (No longer available online.) Www.littleleague.org, archived from the original on March 25, 2014 ; accessed on September 19, 2012 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  

• Little League Online

Remarks

1. ↑ ^{a b} Zamboanga City had won the LLWS in 1992, but was subsequently disqualified because the players were too old.